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How to take photography from a hobby to a meaningful career

Sai-Kit Chu, a recent Ryerson grad turned photographer, offers up some advice for all you novice photographers out there who are interested in taking your hobby to the next level.

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Queen’s commerce grad gained meaningful marketing experience in Australia

Andrea Kligman, a recent graduate from Queen’s University’s commerce program, spent nearly a year in Australia on a Working Holiday Visa to gain some international marketing experience and to take in some of Australia’s incredible sights and culture.

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Life is a circus: Q&A with a nouveau cirque performer

For Tiffany Warden, a world religions and East Asian studies student at the University of Toronto, the circus doesn’t mean the big top with clowns, tigers and bike stunts. For her, the circus means contemporary circus (also known as le nouveau cirque), akin to Cirque de Soleil.

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Video blog: Interview with a former marketing manager turned MBA student

Lauren chats with 2nd year MBA student, Jessica, about her prior career as Marketing Manager at Cineplex Galaxy, her decision to go back to school, and tips for students thinking about heading down the same path.

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Using your education to your advantage: Q&A with a young entrepreneur

Guelph University business marketing alumnus Hattie Dunstan is a diamond in the rough. She has applied her formal education to help her business, Got Hattitude, which sells one-of-a-kind jewelry, become more popular.

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Economics grad answers 9 important questions about working in the public sector

Khallad Karime graduated from Concordia University’s economics program in the fall of 2008, and started working as an economist with Industry Canada last February. We asked him 9 questions you absolutely need to know the answers to if you’re thinking about working in the public sector.

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Why work in the public sector?

As part of our week-long spotlight on the public sector, Industry Canada human resources manager Linne Fournier answers some important questions about why students and recent grads should consider working for government organizations – aside from the job stability.

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Mythbusting 5 misconceptions about working in the public sector

Despite being so popular among students, public sector work is still misunderstood. We teamed up with Industry Canada human resources manager Linne Fournier to bust five of the biggest misconceptions about working for government organizations.

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The benefits of learning new languages, Part 2: The business world

There are many benefits of learning a second (or third) language because it can drastically improve your career options. For example, if you’re interested in working in government, knowing both French and English could offer you better opportunities.

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The benefits of learning new languages, Part 1: Why take a language?

When you learn a second language, you learn how to interact with a new group of people. A whole new set of social possibilities are open to you.

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