Marina Tran-Vu graduated from the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business in 2010 with a Bachelors of Commerce with a focus in marketing. She is currently working as a media planning assistant for Cossette Communications.

According to a study led by University of Waterloo researchers, university co-op students earn higher salaries and are able to land more prestigious jobs after graduation. Researchers found that graduates of co-op programs are making 15% more per year than non co-op students.

Working for a small company can develop your professional skills by providing a broad range of experience that can prove beneficial towards long-term career goals.

How my encounter with the charming Jessie Staniland at the Dundas Valley School of Art helped me to understand my obsession with becoming an international exotic outcast and, at the same time, reinvigorated my pride in Canada and its education institutions.

Commuting to work can add hours onto your 9-to-5 day and significantly impact your monthly budget. When on the hunt for a job, make sure to keep transportation and living logistics in mind.

Many students are taking a semester or more to study abroad in a different country. Students usually receive credits at their home university for their time abroad. Studying abroad usually costs more money, is more timely and involves jetting off to foreign places. So why are students so interested in studying abroad? And does it impress future employers?

Vanessa Seneriches is a young entrepreneur who made the leap from 9-5 to full-time entrepreneur. Vanessa is currently working on her spa, body and bath line, The Sages Ayurveda, writing her blog, The Love Collage, and running a jewelery business, Rosetta Stone.

Most of us have either left a company or have been let go before, and we often don’t know if we should ever talk to our former managers again. I say we should. We should stay in touch, maintain a relationship and always follow up.

Angel investment is a step before venture capital, working with small deal sizes and higher risk, and when companies are pre-revenue or early-revenue. Angel groups pool together the capital and resources of high net worth individuals, or angels. Then, the angels’ capital and resources are invested in entrepreneurs.

Vicky Zhao, a student in the University of Toronto co-op bachelor of business administration management program with a specialization in marketing, competed in the Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec competition this spring. Zhao describes herself as highly organized, dedicated, scrupulous and an avid list-maker. She grew up in China and South Africa as well as here in Canada.