The TalentEgg team recently spent some time at GE Canada’s Mississauga offices to learn more about their internship and new grad opportunities. In this video, you’ll hear from Lyndsey Jones, the university programs co-ordinator at GE Canada, as well as two interns who explain the perks of working with GE!

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.

If you envision a corporate career, experience at a “brand name” company in your chosen field gives you credibility in the marketplace that will open more doors later in your working life.

Interviews are my favourite part of the job search process. How do you make a good impression and ace the interview? You have to be right for the job and you have to be yourself.

In today’s video blog, Lauren chats about the value of internships—paid and unpaid—with Cassandra Jowett, TalentEgg’s first ever intern and now editor!

Once you’ve set your goals, done your research, and applied and networked appropriately, it is time to put it all together and continue to do it over and over.

The biggest obstacle that prevented me from walking into my so-called dream life was that I didn’t really know what I wanted to do or what I had to offer. Not only was my profile confusing, but also it was unimpressive to employers.

Congratulations—you got the internship! Last summer, I interned for three months with Canadian Family magazine and, since then, I’ve found two other magazine internships, so I’m ready to help you out.

Sometimes we need a little bit of help when it comes to sending emails. Although you may already know the basics of email etiquette, have you ever thought about what your email signature, or lack thereof, says about you?

One of the toughest things as a recent graduate or someone who’s still in school is that you have a smaller pool of examples to choose from. Use examples from past internships, classes, activities, team involvements, community service and work experience.