Co-op acted as an intermediary between the real world and student life for Brian Chung, a recent sociology graduate from the University of Toronto Scarborough, who used his co-op experiences to land a prestigious internship at the United Nations in Switzerland.

In general, if you are: 1) a full-time international student, 2) registered at an officially authorized university or college, and 3) are in possession of a valid study permit, then you can qualify to legally work in Canada.

Jennifer Mansell, a fourth-year honours co-op environment and business student at the University of Waterloo, recently completed a work term in Costa Rica at the Centre for Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Learning, where she learned to slow down and live the “pure life.”

Before Greig Perantinos was 20, he opened his first Cool Moose Creamery store in Tottenham, Ont. Since then he has expanded his business to neighbouring Alliston and will be opening a new store this year in Cookstown.

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.

Whatever preconceived notions you have about the mysterious “Carney” (such as that they are lazy, have small hands and smell like cabbage), working at a traveling midway for the summer is not as grimy or as glamorous as you think it is.

Tracey Lloyd, Director of the Alternative Youth Centre for Employment (AYCE), a non-profit employment centre in Toronto, says students need to be more proactive and start their career planning while they’re still in school.

Community service learning (CSL) is experiential education that combines classroom learning with learning in the community.

Statistics Canada released new data on Friday indicating that employment for 15-to 24-year-olds increased by 23,000 jobs last month.

Dev Aujla and Billy Parrish recent published a free ebook that outlines the steps you can take to start a promising career that helps change the world without having to live off of instant ramen noodles for the rest of your life.