Press

To date, TalentEgg has attracted a lot of attention from the media. If you'd like to interview one of our team members, or would like TalentEgg to comment on issues such as Gen Y recruiting, Gen Y in the workplace, youth entrepreneurship, or Gen Y in general, please get in touch.

The best way to stay up-to-date on all TalentEgg news and (very fast) progress is through our blog.

"The 1 Thing a Business Leader Must Do to Succeed"

May 16, 2013
Dave Kerpen, LinkedIn

"On the hunt: 4 tips for students and graduates seeking summer jobs"

April 11, 2013
Lauren La Rose, The Globe and Mail

"Tips for students and new graduates seeking summer jobs"

April 5, 2013
Lauren La Rose, The Canadian Press

"The 6 ways Generation Y will transform the workplace"

March 12, 2013
Lauren Friese and Cassandra Jowett, The Globe and Mail

"12 Daily Ways to Communicate Company Culture"

March 11, 2013
Small Business Trends

"Prepping for group interviews"

March 7, 2013
Linda White , Toronto Sun

"NACE provides 5 takeaways from the Social Media Mashup in Philly"

February 18, 2013
Kenneth L. Johnson, examiner.com

"TalentEgg: Hatching Careers in Engineering"

February 13, 2013
Kate Palbom, EPCM World

"10 Under-the-Radar Tech Startups To Watch"

January 29, 2013
Scott Gerber, Mashable

"January's the prime time to start your summer job hunt"

January 14, 2013
Linda White , 24 Hours Toronto

"10 Reasons Why You Should Write A Business Plan"

January 13, 2013
Small Business Trends

"Stand out from the crowd at your school's career fair"

January 7, 2013
Linda White , 24 Hours Toronto

"13 Ways to Fix Your Worst Meetings"

December 7, 2012
Inc.com

"Canadian talent acquisition start-ups win recognition"

November 16, 2012
Jeff Jedras, ITBusiness.ca

"TalentEgg founder among award winners"

November 15, 2012
Sean Stanleigh, The Globe and Mail

"Using technology to tear down barriers"

November 6, 2012
Canadian Youth Business Foundation

"Best business award winners compete for $20,000"

October 18, 2012
Sean Stanleigh, The Globe and Mail

"14 Early Signs of Successful Entrepreneurship"

September 21, 2012
Young Entrepreneur Council, Inc.com

"13 Offline Resources to Build Your Personal Brand"

September 13, 2012
The Young Entrepreneur Council, Personal Branding Blog

"Prepping for group interviews"

September 12, 2012
Linda White, Toronto Sun

"Lauren Friese is one talented egg"

September 10, 2012
Teresa Kruze, Metro

"Why are we training our arts grads to be baristas?"

August 29, 2012
Lauren Friese, The Globe and Mail

"TalentEgg cracks large-firm market"

August 13, 2012
Erin Bury, Financial Post

"Young and Out of Work"

August 8, 2012
Ron Charles, CBC's The National

"A good internship program pays off on all sides"

May 17, 2012
Diane Jermyn, The Globe and Mail

"Job search strategies for new grads"

May 8, 2012
Linda White, Toronto Sun

"Call me boss: Youth entrepreneurs forge their own paths to self-employment"

April 24, 2012
Lauren La Rose, The Canadian Press

"7 Tips for Women in the Tech Industry"

April 23, 2012
Scott Gerber, Mashable Tech

"The Aaron Rand Show"

April 4, 2012
CJAD 800

"Looking at the value of being a summer intern"

March 27, 2012
Sofia Hashi, The Fulcrum

"First things first: Getting a food in the door"

March 22, 2012
Wallace Immen, The Globe and Mail

"The National for March 18, 2012"

March 18, 2012
The National, CBC News

"What's Your Passion, Alumni?"

March 1, 2012
Taryn Fahey,

"Unpaid internships: Are they fair?"

February 8, 2012
Beyond the Mic with Mike Bullard, NEWSTALK 1010

"Unsung heroes of the startup world"

January 23, 2012
Erin Bury, Financial Post

"Ontario Morning"

January 23, 2012
CBC Radio One

"TalentEgg.ca helps new grads transition to workforce"

January 19, 2012
Queen's University News Centre

"Series: Working It Out (Part 6) - Young and able"

November 22, 2011
Marg. Bruineman, Barrie Examiner

"Winter internships give driven GenY a leg-up in competitive job market"

November 17, 2011
Diana Mehta, The Canadian Press

"Celebrating Canada's Future Entrepreneurial Leaders"

November 14, 2011
PROFITguide.com

"If you had one wish for the workplace, what would it be?"

November 3, 2011
Diane Jermyn, The Globe and Mail

"Show What You Do"

November 2, 2011
Metro Morning

"Degrees no longer a one-way ticket to a career"

October 29, 2011
Kathryn Blaze Carlson, The Vancouver Sun

"Canadian University Report: Working Knowledge section"

October 25, 2011
Cassandra Jowett, Vicky Tobianah, Alanna Glass, Danielle Lorenz, The Globe and Mail

"CHAT mentorship program aids grads "

September 22, 2011
Frances Kraft, The Canadian Jewish News

"A look at student internships"

September 18, 2011
The Sunday Edition, CBC

"TanenbaumCHAT to launch mentorship network"

September 13, 2011
Shlomo Kapustin, The Jewish Tribune

"The rocky path from graduation to employment"

September 8, 2011
Angela Self, The Globe and Mail

"Grad Generation"

September 8, 2011
Charles Adler, Sun TV

"Trendy jobs to consider"

August 17, 2011
Alexandra Posadzki, Toronto Star

"Exclusive Interview with TalentEgg Founder Lauren Friese "

August 12, 2011
Arina Kharlamova, Arbitrage Magazine

"7 people, 1 question: What's your latest game-changer?"

August 11, 2011
Diane Jermyn , The Globe and Mail

"Do summer internships pay off?"

August 5, 2011
Katie Flood, The Cord

"Gen Y and the workforce "

July 28, 2011
Niamh O'Doherty and Rosa Park, The Globe and Mail

"Toronto's hottest young entrepreneurs"

July 18, 2011
The Globe and Mail

"Intern Nation"

June 11, 2011
Christine Dobby, Financial Post

"Today's graduates: Too few jobs, not enough pay"

June 11, 2011
Kathryn Blaze Carlson, National Post

"The new grad gap"

June 11, 2011
Financial Post

"New graduates have unrealistic expectations about their first jobs: study"

May 14, 2011
Alexandra Posadzki, The Canadian Press

"7 good websites to help find a summer job "

May 12, 2011
Krystal Yee, Moneyville

"Would you call a company TalentEgg?"

April 27, 2011
Lauren Friese, The Globe And Mail

"How to get a reference letter"

April 19, 2011
Kelly Hinton, Metro

"MasterCard makes social call to Canadian students"

April 13, 2011
Jennifer Horn, Media In Canada

"Taking the sting out of shifting from school to work"

April 11, 2011
Lauren Friese, Metro

"Students and grads: share your job-search frustrations"

April 5, 2011
Lauren Friese, The Globe And Mail: globecampus

"Students Finding Work"

March 31, 2011
Matt Galloway, CBC Metro Morning

"Get a knack for networking"

March 29, 2011
Kevin Claveria, Vancouver Metro

"The Kids are Not Alright"

March 29, 2011
Lauren Friese, THE MARK

"Summer job opportunities on the rise after recession"

March 29, 2011
Linda Givetash, The Brock Press

"Like it or not, employers need gen-Y"

March 27, 2011
Lauren Friese, Canadian HR Reporter

"IT Grads Need Business Skills, Employer Says"

March 15, 2011
Cassandra Jowett, t.o.night

"Job search strategies for new grads"

March 9, 2011
Linda White, The Toronto Sun

"Decision to pay interns a business question, not a moral decision"

February 14, 2011
Lauren Friese, Canadian HR Reporter

"TalentEgg 'entrepreneur' hatches big idea"

February 4, 2011
Noreen Rasbach, The Globe And Mail

"All Work and No Pay"

January 17, 2011
Meghan Lawson, The Varsity

"The top 10 Toronto web startups of 2010"

December 22, 2010
Erin Bury, blogTO

"Helping new grads hatch careers"

December 6, 2010
Linda White, The Sun, The Whig Standard, London Free Press (and more!)

"Canadian University Report - a new direction"

October 28, 2010
Michael Vaughan, BNN & The Globe & Mail

"The Street: Graduates on the Job Hunt"

October 7, 2010
Rubina Ahmed-Haq, BNN

"TalentEgg is cooking"

September 27, 2010
Jameson Berkow, Financial Post

"Mazda drives grads with TalentEgg"

September 21, 2010
Katie Bailey, Media in Canada

"Apprentice Canadian style"

September 7, 2010
Rick Spence, National Post

"On the hunt for elusive Gen Y"

June 17, 2010
Diane Jermyn, Globe and Mail

"Student Employment"

June 9, 2010
CTV, BNN (Business News Network)

"Summer Job Hunting: 3 Part Series"

June 2, 2010
CTV, Canada AM

""LinkedIn grows beyond job seekers realm""

May 17, 2010
Simon Avery, Globe and Mail

"Do's and don'ts for summer job hunting"

April 19, 2010
Emily Mathieu, The Star

"Do's and don'ts of summer job hunting"

April 7, 2010
CTV, Canada AM

"Start your job hunt early, students"

February 24, 2010
Randy Ray, Globe and Mail

"When to spend more, when to spend less"

January 27, 2010
Mark Evans, Globe and Mail

"Digital Media People to Watch in Ontario in 2010"

January 5, 2010
Karim Kanji, TechVibes

"Get your career cracking with TalentEgg"

November 16, 2009
Karim Kanji, TechVibes

"TalentEgg Gets Ready to Help Students Crack Into a New Career"

September 3, 2009
David Forde, Profectio.com

"employer resource center hatches"

July 29, 2009
Jen Carpenter, Cheezhead.com

"Out of work and going public"

July 23, 2009
Tavia Grant, Globe and Mail

"Our founder, Lauren, does a Q&A"

July 21, 2009
Lauren Friese, Unlimited Magazine

"Should you go to grad school?"

May 21, 2009
Christina Varga, Globe and Mail

"Lauren is interviewed on CTV's Canada AM!"

April 27, 2009
CTV, Canada AM

"Innovative job site may help even philosophy grads"

April 27, 2009
Mark Milner, CTV.ca News

"Gen-Y: Lazy or Gifted"

January 21, 2009
The John Moore Show, CFRB 1010

"Generation Y confronts economic crisis"

November 28, 2008
S. Freeman, The Star

"TalentEgg.ca - Hatching Grad Careers"

November 19, 2008
KillerStartups, KillerStartups

"In praise of Liberal Arts"

September 3, 2008
D.L. Carlson, National Post

"TalentEgg website targets new grads"

July 8, 2008
S. Aschaiek, 24 Hours

"TalentEgg targets new grads"

July 2, 2008
S. Aschaiek, Toronto Sun

"Hiring a new grad is about potential"

May 18, 2008
L. Friese, Canadian HR Reporter

"Logging in to talk shop"

May 13, 2008
Globe and Mail, Globe and Mail

"Tips for Graduating Students"

April 17, 2008
Breakfast Television, Breakfast Television

"TalentEgg and the graduate niche"

April 14, 2008
Tyler Turnbull, AdJoke

"Launching TalentEgg"

April 3, 2008
StartupNorth, StartupNorth

"Hatching grad careers"

April 2, 2008
Kavita Gosyne, Metro News

The Financial Post says:

“Having more than doubled her staff . . . to ensure TalentEgg is constantly updated with original content and the latest job listings, Ms. Friese has no intention of allowing her business to slow down.”
TalentEgg is cooking, September 2010

The Globe and Mail says:

“If your company wants to recruit top young talent, campus job fairs and posters don’t cut it with Generation Y. . . . When they’re ready to find that first meaningful job, they’ll come looking for you, so you need to do it their way if you want to connect with the best and the brightest, says Lauren Friese, founder of TalentEgg.ca . . .”
Finding talent: On the hunt for elusive Gen-Y, June 2010

TalentEgg on Canada AM

Lauren's second appearance on Canada AM to discuss job hunting techniques for students and recent grads. –April 2010

Techvibes.com says:

“By harnessing social media, networks, community and a sound business model, Lauren Friese has created a site that is taking advantage of today's marketplace: Companies and the great talent they want to hire are hanging out online. TalentEgg just brings them together.”
Get your career cracking with TalentEgg, November 2009

24 hours says:

“An innovative solution to the conundrum of highly qualified post-secondary school graduates struggling to find good jobs has just hatched.”
TalentEgg website targets new grads, July 2008

TalentEgg on Breakfast Television

Lauren discussing student jobs and finding a career after university on Toronto's Breakfast Television with Dina Pugliese –April 2008