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Follow these prevention tips to keep your home safe from carbon monoxide gas and house fires while using your furnace and fireplace during the winter.

So you’ve just attended a networking event, virtually or maybe even in person. Now what? Here are some tips to keep that new connection connected and a part of your network: 1. Connect on LinkedIn. For starters, connect on LinkedIn and include a message (e.g., something about the event where you connected) to give that personal touch. You can even make notes on LinkedIn about where and when you...

Submitted by Rebecca Summerfield, Career Services Consultant Failure. It is such a dirty word. No one likes to fail - we all want to succeed. But without failure, there can be no growth. As a baby, we learn to walk. But didn’t we all fall, a million times, before we had more steady footing? Didn’t we all fall over on our two-wheeler bicycles before we could ride in a straight line? What did we...

While the thought of a career in sales once brought to mind a vision of going door-to-door or doing product demonstrations in a showroom, many industries have made the switch to selling their products and services virtually. There are many benefits to virtual selling and lots of tools available to help you be successful. What are the benefits of virtual selling? Virtual selling can save money...

Submitted by Rebecca Summerfield, Career Services Consultant The word “interview” stirs up many feelings—excitement, anxiety and nervousness to name a few. But, like any skill, your interviewing skills can be strengthened through practice. The biggest thing to remember is that the interview is all about YOU. And no one know you better than you do! Here are some of the most common mistakes that...

If you’re planning for a career in sales and marketing, you may wonder where the industry is headed. What will be the key to success into the future? More and more, the answer is pointing to data as a significant driver of growth in sales and marketing. With so many business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions now taking place online—a trend that has accelerated during...

Have you ever wondered if a career in sales is right for you? If you love meeting new people, getting to know them and understanding how you can help them find product or service solutions they’re looking for, sales is a great career path to explore. How do you get started in sales? Companies across Canada need talented and qualified entry-level sales staff who have the ambition to advance to...

Co-op expert, Lisa Holman, explores the new norm of virtual interviews and how you can prepare for virtual interview success!

Many people know that networking is a major part of job searching here in Canada. But what do you do if you don’t have a network already? The good news is that even if you don’t know anyone in the industry (yet), you can start building up a network that can help you. While it can be intimidating to get started sometimes, there are many people out there who will be happy to meet you and speak with...

Submitted by Matthew Brown, Accessibility Counsellor Anxiety is a normal feeling that everybody experiences at some time. It serves as a natural response to stressful or dangerous situations (e.g., fight or flight), but can also serve a motivator. When it comes to test anxiety, the effect tends to impact the amount of effort more than performance and the distress one experiences does not mean...