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Rotimi currently resides in Toronto, Ontario, where he is working as a Market Development Representative for DocuSign. Here he shares his story of graduating university amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and moving towards the workforce with confidence.
Si Jia resides in London, UK, where she works for Revolut in strategic finance. Learn how she navigated the changes involved in relocating to a new country for work.
The Centre for Student Involvement & Careers at UBC supports undergraduate and graduate students to become career-ready graduates – helping you to connect your talents, interests and education to the changing world of work. Wherever, whenever… hone your career knowledge on your own time with the on-demand Video Series. Our experienced career educators have crafted…
Launching in celebration of UBC Okanagan’s 15th anniversary in 2020, alumni UBC’s afterwords is a digital conversation series that shares the stories of some of UBC Okanagan’s extraordinary alumni in 15 questions.
Modified from Danielle Barkley’s Virtual Resume Review Presentation Your resume is usually the first opportunity you’ll have to make a good impression on a potential employer, and a well-crafted one should be more than just a list of previous positions and experiences — it should be a persuasive “pitch” on your value as a prospective…
Building Tomorrow’s Workforce Digital Skills for Youth (DS4Y) connects underemployed post-secondary graduates with small businesses and not-for-profit organizations where they can gain meaningful work experience to help them transition to career-oriented employment.
As the long-term economic impacts of Covid-19 are still uncertain, job-seekers face a particularly challenging road ahead. Despite these challenges, opportunities still exist for those who are able to adapt their job search to this new digital environment. In many ways, successfully adapting your job search requires the same skills that lead to career success…
This article was originally featured by the Faculty of Forestry’s Asian Forest Research Centre. To access the original article, click here. In the award-winning book “The Faraway Nearby”, Rebecca Solnit reminds us that we’re all made of stories, and to love someone is to tell yourself their stories. “What’s your story? It’s all in the…
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Ivy Hui, BCom’18 currently lives in Hong Kong and works as a Marketing Management Trainee for Unilever. Ivy describes her experience moving to Hong Kong and navigating the change from academia to the corporate field. Tell us about your role As a Marketing Management Trainee, I am responsible for managing brands in different categories. These…