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Using Social Media to Explore Your Potential School

Not too long ago, there weren’t many ways for high school students to get a closer look at the post-secondary…
The MBA: An Investment in Your Future

It’s an achievement recognized the world over, a degree with a reputation for launching graduates straight into success. People from…
Online MBA: How to Study From a Distance

A large part of our lives today takes place online. Local news, world events, social trends, entertainment and much more…
Why Students From All Disciplines Are Pursuing MBAs

If you’re thinking of applying to MBA programs but feel discouraged because you haven’t taken business courses before, you’ll be…
Landing a Job After Graduation: Advice from MBA Experts and Grads

After graduating with an MBA from McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business, Paul Gryglewicz found himself in his desired industry—consulting…
Breaking Down Old Perceptions: Ironworker and Tradeswomen Advocate Jamie McMillan

Canada’s construction industry is facing a crisis. With countless skilled tradespeople now reaching retirement age, there are too many job…
8 Tips for Protecting Your Digital Identity

As a student, you probably use social media to keep in touch with friends through posts, pictures and videos, but…
Rich with Resources—and Opportunity

Southern Canadians may think of the North as a frigid no-man’s-land dotted with the occasional polar bear. In reality the…
Telemedicine: Technology that Improves Life in the North

It helps save lives, enables timely diagnoses and treatment, and allows patients and health-care providers in remote areas to feel…
Myths and Realities of Living in Northern Canada

“The true north strong and free”: it’s an evocative line in our national anthem, one that calls to mind images…
Beyond your Comfort Zone: Summer Jobs and Co-ops in the North

When Kevin Robbie signed up for a three-month summer co-op placement in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, he was expecting chilly weather…
Defining the Northern Adventurer

So what does it take to brave the North? Is it a certain personality type? Maybe a particular astrological sign?…