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Erin Jackson's articles
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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…
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You’re Going Where?!
If you had told me at the beginning of my university career I’d be going on a student exchange to…
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The New Reality of Careers Today: You Need Many Tools and Skills to Thrive
Few students make it to their high-school graduation having escaped a lecture that begins with “When I was your age…”…
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To Exchange or Not to Exchange: Tales from Holland
I’ll be honest: until just a few weeks before I got on the plane, I still wasn’t sure I was…
Erin Jackson's blog articles
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Internships: The Whys and Hows
With warm weather on the horizon, last assignments handed in and final exams approaching, many students have a new pursuit:…
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Know Your Audit, Be Your Audit
In the world of university life, there are few things more important than your academic audit. Your audit is the…
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Do Your Research: Lessons on Living Overseas
Two things have come my way during my first month studying in the Netherlands: hindsight and a bit of luck….
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“Going Dutch”: A Canadian Abroad
Apparently when you say to people, “I’m going on a university exchange to the Netherlands,” what they hear is, “I’m…
