5 tips to overcome job search fatigue
Maintaining a healthy balance while searching for new employment can be overwhelming. As a student completing their second post-graduate certificate,...
Operate and promote a successful side gig
Are you interested in starting your own side gig or entrepreneurial opportunity? It’s okay if you’re not sure how to...
Creating a side gig: How to monetize your passion
You can invest your time to start a “side gig,” which is an entrepreneurial opportunity based on your interests. Follow...
Winter 2022 workshops
Workshops are online for the Winter 2022 term. The most updated listings are on OSCARplus under the Student Success Centre...
6 tips to help you job search with the bigger picture in mind
When I was an undergrad student, I took a part-time job in a shoe store. I expected to work long...
Let’s chat about resilience: Program decisions, planning and pandemic pets
What does resilience mean to you? To me, resilience means never giving up. Not giving up when things get hard,...
It’s okay (and helpful) to talk about failure
Failure and setbacks impact us all. Resilience is what happens when we keep going in spite of these challenges.
It’s possible
The Canadian Career Development Foundation’s Career Month theme this year is all about the fact that it’s possible, whatever "it"...
8 key entrepreneurship terms you should know
If you're new to the world of entrepreneurship and business innovation, then there's a good chance you're not clued in...
Fostering global entrepreneurship at McMaster
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a collection of activities, competitions and events aimed at making it easier for anyone, anywhere...
Debunking Fall Career Fair myths
If you're not sure if this event has anything for you, you might not have all the information. There are...
Supporting youth literacy and numeracy: An interview with Frontier College
Frontier College is a national charitable literacy organization that offers literacy and numeracy programs for children and youth. They’re also...
Finding a co-op with help from CAPS
Booking an appointment with CAPS was one of the best decisions I have made for my career... I didn’t know...
Richa and Rachel discuss what makes a professional and why you shouldn’t restrict your path
I used to be in nursing in first-year. I absolutely loved it — amazing program at Mac. But then I...
Allan and Jayco discuss collaboration and career management
I think the one [skill] that I've been forced to use and, as a result, develop is career management. I...
Sharon and Maham discuss transferrable skills and the transfer student experience
Since I am a transfer student, it has been kind of like a culture shock in a way coming to...
Richa and Stephanie discuss campus employment and community engagement
Working for campus events — that is a job that I got because I thought it was gonna be fun....
Allan and Tipu discuss professionalism and cultural fluency
I think, in every group interaction that I've had here at McMaster, I've learned about putting together different views. In...
Choosing your Level II program
If you're in your second year, you're likely trying to decide which major to choose. Or, you may be thinking...
The importance of personal development
If life were predictable, there would be no excitement. I’ve often had to remind myself of this because plans seem...