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BY DERRICK E. RANCOURT | March 12 2019

The importance of putting students in the (career) driver’s seat.

BY ALISON FLYNN, GAVAN WATSON & JAY WILSON | March 06 2019

A good TPS is a living document and a key part of our self-assessment as educators.

BY OLDRICH BUBAK | February 26 2019

How McMaster University’s faculty of engineering is motivating new professors to improve their teaching effectiveness.

BY STEPHANIE DUPLEY | February 25 2019

Don’t wait until you are actively looking for a job to identify your transferable skills.

BY SUZANNE BOWNESS | February 20 2019

Moving beyond the traditional resumé-writing workshops, many centres are now helping students conceive of their career paths from the start of their studies.

BY MAREN WOOD | February 18 2019

Helium‘s approach is to interview guests from both inside and outside academia to help early career researchers make choices strategically, rather than reactively.

BY LIZ KOBLYK | February 14 2019

The secret CV doesn’t contain things you want to hide, but rather things that you’re proud of, and haven’t yet found a way to articulate.

BY AMANDA DOBBIE & SAMAH SABRA | February 13 2019

When we stop to consider the demands that leadership can involve, we are enabling each other to move forward, together.

BY NANA LEE | February 07 2019

Tips for forming a successful partnership.

BY MAREN WOOD | January 31 2019

A successful career transition starts with an adviser who’s supportive, encouraging, and open to different ways of defining professional victory.

BY DINUKA GUNARATNE, KELLY HOBSON & ZEENAT LADAK | January 29 2019

Mentorship can enhance your degree, but every program offers different takeaways.

BY LIZ KOBLYK | January 22 2019

As much as I’m in favour of making a change for the better, fresh starts often take persistence and sweat.

BY JOSÉ F. DOMENE | January 08 2019

Partners who accompany international students tend to be well-educated, yet many experience difficulties pursuing their own career goals once in Canada.

BY SHARI GRAYDON | January 07 2019

Criticizing your colleagues for “dumbing it down” does a disservice to knowledge translation – and imperils the planet.

BY MICHAEL RANCIC | January 04 2019

A new book aims to understand why a small subset of professionals actively resists retirement.

BY DAVID SMITH | December 17 2018

As time goes by, I’m having more and more misgivings about using social media.

BY LIZ KOBLYK | December 11 2018

A rejection is not a comment on who you are as a person, or even on your ability to do the job.

BY TARA SIEBARTH | November 26 2018

UA web editor Tara Siebarth tested out the tongue-loosening properties of improv games for science communicators at the Canadian Science Policy Conference.

BY JENNIFER POLK | November 26 2018

While individual initiative is vital, a larger cultural shift is needed.

BY CHRISTINE DAIGLE | November 20 2018

Why do hiring committees appear to favour graduates from big-league universities?

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