Resume – Life @ U of T

Exploring Online Identity Through LinkedIn

A realistic portrayal of my LinkedIn experience

I’m about as good at operating LinkedIn as my grandmother is at using Facebook. To put it simply, I’m not the best at LinkedIn, which is why I attended the LinkedIn Lab workshop at the Career Centre.

I recently made a profile a few months ago when I realized that building an online brand is extremely important when finding a job. It’s kind of unfortunate: young professionals nowadays need a solid resume, a unique LinkedIn profile, a blog, and a good online footprint in order to get a job, while other professionals who didn’t grow up with the Internet just needed a good resume.

My Resume Wasn’t As Good As I Thought It Was

A crude illustration of a resume — Resume writing is more difficult than this illustration makes it out to be. Image courtesy of Pixabay.

I stepped into the halls of Sid Smith, resume in hand, feeling confident. I had a few questions in mind that I wanted to ask the career educator I was placed with at the Resume Blitz, but I wasn’t feeling completely hopeless or lost. (For now, at least.)

Life Sciences Undergraduate Research: How do I even?

As a Life Sciences student, I understand the pressure and trepidation you feel when someone in class goes “So in my research lab…” Meanwhile, you’re screaming internally about how you can barely fold laundry properly let alone have your life so put together as to be in a research lab.

Meme of shiba-inu and the caption — (Source: memegenerator.net)

Whether you plan on pursuing a career in healthcare or science research itself, having research experience on your CV and learning lab skills are a bonus when you apply to professional or graduate programs. But where does one even start? It’s daunting trying to maneuver the Interwebs to find viable and worthwhile positions. I’ve compiled a list of possible scientific/medical research opportunities by the year you might think of applying. But first, a few preliminary questions to ask yourself:

Working the Resume

If you have ever had a job or wanted one — chances are that you have probably written a resume or a cover letter at some point throughout your adolescence. I remember sitting in Careers and Civics class in grade…

The keener’s perspective on doing stuff at U of T

“I feel like I missed out on undergrad.” I said it out loud to no one in particular and was overcome by a fleeting moment of emptiness before being yanked back to reality. It was Saturday night and my friend…

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