February Link Round-Up

Our Best from the OLC

• Meet a Passport to Leadership alumni and learn what the progam can do for you.
• Revamp your resume with thes 8 tips for a new and improved document.
• Learn some tips to putting together a great portfolio - in print and online.
• Check out some secrets for a successful Co-op interview.
• Dave says his final good-byes in Dave's Diary as he departs from Career Services.
• We look at 7 reasons why you haven't landed a job yet.
• Natalie begins another series for her final semester. The Road to Graduation: 5 Tips for an Almost Graduate.
• Learn more about what the City of Surrey can do for you with their volunteer program.
• Do you avoid office hours? We have a few reasons why you should give it a try.
• Learn how you can shine when working with an unfamilar team.
• Dave Lindskoog looks back at his favourite Dave's Diary posts in the last four years.

Around the Web

Education

• Run your next peice of writing through the Hemmingway app to find areas to improve.
• Thought Catalog has 7 ways to get ahead in college.
• What do you think of Thought Catalog's take on what it's really like to be a recent graduate?

Work Search

• Hate your job? Thought Catalog has 5 reasons why and what to do about it.
• Forbes helps you answer 5 of the most common interview questions.
• Buzzfeed has 15 steps for scoring your dream job.
• Unemployed? Be ready to answer these 5 questions at your next interview.

Career

• Are you struggling to choose a career path? Thought Catalog has 5 practical steps.
• Learn how to identify bad career advice with Brazen Careerist.
• A longer, but great read from Thought Catalog on 9 ways to dazzle your boss in your first "real world" job.
• Thought Catalog serves up 15 peices of career advice you won't learn in a classroom.

Work Life

• Brazen Careerist has 10 tips to help you write more effective emails.
• A look at why we need to stop wearing a 60+ hour work week like a badge of honour.
• Get the 101 on leaving your job on the right note from Brazen Careerist.

Personal Development

• "Most of your obligations are actually choices" and other tough truths that you need to acknowledge to live the life you want.
• Learn how to make a better to-do list with Fast Company.

Just for Fun

• Ron Swanson's 7 best statements about life.
• Hello Giggles looks at the reality of being shy.
• Check out Thought Catalog's collection of the worst job applications ever.