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February Link Round-Up

February Link Round-Up
By: admin
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.
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