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Dave's Diary: Advice From My Dad Part 2 - Make Yourself Irreplaceable

Skills

"Make yourself irreplaceable," he would say, regaling stories of his own young employment at a car dealership. "Take the shifts that nobody else wants, work extra hours whenever possible, be the guy that your boss knows they can always count on." Was this really what my dad wanted me to do with my life?

By: David Lindskoog 85 reads | 0 comments
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(Re)Discovery

CSI Blog

"There are so many other opportunities at SFU that I wish I had been involved with, some of shich I was not even aware." Read this student testimonial and learn what kind of opportunities there are to take advantage on and off campus and how those opportunities helped her develop her skills.

By: Tabatha Patterson 58 reads | 0 comments
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Dave's Diary: 3 Mistakes & 3 Tips - Cover Letters

CSI Blog

It's been an hour, and there's nothing but a blank screen staring back at you. The job posting closes in another couple hours, and you need to submit a cover letter to go with your resume. But where oh where do you start? Here's 3 things to avoid, and 3 tips for writing your next cover letter!

By: David Lindskoog 474 reads | 0 comments
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Dave’s Diary: Discipline Beats Time Management

Life Balance

I’m from the prairies. I’ve always loved a big, open skyline and an endless horizon. Having moved to the west coast, one of the things I notice frequently is that the coastal mountains do a very effective job of blocking out the horizon and making the sky seem much smaller

By: David Lindskoog 657 reads | 0 comments
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Dave's Diary: Want To Keep Your Job? WALK FASTER

Interpersonal Skills

Oh, the anguish! The frustration that can only known by being stuck behind a sloth-like, seemingly oblivious to the outside world, slow walker! It seems like everyone hates the experience. So why are there so many slow walkers? Further, what career wisdom can their sluggardly ways impart?

By: David Lindskoog 353 reads | 0 comments
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Super Mom's Code: Work Life Balance

CSI Blog

Balancing a career and a family is the biggest challenge that a working mom takes on. How do we balance work and life, that is the question of all working class, and especially a working mom. What are some tips that can be offered for us as we strive to balance work and life?

By: Stephanie Ngo 365 reads | 0 comments
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Dave's Diary: Feeling Stuck? Put A Halt On It!

Dave's Diary

You know the feeling of being stuck. Whether in your personal, interpersonal, professional, or any other life, the sense of having fallen out of the groove is always similarly and markedly unpleasant. You're spinning your tires, expending lots of effort with seemingly no forward motion to thank for it. So how do you get out of this funk? Here's a simple strategy for getting "unstuck"

By: David Lindskoog 358 reads | 0 comments
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Dave's Diary: You're Not An Introvert (And You're Not An Extrovert Either)

Myers-Briggs

When it comes to personality, typology seems an intuitive fit. We like to think of ourselves as defined by neat and tidy categories, like introversion and extroversion. But, while there's definite value in having insight about your own and others' personality, our obsession with putting people into boxes can lead to unhelpful assumptions.

By: David Lindskoog 511 reads | 0 comments
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Dave's Diary: How To Talk About Yourself Without Being An Arrogant Jerk

CSI Blog

Did Greenday get it right?  Are nice people no more than spineless wimps, waiting to be crushed by the world's more fortitudinous vertebrates? Cathy Keates offers an alternative point of view.

By: David Lindskoog 621 reads | 0 comments
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Making the Most Out of Your Next Move

CSI Blog

You have just written your last exam. For some of you that might have been the final exam of your university career, and for others you’ll be back. What are your plans now? Whatever your next move, how are you going to make the most of the opportunity?

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Words from Within: A Conversation with SFU Alumnus

CSI Blog

"I wanted to give students practical tips on 2 different things. How being SFU alumni can help you secure a job. How staying involved with the SFU Alumni Association is a mutually beneficial relationship." - Travis Wong, BBA '09

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Don't Judge A Job By Its Cover

Non-profit

I was hesitant to accept a co-op position because I thought that the skills I would obtain would not at all be relevant to my career path. As it turns out, I learned that trying out things that do not appeal to you 100% at the beginning is often a risk worth taking. Here's my story.

By: Jennifer Miller 583 reads | 0 comments
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Dave's Diary: Career Blog Roundup - Awesome Metaphor Edition

CSI Blog

I've been reading a few really great articles lately, and instead of trying and failing to come up with something original, I thought I would share some of those articles, along with some of my thoughts about them. Here's five articles I like, complete with commentary, all of which use awesome metaphors to get their career advice across.

By: David Lindskoog 371 reads | 0 comments
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Career Spotlight: Interpreter

International

What does an interpreter do? Here's a synopsis: Provide spoken language and sign language interpretations in courtrooms, business conferences, political meetings, and anywhere else people from different countries and cultures come together. Read on for more info!

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Using Career Cruising to Explore Career Options

Career Cruising

Career Crusing features 450+ occupations, a career matchmaker quiz, and career portfolio and resume builder tools. Plus, as a SFU student, you have free access!

By: Career Services Assistant 539 reads | 0 comments
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Backpack to Briefcase 2012: Storified

Backpack to Briefcase

Did you miss this year's Backpack to Briefcase Conference? Don't worry! We were there, we were live-tweeting, and we've got an event summary to bring you up to speed on what you missed at one of our favourite annual signature events!

By: David Lindskoog, SFU Career Services Advisor 537 reads | 0 comments
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