TRSM Alumni Insight: Making the Leap From Student to Employee

As you approach graduation and get ready to move on to the next chapter in your life, know that you are not alone. Your TRSM alumni community is here for you every step of the way! To help prepare you for your journey, we reached out to six recent #TRSMalumni for their advice post-student life….

TRSM Alumni Insight: Career Paths

While working towards the successful completion of your degree, your years at university are designed to help you explore your interests, experiment with new ideas and prepare for the ‘real-world’ of work by providing you with the theoretical and practical skills you need to be successful. If you are preparing to graduate and still don’t…

Winter Break Tip: Expand Your Network!

This Winter Break, take a breather from the hectic pace of your studies and focus on career development. It’s the perfect time to expand your network! Get on LinkedIn as a Student Have a LinkedIn profile? Great! Don’t have one? Get one started as soon as you can! LinkedIn is a great (and free!) opportunity…

Winter Break Tip: Tidy Up Your Social Media!

Use Winter Break to Tidy Up Your Social Media Accounts If you’re on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or any other social media, keep in mind that employers often go online during their recruitment efforts. But don’t worry – you can actually use social media to your advantage! Your social media presence says a lot about who you…

All About Social Media Etiquette

How did you celebrate #SocialMediaDay this year? At the Business Career Hub, we spent June 30th talking to experts about how you can use social media to support and enhance your business career. Our June #BizHubChat was all about social media etiquette, and we brought in experts from Splash Effect (@SplashEffectCA), a digital agency that…

All About Co-op at TRSM

The buzz about TRSM’s expanding co-op programs is getting around, and we at TRSM’s Business Career Hub and the Ryerson Co-op Office are seeing a great amount of interest from students who want to know more about how they can apply to their program’s co-operative education option. Below are some of the most frequently asked…

Why Diversity in the Workplace is Important

We all know diversity is an important feature of thriving businesses, but it can sometimes seem like a vague concept. At the Business Career Hub, we are firm believers that a diverse team makes for a more productive, innovative, and friendly work environment. For our latest #BizHubChat, we partnered with Career Edge (@CareerEdgeOrg) to talk…

5 Ways to Stay Connected After Graduation

B.Comm from #TRSM? ✔️ Obligatory graduation shot with Eggy? ✔️ . . . . . . #TRSM2016 #ThisIsTRSM #roadfromryerson #tedrogersschoolofmanagement #tedrogersschool #ryerson #classof2016 #eggy #eggytheram #ramily A photo posted by Ted Rogers School (@trsmryersonu) on Jun 16, 2016 at 12:55pm PDT Another academic year has come to an end at TRSM, with convocation once again…

How the Business Career Hub Supported My Career Transition

Earlier this year, I was one of 430 workers who lost their jobs at Goodwill Industries of Toronto, Eastern, Central and Northern Ontario, due to the organization’s abrupt closure. Prior to the closure, I had been with the organization for three years and suffice to say, when the breaking news first swept media outlets, I…

How to Succeed in a Telephone Interview

If you’re currently looking for a job, you’ve likely spent a lot of time preparing for interviews: figuring out an appropriate professional outfit, practicing making eye contact and answering with confidence. But how do you prepare if a prospective employer requests a phone interview? For our latest #BizHubChat, we partnered with @RogersCareers to get some…

Dan’s Career Corner: 3 Steps To Say Thank You!

I often am asked if it’s necessary to send a thank you after an interview. I usually respond with something like “Only if you want the job”. Sounds flippant I know, but it’s the truth. If you want to be in the top 1% of applicants, you need to send a cover letter. Other people…

Amp Up Your Interview Game! (Part 2)

Welcome back to part 2 of How To Amp Up Your Interview game! This time we will be discussing one example of a short business case. The business case can be done verbally, in writing, individually or in a group. Typically the firm will tell you in advance how they will conduct the interview but…