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Career Buzz with Mikhail Burke and Jess Okonski – dean’s advisor on black inclusion and Toronto woodwork company founder

While Mikhail Burke was working on his undergrad, then PhD in biomedical engineering he got involved. He led the U of T chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, and he established ENGage; a STEM/Leadership camp targeting African-Canadian youth. So when he graduated, in addition to teaching engineering courses at U of T, he got more involved [...]

Career Buzz with Ruth Rakoff and Adam Pisarek – Director of Programs and In-Flight Service Manager

What to do if you have a career in airlines hotels conference centres, food service, all of which have been deeply affected by the pandemic? What’s a flight attendant to do, during a pandemic? What are hotel and food services workers to do? Adam Pisarek works as an in-flight manager for Air Canada Rouge. Or I should [...]

The Inside Scoop; A Crash Course About Jobs in Toronto’s Film Industry

Listen in this week as Mark Franklin connects with Mike and Michael. Mike Kirsh works in the advertising world as a producer & production manager making commercial video content for TV and web.  As a producer he gets to work closely with directors and marketing agencies, building budgets to help bring creative ideas to life.  Mike loves producing music, [...]

Don’t Make Any Assumptions: Inside U of T Mississauga’s Career Centre

“Don’t make any assumptions,” said self-confessed career geek, Felicity Morgan, “about what you think about any career area.” Felicity is director of the career center at the University of Toronto at Mississauga. The UTM career centre serves over 13,000 students, with 15 staff. When we make assumptions we risk “not seeing our own biases and [...]

Take our kids to work! And, building a thriving workplace

How can parents help their sons and daughters learn about the world of work? The Learning Partnership was founded in 1993 to build important bridges between leaders in education and leaders in business. It’s a national charity dedicated to advancing publicly funded education. Take Our Kids to Work is The Learning Partnership’s signature program. It [...]

Bridging programs for internationally educated professionals

  Amena Zafar is an educator and career coach who has worked extensively with youth and the not so young - from all over the world.  Ten years after finishing an MBA, Amena went back to school to get another graduate degree in adult education, where she focused on youth empowerment and community engagement. While [...]

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