Jared Hochman

What services do you offer at your clinic? In addition to a Registered Massage Therapist, I also am a Certified Interactive Reflexologist, plus I studied electives in pregnancy massage, myofascial, sports massage and Suikodo Therapy at ICT. At the same location as my clinic, I also run Bloomers Yoga & Fitness Studio, which offers yoga […]

Grenfell Campus offers a supportive learning environment and small class sizes, which result in truly close connections between faculty and students. The small campus size also affords unique research, publishing and travel opportunities for undergraduate students, with progamming in arts, fine arts, science, nursing and education. The library is part of the Memorial University library, […]

I retired from the RCMP in 2011, and in 2012, I had a discussion with my business manager to discuss how someone gets started in opening their own business. She answered, “That’s simple. You just figure out your passion.” For me, that was easy. I love helping people succeed in their careers. And the next […]

NSCAD University’s Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing program offers students opportunities to express their creativity and finesse their skills in making jewellery and hollowware. The studios at NSCAD’s Fountain Campus become a second home for the hard-working and entrepreneurial students in the program. “The thing I like about our program is that the professors are all […]

What drew you to CBU? It was not only the opportunity to play for their successful soccer team full of great athletes, but also the small class sizes and the community-like atmosphere of the university. What is the most challenging part of your program? The most challenging part of my program thus far is balancing […]

I received a math and education degree from Lakehead University and then taught overseas. Subsequently I worked in Ottawa in construction, and in 2012 I moved to Halifax for my wife’s employment and family. When I relocated to Halifax, I worked part-time for the Halifax Regional School Board. Because future job prospects were not secure […]

Why the Academy of Learning? I was interested in the Academy of Learning for a few reasons, but mainly that it had an approachable, flexible schedule. I was able to balance the demands of life and my studies at the same time, which made my education more enjoyable. What was the most challenging part? The […]

What drew you to the Diploma in Intellectual Disability Studies? Susan: I have a foster brother who my mom raised since the age of four and is now 25. When he turned 18 I became his legal guardian due to his intellectual disability of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. I would eventually like a career as an […]

My final decision on what university to attend was based on student life. Most science programs have very similar requirements so I was looking for a university that had heart and where you weren’t just a number—I was looking for opportunities to be able to have a close relationship with my professors. I started in […]

How did your education help you land your current career? Having a degree definitely has helped me, but I don’t think it can stand on its own. If not for the program at Université Sainte-Anne—a preparatory course for bilingual clerical positions within all levels of government—I wouldn’t have had an opportunity to be contacted by […]

For people in my situation—moving here and being worried that their English would not be good enough, Direction Emploi is there to help you find jobs when moving to an English-speaking province, to help you at the start: finding job opportunities, resume help, translating things—anything to help you. They have small classes, such as how […]

Out of school I had the courses required to become a licensed assistant. My training at CIBC Wood Gundy, along with an Investment Representative course through Canadian Securities Institute completed that license. Within a year, I was able to upgrade my license to a Registered Representative via the Wealth Management Essentials course through CSI. This […]