Career Minded

Katie Murray had heard about the program at the Nova Scotia College of Early Childhood Education (NSCECE) years before she attended. At that time, she had a full-time job and wasn’t ready to take the plunge into school. But a few years later, Murry was looking forward to her journey into a new career. “I’ve […]

“The dream” used to be: graduate, get the job, work at it for 30+ years, then retire. But just like everything else, dreams get updated, and statistics say this particular working dream is a little out of date. After surveying 4,000 Canadians, Workopolis found that only 6 percent of people have held just a single […]

Sitting at your family dinner, you’ve probably heard the old “Well, what kind of a job is that?” or “You’re still in school?” And don’t forget this classic: “There are jobs out there, you’re just not looking.” The odds are, you rushed into your first degree or are about to choose to attend college because […]

There’s a simple answer for why Kim Curlett entered the Master of Divinity program: God. After discerning a call to become an ordained minister in the church, the divinity program was the clear next step for Curlett. As an active member of the United Church of Canada, she knew most of the people in ministry […]

Stuart Clow will say yes to any opportunity at school. His mentality is to take advantage of everything that his Master of Business Administration at the Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary’s University offers. “As busy as it seems, taking an hour to attend a talk or a networking event is almost always worthwhile […]

When Université Sainte-Anne’s recruiter visited Allison Dykeman’s high school, Dykeman clearly remembers leaning over to her friend and whispering “Hey, let’s all go here!” What started out as a joke became something Dykeman thought about through the rest of Grade 11, and for the majority of Grade 12. The more she thought about it, the […]

All work and no play makes for an unsuccessful job hunt. Sure, staying at the office a few extra hours will help get the current work done, but how are you planning on moving up within your work space? Or how do you expect to meet other prospective employers? Staple and stamp the work you’ve […]

Even before enrolling in the JD/MBA Program at Dalhousie University, Michael Coady was an acknowledged community leader. The Magna Cumme Laude grad of Saint Mary’s University had always played a key role in his community by volunteering with the Strongest Families Institute, Independent Living Nova Scotia, Easter Seals Inc. and the Conflict Resolution Society. But […]

Angela Simmonds’ path to law school wasn’t a conventional one. When she arrived at Dalhousie University’s Schulich School of Law in 2014, she was 38, married, the mother of three children and working part-time. That summer, the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society hired her to carry out a community-based research project on North and East Preston […]

Nathan Ells had just finished his kinesiology degree when he needed to decide what his next step should be. He was tossing around physiotherapy, occupational therapy, personal training…his list went on. He was intrigued by massage therapy, enough that he’d considered it even before he had gone off to university. Now it was still stuck […]

For the thirteenth consecutive year, Saint Mary’s University students have proudly represented their respective provinces and countries of origin as active and engaged participants in the Northern Ireland Peace Education Program—a long-standing collaboration between Saint Mary’s University and Peaceful Schools International. The latest contingent of program participants is Saint Mary’s largest to date. There are […]

16-year-old Grace Hall never would have given a second thought to working in construction. But that was before her experience working with Roscoe Construction Ltd. Hall had heard about the co-operative education opportunity through Michelle Peters, the Building Futures for Youth lead for the Canadian Construction Association of Nova Scotia, or CANS. Building Futures for […]