Hello everyone!
I don’t like exam season…I
doubt you do either. I’m going to let Katrina work her magic and try to help us
get through it.
Today, I’m talking about
something completely unrelated…kind of. Magazines! Job Postings to be exact.
It’s a magazine that the AA&CC subscribes to, and it’s linked to the
jobpostings.ca website, which is pretty awesome.
At first glance, I wasn’t
too keen on picking it up to read through it. Sure, the cover was interesting
(a business woman with an epic mustache?!) but how could a magazine about job
postings possibility interest me in the slightest? It turned out to be one of
the most interesting things I’ve read all week (sorry profs, your textbooks
aren’t as stimulating as you think).
In the November 2012
issue, various topics are discussed. Given that I’ll be seeking for a co-op job
next semester, I was drawn towards the articles that discussed what to do
during interviews. I touched on interviews in a previous blog post, but Job
Postings has an added benefit: it includes interviews from industry
professionals who are able to tell you exactly
what is needed for success.
“Interview Smarts” on page
12 talks to Lisa-Marie Winning, an HR professional at Investors Group. Her
biggest tip was about how to approach interview questions. She’s looking for
“someone who approaches the answer with excitement, not someone who gives me
the sense that it was a taxing experience, that they are glad is over.” Don’t
talk about your experiences like they were a pain. Talk about them as learning
experiences, as challenges that you enjoyed and thrived in. Lisa-Marie wants a
candidate who enjoys working really hard and is inspired by the results of
their efforts.
On a related note is the
article “Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall…”. It talks about how to answer the
classic interview question: “what are
your strengths and weaknesses?” Personally, this is one of the questions I
dread. It’s so simple, but a small slip-up can make you sound incompetent or
like you’re lying your pants off (even though you’re not). The article is great
in providing a system to create the perfect (truthful) answer.
Check out Job Postings at
the AA&CC (AC213). Drop by anytime and grab a copy; you’ll find it’s an
invaluable resource when you’re job hunting!
I hope your exams treat
you nicely!
-Farihah
2 comments:
To The University of Toronto Student’s Union
http://www.avoiceformen.com/feminism/to-the-university-of-toronto-students-union/
Her biggest tip was about how to approach interview questions. your essay writer
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