Undergraduate Students - Articles
The section below highlights past articles of the CaPSScoop and have been categorized for your convenience.
Articles in this edition
Self-assessment and career exploration
Industry reports
- Finding Your Way into the Pharmaceutical Sector
- Finding Work as a Visual Artist: An Interview with Veronica Gray
- Communications and Media - B.A. Friendly!
- Interested in the Finance Industry? Read On…
- Finding Work as a Freelance Musician: An Interview with Regan Toews
- Careers in the Environment
- Breaking Into Journalism: Words of Wisdom from the Field
- The Nonprofit Sector - A world of opportunity for meaningful careers!
- Forensics & Fraud: Today’s Sexy Accountants
Organization profiles
- Working with Greenpeace: A Career to Impact the Entire World and its Children
- Working for the Wonderful World of Disney
- A Museum to Unleash the Young & Creative Mind: An Interview with Ms. Jayne Griffin
- JET Programme
- In the Spotlight: MADA Community Centre
- Careers with Telus
- What do I want to do when I grow up? (Blinds To Go)
- Working for the Feds - Great Career Opportunities
- Dalhousie’s Corporate Residency MBA Defies Recession
Networking
Interviewing
Gaining experience
- Career-Related Experience Off the Beaten Track
- The Benefits of Getting Off the Sidelines
- Get Involved
- L'intérêt du bénévolat
- Votre appel est important pour nous
- Internships
- Experience Outside the Classroom: the McGill Mentor Program
- Notes from the CAPS Career Resource Centre: Finding an Internship
- Volunteering with Habitat for Humanity McGill
- Volunteering: The Experience You Need
- Taking a Year (or More!) Off After Graduation – Why Grad School Is Not the Only Option!
Researching employers
Job searching
- Finding a Part-Time Job During the Academic Year
- Graduating and Seeking Work Internationally?
- “I don’t speak French – what can I do to find a job in Quebec?”
- The Last Minute Summer Job Search : It Is Possible!
- Job Searching 101
- How Important Are a Strong CV and Cover Letter?
- Job Choices: Tips on Entering the Job Market
- Working for Special Events
- Quelles sont les méthodes efficaces pour chercher un travail?
- Pour ceux que les applications angoissent
- For Those Facing the REAL World
- The Job Finding Club
- Finding that Elusive Summer Job
- How to Find a Research Job at McGill
- Finding a Job in a Tough Economy
- Career planning…over the holidays?!?!
- Scoring a Great Summer Position – Tips for Success!
- Don’t Talk like U Text: Telephone Etiquette while Job Searching
- So What Are You Going to do After You Graduate? Getting Your Post-Grad Job Search Off the Ground...
- Summer Jobs: Where to Find Them
- What You Need to do NOW in Today's Job Market
- Resources for Finding Volunteer Opportunities
Cold calling
Self-assessment and career exploration
International students
Miscellaneous
- The Importance of Hobbies
- The Myth About Selling
- The Joys of Much Too Much (Book Review)
- Public Speaking and You
- Information and Inspiration at CAPS
- 19th Century Job
- Book Review: Graduate School: Winning Strategies For Getting in With or Without Excellent Grades
- Monster.ca Overview
- Workopolis Campus Overview
- New Resources Roundup
- WORKING AS A TELEMARKETER? Beware! You may be engaging in criminal deceptive telemarketing