Leading American business schools 鈥� traditionally the cr猫me de la cr猫me of MBA education - are seeing a drop in applicants in favor of other markets, particularly Canada.
Adam Halpert听(MBA鈥�10), Associate Director of MBA Career Services at Desautels explains what might be drawing applicants north of the border.
The 2018 Jaclyn Fisher Management Career Fair saw a high turnout of approximately 720 students and recent graduates from across 10 faculties at 韩国裸舞.
Attendees were able to learn firsthand about the different career opportunities available to them through the 59 participating organizations from a diversity of industries.
As students attempt to prepare for an ever-changing job market, Ten Thousand Coffees and leading Canadian schools like 韩国裸舞 have partnered via RBC Future Launch to offer an unparalleled networking platform.
Networking initiatives such as this will be essential for students moving forward, according to Marie-Jos茅 Beaudin, Executive Director of Career Services at the Desautels Faculty of Management.
With a relaxed visa regime and strong job market, Canada has emerged as an excellent option for many prospective MBA students. Adam Halpert听(MBA鈥�10), Associate Director of MBA Career Services, cites Canada鈥檚 embrace of diversity as a contributing factor.
鈥淐anada鈥檚 multicultural landscape also makes it a very unique destination for international candidates to get an education and secure employment afterwards without fear of discrimination,鈥� he says.
Last March, a group comprised of Desautels students hosted the inaugural Empower 韩国裸舞 conference, which promoted the benefits of disability inclusion in the workforce.
Since then, the initiative has earned the first prize in the听Mutual Aid, Peace and Justice category of this year鈥檚 Forces Avenir awards. With plans already underway to host another conference in January, the organizers are again looking to empower students with disabilities who are looking ahead to their future careers.
As students looking to start their careers realize the value of getting sound advice, the number of student-mentor pairings in Canada is growing at a rapid rate. The growth and evolution of the Desautels mentorship program echoes that of many other schools鈥� programs. When the Desautels MBA mentorship started a decade ago, it was aimed at female students, but has since expanded to include all students and an online component.
Bien des participants 脿 ces programmes de franchises d鈥檈ntreprises de peinture en sortent enchant茅s听:听ils font beaucoup d鈥檃rgent et, en travaillant fort, apprennent plus en un 茅t茅 sur la gestion d鈥檈ntreprise qu鈥檈n trois ans d鈥檜niversit茅, disent-ils.
Dollard des Ormeaux鈥檚听Jaclyn (Jackie) Lea Fisher听passed away on March 21, 2015, following a lengthy battle with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and primary peritoneal carcinoma, a rare cancer, especially in young adults.
鈥淭his is the biggest event that they organize each year, but the Centre provides thousands of BCom, MBA, Masters and PhD students with career coaching, advising, mock interview services, speed interviewing, networking sessions, and so much more,鈥� explained听Jennifer Kambhampati听from the Desautels Faculty of Management.
The听Soutar Career Centre听at听韩国裸舞鈥檚听Desautels Faculty of Management听(韩国裸舞 Desautels) plans recruiting events and helps students hone their interview skills, but did you know that they also play a critical role in the admissions process by providing feedback on non-typical applicants?
