Ross Prusakowski is the Deputy Chief Economist & Director with Export Development Canada. In this episode, Ross discusses how he moved along his career path from his days at The Gateway to now. Ross explains how he and his team manage work life balance and varying news sources and events as they manage Canada's topics and relationships in this busy…

Our panelists this month discuss their career paths and experiences overcoming common dilemmas that face us as we start our careers and give pointers on how to thrive as you transition from being a student to looking for work and the workforce. The panelists are ASSET volunteers and will provide tips on self care and resilience.The Alumni Student S…

Fraud Awareness: a series of mini episodes where we provide tips to young grads about how to protect yourself from fraud brought to you by TD Insurance. This episode includes some tips and tools to protect yourself from fraud and what happens when you report a fraud.WTJ is sponsored by TD Insurance.Got a question? Email us at: wtj@ualberta.caWhat t…

Fraud Awareness: a series of mini episodes where we provide tips to young grads about how to protect yourself from fraud brought to you by TD Insurance. This episode includes scams that target international students and those who are new to Canada.University of Alberta Alumni Association

AlumLab teamed up with the What The Job? (WTJ?) podcast to bring you a live episode recording Jennifer Jenkins '95 BEd interviewed three amazing alumni on the topic of carving out unique career paths in the bio/life sciences with a focus on consulting.Panelists:Janelle Jiminez, ‘11 BSc, ‘16 MSc, ‘22 MBASarah Treit, ‘06 BSc, ‘15 PhD FoMDNakita Rubul…

Fraud Awareness: a series of mini episodes where we provide tips to young grads about how to protect yourself from fraud brought to you by TD Insurance. This episode includes Phishing, AI and frauds and scams that specifically impact Canadian students/alumni.University of Alberta Alumni Association

Aziz, VP Business Development for Kassian Interior Design and Planning, has been practicing architecture around the world for 30 years. He is also the Chair of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce and a member of the University of Alberta's Alumni Council. In this podcast, he discusses how the architecture improves the human experience, his belief in s…

Fraud Awareness: a series of mini episodes where we provide tips to young grads about how to protect yourself from fraud brought to you by TD Insurance. This episode includes fraud statistics and reporting.WTJ is sponsored by TD Insurance.Got a question? Email us at: wtj@ualberta.caWhat the Job? is a University of Alberta Alumni Association podcast…

Adam Pinkoski ('16 BKin) Asst. Director of Performance Science for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers speaks about the limitless possibilities of his relatively new field and how he came to work with this incredible group of athletes.His journey took him from teaching to industrial research. Adam also explores persistence in times of unknown and his thoughts…

AlumLab teamed up with the What The Job? (WTJ?) podcast to bring you a live episode recording and networking event where WTJ? podcast host Matt Rea, '13 PhD, will interview three amazing alumni on the topic of carving out unique career paths in the bio/life sciences with a focus on entrepreneurship.Featuring:Sheetal Walsh, '94 BA: Venture capital g…

Christine Gertz from the University of Alberta's Career Centre discusses great uses for Linkedin and Silver medal applicants. Silver medal applicants are job candidates who have "everything": great skills, strong resume, appear to have a good interview but don't get a job offer and this issue keeps happening again and again when they are job search…

Tyree McCrackin from the University of Alberta's Career Centre speaks about the magic of saying "yes!" and letting go of the transactional model for networking.University of Alberta Alumni Association

Podcast recording in front of a live audience with a panel speaking about how to handle stress as you start your career journey featuring: Pegah Salari ('08 MBA), John Fontaine ('08 BA, '09 MA, '20 PhD), Aggie Mikulski ('91 BCom, '14 MBA) and Phil Wong ('85 BSc).WTJ is sponsored by TD Insurance.Got a question? Email us at: alumcar@ualberta.caWhat t…

Marek Komar from the University of Alberta's Career Centre speaks about generalization vs specialization in your career and your identity at work.WTJ is sponsored by TD Insurance.Got a question? Email us at: wtj@ualberta.caWhat the Job? is a University of Alberta Alumni Association podcastHosted by: Matt ReaProduced by: Jennifer Jenkins and Matt Re…

Join Craig Wilson '89 Augustana (CLC), the award-winning Senior Editor of CBS Weekend News, as he shares his journey from growing up in Medicine Hat to attending Augustana University, where he laid the foundation for his dynamic career in news reporting and production.In this episode, Craig discusses the state of news in North America, the importan…

Finances 101: a series of mini episodes where we provide tips to young grads about finances brought to you by TD Insurance. This episode includes some tips on creating some savings for yourself.WTJ is sponsored by TD Insurance.Got a question? Email us at: wtj@ualberta.caWhat the Job? is a University of Alberta Alumni Association podcastHosted by: M…

Nakita Valerio is a community organizer, has been an entrepreneur, ran a school in Morocco, has been the head of an independent research institute and now she is a Religious Studies PhD student. Nakita is clear that she wants to be of service to others and her community; Being truly open to the people she meets and her experiences has led her throu…

Finances 101: a series of mini episodes where we provide tips to young grads about finances brought to you by TD Insurance. This episode includes some tips on managing debt.WTJ is sponsored by TD Insurance.Got a question? Email us at: wtj@ualberta.caWhat the Job? is a University of Alberta Alumni Association podcastHosted by: Matt ReaProduced by: J…

In the episode Elan MacDonald (VP External Relations at the University of Alberta) discusses her career and key moments in her career that helped build the skills in order for her to become a leader. She shares five foundational lessons she's learned throughout her career that have guided and formed her leadership.WTJ is sponsored by TD Insurance.G…

Finances 101: a series of mini episodes where we provide tips to young grads about finances brought to you by TD Insurance.This episode includes some tips on using credit.WTJ is sponsored by TD Insurance.Got a question? Email us at: wtj@ualberta.caWhat the Job? is a University of Alberta Alumni Association podcastHosted by: Matt ReaProduced by: Jen…

Pegah Salari, member of Alumni Council and Chair of the Career Services Committee, shares lessons she's learned about networking, notably about the importance of not tying your entire network and identity to your current job. She also discusses her career in sales, what she loves about it, what surprised her, the importance of mentorship (even if a…

Finances 101: a series of mini episodes where we provide tips to young grads about finances brought to you by TD Insurance.This episode includes some tips on budgeting.WTJ is sponsored by TD Insurance.Got a question? Email us at: wtj@ualberta.caWhat the Job? is a University of Alberta Alumni Association podcastHosted by: Matt ReaProduced by: Jennif…

Joel Huculak and Jennifer Keith speak further at our live recording about their entrepreneurship journeys.University of Alberta Alumni Association

Learn about the wonderful careers of these two stars from Bear Grease, the hit musical- including how they came to the acting profession, their tips for staying grounded and adjusting to life on campus.If you would like to see Bear Grease performed near you, please visit: https://beargreaselive.com/WTJ is sponsored by TD Insurance.Got a question? E…

Joel Huculak is the CEO and founder of Motiversity, one of the largest motivational media companies in the world with over 10 million subscribers and 1 billion lifetime views on YouTube. In this episode, Joel discusses his journey from engineering to entrepreneurship including how his UAlberta degree prepared him for the career leap and his lifelon…

Part of the WTJ?'s series on entrepreneurship.Jennifer Keith had a great, stable job before she left it all behind to launch Epic Food and Drink with her co-founder. She tells us why she made the decision as well as some of the many lessons she's learned along the way including: how to juggle multiple priorities, the importance of knowing your stre…

Part of the WTJ?'s series on Entrepreneurship.Faaiza Ramji is probably the only person you'll meet who makes booze out of peas. She and her business partner own Field Notes, a company that makes distilled field spirits. In this episode Faaiza discusses how her curiosity is a cornerstone for developing business ideas, how a school yard marble busine…

When Iana Dogel came to Canada with her husband she was looking for a career change. She already had a PhD in Life Sciences, but decided to pursue an MBA from the UofA to gain career flexibility. Now, as a consultant with Grant Thorton, she uses her PhD/MBA expertise to access government incentives for tech companies. Previously she ran her own con…

If you're looking to make a change there are few people better suited to offer advice than Paul Ingram. Now a partner with the Silverberg Group, Paul has had a long and winding career which started in accounting but quickly shifted to many different roles. In our conversation with Paul he gives great advice on interviewing, assembling a strong team…

Featuring Kyla Amrhein ‘09 BA, Director for the Edmonton Public School Foundation, who discusses the importance of knowing your impact when you are fundraising and how to make career changing moves and celebrating your accomplishments as a way of keeping yourself moving forward.University of Alberta Alumni Association

Avid Alumni Association volunteer, Pooja Happy talks about how her Arts degree led her to a career working with large international engineering firms managing projects such as building the Anthony Henday. She discusses how people working together from a variety of backgrounds creates the best results. Pooja also speaks about the importance of awkwa…

Gwenna Kadima is a BIPOC Career Activator and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant. Through her consulting business, Gwenna works with BIPOC students and professionals to help them reach their career potential, and with diverse organizations to address systemic workplace barriers. In this episode of WTJ?, we discuss her unexpected career jour…

Arden Tse '95 BSc, '99 BCom, '13 MBA Investment Manager, Yaletown Partnersdiscusses the “talent scout” side of investing, his work history that includes working on cruise ships and in a casino, and how to become a great networker.WTJ is sponsored by TD Insurance.Got a question? Email us at: wtj@ualberta.caWhat the Job? is a University of Alberta Al…

Recorded live at the Arts and Business Student Career Conference, hear three alumni speak to current students about their complex but fulfilling career journeys from entrepreneur to heading a not-for-profit; Working on a cruise ship to investment management. Hear their tips on how to change careers and make the most of your education.FeaturingArden…

How do you make a living doing large scale Design? Alixandra Jade’s work is prominent (and lovely to look at) across Edmonton and for international clients such as Lululemon, Amazon, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Rogers Place, Boston Pizza, and Nascad. Jade discusses the importance of business savvy, focus and drive in creative careers.To see more about …

Robert Gardner ‘86 Education, ‘00 MEd, retired teacher, discusses how to get the most out of your career as a teacher. Gardner has been involved in curriculum and textbook development and managed to add a lot of variety to his career teaching. This podcast Includes advice about how to avoid politics, burnout and how he managed to get a master’s deg…

This episode was recorded as alive session for the Life After University Conference to demonstrate how professionals from various backgrounds have had non-linear career paths and overcome adversity to find success in their careers.Panelists:Christina Rinaldi, Professor, Faculty of Education (Educational Psychology) Evan Hu, ’87 Eng and Founder, Alt…

Reeve Bunn thought he would be a sportscaster -- he even got a degree in radio and TV broadcasting. But throughout his life he'd always had the itch to run a company. So, he left broadcasting and, after making his way through positions in a variety of fields, he eventually became president of a 105 year-old company. After that, he went to universit…

Hear from Professional Coach and host of A Resilience Project podcast, Cindy Thompson, as she gives concrete tips on building resilience whether you're just graduating, changing careers or just emerging out of post-covid work from home. We also discuss how Cindy came to coaching, the benefits of receiving coaching, her favorite episodes of A Resili…

If you've played Call of Duty: Vanguard chances are you've heard dialogue written by Shelby Carelton, ’19 BA. In this episode, Shelby discusses how she became narrative designer at Sledgehammer Games and what it is like to work in the industry. She also discusses the benefit of taking part in the innovation and interdisciplinary Computer Game Devel…

Vince Tedjasaputra, ’17 PhD, always had a knack for translating complex scientific ideas into language that made sense to the common person. After he finished his PhD, he saw a need for that skill in the world of fundraising. So, he wrote his own job description and proposed it to a prospective employer. Now he's the Director of Scientific Communic…

If you're ever feeling like a fraud at work, you're not alone. It is estimated that nearly 70 per cent of us go through feelings of "imposter syndrome" at work or at school. For this episode, we talk to registered psychologist Rebecca Ponting, '04 MEd. Rebecca currently provides psychological services at the University of Alberta and delivers works…

Hear from BlackCan co-founder about his career in consulting at Deloitte and how he utilizes it to further social justice. Petros served as Students' Union President at the University of Alberta and went on to study at the London School of Economics. he was also a contestant on CBC’s gameshow, Canada’s Smartest Person.The UAlberta Career Centre is …

How a human rights lawyer became a Hollywood composer, with Amritha Vaz '97 Arts, '02 LawWhen Amritha Vaz, got tendonitis at the age of 17, she thought her path in musical performance was at an end. But, after earning her law degree and working as a human rights lawyer, a few chance encounters led her back to music, this time as a composer. Vaz got…

Sheetal Mehta Walsh is a frequent TEDx speaker and has received awards from Her Majesty the Queen and the UK Prime Minister for her work in social entrepreneurshipIn this podcast Mehta Walsh speaks about learning and working around the world. After earning her Arts degree at the University of Alberta, it was expected that she would enter Law- inste…

As a Trinidad-born Black teacher in small town Alberta, Selwyn Jacob, ’70 BEd, turned to filmmaking to tell the stories of Black settlers in the province. Today, the documentary producer continues to explore the experiences of Black Canadians and Canada’s multicultural communities. Hear Selwyn Jacob’s thoughts on being a new Canadian telling local …

Nisha Patel, ‘15 BCom, is an award-winning Indo-Canadian poet, artist, and public speaker as well as the former Poet Laureate for the City of Edmonton BUT her career almost took her on a very different path. Listen in to find out how Nisha learned to trust her gut and made the life-altering decision to pursue her passion. This episode of WTJ was re…

Jessica Vandenberghe, ’00 BSc(ChemEng), ’03 MSc, shares her career journey from small town Alberta to the office of the assistant dean of outreach in the U of A’s Faculty of Engineering. Find out how the values of hard work and community taught by her parents, have served Jessica well in a career that has spanned industries. Hear Jessica’s thoughts…

Kory Mathewson’s (BSc ‘10, MSc ‘14, PhD ‘19) career path has taken him from the stage to the lab - but it’s not as long a journey as you might expect. We talked to this self-described polymath about what improv and AI have in common, the role of creativity in science, and what, exactly, a research scientist at Google’s DeepMind lab does. WTJ is spo…

Lack of energy, inability to concentrate, chronic stress: the signs of workplace burnout are real and they are a problem. In this episode, we speak with Michelle Innes, assistant dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for the Alberta School of Business, whose research helps us understand what causes burnout, how can it be prevented or treated, and…