Cultivating Imagination & The Distraction of Logic

  For a time, it's the easiest thing in the world. After all, why wouldn't it make sense to talk to your stuffed animals? What's the problem with having invisible superpowers? If a person wants to spend a few hours being a dinosaur, who's going to stop them? I'm convinced that imagination is an essential … Continue reading Cultivating Imagination & The Distraction of Logic

Game of Thrones Goes To University

As it's simultaneously one of the most enjoyable things I've read and seen in a long time, I've been thinking about how to write a post about A Game of Thrones while staying true to this blog's intent of providing educational/entertaining material related to careers and post secondary education. Just today, I came up with … Continue reading Game of Thrones Goes To University

The Graduate: Ode to a New Semester

The students gather to and fro A vibrant quivering mass Their thoughts are laden, heavy things Of textbooks, schedules, and a new U-Pass Amid the crowds and chaos A lowly figure sneers "Hark!" He cries, commandingly "I've a tale of warning for your ears" But few will pay him heed, indeed - Most near him … Continue reading The Graduate: Ode to a New Semester

Fears of the 1994 Employer

Have you ever tried cleaning out an office used by several people before you (one of which I'm pretty sure filed everything he ever did) for a decade or so? It's a lot of work. I mean, I understand the importance of hanging on to things when they're important or sentimental, but do you really need … Continue reading Fears of the 1994 Employer

Career Counselling by the Ghost of Freud

There was a time when going for help or advice regarding your career path looked quite a bit different than it does today.  In recognition of the many strides we've taken in the field of career development and career counselling, I decided to call on an old friend for some resume advice the way that … Continue reading Career Counselling by the Ghost of Freud