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Browse resources and articles with leading experts and Western Alumni’s career coach to level up your professional development.

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Micro-Mentorship with Natalie Diezyn

Natalie shares her journey from startup founder to working with major studios like Disney and Warner Brothers. She discusses storytelling, networking, and building a career in Canada’s thriving entertainment industry.

Micro Mentorship with Casey Koch

Learn practical tips including the importance of presenting solutions, building your network, seeking mentors, and staying proactive in new roles.

Micro Mentorship with Marcus Crossdale

Western alum and Vice President at benefitsConnect Inc., Marcus Crossdale, shares candid advice on navigating the transition from university to professional life.

Using AI in Your Career Plan

Learn how AI can help you in the job search and recruitment process with specific tools and approaches.

Breaking Through the Mid-Career Stall

Learn how to gain greater recognition at work using simple communication techniques that can help position you for key projects and promotions.

Networking for Career Acceleration

Access professional development tools designed to help you accelerate your career.

Accessing the Hidden Job Market

Gain key strategies for building your professional network to help access the hidden job market.

Create an Effective Personal Brand from Scratch

Learn how to build an effective brand with dynamic photography, strong positioning, and visual components like logos, typography and colour systems.

The Job Closer

Solve the toughest challenges in your job search with a proven approach.

Articles

Thinking of working with a job recruiter?

How a recruiter can help you target your search and find the perfect job for you.

Four tips to network your way to the top

Alumni Career Coach Sarah Dawson shares her best networking tips.

What comes after hello?

We live in a digital world, but face to face conversation hasn’t lost its importance.

Navigating career transition

As you navigate transition, it may be helpful to reconnect with what you are really wanting for yourself in your career and life and adopt a bias toward action.

Why you can’t get a job

Many job candidates do all the right things and still it’s a daunting task to get a new job.