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Four Ways to Start Building Your Professional Wardrobe

When you first land a job out of college, you may be faced with a brand-new dilemma. What are you going to wear? No matter who you are or what industry you’re, there will be workplace expectations on your wardrobe. Whether it’s steel toe boots for construction or formal blazers for those in business, you will likely need to go pick up a few pieces before day one.

Clothes may seem inconsequential, but they’re not. In fact, employers will get an impression of you immediately based on what you’re wearing. How you present yourself will become a part of your reputation whether you like it or not. So, you want to present yourself well, but what’s the best way of doing it?

Below, we look at 4 key ways to start building your professional wardrobe in time for your first day at your new job.

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The Co-op Process for Students, Simplified

You already know that co-op is massively beneficial to students. You get practical career experience, professional development, a network of contacts, and a big increase in your chances of getting hired right out of school.

You also know that Algonquin College has over 30 programs with co-op work terms. But what you may not know is what the co-op process is.

Today, we are going to go step-by-step through the full co-op process, from applying to completing, so you know exactly what to expect.

As always, if you have any questions, contact the co-op department and we’ll help you out.

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Three Foolproof Ways to Feel Confident at Work

With the start of the summer comes the start of new co-op work terms and jobs. And with the start of a new position can come some insecurities and nervousness at work.

Feeling a little nervous at the beginning of a new position is totally natural, and can even be beneficial. You can harness your nervousness and translate it into confidence, to stand out and succeed. Below, we look at how to do just that.

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How to Cold Call Employers

Today, we are going to talk about something intimidating. We’re going to talk about cold-calling potential employers to look for a job.

Yes, it is intimidating. But it is also a highly productive way of job hunting. By getting comfortable with cold-calling, you set yourself up to bypass all the job board, HR, and recruitment madness and make yourself stand out to your target audience—the people actually doing the hiring.

Because cold calling is this: picking up the phone, and calling the person doing the hiring directly, and asking them to their (phone) face if they are hiring and if they are, why they should hire you.

Here are 5 things to know so you do it the right way.

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