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Why volunteering as a student is better than a job
EIC October 19, 2015It sounds outrageous that a position that doesn’t pay anything would be considered better experience than one that does. Employers, especially ones looking to hire new graduates, tend to weigh volunteer and work experience similarly, which is antithetical to how most students regard these experiences. Implicitly, many students feel that a paid position will build a stronger resume, but that is not always the case. Paid positions are necessities for many university students, but my experience with volunteering has only helped me grow personally and professionally. As I navigated my way through high school, volunteering was a mandatory activity in…
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Documents reveal that BC university executive salaries exceed caps
EIC October 13, 2014Questions have recently arisen concerning salary pay for executives at post-secondary institutions in BC, after documents were released showing that executives at three institutions were paid beyond their salary caps for the 2013/2014 year. In March, David Eby, edu-ca-tion critic…
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