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Generation Jobless?

February 13, 2013by David Lindskoog 14 Comments

A little more than two years ago, I wrote a post titled “Academia vs. Students: Disconnected.” The post felt a little bit controversial as I voiced some criticisms of the […]

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Modern Career Education For Healthy Campuses (VIDEO)

December 21, 2012by David Lindskoog 1 Comment

How does career education factor into student well-being on post-secondary campuses? This is a question myself and a colleague asked not too long ago, and we came up with what […]

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Paying For University: How Far Will You Go?

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*This is just a special reminder that the words that appear here represent my opinions, and not those of my employer. Cheers! Back in June, the Canadian federal government decided […]

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A BA That’s Definitely Not Worth It

March 19, 2012by David Lindskoog

Alternative titles for this post: Why I’ll Probably Never be Rich; How Unemployment Became Profitable. Sometimes I stumble across something that simply hits a nerve. It doesn’t happen too often, […]

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Summer Jobs: It’s Not Too Early

February 26, 2012by David Lindskoog

While things got a little bit crazy this week (last minute changes at work + mega-thesis writing deadline), leaving me without the will to live to spend time writing here, I […]

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Investing In The Old Boys’ Club

October 28, 2011by David Lindskoog 2 Comments

Academia is a strong brew, taken without milk or sugar, steeped in tradition, and drunk from ceremonial cups. Its roots extend at least as far back as Plato’s Academy and […]

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The Graduate: Ode to a New Semester

September 9, 2011by David Lindskoog 1 Comment

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 […]

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Me Student! You Professor!

August 26, 2011by David Lindskoog 6 Comments

I don’t much like talking to strangers. Some people are better at it than others, but it’s something I’ve never really been good at or wanted to do much of. […]

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David Lindskoog

Career advisor/counsellor and optimistic prairie boy stumbling through life on the left coast. I write about career development, post-secondary student issues, and whatever theories I'm currently enamoured with.

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