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What the Job
What the Job? is an advice podcast on all things jobs. Listen to University of Alberta alumni talk about their career paths and learn tips from the Career Centre on everything from networking to resume writing. WTJ is proudly sponsored by our affinity partner TD Insurance.
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WTJ? live: Careers in Education Administration
Considering a leadership role in education? Hear from three women leaders in education and their personal stories.
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TD Mini Episode 4: Access to capital for your small business
This is the fourth part in our TD mini-episode series on how to start your own business. We posted the other three in the spring. You might want to h...
WTJ? Live: Navigating Career Disruptions featuring the Career Centre
These panelists have overcome a pandemic, restructuring, and other disruptions at various points in their careers. They discuss how they got through t...
WTJ? Live: Academic & Research Administration careers in the Life Sciences
This podcast was recorded in front of a live audience in March of 2025. The panel discusses unique career paths in the life sciences, with a particula...
TD Mini episode 3: SWOT analysis
This is the third in our four part mini series on starting your own business. This episode discusses the importance of and how to complete a SWOT anal...
TD Mini Episode 2: Creating your business plan
This is the second in our four part mini series on starting your own business. This episode discusses steps to create a business plan.
TD mini episode: Starting your own Business
This is the first in our four part mini series on starting your own business. This episode discusses steps to take prior to beginning your business pl...
WTJ? live: Arts Stories Unplugged
This month's live panel features Arts alumni Kelly Mellings, Xinting Zhao and Fiwanda Mithrush discussing owning an art's related business, quitting...
Connected Through Sport: Live in Calgary
Listen to this inspiring panel of U of A alumni who have turned their passion for sports into dynamic careers. Hear from:
Natasha Stanisz...
From The Gateway to Economist featuring Ross Prusakowski, '07 BA
Ross Prusakowski is the Deputy Chief Economist & Director with Export Development Canada. In this episode, Ross discusses how he moved along his caree...
Live WTJ?: Tips for thriving as you transition from Student to your career
Our panelists this month discuss their career paths and experiences overcoming common dilemmas that face us as we start our careers and give pointers...
Mini episode: Fraud Awareness Part 4
Fraud Awareness: a series of mini episodes where we provide tips to young grads about how to protect yourself from fraud brought to you by TD Insuranc...
Mini episode: Fraud Awareness Part 3
Fraud Awareness: a series of mini episodes where we provide tips to young grads about how to protect yourself from fraud brought to you by TD Insuranc...
WTJ? Live: Consulting Careers in Bio/Life Sciences
AlumLab teamed up with the What The Job? (WTJ?) podcast to bring you a live episode recording Jennifer Jenkins '95 BEd interviewed three amazing alumn...
An International Architect: featuring Aziz Bootwala '12 MBA
Aziz, VP Business Development for Kassian Interior Design and Planning, has been practicing architecture around the world for 30 years. He is also the...
Mini episode: Fraud Awareness Part 2
Fraud Awareness: a series of mini episodes where we provide tips to young grads about how to protect yourself from fraud brought to you by TD Insuranc...
Mini episode: Fraud Awareness Part 1
Fraud Awareness: a series of mini episodes where we provide tips to young grads about how to protect yourself from fraud brought to you by TD Insuranc...
Cutting Edge of Sports Science in the NFL
Adam Pinkoski ('16 BKin) Asst. Director of Performance Science for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers speaks about the limitless possibilities of his relatively...
Live WTJ?: Unique Career paths in Bio/Life Sciences
AlumLab teamed up with the What The Job? (WTJ?) podcast to bring you a live episode recording and networking event where WTJ? podcast host Matt Rea, '...
Mini Episode: Career Centre Series
Christine Gertz from the University of Alberta's Career Centre discusses great uses for Linkedin and Silver medal applicants. Silver medal applicants...
Mini-Episode: Career Centre Series
Tyree McCrackin from the University of Alberta's Career Centre speaks about the magic of saying "yes!" and letting go of the transactional model for n...
How to Handle Stress as you start Your Career Journey: live podcast recording
Podcast recording in front of a live audience with a panel speaking about how to handle stress as you start your career journey featuring: Pegah Salar...
Mini Episode: Career Centre Series
Marek Komar from the University of Alberta's Career Centre speaks about generalization vs specialization in your career and your identity at work.
Producing the News, with Augustana Grad Craig Wilson
Join Craig Wilson '89 Augustana (CLC), the award-winning Senior Editor of CBS Weekend News, as he shares his journey from growing up in Medicine Hat t...
Mini-Episode: Finance 101 Building Savings
Finances 101: a series of mini episodes where we provide tips to young grads about finances brought to you by TD Insurance. This episode includes some...
Entrepreneur, Academic, and Community Activist: Nakita Valerio ('09 BA, ‘17 MA) Follows Her Values
Nakita Valerio is a community organizer, has been an entrepreneur, ran a school in Morocco, has been the head of an independent research institute and...
Mini Episode: Finances 101 MANAGING DEBT
Finances 101: a series of mini episodes where we provide tips to young grads about finances brought to you by TD Insurance. This episode includes some...
Five Foundational Leadership Tips featuring Elan MacDonald
In the episode Elan MacDonald (VP External Relations at the University of Alberta) discusses her career and key moments in her career that helped buil...
Mini Episode: Finances 101 USING CREDIT
Finances 101: a series of mini episodes where we provide tips to young grads about finances brought to you by TD Insurance.This episode includes some...
Building a Wide Network with Pegah Salari '08 MBA
Pegah Salari, member of Alumni Council and Chair of the Career Services Committee, shares lessons she's learned about networking, notably about the im...
Mini Episode: Finances 101 BUDGET TIPS
Finances 101: a series of mini episodes where we provide tips to young grads about finances brought to you by TD Insurance.This episode includes some...
Live WTJ? podcast recording: the last in our Entrepreneurship series
Joel Huculak and Jennifer Keith speak further at our live recording about their entrepreneurship journeys.
Hit musical actors discuss their paths with Tammy Lamouche('20 BEd, '20 NS) & Rodney McLeod('11 NS)
Learn about the wonderful careers of these two stars from Bear Grease, the hit musical- including how they came to the acting profession, their tips f...
Entrepreneurship: Youtube and motivation as a business with Joel Huculak '16 BSc(PetEng)
Joel Huculak is the CEO and founder of Motiversity, one of the largest motivational media companies in the world with over 10 million subscribers and...
Entrepreneurship: Leaving your comfort zone with Jennifer Keith '11 BComm, '17 MBA
Part of the WTJ?'s series on entrepreneurship.
Jennifer Keith had a great, stable job before she left it all behind to launch Epic Food a...
Entrepreneurship: An attitude more than an occupation with Faaiza Ramji '04 BComm
Part of the WTJ?'s series on Entrepreneurship.
Faaiza Ramji is probably the only person you'll meet who makes booze out of peas. She and her bus...
Women in Business and Tech
When Iana Dogel came to Canada with her husband she was looking for a career change. She already had a PhD in Life Sciences, but decided to pursue an...
Interviews are not a time for false modesty
If you're looking to make a change there are few people better suited to offer advice than Paul Ingram. Now a partner with the Silverberg Group, Paul...
Fundraising as a Career: Knowing your impact & celebrating accomplishments
Featuring Kyla Amrhein ‘09 BA, Director for the Edmonton Public School Foundation, who discusses the importance of knowing your impact when you are fu...
An Arts degree and leadership in an Engineering firm with Pooja Happy, '11 BA
Avid Alumni Association volunteer, Pooja Happy talks about how her Arts degree led her to a career working with large international engineering firms...