Career Stories
No career path is the same. In this series, each episode brings you insightful interviews and personal accounts of professionals from diverse fields, sharing their experiences, challenges, and valuable lessons learned along their career paths.
“I don’t know what I want to do for my career path.” We’ve all had thoughts like this before, you’re not alone. Hear Aymen Saqib's story about how she went from being anxious and unmotivated to finding her passion in marketing. Learn her tricks on gaining experience at TRSM and how to foster good relationships with professors.
Economics and Management Science co-op student Grejdi Meta shares how he showcased specific technical skills to land a role with OTPP. During his time there, Grejdi had heard about an exciting new project that involved Power BI, knowing that the Bootcamps team offered it, he jumped on the opportunity to hone his skills. Tune in to hear Grejdi's secret on how he landed his job, and how he got promoted!
Entrepreneurship co-op student, Hadeer Abelhamid shares with us how she tackled being a new immigrant in Canada and a transfer student.
Hadeer opens up about feeling behind her peers knowing she would graduate three years later than anticipated. Tune in to hear how Hadeer found out that she was on the right path for herself, and how she became a student group president.
Economics and Management Science co-op student Kabeena Kodeeswaran shares with us how she went from 100+ applications for her first co-op term with no responses, to landing a co-op job at Fidelity.
Basel Zakaria, a TRSM Entrepreneurship Alumni, shares his journey from adapting to life in Canada to his experience in the DMZ. By going to the Ted Rogers School's Business Career Hub and taking advantage of the services provided at TMU, Basel talks about how important it is to build connections, gain bootcamp badges, read, and follow your passion.
Shanaya Kalia (external link) (external link) , a fourth-year Law and Business student, shares her experience of coming into the Ted Rogers School of Management as a transfer student from another university, and getting involved immediately. Shanaya became involved with FFB as a TedPack Mentor, becoming a great leader among her peers and around the Ted Rogers School. She speaks about her journey with finding a job in the public sector as well as the private sector, and she talks about the noticeable differences between the two. Shanaya also got involved with Ryerson Women in Leadership (RWIL) with hopes of breaking barriers and raising awareness to the struggles that women face in the professional industry, and helping people achieve their true potential.
Please note: This episode was recorded prior to Ryerson's official name change to Toronto Metropolitan University.
In this episode of the My Story in 30 podcast, Muhammed Saif (external link) or better known as Saif, a third-year Business Technology Management student, shares how he was able to pursue his passions while building his professional career. He discusses how he found his passions, what keeps him motivated, and how his passions helped lead him to professional opportunities.
Additionally, Saif shares the various supports he has taken advantage of. He applied to and won many scholarships awarded by TRSM and explains how he was able to find what scholarships he was eligible for. The Business Career Hub and his Co-op Coordinator helped him navigate during his co-op journey. He goes on to advise listeners to recognize what they like and take advantage of the opportunities around them.