Written by: Mara Williams
Management Career Services (MCS) takes great pride in providing our students with the support they need to find rewarding work-integrated learning experiences, and helping employer partners hire exceptional business student talent. In addition to facilitating up to 1,000 work terms for Dalhousie business students every year, MCS has been welcoming co-op and intern students into its own office for more than 25 years.
To celebrate this milestone, we heard from a previous MCS student employee about how her time working at MCS helped shape her career trajectory and life today.
Kelsey Roy (BComm’23) worked at MCS as a Digital Marketing Assistant in winter 2021 for her first co-op. Interested in the role because of her passion for creative writing and graphic design, Kelsey was able to develop those skills and learn more about marketing and leveraging social media during the term. In addition, Kelsey’s time at MCS helped her identify what she wanted in a career. “The environment I worked in was welcoming, accepting, fostered learning and professional exploration, and gave me many opportunities to work on a variety of tasks which allowed me to gain a deeper understanding of what I liked and disliked.” As a young professional, this was extremely valuable knowledge, as it helped her chart the right path for her future co-op positions and eventual career.
In addition to figuring out her personal preferences, working at MCS helped Kelsey immensely when looking for her next position. Being pushed outside her comfort zone in areas such as public speaking gave Kelsey the opportunity to grow and feel more equipped for her next career opportunity. In fact, before her graduation, Kelsey was offered her current full-time position at EnPoint, a startup that offers mentorship software solutions to help organizations implement and run successful mentorship programs. She credits Management Career Services with helping her achieve success with this organization. “I attribute much of my early on professional development that has helped me excel at EnPoint with my position at MCS.”
Hearing Kelsey’s reflections on her time at MCS emphasizes the importance of work integrated learning and the lasting impact that a work term can have on one’s career. MCS is proud to have provided more than 25 years of work term experiences and is grateful to have benefited from student contributions to the team. Students at MCS have provided a unique perspective that has helped the team at MCS provide the best possible service for students and employer partners alike. And we’re looking forward to the next 25 years!
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