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Graduating in 2022? Start your job search…NOW!

It is never too early to start your job search…in fact, you are already doing it and you may not know it.

“You are always interviewing”

What does this mean?

Your job search has started. Simply, every person you know and every person you meet is potentially a contact, reference or referral for the job you want.

We all know the importance of networking and you need to realize that informal contact with people is the same as networking. Every contact creates an impression that could influence their support and help in your job search.

Walking you dog, working out at the gym or just talking to friends can make lasting impressions with the people around you. Life is about relationships, so work hard at building and maintaining good relationships with everyone you can.

You never know who is watching your behavior.

Don’t wait until you graduate…start thinking about your job search now.

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markewicken: Mark Wicken is a marketing professional with over 30 years of advertising, communications and strategic planning experience within the retail and packaged goods industries. He has been a senior member of agency management teams with both account and brand management responsibilities. His strengths have always been on innovative thinking, solid organization and strong interpersonal skills. Starting in the advertising agency industry, Mark held senior account management positions at several multinational agencies including Leo Burnett, Foster, Caledon, Vickers & Benson and Saffer Advertising, and has been responsible for the management of accounts like IBM, McDonald’s, Esso and General Motors. Mark moved from his agency roles to the Client side and held the position of Divisional Vice President of Marketing for Domino’s Pizza International and Director of Marketing for KFC, Hardee’s and Sbarro restaurants in the Middle East. In 2002 he established The Mark Wicken Group, a business specializing in executive search, training and consulting within the marketing, advertising and communications industries. In addition to executive search, Mark has devoted much of his lifetime to teaching, education and youth development. He is President of MusicFest Canada ‘The Largest Annual Music Festival in North America’ and has been an instructor at the International Academy of Design and The Toronto Film School since 1998. Mark graduated from The University of Toronto, took post-graduate studies at Northwestern University, and is married with two sons.