Ellen Tsang

“Your interests are your greatest point of competitive advantage”.

— Philippe Desrochers, COMM 299 Career Fundamentals Instructor

This was one of the best pieces of advice I’ve heard during my COMM 299 Career Fundamentals Course and it has really inspired me to focus more on what benefits I could gain from my personal interests and skills. It is indeed very true that we will all have similar skills coming out from post-secondary education. What really makes us stand out is our personality and interests. I have always held a great interest in Product Design and Graphics Design. In fact, I was still thinking of design ideas whilst I was studying for my last Macroeconomics midterm, even though technically I should not be telling you that, shh. :p Currently, I plan on majoring in Marketing and this course has really taught me that I could really develop and use my interest in Design to invent a career opportunity for myself in the future. My passion and knowledge about design, as well as my creativity, would most certainly help me in developing my advertising skills and give me a competitive edge in the industry. That’s why I’ve decided to take a Visual Arts course this coming year, so I can cultivate my other skills, and at the same time get to do what I love! : )