I believe that in today’s business world, learning about the theories of commerce is not merely enough for individual students to succeed. What differentiate COMM 299 from other courses in UBC is that it teaches the practical side of business such as resume building and interview preparation. Most graduate students go out to find a job without knowing how to write a strong resume. In this course, TAs sat down to teach us each and every step to market ourselves to our highest potential. I learned that each and every paragraph in a resume and cover letter should include CAR statements. By understanding this crucial outline, it will allow us to create powerful and persuasive resume and cover letters that will earn us a higher chance to get the job. Aside from resume and cover letter building we were also given the privilege to have an one-on-one interview with an TA or Prof. This experience was valuable as it created an realistic environment that was very similar to an actual job interview. By having immediate feed-backs followed by the interview, it allowed us to review what we did and gave us the opportunities and points to improve on our future interviews. Moreover, I believe this course was different from the others as the work load and expectations are more reasonable than other courses. This course made students want to learn, to engage and to challenge themselves. Unlike other courses that is merely composed of exams, this class encouraged participations and discussions. Hence I believe this course is very beneficial as it has three big selling points. It gave us the opportunity to write our own resume and cover letter. It allow us to improve on our interview skills. Finally it encouraged participations.
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