Future Ready Blog

From commercial account manager and commercial service team leader to commercial lines supervisor and department trainer, Mohawk College Insurance program graduate Wendy Hazell has done it all. Over the past 23 years since she completed the diploma offering, Wendy has made a varied career...

Balancing work and school for students can be challenging, especially with part-time or full-time jobs to pay for classes, learning materials, and more. I have worked as a peer tutor on campus and it gets difficult to balance work and school. Through research and experience, I found some ways to...

International students bring with them a variety of experiences and skills that can be much different from the country they move to for study and work. This can lead to a lot of confusion and challenges. To alleviate these challenges, it is essential that we identify the problems associated with...

Emma Giammichele wanted to attend a business-related college program, but she wasn’t exactly sure which path was for her. Mohawk College’s one-year General Arts and Science certificate proved to be low risk and high reward. Emma was able to explore her post-secondary options, discover what it was...

Gabriel Gonzalez Third year Business Administration – Marketing student When I graduated high school, like many of my classmates, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do for a career. I took a year off to work with the hopes that I would figure it out in that time. Well, a year passed and I still didn’t...

By Maria Becerra When I decided to go to college, I was confident. I thought my English skills were good enough until I was assessed by an advisor at the college when I went for the tour. I was told there was a requirement benchmark of 7 before submitting my application to the Paralegal Program. I...

In one of Mohawk Sustainability’s recent webinars, we met Rosanna, the owner of The Glass Jar Refillery, who provided us with information about the benefits of shopping at and supporting refilleries and why they are so important to sustainable living and environmentalism. Located in Hamilton, The...

A good story can help to change a life. This was true for third-year journalism student Emmett Steele when he decided to enroll at Mohawk College. "Stories have always been a very important aspect of my life,” says Emmett. “They provide an escape when reality becomes too much to handle. When I was...

By Emmett Steele | 3rd year Journalism student Starting something new can be exciting and slightly anxiety- filled as we look forward to what to expect, especially when that something is starting at a new school. It’s normal to wonder what it will be like on your first few days while you’re getting...

Mike Allen’s road to success was anything but linear. As he carved out his path to an architectural technology career, his passion for professional advancement combined with Mohawk College’s experiential learning and valuable co-op opportunities helped to make the journey smooth. When Mike initially...