Posts for the Topic career change

How Doubling Down Paid Off

Friday, May 12, 2017 by Uppi Doshi (BMath '06)

In the summer of 2015, I decided to double down and bet on myself – I believed the odds were in my favour. Fast forward to almost two years later and I have to admit it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made and it feels great to be right.

Choices

math

career change

Update from an Engineer turned Project Runway Designer

Friday, April 15, 2016 by Angela Sum (BASc '06)

A question that I have gotten a lot since my fashion debut on the national reality TV series, Project Runway, is how I made the jump from a tech career on Wall Street, to working in the fashion design industry?

career change

entrepreneur

fashion

Moving from the Financial Sector to a Sustainability Oriented Start-up

Friday, February 5, 2016 by Elly Im (BMath ’11)

A start-up was probably the furthest prospect from the future I envisioned when I happily graduated from the University of Waterloo in winter 2010. I was young and really excited to take on my first full time job at Goldman Sachs.

startup

career change

career exploration

An Alumnus Doubles Down

Friday, October 30, 2015 by Upasana Doshi (BMath ’06)

I’m not much of a gambler, so it’s quite unlikely that you’ll find me in a casino or even buying a lottery ticket as the odds are stacked against me and I’m not one to bet on good luck.

career change

innovation