On our season 3 kick-off episode, we speak with Fiona Wong, a UVic Law graduate with a passion for labour and employment law. She has served as President of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers, helped produce an award-winning law documentary called “But I Look Like a Lawyer”, and launched a podcast featuring Asian-Canadian lawyers.

During her time at UVic, Fiona founded the First Generation Network at UVic to reduce barriers for law students who are the first in their family to attend post-secondary.

We talk with Fiona about facing discrimination as an Asian student and lawyer, how her identity shapes her career in law, and much more.

Resources from this episode

• First Generation Network
• But I Look Like a Lawyer
• UVic Law
• The UVic Co-op Program
• Accessing career support 

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• (02:52) - What drew Fiona to the field of law? Why UVic?

Don’t want to commit to just one career path? Being flexible can lead you on some amazing adventures.

On today’s episode, Katy and Emma speak with Mark Leiren-Young who was UVic's second ever double major, in Theatre and Creative Writing and who currently works as a UVic professor in the Writing department, among many other roles.

We chat with Mark about:

• Working in creative fields as diverse as writing award-winning movies The Green Chain and the Hundred-Year-Old Whale
• Hosting the Skaana podcast, where he covers ocean-related environmental issues
• Touring Canada as half of the comedy duo, Local Anxiety
• Teaching classes on the Marvel and DC universes

…and much more!

Resources from this episode

• Skaana podcast
• UVic Writing Program
• The UVic Co-op Program
• Accessing career support 

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• Follow UVic Co-op and Career on social media

• (00:00) - Music intro

Wondering if you should come back to school for a graduate degree? It’s a big question, but we’re here to help.

This week, Katy and Emma connect with Allison Benner, the associate director of UVic’s Career Services team to talk about:

• What kind of research to do 
• Whether it’s worth the time and money
• The reality of today’s economy and the job market

Resources from this episode

• Accessing career support 
• Co-op for graduate students
• Applying to graduate school

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Photo by Kimberly Farmer on Unsplash.

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Have a business idea? Not sure how to get it off the ground?

In this episode, Emma and Kate speak with Ashley and Robert Roulston, co-founders of Industrial Plankton, a company that makes equipment to grow live algae cultures that are used to stabilize the aquaculture food chain. Fourteen years into their business, they share tips on:

• How to form a partnership that combines different degrees and skill sets
• What it’s like to build a business from scratch
• Why they hire UVic co-op students 

…and much more! 

Resources from this episode

• Industrial Plankton
• The UVic Co-op Program
• Coast Capital Innovation Centre
• Accessing career support 

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• Follow UVic Co-op and Career on social media

• (00:00) - Intro music

Learn what self-disclosure means in the workplace.