Manitoba Hydro Visits Robertson College

We've had several visits from MB Hydro over the past few years and every time that Polly Bergen comes to visit and talk about the opportunities at MB Hydro students are interested in what she has to say.  Of course, it doesn't hurt that she's a great public speak (a great speaker to try to emulate!), but the main reason is that MB Hydro has so much to offer.
Of course, one of the things that people want to know about most is the Health coverage.  MB Hydro has a great coverage plan that includes:

• Dental
• Prescription Drug
• Vision Care
• Health Spending Account
• Travel Health Coverage
• Other Health Benefits including ambulance and physiotherapy

That is just the beginning of benefits for employees.  They also have excellent work/life balance programs that make it easy for employees to remember that having a life outside of work is a good thing and even encouraged! 
The other thing that I think is great about MB Hydro is that they are very interested in seeing their employees build and develop their skills.  They encourage employees to always be learning by offering:

• Tuition Reimbursement
• Educational Leave
• Professional Development Support
• Mentorship Program
• Extensive Internal Training Courses and Certifications
• External Training Support

...and you know what all that means right?  It means that employees move forwards and upwards at MB Hydro!
If you're interested in a career at MB Hydro check out their career section and register to apply online.

Top Employers in Alberta

Since we have a school in Calgary I thought I'd post the Top Employers in Alberta for you as well (just click on an employer to see more about them):
Agriculture Financial Services Corp.
Agrium Inc.
Alberta Blue Cross
Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc.
AltaGas Ltd.
ATB Financial
Athabasca University
Bayer CropScience Canada Inc.
Bethany Care Society
Big Rock Brewery Income Trust
BioWare ULC
Calgary Laboratory Services
Calgary R.C. Separate School District 1
Canada Safeway Limited
Canadian Western Bank
Collins Barrow Calgary LLP
Edmonton Regional Airports Authority
ENABIL Solutions Inc.
Enbridge Inc.
Enerflex Systems Ltd.
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Enmax Corporation
EPCOR Utilities Inc.
First Calgary Savings & Credit Union Ltd.
Focus Corporation Ltd., The
Graham Group Ltd.
Kellogg Brown & Root (Canada) Co.
Mammoet
Matrikon, Inc.
Medicine Hat, City of
Micralyne Inc.
Midwest Surveys Inc.
National Energy Board
Nexen Inc.
PCL Constructors Inc.
RedPoint Media Group Inc.
Rogers Insurance Ltd.
SAIT Polytechnic
Shell Canada Limited
Spruceland Millworks Inc.
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Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Talisman Energy Inc.
TAQA North Ltd.
TransCanada Corporation
Trican Well Service Ltd.
University of Alberta
Upside Software Inc.
WestJet Airlines Ltd.
Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta

Top Employers in Winnipeg

So, you may have graduated and you might be graduating soon and are at a loss of where to apply.  Well, why not start at the top? 
This year the winners of the Top Employers of Winnipeg awards are (click on any of the links to see why!):
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Boeing Canada Operations Limited
Brandon Regional Health Authority
Canad Inns
Canadian Tool & Die Ltd.
Canadian Wheat Board
Cargill Limited
Ceridian Canada Ltd.
Emerging Information Systems, Inc.
Hayhurst Elias Dudek, Inc.
Manitoba Blue Cross
Manitoba Liquor Control Commission
Manitoba Lotteries Corporation
MIG Insurance Group Ltd.
Monsanto Canada Inc.
MTS Allstream Inc.
New Flyer Industries Canada ULC
SecuriCan General Insurance Co.
Seven Oaks General Hospital
St. John's-Ravenscourt School
STRATA Benefits Consulting Inc.
True North Sports & Entertainment Ltd.
Wardrop Engineering Inc.
Winnipeg Airports Authority Inc.
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority


Employers are evaluated and compared with other employers based on the following criteria:
(1) Physical Workplace
(2) Work Atmosphere & Social
(3) Health, Financial & Family Benefits
(4) Vacation & Time Off
(5) Employee Communications
(6) Performance Management
(7) Training & Skills Development
(8) Community Involvement.


I'll bet there's some pretty big competition to get into these companies though.  And in order to compete successfully with all those job hunters you need two main things - proper training and a great resume and cover letter.  At Robertson College, we'll make sure that is exactly what you'll get!

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Convert Rows to Columns (or Columns to Rows) in Excel

Have you ever been working on an Excel spreadsheet and realized part way through that you would have been better off putting something in rows, but you'd already gotten half of the data entered in columns?  It happened to me not too long ago.  At first I thought I was going to have to start all over again but then I realized that there is a way to convert columns into rows or rows into columns and it isn't really difficult.  You've like used Paste Special before and not even realized that this is one of the things that you can do with Paste Special.
Here's how:

1. Select the cells that need to be converted.
2. Right click and Copy
3. Right click again, this time where you'd like to insert the info in columns/rows.
4. Select Paste Special
5. At the bottom of the box that comes up there's an option called "Transpose" - click this box off
6. PRESTO!  You got columns where you had rows before or rows where you had columns

Pretty easy huh?  There are so many things you can do with Excel and that why I love using it.  I started learning Excel simply because it was needed for a job that I wanted but once I started using it I was constantly amazed by the things that could be done.  We teach Excel in all of the administrative courses taught at Robertson College so if you need to work on your Office skills come and check out what else we teach.
 
Thanks to How-to-Geek for being the most comprehensive site I found with easy to understand instructions.