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Getting to know generation Z

Aislin Roth experienced a whirlwind day in a CEO’s shoes in February. The 21-year-old commerce stud…

CEOx1Day Experience: BC Pension Corporation

Simon Litt, a University of Victoria commerce student, shadowed BC Pension Corporation CEO Laura N…

CEOx1Day matches top Canadian executives and business leaders of tomorrow

In the war for talent, smart Canadian businesses recognize the value in opportunities that provide…

Welcoming Gen Z to the workforce

What makes a potential leader? It is the number one question that most organizations grapple with to…

Learning more than ever expected: CEOx1Day at Molson Coors

Annu Puri is paired with MolsonCoors CEO Frederic Landtmeters Don’t miss one of the most important…

Begin your career as a CEO! CEOx1Day at PayPal Canada

2018 CEOx1Day Finalist Olivia Poulin with PayPal Canada CEO, Paul Parisi CEOx1Day is a unique chanc…

Hiring the leaders of tomorrow: What organizations need to know about Generation Z and how to attract top candidates

Sixth annual CEOx1Day job shadowing program brings together top students and CEOs, providing insigh…

Three Pieces of Advice from a CEOx1Day Semi-Finalist

As I head into my fourth year at York University and reflect on my undergrad in the Bachelor of Bus…

The Journey Beyond CEOx1Day

Josh Reding, 2018 CEOx1Day Finalist with Martinrea President and CEO, Pat D’Eramo I never would hav…

Two Western students spend a day with Canada's top CEOs

Gabrielle Foss (left) with CEO Lisa Kimmel at Edelman Canada. Two Western University students are a…

From CEOx1Day to Starting My Career at Odgers Berndtson

CEOx1Day Finalist Kayla Maduk with the Odgers Berndtson Ottawa team. From left to right: Suzy Foisy…

Globe and Mail Leadership Lab: CEOx1Day at Purolator

PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER KATSAROV/THE GLOBE AND MAIL By Vanessa Lin On Friday, Feb. 23, I became the CE…

Globe and Mail Leadership Lab: Special for International Women's Day

We asked Canadian female CEOs to share career advice for young graduates. What they would say to the…

Globe and Mail Leadership Lab: CEOx1Day at PayPal

You can immediately pick up their commonalities, even on a phone call. Paul Parisi, president of Pa…

CEOx1Day on BIV Roundhouse Radio

Odgers Berndtson Partner and National Diversity Leader Jane Griffith was recently interviewed by Bu…

Job shadowing with CEOs grows exponentially, as university students learn to be leaders

PHOTO: BEN NELMS FOR NATIONAL POST Job shadowing is a common practice for many enterprises as a mea…

Queen's University Student Selected for Unique CEOx1Day Experience

Image from Queen's Gazette When Vanessa Lin (Com’19) was selected to take part in the CEOx1Day prog…

CEOx1Day: Two University of Waterloo students reflect on their experience

Annu Puri and Ria Bharadwaj were two of 18 students across Canada who were selected for the unique o…

Day in the Life of a CEO: Kicking Horse Coffee

PHOTO FROM HASKAYNE NEWS By: Mansi Calapatti, Haskayne undergraduate student In September 2017, I s…

CEO for a day — at a major marketing company

Every marketing student dreams of going behind the scenes at a major agency. On February 15, Concor…

Brock student selected for national CEO shadow program

A Goodman School of Business student is among 18 Canadian students selected for a prestigious job s…

Gustavson student steps into CEO’s shoes at the David Suzuki Foundation

By Riley Hunt, 3rd year BCom student The Odgers Berndtson CEOx1Day competition, which I recently p…

UWindsor Student To Job-Shadow Exec

A University of Windsor student will be spending the next month job-shadowing a senior executive. I…

Goodman student among 18 in Canada selected for CEO shadowing program

Olivia Poulin’s dream of becoming a CEO is much closer than she thought. The fourth-year business s…

Deux présidentes forgent la relève dirigeante au Québec

Cossette CEO Melanie Dunn et ConcordiaU Lucrezia Sciascia Dans le cadre du programme CEOx1Jour, cré…

I Kick Like a Girl – A blog by Kayla Maduk

Carleton University Student Kayla Maduk with Ottawa Senators Foundation CEO Danielle Robinson By Ka…

CEOx1Day: Job shadow program matches students with top executives

CEO & Co-President Christiane Germain of Groupe Germain Hotels and student Alexandra Mailloux-R…

Mining for Opportunities: A Student’s CEOx1Day Experience at De Beers Canada

Fall has officially arrived, and along with the colourful gourds, ghouls, and our favourite spiced…

Putting My Leadership Skills to the Test: CEOx1Day at CBC Radio-Canada

It’s that time of year again! Applications for Odgers Berndtson’s prestigious CEOx1Day competition…

An Opportunity of a Lifetime: CEOx1Day with Linda Hasenfratz

With the deadline to apply for Odgers Berndtson’s CEOx1Day Program fast-approaching, you’re surely…

Dans les souliers d’un PDG

De jeunes diplômés ont suivi un grand patron comme une ombre pendant une journée. L’actualité a ren…

Why workplace diversity depends on engaging millennials

Ms. Griffith is a partner and the national diversity leader at Odgers Berndtson in Toronto. Mr. Bea…

CEOs back 2017 Canadian “CEO for a Day” student initiative as global participation nears 1,000

Nineteen CEOs from Canada’s leading organizations – including Kellogg’s, Martinrea, PayPal Canada,…

Mentorship program gives students a view from the top

Supply chain management fascinates Daniel Piechnik. It has been the focus of his bachelor of commer…

Meet the undergraduate CEO of IKEA (for a day)

Maria Poonawala became CEO of IKEA Canada (for a day) before she even graduated from the Global Man…

Student learns leadership skills from one of the top CEOs in the energy business

(Edmonton) From visiting Alberta’s energy power house to learning how to store solar energy, to pic…

How leaders can engage future talent

Ana Dominguez, president of Campbell Co. of Canada, is responsible for the strategic business direc…

What’s it really like to be CEO for a day?

Among the hundreds of Canadian undergrads who participated in the 2017 Odgers Berndtson CEOx1Day co…

Student spends a day with senior leaders at major mining company

Jessica Wu, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student, spent one day in the shoes of a De Beers…

Young engineer experiences life at the top of a diamond company

De Beers Canada hosts local CEOx1Day participant at world’s largest new diamond mine From a…

Buruç Asrin: CEOx1Day

Inspiring. This is how Buruç Asrin, a student in Software Engineering at Concordia University, desc…

Millennials become CEO for a day

As Nabaa Alam neared the end of his chemical engineering program at the University of Alberta, he w…

Mikael Clement: CEOx1Day

Ever wondered what it takes to be the CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada? Mikael Clement, a third-year student…

Carleton Student Spends the Day as a CEO

Carleton student Efrem Berhe recently spent a day at the reins of one of Ottawa’s most important mu…

Shadowing the Head of BCLC for a day

SFU commerce student Madeline Millsip discusses what it was like shadowing the head of the B.C. Lot…

A Day in the Life of a CEO

Do you ever wonder what a day in the life of a CEO looks like? The other day, I got to spend my 9 t…

The CEOx1Day Experience at BCLC

Simon Fraser University student Maddie Millsip and BCLC CEO Jim Lightbody recall their CEOx1Day toge…

University of Waterloo student to Shadow CEOx1Day Kevin Frey of Right to Play International

By Carrie Gilmour Today’s students are our leaders of tomorrow and Adnan Khan, a Master Of Accounti…

21 University Students Take on the Top Job

In pursuit of Canada’s next generation of leaders, global executive search firm Odgers Berndtson h…

From CEOx1Day Finalist to Co-Founder of a Startup

When Alyssa Spagnolo first heard that she would be shadowing the Canadian Football League’s Commiss…

How to be CEO for a Day

When Jesse Carmichael (BComm 16) walked into the head office of Via Rail Canada in February of 2014…

UVic Student Heads Globally Recognized Energy Company for a Day

This International Business student at the University of Victoria came across the opportunity of a…

Learning to Lead, the Nabaa Alam’s CEOx1Day Story

Odgers Berndtson’s CEOx1Day event has a premise that asks a simple question: What…

Odgers Berndtson Bridges Leadership Generational Gap with Fourth Annual CEOx1Day Program

Canada’s most promising future leaders have the opportunity to see first-hand how prominent CEOs lea…

Motivated student turns to MEC for diversified experience

Scott Henry isn't one of those university students who needs motivation. Before he turned 20 in Dece…

What a Toronto student learned from IKEA Canada boss Stefan Sjostrand

If you start seeing IKEA's Canadian boss cropping up on LinkedIn more frequently, you can thank Mar…

Queen’s student tackles a day at the top of the CFL

Alyssa Spagnolo's big day at the Canadian Football League was action-packed: meetings with the orga…

Student spends one day as CEO of IKEA

On Feb. 24, fourth-year Ryerson global management studies student Maria Poonawala took over IKEA Ca…

Norsat boss champions engineering-diversity cause

Amiee Chan couldn’t help but notice on a business trip to South Korea that vendors for Norsat Inter…

CEOx1Day: getting a taste of the hot seat

After seemingly endless hours of hitting the books at the library and stressing about their future,…

Students learning leadership at the side of CEOs

(Edmonton) A pair of engineering students have won a competition to spend a day with a CEO, receivi…

CEO for a day: University students get a taste for the top job

It usually takes people years to land the top job at a company but, thanks to a program run by execu…

What's it really like to be CEO for a day? Student Jason Azzoparde tells us

Undergraduate Jason Azzoparde, a student in Concordia's Department of Mathematics and Statistics …

Altus Group reports on their experience with York University student

TORONTO ‒ Altus Group Limited (“Altus Group”) (TSX:AIF) Chief Executive Officer Robert Courteau wa…

What’s a day at the office like for a CEO?

Three bachelor of commerce students from the John Molson School of Business (JMSB) were selected to…

CEOx1Day Featured on CBC's The Exchange

CBC's The Exchange speaks with CEO of Ikea Canada, Stefan Sjöstrand and 4th year Ryerson university…

UTM commerce student is CEO for a day

By: Blake Eligh For U of T Mississauga student Mohamed Sidibé, the path to the top suddenly seems a…

Closing the Leadership Skills Gap

Norsat Hosts UBC Student for CEO x 1 Day Program

On Friday, February 5th, Norsat played host to Jasmine Nikkari, a third year University of British C…

Looking to uncover Canada’s future leaders: Odgers Berndtson launches year three of CEO x 1 Day program with new talent development partners

Toronto, October 1, 2015 – For the third consecutive year, leading global executive search firm Odge…

À la recherche des leaders de demain : Odgers Berndtson donne le coup d’envoi de la troisième édition du programme CEO x 1 Jour, s’appuyant sur de nouveaux partenariats avec des incubateurs de talents

Toronto, le 1er octobre 2015 – Pour une troisième année consécutive, le leader mondial du recrutemen…

Les entreprises ont du mal à discerner les qualités qu’elles doivent rechercher dans leurs futurs dirigeants

Par: Fanny Bourel Pourquoi est-il urgent de se consacrer à la formation des leaders en devenir ? Env…

Odgers Berndtson donne le coup d’envoi de la troisième édition du programme CEO x 1 Jour

Un jour dans la peau d’un PDG

Par: Frédéric Roy FI RELÈVE – L’expérience de Maxime Proulx, 22 ans, étudiant d’HEC Montréal est un…

Rencontre au sommet

Par: Karl Rettino-Parazelli Gratifiantes, les fonctions de chef de la direction? Sans aucun doute.…

Le stage : un jour avec un chef de la direction

Par: Martine Letarte Avoir la chance de passer une journée avec le grand patron d’une importante en…

Étudiants brillants, mais difficiles à garder

Par: Karl Rettino-Parazelli Nos dirigeants de demain ont une conscience sociale et environnementale…

Chef de la direction d’un jour

CEO for a day: Students experience what it’s like to run a major Canadian company

By: Andrew Seale Dania Zargaran was 21 when she took the reins as co-CEO of Purolator. It was a shor…

Four Concordians vie for a spot in the finals

By: Tom Peacock Every year, executive search firm Odgers Berndtson holds a competition that matches…

Concordia University student lives a day in the life of a CEO

By: Meagan Boisse When Jesse Carmichael walked into the head office of Via Rail Canada last February…

What’s a day at the office like for a CEO?

Three bachelor of commerce students from the John Molson School of Business (JMSB) were selected to…

Here’s what it takes to be a CEO, according to somebody who gets them hired

By: Cody Gault Rob Quinn says he can spot a future CEO before she has landed her first job. As a Tor…

CEO for a Day

By: Linda White Right Kobisan Rasaratnam spent a day in a CEO’s shoes. The University of Waterloo st…

CEO for a Day

Kobisan Rasaratnam spent a day in a CEO’s shoes. The University of Waterloo student shadowed one of…

CEO for a Day Stories

The President and CEO of Purolator describes his experience during the CEO X1 Day program: What pers…

First West CEO inspires student to pursue his goals

By: Tyler Orton Akaash Bali remembers sweat pooling up in his palms when he arrived at First West Cr…

Walking the talk with Goldcorp’s CEO

By: Nelson Bennett Good communication. It’s one of those things many executives pay lip service to b…

Playing with the Big Kids: Winning the CEO x 1 Day Program

By: Shelby MacLeod I know not to believe sayings popularized by pop culture; however, when I won…

Taking the CEO seat for a day

By: Kayla Dixon Have you ever wondered what the leaders of today’s largest companies are like in per…

Ryerson students chosen to shadow notable Canadian CEOs

By: Deborah Hernandez Two Ryerson students will have the chance to shadow the Canadian CEOs of two m…

CEO in Training

Robert Goldfarb, a fourth year double Major in Computer Science and Medical Science at Western Unive…

3 Tips for a Future-Proof Company

By: Bjorn Dawson Background: Recently, I was offered the chance to spend the day with Elyse Allan, t…

First West Helps Shape Future Leaders, One Day at a Time

LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Feb. 12, 2015) For many post-secondary students pursuing bu…

SFU students shine in ‘CEO for a Day’ competition

Simon Fraser University undergraduate student Ryan Smith will spend Thursday, Feb. 19 walking in a C…

Program matches students with top executives

By: Mario Tuneguzzi A new program aimed at grooming Canada’s future business leaders launched Tuesda…

Could one of these four Concordians be CEO for a day?

This week, four John Molson School of Business (JMSB) undergrads spent an enriching, nerve-wracking…

What could you learn from a top CEO?

By: Gillian Livingston If you could follow a Canadian CEO around for a day, whom would you choose? F…

In their shoes: Students compete to be a CEO for a day

By: Kayla Hoolwerf Students across Canada are competing for their chance to spend a day walking in t…

Dream Jobs Do Come True: Students Take the Helm as CEOs of lululemon, Ubisoft, Purolator and 17 Other Prominent Companies for One Day

Toronto, February 9, 2015 – In the pursuit and development of Canada’s next generation business lead…

Odgers Berndtson dévoile les noms des lauréats du programme CEO x 1 Jour au Québec

Montréal, le 29 janvier 2014 - Odgers Berndtson, chef de file mondial dans le recrutement de cadres,…

Un emploi rêvé devenu réalité : Pendant une journée, des étudiants occupent le fauteuil du chef de la direction de lululemon, Ubisoft, Purolator et 17 autres entreprises de premier plan

Toronto, 9 février 2015 – Afin de favoriser la formation et l'émergence de la prochaine génération d…

Growing Talent for the Future: 21 Leading Canadian CEOs Join Odgers Berndtson to Launch Second Year of CEO x 1 Day

Toronto, October 1, 2014 – For the second consecutive year, leading global executive search firm Odg…

Cultiver des talents pour l’avenir : 21 chefs de la direction canadiens de premier plan se joignent à Odgers Berndtson pour le lancement de la deuxième édition du programme CEO x 1 Jour

Toronto, le 1er octobre 2014  – Pour une deuxième année consécutive, le leader mondial du recrutemen…

Two York students winners in ‘CEO x 1 Day’ executive shadowing program

By: Maya Sokolovski Global executive search firm Odgers Berndtson recently identified the student w…

Frank earns CEO-for-a-day stint

Less than two months before graduating from University of Ottawa with a commerce degree, Robert Fran…

Commerce student gets real-life CEO experience

By: Wanda Praamsma It’s easy to see why Queen’s Commerce student Stephanie Spagnolo (Com’14) was se…

Being a good manager is all about people

By: Katerina Fragos MONTREAL — After my day with Vidéotron president Manon Brouillette, I was tired.…

Ubisoft boss keeps consumer in mind throughout busy day

By: Simon Bibeau MONTREAL — If I were to compare my day shadowing Yannis Mallat, CEO of Ubisoft Mont…

CEO for a day: Students sit in the chair

By: Paul Delean MONTREAL — For Yannis Mallat, the hardest adjustment in becoming chief executive at…

CEO for a day: Students sit in the chair

By: Paul Delean MONTREAL — For Yannis Mallat, the hardest adjustment in becoming chief executive at…

Schulich iBBA student participates in prestigious program

Schulich iBBA student Brandon Sun recently had the unique opportunity to shadow Ellis Jacob, Presid…

Unique program gives Canada’s prospective leaders a chance to step into some much bigger shoes – for a day

Pickering student job shadows Twitter Canada boss

“PICKERING — There are some lessons you learn in the classroom, and others that only real life can t…

A seat in the C-suite for two Ivey Students

Neck ties and blazers may be proper business attire for HBA students, but it’s not often that they g…

Spotlight on #GoodmanSpirit: Five questions about CEO x 1 Day

On February 24, 2014, Jingwen Luo spent the day getting a taste of what it is like to be a CEO. She…

CEOx1Day Featured on Canada AM - GE Canada

Journalism student learns what it takes to be CEO

By: Antoinette Mercurio The fourth-year journalism student spent Feb. 10 shadowing Kirstine Stewart,…

Laval student selected for North American first

Less than two months after graduating from Concordia University with a commerce degree, Katerina Fr…

Éloïse Gagné, CEO of Hydro-Québec for a Day

LSA President Selected from a Pool of 500 Applicants. This year’s President of the McGill Law Studen…

Thierry Vandal sur la relève et une nouvelle pile à haut potentiel

Par: Francois Pouliot Y a-t-il un problème de relève chez Hydro-Québec, et où sera la société d’Éta…

Recrue d’un Jour

Par: Matthieu Charest Près de 1 000 candidats avaient répondu à l’appel de la firme de recrutement…

À la tête d’Ubisoft Montréal pour une journée

Par: Oriane Wion Le Montarvillois Simon Bibeau a eu la chance de passer une journée aux côtés de Yan…

Éloïse Gagné: PDG d’un jour chez Hydro-Québec

Par: Bridget Wayland Éloïse Gagné, présidente de l’Association des Étudiantes en Droit de McGill (A…

A leadership lesson in 40-plus tweets

By: Leah Eichler For a new graduate, it’s difficult to imagine what it means to be the chief executi…

Four Queen’s students vie for CEO experience

By: Mark Kerr As someone who wants to lead a company one day, Susan Wang would welcome the opportuni…

Concordia student to be ‘CEO for a day’

By: Yuri Mytko JMSB undergrad triumphs in Canadian leadership competition. Katerina Fragos is having…

Aurora business student to shadow Pan Am Games CEO

By: Brock Weir As a student at Cardinal Carter Catholic High School, Michael Delplavignano knew he h…

Seven University Students Selected for a Job Interview like No Other

Toronto, January 29, 2014 - Odgers Berndtson, a leading global executive search firm, has identified…

Goodman student to be CEO for a day

By: T. Mayer A Goodman School of Business Co-op student will get a glimpse into the inner workings…

Canadian CEOs and students get acquainted

By: Molly Gatt Competition offers chance to meet one-on-one with company leaders. Students in Ontari…

Odgers Berndtson Launches CEO X 1 Day– Looking for Canada’s Most Promising Future Leaders

Toronto, October 1st, 2013 - Odgers Berndtson, a leading global executive search firm, is proud to …

UOIT students embrace special hands-on opportunities through CEO for a Day program

Unique opportunities for hands-on learning and practical experience in the workplace are among the m…