Centre for Business international student Andrea Munoz Tobon shares why she chose the Human Resource Management Postgraduate program at George Brown Polytechnic during the pandemic and how it made her feel at home.

"George Brown’s postgraduate Human Resources Management program has been an outstanding stepping stone for me as I enter the HR professional field. I am grateful to the professors for encouraging and supporting all students with the opportunity to excel within the curriculum. The professors have exceptional HR experiences that provide further insight and real-life examples of what we learn. George Brown has provided me with the fundamental skills and knowledge that I will be able to transfer to my professional career."

"At the start of this program I vowed I would do my best to achieve nothing short of excellence in the Human Resources postgraduate program, as many people tried to discourage me from pursing a career in Human Resources, since I was coming from a purely science educational background. As a result, a lot of friends and family were not convinced I could make a smooth transition to the business field without starting from an undergraduate business program level. Today I can boldly say I proved myself right in pursuing this program, and I am more committed than ever to the community of George Brown Polytechnic that has brought me so much joy and success."

"We got to work on HR information management systems that showed us a sneak peek of what we'd be working on once we finished the program. Plenty of the software and interview tools I use at work every day today."

"George Brown Polytechnic has always kept its students engaged and involved. Rewards and recognition strategies at George Brown were exceptional, which ended up being applicable to my current job as an employment engagement specialist."

"I got all the real-world skills and hands-on experience that I could ask for. A lot of the skills that I learned at George Brown during my program were very transferable. We were practicing what we might actually do in the real world as if we were working for an organization already and expected to do these things. Co-op is also one of the biggest elements in any one of these postgraduate programs. They had a real focus on building those relationships with employers. I did my co-op at the Metropolitan Hotel in downtown Toronto. I spent about five months there, working as their HR Coordinator and it was an incredible experience." Hear more about Paul Koshy's story in our video.