Alumni Spotlight: Win a Career Advising Session with Ladderly
Contest closes Sunday, June 14, 2026. Conditions Apply
🎓 Win a Career Advising Session with Ladderly!
This month’s Alumni Business Owner Spotlight features Navid Eskandar, '16 BSc(CivEng), the founder of Ladderly Career Services. To celebrate Navid's success and support our alumni community, we’re giving away a free, comprehensive career advising session. Whether you are looking to pivot industries or climb the corporate ladder, a Ladderly expert will provide a deep-dive review of your resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile.
The Prize: One (1) career advising session with Ladderly to review your resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile (a $250 value!)
Eligibility: U of A alumni with an active Alumni Perks account
Contest Closes: Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. MDT
Draw will take place on Monday, June 15, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. MDT
Ready to win? Just answer the questions below and submit your entry to get in the running!
ALUMNI PERKS CONTEST - LADDERLY
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
1. DRAW: The Alumni Perks Contest - Ladderly (the “Draw”) is conducted by The Governors of the University of Alberta (the “University”), and is administered on behalf of the University by Development & Alumni Relations, in the Vice-President External Relations (“DAR”). The Draw is to encourage University alumni to sign-up and create an account for the GREEN+GOLD Alumni Perks platform, and in accordance with the eligibility criteria as determined by the University and as set out in these Official Rules.
2. ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible for the Draw (an "Eligible Entrant") you must:
(a) Be eighteen (18) years of age or older; and
(b) Be a valid University Alumnus as verified by the University's alumni records, who must have convocated by the Contest Closing Time.
You are not eligible for the Draw if you are a resident of Quebec. Also, you are not eligible if you are a staff member or an employee of DAR, including a member of the immediate family (defined as mother, father, brother, sisters, sons, daughters and husband or wife, regardless of where they reside) or household of any of the above persons, their respective affiliates, agents, licensors, associates, or representatives. All decisions regarding eligibility to enter this Draw will be determined by the University in its sole discretion. This Draw is void where prohibited by law.
3. NUMBER, APPROXIMATE VALUE OF PRIZES AND CHANCES OF WINNING: There is one (1) prize ("Prize") available to be won in this Draw. The Prize is described in paragraph 9 below. The chances of winning the Prize will depend on the number of Eligible Entrants received in accordance with these Official Rules during the Entry Period as defined herein.
4. DRAW SCHEDULE: The Draw commences on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. (Edmonton Time) and closes on Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (Edmonton time) (the “Draw Closing Time”). Entry Forms must be received by DAR before the contest closing time, which is Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (Edmonton Time) (the “Contest Closing Time”) to be eligible to win the Prize.
5. HOW TO ENTER: No purchase is necessary to enter this Draw.
(a) To be entered into the Draw, Eligible Entrants must register and create an account, providing their name and email address, on the GREEN+GOLD Alumni Perks website (“website”) or register through the GREEN+GOLD Alumni Perks progressive web app (“app”).
(b) Eligible Entrants must answer the two (2) to three (3) required pulse survey questions within the Contest tab on the website or app before submitting the entry form (“Entry Form”).
(c) Each participant is only entitled to enter the Draw once.
Once submitted, all Entry Forms become the property of the University and will not be returned. All Entry Forms will be reviewed, and any Entry Forms which are deemed to be late, illegible, incomplete, inaccurate, inappropriate, offensive, plagiarized, subject to copyright or other intellectual property considerations, do not meet the Alberta Protection of Privacy Act (“POPA”) or privacy considerations, as set out in paragraph 19 herein, and otherwise, or which are deemed to not enhance the reputation of the University, will be disqualified. The determination of whether an Entry Form is illegible, incomplete, offensive, late, or deemed not to enhance the reputation of the University will be in the sole discretion of DAR.
6. DRAW DETAILS: The Draw will take place on Monday, June 15, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (Edmonton time), using a random number generator, at the DAR Office, in Edmonton, Alberta. The Eligible Entrant who is chosen in the Draw (“Selected Entrant”) and has complied with these Official Rules will be the winner of the Prize (“Winner”).
If necessary, should the Prize be unclaimed, or should the Selected Entrant be unwilling, unable or ineligible to win the Prize as set out in these Official Rules, the Prize will be forfeited and the University shall have the right to select, as replacements only, an additional individual as a Selected Entrant. Those Eligible Entrants, if any, who are drawn as replacements will be contacted by the University.
All determinations of the Selected Entrant and the Winner by the University are final and binding. No communication with the Eligible Entrants will be entered into except with the Selected Entrant. All matters related to the Draw and the verification of the eligibility of the Selected Entrant to be declared the Winner shall be conducted by the University, or by persons designated by the University in its sole and absolute discretion. All decisions made by the University in this regard are final and binding and cannot be challenged.
7. NOTIFICATION: The University will contact the Selected Entrant via email immediately following the draw on Monday, June 15 at 10:00 a.m. (Edmonton Time). The Selected Entrant must respond within one (1) day of being contacted on Monday, June 15 at 10:00 a.m. (Edmonton Time), at which time they will be asked the skill testing question to obtain their Prize. If the Selected Entrant does not respond or complete the skill testing question by Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (Edmonton Time) the Prize will be forfeited and the University will draw, as replacements only, an additional Selected Entrant.
8. DECLARATION OF WINNER: The Eligible Entrant will not be declared the Winner in accordance with paragraph 6 unless and until:
(a) The University has determined that such entrant is an Eligible Entrant pursuant to these Official Rules; and
(b) The Eligible Entrant correctly answers a time limited skill testing question as provided for in these Official Rules.
Once this verification takes place, the Eligible Entrant will be declared the Winner.
9. PRIZE: There is one (1) Prize in this Draw, being one (1) career advising session with Ladderly to review the Winner's resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile (a $250 value)
The Prize is not transferable and must be accepted as awarded with no substitutions, except at the University’s sole discretion. The University reserves the right to substitute the Prize of equivalent monetary value if the University is unable to award the Prize as described. The University will not be responsible, however, if factors beyond the University’s reasonable control prevents the Prize from being fulfilled. In any such event, the Winner will not be provided with a substitute prize or cash equivalent. The Prize will only be granted to the verified Winner. The Prize will be emailed to the Winner via the email address provided.
10. SKILL TESTING QUESTION: To win the Prize, the Eligible Entrant must correctly answer unaided, the mathematical, time-limited, skill-testing question as follows: 60 multiplied by 4 divided by 6 minus 15 =_____ prior to being declared the Winner.
11. DRAW MODIFICATION OR CANCELLATION: The University reserves the right, without prior notice and at any time, to terminate the Draw, in whole or in part, or modify, suspend or extend the Draw in any way, if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the Draw is impaired or corrupted or that fraud or technical problems, failures or malfunctions (including without limitation, computer viruses, glitches or printing or production errors) have destroyed or severely undermined the proper conduct, integrity, and/or feasibility of the Draw. In the event the University is prevented from continuing with the Draw as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, natural or man-made epidemic or health or other means, earthquake, explosion, labour dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist threat or activity, war or any federal, provincial or local government law, order, or regulation, public health crisis, the order of any court or jurisdiction, or by any other cause not reasonably within the University’s control (each a “Force Majeure” event), then subject to any governmental approval which may be required, the University shall have the right to modify, suspend, extend or terminate the Draw.
12. PARTICIPATION: Participation in this Draw constitutes an agreement by each participant to comply with these Official Rules.
13. DISQUALIFICATION: It is the participant’s responsibility to ensure that he/she has complied in full with all of the conditions and requirements contained in these Official Rules. If any potential winner is found to be ineligible, or if he or she has not complied with these Official Rules or declines a Prize, whatever the case may be, for any reason prior to award, such potential winner will be disqualified and, in the University’s sole discretion, an alternate winner may be selected. No mechanically reproduced, illegible, incomplete, forged, software generated or other automated multiple entries will be accepted. The University reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Draw, violating the terms of use and or general rules or guidelines of the University or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules; or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of this Draw, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. The University reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
14. RELEASE AND INDEMNIFICATION: By entering the Draw, each participant: (a) releases and agrees to hold the University, its respective directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including, without limitation, bodily injury and property damage, or any other damage or loss, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, to participation in this Draw, any Draw related activity, or from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the Prize or participation in any Prize related activity; and (b) agrees to fully indemnify the University and its respective directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all claims on the part of any third party or parties related in any way and for any reason to the Draw or to the Prize, including, without limitation, death, and personal or property damage or injury.
15. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: The University assumes no responsibility or liability for incorrect, damaged, illegible, incomplete, mutilated, spoiled, destroyed, stolen, misplaced, lost, late, misdirected or incomplete Entry Forms, which may be judged void, any notifications, responses, replies, or for any computer, telephone, hardware, software or technical malfunctions that may occur. The University assumes no responsibility for any theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Entry Forms. The University is not responsible for any injury or damage to Entrants in this Draw.
16. PUBLICITY RELEASE: By entering this Draw, each participant whose Entry Form is drawn hereby agrees and grants to the University, without further compensation, the unrestricted rights, but not the obligation, to the use his/her name, picture, portrait, likeness, voice, along with his/her address (City and Province) and any statements made by or attributed to such Eligible Entrant in any and all media, now known or hereafter devised, without notice, review or approval, in perpetuity and throughout the universe, for advertising and promotional purposes in connection with the Draw and other promotions, without further notice or compensation and releases the University from any liability with respect thereto.
17. OFFICIAL RULES AND LAWS: These are the official rules (the “Official Rules”). This Draw is governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and federal laws of Canada applicable therein and the parties hereby attorn to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Alberta. These Official Rules are subject to change without notice in order to comply with any applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws or the policy of any other entity having jurisdiction over the University. These Official Rules, as amended from time to time, will be posted on the website at: https://ualberta.alumni-perks.com/contests.
18. CONSTRUCTION: The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained in these Official Rules. Headings and captions are used in these Official Rules solely for ease of reference, and shall not be deemed to affect in any manner the meaning or intent of these Official Rules or any provision hereof. These Official Rules cannot be modified or amended in any way except in writing by a duly authorized representative of the University. Employees of the University are not authorized to modify, amend or waive these Official Rules.
19 PRIVACY: The personal information requested pursuant to these Official Rules is collected, used and disclosed under the authority of the Alberta Protection of Privacy Act (“POPA”) and will be protected in accordance with Part 1, Division 1 of that Act. It will be collected, used and disclosed for the purpose of administration of the Contest. All personal information collected for the purposes of administration of the Contest will be retained for two (2) years from the closing of the Contest. Direct any questions about this collection, use or disclosure to: Vanessa Welz at [email protected].