Before You Start
Helpful resources to assist you in geting a job with any major are close at hand and include University Career Fairs, College Placement and Career Centres, Career Directories and Counseling, and Job Websites.
i) In Person:
University Career Fairs
With so many organizations represented in one place, a few days of browsing the booths can yield much more information than weeks of surfing the web… Read the article “Career Fairs: Make Them Worth It!” in jobpostings.ca
University’s Placement & Career Centre
University Career and Placement Centres help graduates and students who wish to obtain permanent, summer or part-time employment, and assist employers who want to recruit at the University. Centres hold workshops on résumés, cover letters, portfolios and interview preparation, and they have employment listings of local, national, and overseas postings. See for example Laurentian University.
ii) In Print:
The Career Directory: Canada's Best Employers for College and University Graduates
See www.mediacorp.ca/tcd
While it’s geared toward Canadian college and university grads – the information is applicable in many countries, especially our neighbours to the South – the USofA.
More on this later…
How to Get A Job with Any Major
See www.donaldasher.com
Donald Asher is known in the United States as America's Job Search Guru. Says he, "Do you think your major determines your career choices? Here's the biggest secret in career counseling: You can get any job with any major!" And he goes on to prove it in his book that you can read on line for free at http://books.google.com
University Career Fairs
With so many organizations represented in one place, a few days of browsing the booths can yield much more information than weeks of surfing the web… Read the article “Career Fairs: Make Them Worth It!” in jobpostings.ca
University’s Placement & Career Centre
University Career and Placement Centres help graduates and students who wish to obtain permanent, summer or part-time employment, and assist employers who want to recruit at the University. Centres hold workshops on résumés, cover letters, portfolios and interview preparation, and they have employment listings of local, national, and overseas postings. See for example Laurentian University.
ii) In Print:
The Career Directory: Canada's Best Employers for College and University Graduates
See www.mediacorp.ca/tcd
While it’s geared toward Canadian college and university grads – the information is applicable in many countries, especially our neighbours to the South – the USofA.
How to Get A Job with Any Major
See www.donaldasher.com
Donald Asher is known in the United States as America's Job Search Guru. Says he, "Do you think your major determines your career choices? Here's the biggest secret in career counseling: You can get any job with any major!" And he goes on to prove it in his book that you can read on line for free at http://books.google.com
iii) On Line – Getting “Job-Ready”: www.resume-help.org
www.quintcareers.com
Your resume is competing with hundreds – possibly thousands – of others. The employer’s first impression of you is the appearance of your cover letter – make it work for you. www.resume-help.org and www.quintcareers.com will provide you with numerous tips of the trade.
iv) On Line – Finding a Job:
www.eluta.ca
This site lets people find new job announcements by searching tens of thousands of employer websites across Canada. More on this later…
www.greatjobsforgraduates.com
This website that sells a very useful book - Really Great JOBS for Graduates - 90 Days to the Career of a Lifetime
For a list of top ten job sites, check out job websites.
For a list of 30, check out www.money.cnn.com
www.quintcareers.com
Your resume is competing with hundreds – possibly thousands – of others. The employer’s first impression of you is the appearance of your cover letter – make it work for you. www.resume-help.org and www.quintcareers.com will provide you with numerous tips of the trade.
iv) On Line – Finding a Job:
www.eluta.ca
This site lets people find new job announcements by searching tens of thousands of employer websites across Canada. More on this later…
www.greatjobsforgraduates.com
This website that sells a very useful book - Really Great JOBS for Graduates - 90 Days to the Career of a Lifetime
For a list of top ten job sites, check out job websites.
For a list of 30, check out www.money.cnn.com