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Celebrate Canada Career Week at Trent
Canada Career Week is an annual event celebrated in more than 2,000 communities across the country, including Peterborough. The focus of the week is to provide Canadians, especially young people, with career information. Meanwhile, Trent’s Career Centre provides career and employment services for students, recent alumni, employers, and Trent staff and faculty. This includes workshops, online and print resource materials, resume and cover letter critiques, and career counselling. The Career Centre is located in Champlain College, Room 204. All students are invited and encouraged to attend the Career Centre events listed below. These workshops, info sessions and events will provide students with the information they need to successfully make their way along their career path. Please note that registration is required for all Career Centre workshops. Career Centre Co-ordinator Kirsti Kerford encourages all students to take part in Career Week events. First year students can take the opportunity to learn by exploring, while senior students will be starting to narrow down their options and network with representatives. "Career planning is a lifelong process, not a single decision. It is never too early to start exploring your options," says Ms. Kerford. "University is a time to learn; this includes learning about your options when you graduate and learning the skills to take that next step." CAREER CENTRE EVENTS Monday, November 3 INFO SESSION: THE BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING Learn how volunteering
can help you in your career development. Find out more about what skills
you can gain through
volunteer work and
how they can be transferred to the workplace. Special
guest from the Red
Cross. WORKSHOP: NETWORKING AT A CAREER EVENT Career events are
excellent opportunities for you to get exposure to multiple employers
and develop a
valuable network
of career
contacts. This workshop will help you discover
how using what you know combined
with who you know can lead to success in your job
search. You will learn about what to expect from a career fair
and find
out how
planning can
help you get the answers you might be looking for. Tuesday, November 4 PROFESSIONAL & GRADUATE SCHOOLS EXPO This event gives
students a chance to explore university and college post-graduate programs
that complement
their academic
interests.
Students should come prepared to discuss
post-graduate education opportunities
with representatives from variety of schools. INFORMATION PANEL This
forum of representatives from schools offering post-degree programs
will equip
students with
the information they
need for their educational
development. Students will be encouraged
to ask questions to learn more about
admission requirements,
the application
process,
deadlines,
employment
opportunities and much, much more. Wednesday, November 5 WORKSHOP: NETWORKING AT A CAREER EVENT Career events are
excellent opportunities for you to get exposure to multiple
employers and
develop
a valuable
network
of career
contacts. This workshop will help
you discover how using what you know combined
with who you know can lead to success
in
your job search. You will learn
about what to expect
from
a career fair
and find
out how
planning ahead
can help you get the answers you
are looking for. INFO SESSION: THE BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING Learn how volunteering
can help you in your career development. Find
out more
on what
skills you
can gain through volunteer
work and how
they can be transferred to
the workplace. Special guest from the United Way. Thursday, November 6 CAREER FAIR Co-hosted
by the Career Centre and the Trent Business
Student Association,
this
annual
career fair will
give students
from all disciplines
the chance to explore
and discover career opportunities available
to them in various
industries. This is an
excellent opportunity for students
to meet with potential
employers to discuss
employment
within a variety
of industries
while developing a valuable
network of contacts. INFO SESSION: INTERNSHIPS "Making the
most of an experience abroad: from university life to life after graduation" EMPLOYER INFORMATION PANEL This forum of representatives
from a variety
of organizations will
equip students
with
the information
they need
for their career
development.
Students will be encouraged
to ask questions
to
learn more
advice on resumes
and
cover letters,
informational interviewing and
networking as
well as specific
company information. INFO SESSION: THE BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING Learn
how volunteering can help you
in your career
development.
Find
out more
on what
skills you
can gain
through volunteer work
and
how
they can
be transferred
to the
workplace.
Special guest
from Kinark. Friday, November 7 INFO SESSION: OWNING YOUR OWN SUMMER BUSINESS At
this session,
students
will
learn out about
the Summer
Management
Program
and how
you can
make
dreams of owning
your
own business
a reality! Posted: November 3, 2003 |
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November
2 to 8 is Canada Career Week - and the Trent University Career Centre
is hosting a number of exciting events to help students plan for
their futures!