1999-2000 Undergraduate Calendar Student Services | 1999-2000 Undergraduate Calendar Student Services |
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| 1999 - 2000 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR | ||
| Carleton University |
508 University Centre
Telephone: 520-6611
Fax: 520-5695
Website: www.carleton.ca/career
Email: career@carleton.ca
Career Services (CS) is the on-campus career and employment centre. It provides students and alumni with the resources and materials they need to embark upon their job search. Services provided by this office include:
A resource centre is available for students to research educational, employment, and career planning resources. Materials available include: occupational materials, university and community college calendars, company videos and CD Roms, job search materials, newspapers, business periodicals, occupational and labour market trends, work abroad information, salary information, an assortment of employment directories and information on various associations. Information about other sources of assistance at Carleton and in the greater Ottawa community is also available. There is a library of materials that are available on a loan system.
Career and educational counselling involves learning to plan wisely, handle Difficulties, and make decisions with regard to academic and career concerns. Relevant information generated by group discussion and assessment is used in helping the student to determine goals and make choices. In addition, group workshops, dealing with employment issues, are held on a weekly basis on resume writing/cover letters, interview techniques and job search/networking skills. Register to attend by signing up with our reception staff.
Part time, summer and internship opportunities are posted on the self-service job boards within the office. Full time jobs are posted in job binders located in the reference library. Students may also access the Job Bank situated on the 4th floor of the Unicentre, to search for jobs posted by Human Resources Development Canada. CS also provides computer work stations for students to access electronic job search methods such as the National Graduate Register and Campus WorkLink.
A selection of jobs advertised at Career Services appear on our homepage and in our Charlatan ad, which runs every second week during the fall and winter terms. Copies of the ad are circulated to departments on campus for posting. A detailed description of employment activity is published in our Employment Bulletin. The bulletin is posted in a glass case outside the office.
Career Services hosts an annual Career Fair early in October. Employers from both the private and public sectors visit the campus to answer student inquires and raise awareness of permanent job opportunities and career possibilities. The Career Fair date, time and location will be advertised in our September/October Charlatan ads.
During the last week in January or first week in February, Career Services hosts a Summer Job Fair. Various employers participate in the job fair to advertise their summer employment opportunities to all students currently enrolled in full time or part time studies. The Summer Job Fair will also be advertised through the Charlatan ad.
Throughout the year, CS organizes a number of career and employment information events for students to provide them with the opportunity to gather information on various career possibilities. Some of these sessions may include on-campus visits from various employers and associations to discuss career opportunities, information sessions on government employment programs, and presentations from various representatives to provide students with information on working abroad.
Employers from both the private and public sectors visit Carleton University to recruit graduating students for permanent employment opportunities which are available at the end of the academic term.
Positions advertised through the program are of a professional nature. Students seeking employment through the On-Campus Recruitment Program must be in their graduating and final year of studies at Carleton University. The recruiting season takes place during both the fall and winter terms.
On-Campus Recruiting job postings are also advertised through our Charlatan ad and the Employment Bulletin.
The Alumni Referral Service is for new and recent Carleton graduates. It is based on informing qualified Carleton alumni, registered with our service, of immediate job openings. All positions are also posted in the full time job binders in the reference library.
Students may register for the Alumni Referral Service one month prior to completing their degree requirements and may continue to register and participate in the service for up to three years after graduation. Students do not have to be unemployed to be eligible for the service, but they must be sincerely and actively looking for a job.