January 28, 2010

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In this issue:
• Are you ready for summer?
• Summer Job Fair

Are you ready for summer?

In the summer of 2009, news of the continued downturn in the global economy raised many concerns regarding summer employment. In May 2009, the Labour Force Survey, Statistics Canada, showed that it was not an easy start in terms of summer employment for students aged 20 to 24. This excluded high-school students (aged 15 to 19) not yet out of school. The number of employed students fell by 59,000 compared with the previous year raising the unemployment rate for this population from 15.4 percent in May 2008 to 18.3 percent in May 2009.

In August 2009, the number of employed students, aged 15 to 24 (now including high-school students), was down by 128,000 raising the unemployment rate to 16.4 percent compared to 11.4 percent the previous year. Numbers like this had not been seen in decades. The media was especially interested in learning about the number and range of jobs available to students during the first summer of the recession as well as students' reactions to the depressed summer job market. CAPS fielded many questions from reporters asking how we were advising students looking for summer work.

Interestingly, our work search advice during a recession is quite similar to the advice we give during any other period: start your summer work search early; make use of your personal contacts and opportunities to meet potential employers; and take advantage of local, national and international summer work programs and subsidies. We also encourage you to research the labour market, particularly the areas that catch your interest. A recession, and even an economic boom, does not mean each industry or sector is similarly affected.

Read the rest of this article on Page 12 of Career Connections.

Summer Job Fair

The Summer Job Fair is to assist all students from all faculties to connect with employers who are hiring summer students.

Thursday, February 4, 2010
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Butterdome

Want more information about the fair, including a list of employers? Check CAPS website:

http://www.caps.ualberta.ca/LookingForWork/nav03.cfm?nav03=81450&nav02=80206&nav01=80191

or join the Summer Job Fair Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=256472803546

What's Happening

Rapid Resume Review
Tuesday, February 2 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
8917 HUB Mall
Free. Pre-registration not required. 

Coca-Cola Enterprises Information Session
Wednesday, February 3
5 to 6:30 p.m.    
Room 1-5, Business        
Industrial/Mechanical Engineering and Business, including Supply Chain and Sales Operations.  
Click here to register

Resume Working Group
Part 1 of 2: Wednesday, February 3 from 12 to 1:20 p.m., 4-02 SUB
Part 2 of 2: Wednesday, February 10 from 12 to 12:50 p.m., 4-02 SUB
Pre-register at 2-100 SUB or 8917 HUB Mall or call 780-492-4291 or 780-248-1483. $25/students. A subsidy may apply if you are an Arts student or recent graduate.

Summer Job Fair
Thursday, February 4 from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Butterdome.

To Boldly Develop your International Career: Volunteer & Work Abroad!
(Part of International Week) 
Thursday, February 4
5 to 7 p.m.
2-100 SUB
Free. Pre-register here.

Career Chat on Publishing with General Manager, NeWest Press
Tuesday, February 9 from 12:35 to 1:20 p.m.
8917 HUB Mall
Free. Pre-registration not required. 

Dalhousie University Corporate Residency MBA Program Information Session   
Tuesday, February 9
12:30 to 2 p.m. 
4-02 SUB             
Graduating students from all faculties   
Click here to register

Working in Alberta: Career Information for International Students     
Wednesday, February 10
5:30 to 8 p.m.
TELUS Centre, room 150
Free. Pre-register here.

Schlumberger Information Session         
Thursday, February 11
5 to 6:30 p.m.    
4-02 SUB             
Petroleum Engineering; Computing Science; Geology; Geophysics; Mathematical Physics; Mathematics               
Click here to register

Government of Canada Career Fair
Wednesday, February 24 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Dinwoodie Lounge, 2-000 SUB

Resume Working Group
Part 1 of 2: Wednesday, February 24 from 4 to 5:20 p.m., 2-717 SUB
Part 2 of 2: Wednesday, March 3 from 4 to 5 p.m., 2-725 SUB
Pre-register at 2-100 SUB or 8917 HUB Mall or call 780-492-4291 or 780-248-1483. $25/students. A subsidy may apply if you are an Arts student or recent graduate.

Careers in Economics 
Thursday, February 25 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Tory B-45
Free. Pre-register here.

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