Canada Day in February?

Has Canada Day moved to the month of February? Sort of. On Wednesday, February 24 CAPS will be hosting the first ever Government of Canada Career Fair in Edmonton in partnership with the Public Service Commission. The fair runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Dinwoodie Lounge, 2-000 Students’ Union Building.

The federal Public Service is Canada’s largest employer with over 260,000 employees, hiring thousands of students every year. "This career fair is an excellent opportunity for students and alumni to learn about the broad range of careers in the federal Public Service and to meet with prospective managers and current public service employees," comments Marcel Préville, Executive Director of the Alberta Federal Council. "Canada’s population is becoming more diverse and the federal Public Service is looking to reflect this growing diversity."

At this one-day event you will not only be able to learn about job opportunities with the Government of Canada, but you will also be able to attend presentations and workshops on applying the Public Service Commission and a variety of other topics.

Don’t miss this valuable opportunity! For more information about the fair, including a list of departments attending and presentations offered, visit www.fair.jobs.gc.ca.

CAPS Guide to Job Shadowing

You've begun to think about different career and job options. There are a lot of job titles that sound interesting but you don't really know what people in those jobs actually do. Perhaps you have a basic understanding of a field, but you’d like more in-depth, insider knowledge about the day-to-day realities. Even after doing some research, you probably still have many unanswered questions: What is a typical work day like? What is graduate school like? What kind of work-life balance does a career provide? Does a position involve working more with people or information? Does a specific workplace have a healthy culture?

Job shadowing is a way for you to answer these questions and more. Job shadowing is a learning opportunity in which you spend a short time period (from part of a day to several days) accompanying, interviewing and observing an experienced worker at their workplace in order to get first-hand information about a profession.

For more information on job shadowing, check out CAPS Guide to Job Shadowing.

Find a mentor and put your career on track!

Are you a female student in the last year of a post-secondary institution program? Kick-start your career before graduation by signing up for the Deloitte Women’s Initiative for Leadership Learning Program. This program connects women with established careers to women new to the workforce to help build a needed community around personal and professional learning. In addition to the benefits created through regular mentor/mentee pair meetings, both mentors and mentees will have access to networking and learning events, and a comprehensive resource website.

Don’t hesitate – apply to be a mentee today and receive professional guidance that could propel your career to the next level. Go to http://albertaventure.com/?p=3498 for more information.

Resume Writing and Interview Skills for Science Students Resume Writing for Students in Science

Tuesday, February 23 from 5:30 to 7 p.m., 4-02 SUB

A free presentation put on by CAPS, sponsored by the Faculty of Science IIP Program

Pre-registration is required, please e-mail Shannon Goodwin, Student Life & IIP Advisor in the Faculty of Science by Monday, February 22 to reserve your spot.

This presentation will focus on how to prepare your resume for work search. CAPS Peer Educators will demonstrate how to improve your wording, presentation, format and how to choose what should and should not be on your resume. You will receive sample resumes and a guide to help show your strategies for effective resume writing. You are encouraged to bring your own refreshments as none will be provided.

Interview Strategies for Students in Science

Tuesday, March 16 from 5:30 to 7 p.m., 4-02 SUB

A free presentation put on by CAPS, sponsored by the Faculty of Science IIP Program

Pre-registration is required, please e-mail Shannon Goodwin, Student Life & IIP Advisor in the Faculty of Science by Monday, March 15 to reserve your spot.

This presentation will focus on how to anticipate interview questions and how to respond to the four types of interview questions effectively and confidently. Inappropriate interview questions will also be explored so that you can protect yourself as a job seeker. Participants will have a chance to practice their interview skills. You will receive sample interview questions and a guide to help you answer them and effectively anticipate them. You are encouraged to bring your own refreshments as none will be provided.

http://www.caps.ualberta.ca/LookingForWork/scienceiipres2010.cfm

Are you an aspiring poet?

In 1908, Henry Marshall Tory announced his vision for the university: "the modern state university is a people’s institution. The people demand that knowledge shall not be the concern of scholars alone. The uplifting of the whole people shall be its final goal." Over 100 years later, Tory’s vision endures and serves as guiding principle for this university.

The University of Alberta Alumni Association invites students in their graduating year to submit poems inspired by Tory’s vision, but uniquely and personally interpreted. The winning entry will be published in the 2010 Convocation Programs and on the Alumni Association website, and its author will be awarded $300.

For more information visit www.ualberta.ca/alumni/poetry

Veterinary Multiple Mini Interview Day

The Veterinary Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) is unfamiliar and challenging for most veterinary school hopefuls and requires you to answer complex questions evaluating your ethical decision-making, communication, and critical thinking. Receive a full day of preparation for your MMI including:

• A presentation on interview preparation
• A simulated MMI with verbal and written feedback from CAPS staff and faculty from Agriculture Life and Environmental Sciences (ALES).

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Registration opens to all students on Friday, February 12, 2010.

Pre-register at 2-100 SUB or call 780-492-4291. $30/students and recent graduates (within the last eight months), $60/others.

What’s Happening?

AustraLearn: Study in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific (Information Session).
Tuesday, February 23
5 to 6:30 p.m.
2-100 SUB
5 to 5:45 p.m.: Graduate Study in Australia and New Zealand – Come Find out What is Possible!
5:45 to 6:30 p.m.: Study Medicine in Australia with the University of Sydney and the University of Wollongong
http://www.degreesoverseas.com/
Open to all students interested in studying abroad in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific at 30 major universities
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
www.fair.jobs.gc.ca

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 and recent graduates.

Careers in the Green Energy Sector
Co-sponsored by the Office of Sustainability
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
5 to 8 p.m.
ETLC Solarium, Second Floor
Free. Pre-register here.

Biological Sciences Career Forum
Co-sponsored by the Department of Biological Sciences
Wednesday, March 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Biological Sciences Building, M-145
Free. Pre-register here.

Careers in Law
Thursday, March 4 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Tory B-45
Free. Pre-register here.

Rapid Resume Review
Wednesday, March 10
10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
8917 HUB Mall
Free. Pre-registration not required.

Careers in Writing and Communications
Wednesday, March 10 from 5 to 7 p.m.
2-100 SUB
Free. Pre-register here.

Acing the Financial Industry Interview
Wednesday, March 10 from 2 to 4 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 and recent graduates.

Career Chat on Urban Planning with Planner, City of Edmonton
Thursday, March 11 from 12:35 to 1:20 p.m.
8917 HUB Mall
Free. Pre-registration not required.

Acing the Public Sector Interview
Thursday, March 11 from 2 to 4 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 and recent graduates.

Schlumberger Information Session
Monday, March 15
5 to 6:30 p.m.
4-02 SUB
Research, Engineering, Manufacturing & Sustaining Engineers & Scientists. Open to: Computing Science; Electrical Engineers; Computer Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Manufacturing Engineering; Supply Chain Management
Click here to register

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