UofA Career Centre
2-100 Students' Union Building University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2J7
Phone: 780-492-4291
Fax: 780-492-1225
Job Board: CampusBridge
Email: yourcareercentre@ualberta.ca
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Introduction: Link
The Career Centre is your source for career and employment information and expertise at the University of Alberta (UAlberta). We strive to empower the talented people at UAlberta to develop the skills, knowledge, experiences, and connections they need to confidently manage their careers. We use a planned happenstance approach as careers can be affected by unplanned events.
Career Peer Educators (CPE): Link
The Career Peer Educator (CPE) program has been an integral part of U of A career services for more than 30 years. Each year, the Career Centre hires over 20 student staff to act as CPEs. Our CPEs typically work between 9 to 20 hours each week during the academic year, providing a broad range of career-related services to students.
Program & Events: Link
Our programs and events are designed to help U of A students, postdoctoral fellows, and alumni successfully manage their careers. These opportunities serve to provide support and expertise and connect talented people.
Career Mentoring Program: Link
The Career Mentoring Program matches students and postdoctoral fellows with mentors, who are community-based professionals with relevant experience and interests. The program allows students to get the experience practice industry-specific, transferable, and self-management skills to improve chances of landing a job,
Current U of A undergraduate students and postdoctoral fellows are eligible to apply.
Program length: 8 months (January - September) minimum 33 hours over 8 months
Commitment fee: $75
Applications: Please note that applications will re-open in September 2020.
Current U of A Masters and PhD students, who have at least eight months before they graduate, are eligible to apply.
Program length: 6 months minimum of 13 hours
Commitment fee: $75
Applications: Please note that applications will re-open in 2020, depending on available funding.
Distance Mentoring Program: Link
The Distance Mentoring Program provides undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and alumni the opportunity to connect with professionals in their fields of study. The mentors who participate in this program typically reside outside of the Edmonton-area and are alumni of the University of Alberta.
Mentors
If you are a professional and would like to become a mentor, please reach out to us at careereducation@ualberta.ca to discuss the options available.
Program Length: Flexible based on your needs. You can meet with a mentor regularly over the course of a semester, or have a one-time career information interview to answer your initial questions.
Time Commitment: All first-time participants must attend a 1-hour orientation session to prepare and learn strategies for success in the program.
Grants & Funding Programs: Link
Grants can help you access learning and professional development activities throughout your education.
Green and Gold Student Leadership and Professional Development Grant: Link
The purpose of the Green and Gold Student Leadership and Professional Development Grant (Green and Gold Grant) is to help U of A students become leaders in their profession following graduation. The Green and Gold Grant funds up to 80% of the total cost of an activity, to a maximum of $1,500.
Shell Enhanced Learning Fund: Link
The Shell Canada Enhanced Learning Fund (SELF) provides funding for the University of Alberta students to participate in experiential learning opportunities that have a focus on sustainable energy, the environment, and the economy, aligning with Shell's core values.
Undergraduate Research Initiative: Link
URI offers a variety of funding opportunities to help students put their ideas and curiosities to work.
Informal funding avenues
Some funding opportunities are not widely advertised but can be accessed through various networks.
Talk to professors, faculty, department offices, and student associations. They may be aware of funding sources, have discretionary funds you can access, or offer advice.
Join a professional association in your area; many offer reduced rates for students to participate in their conferences and other professional development activities.
Ask your employer about professional development they offer and if they have funds employees can access to participate in activities that have a cost.
Internship and Work Experience Programs: Link
There are a variety of work experience programs available to you depending on your department and faculty.
Job Shadow Week: Link
U of A Job Shadow Week matches students, postdoctoral fellows and alumni with community-based professionals for a 1-4 day workplace visit during Reading Week.
Hosts
Applications for November 2020 will open in August 2020. To express your interest as a host, contact us at careereducation@ualberta.ca.
Applicants
Undergraduate and graduate students (including students from Faculty of Extension), postdoctoral fellows, and alumni are all encouraged to apply.
If you require accommodations such as accessing the list of hosts, help reading the form, or completing the required questions, please contact us at careereducation@ualberta.ca or call 780-492-4291.
Networking and Recruitment Events: Link
Career Fairs: Link
Career fairs are prime opportunities for employers to meet with interested and talented students and alumni.
Register, build your profile and upload a resume. Build your network of professional contacts.
Employer Information Sessions: Link
Employer Information Sessions are an excellent way to network with employers and learn about career and employment opportunities in your areas of interest and with your employers of choice.
Employer-Specific Mixers: Link
An Employer-Specific Mixer is an opportunity for several departments from one organization to connect with interested and talented students and alumni. Hosted virtually, mixers are an excellent option for large and diverse organizations that are interested in students and alumni from a variety of disciplines.
Speaker Series: Link
Listen to professionals who graduated with your degree or work in your field of interest. Hear tips and strategies about career and work search based on the lived successes and failures of professionals.
Spousal/Partner Employment Program: Link
The Spousal/Partner Employment Program is available to the spouses and partners of newly hired academic staff (i.e. Faculty, APOs, FSOs, and Librarians) on continuing appointments. The program supports spouses and partners to achieve their employment goals upon relocating to Edmonton.
Summer Career Camp: Link
This program is designed for students in grades 10, 11, and 12 looking to jump-start their career. This includes students who are taking a gap year or are upgrading post Grade 12.
Transition to Careers: Link
A career development program designed to help you successfully navigate career transitions during and after university. The program will help you become self-directed in managing your career and support you in developing your knowledge, skills, attributes, and connections.
Services: Link
Advising Appointments: Link
Career Services offers four types of advising appointments: Career Advising, LinkedIn Profile Critique, Mock Interview, Resume, CV, Cover Letter, and Application Form Critiques
Career Coaching: Link
Career Services career coaching is a working alliance between you and your coach. It will help you identify and understand challenges and obstacles, recognize their impact, and develop personalized strategies in addressing them.
Multiple Mini Interviews: Link
Career Services simulate the MMI environment as closely as possible and tailor the questions and scenarios based on the field.
Presentations: Link
Free Presentations for the following: Resume Basics, Cover Letter Basics, Interview Basics, LinkedIn Basics, Overview of Career Centre programs and services
Rapid Reviews: Link
Get quick and free advice from a career advisor for advising appointments, career coaching, or another program or service.
Seminars: Link
Career Services Centre offers free seminars that give you the basic information you need to prepare your work search tools, strengthen your LinkedIn profile, succeed at career fairs, and look for work.
Career Resources: Link
Career Centre offers a variety of resources both online and in our centres to assist you in successfully managing your career and navigating your work search.
Resumes: Link
A resume is one of the most common tools used in applying for work. It gives employers a sense of who you are and what you have to offer, and is a major determining factor in securing an interview.
Cover Letter: Link
A cover letter is an opportunity to explain how your experience, education, skills, and accomplishments uniquely connect to the position you are applying for.
Interviews: Link
Prepare for your interview, it is useful to keep the purpose of the interview in mind, from both the employer's perspective, and yours. Doing so will help you prepare and answer questions well.
4. Networking: Link
Networking is one of the most effective ways to fulfill your career goals because people in your network can support you as you explore career options, search for work, and grow in your career. Your network can also provide important social and emotional support.
5. Online Profiles: Link
Includes profiles and posts on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, personal websites, Tumblr, blogs, and more.
6. Portfolios: Link
A portfolio is a collection of documents that illustrate your achievements, skills, personal traits and so on. It is generally used in an interview setting to demonstrate your abilities and prior experiences to an interviewer.
7. Publications and Reports: Link
Information about Inventories, Faculty-Specific Career Resources, Surveys, Guidebooks, Resumes, Letters, Identifying skills
Employers: Links
Information for employers on how to Connect with Alberta's best and brightest through the U of A Career Centre.
Career Fairs: Link
Internship and Work Experience Program: Link
Campus Recruitment: Link
Posting a Job: Link
Employer Resources during COVID-19: Link
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