Career Centre
The Career Centre is located in the Library and is open Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8:30am to 4pm. It has resources for students to gather information and research on career planning, occupational information, job search strategies and Post Secondary information on universities, colleges, private colleges and trade schools etc.
The Career Centre offers the following services:
- Student one on one appointment
- Post secondary info
- Career planning
- Occupational research
- 2 post secondary fairs Both VIRTUAL 20/21
- Career chats for grades 10-12 on hold 2021
- Post secondary info admission and applying
- Apprenticeship and RAP info
- Resource materials and links
- Labour market info
- Job preparation workshops
- Info on guest speakers for email
- Assessment tools
- Resume writing / critiquing
- Gap year info
- Interviewing skills
- Summer internships
For most up to date info please see the posting boards and the weekly message.
Career Practitioner
The Career Practitioner, Phyllis Jones B. Sc. Psychology CPC, is located in the library and is available to for one on one appointments to assist students with all areas involved in career counselling.
Resources to Help You with Career Planning
Key Resources
- myBlueprint - An interactive education, career, pathways and life planner. The tool can help you to explore and build your high school course plan and inform your course choices. Login with your CBE edu email and password.
- Alis - Alberta careers, learning and employment information
20/21 Post Secondary Events
No universities will visit but their info will be virtual.
| Institution
| Where
| Dates/Times
| Info
|
| UBC
| Register online www.ubc.ca attend any that suits
| September October and November
Here is a website for admission requirements: https://you.ubc.ca/applying-ub...
| Recruitment presentations
|
| University of Victoria
| www.uvic.ca
| 5pm MST Starting week of Sept 21 weekly. Check website for further details
| Weekly recruitment presentations
|
| University of Alberta
| Sign up at uab.ca/recruitmentevents
| Check in to see which session you want .
| Daily general virtual presentations.
|
| Western University
Ontario
| https://welcome.uwo.ca/present...
| Dates are: Oct 1, 7pm
Oct 21, at 7pm Nov 5 at 7pm
Dec 1 at 7pm, Dec 16 at 7pm and Jan 14 at 7pm
| Virtual presentations
|
| Western Fall Preview ( Open House)
| Welcome.uwo.ca/November/index.html
| Nov 15 Sunday 11am to 4pm
Registration to follow see site to the left.
|
|
| Western University Virtual tours
| www.youvisit.com/tour/westernu...
|
| Check out the site for more info
|
| Ivey school of Business
| Register through website https://www.ivey.uwo.ca/news/e...
| Open presentation sessions
|
|
| McMaster University
| Registration through the website in late September www.mcmaster.ca
| General Presentations called “Mac Connections”
| These are led by Mc Master recruiters with a live chat option and a Q and A
|
| ELAA FAIR Educational Liaison of Alberta Association ( all universities And colleges in Alberta)
| Register before the event and on the day of the event Nov 10 with the link below.
https://elaa.6connex.com/event...
| November 10 from 6-8pm
| 28 Universities and colleges from Alberta will attend. You can visit different booths and talk to the recruiters and ask questions. You can add viewbooks to your “briefcase”
|
| Capilano University Vancouver
|
| Watch a video tour of their university
| Email an advisor if specific questions to recruitment@capilanou.ca
|
| Mount Royal University Virtual Open House | MRU.ca/openhouse | October 24 from 10am -4pm | |
| Ambrose University | https://ambrose.edu/fall-2020-open-house-registration | Saturday Oct 31 10am -2pm | |
