Now that we have all had time to settle in to our
new courses and schedules, I wanted to let you know the amazing and helpful
resources that the Career Services Resource Centre has to offer students,
alumni, staff/faculty, and community members!
The Career Services Resource Centre is located on
the main floor of the Matheson Learning across from the Peer Assistant Help
Desk. We are a free drop-in service open Monday to Friday from 9:00am to
4:30pm.
Listing every single service and resource we provide
would take forever so I just wanted to highlight some of the main (the list is still pretty long though!) reasons why
the Resource Centre should be on your list of places to visit (frequently!).
Career Planning Resources:
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Degree Exploration Guides – Highlight career
options, job search resources, volunteer and internships resources, community
directories, and more…We have these tailored to every single program at Brock!
They can also be accessed online through our website at: http://www.brocku.ca/career-services/students-alumni/degree
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Career Assessments – We offer Brock
students and alumni free accessed to Career Cruising and Type Focus. Both are
invaluable tools for figuring out who you are, what your interests are, and
what jobs you would be good at! They can both also be used as job search tools
to find salary rates and job descriptions (hint: use the career options on your
Degree Exploration Guide!)
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Occupational Research Resources – Doing your
research is an important step in the career planning process. Knowing what jobs
are out there, what they entail, and what you need to do to get to your dream
job can help make career-related decisions much easier and practical. Check out
our Occupational Research section of our website at: http://www.brocku.ca/career-services/students-alumni/research
Career and Academic Documents:
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Resume and Cover Letter Reviews – Aside from
a multitude of resources and handouts that can help you create and tailor your
resume and cover letter to employers, we also offer workshops. For more
information go to: http://www.brocku.ca/career-services/students-alumni/workshops
. After you create your career documents, bring in a hard copy to our Resource
Centre for a free, 10 minute review session with a trained Career Assistant –
NO appointment necessary! If you are not on campus, feel free to email your
documents to career@brocku.ca and we will
send you back a reviewed copy within about 1-2 business days.
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CVs, Letters of Intent, Personal
Statements of Interest – Just like resumes and cover letters, we have various
resources that can help you prepare these academic documents and we offer free
review sessions in person (drop-in) or by email.
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Portfolios – From sample career portfolios
to portfolio review sessions, the Resource Centre can help you develop and
perfect this vital career tool.
Job Search Resources: We can help you
find on-campus, off-campus, volunteer, internship, and career positions. Stop
by the Resource Centre during office hours or check out our Find a Job section
of our website at: http://www.brocku.ca/career-services/students-alumni/find-job
. CareerZone (the first site listed under the “Find a Job” tab) is our own
online job board for on-campus and community employers to post various types of
employment. This requires a valid and active Brock log-in so Alumni may need to
re-activate their log-in information to access this site. We also have
information regarding interview techniques and offer mock interview sessions if
booked at least 2 weeks in advance!
Further Education Resources: From graduate
school guides to academic job search information, we have something for
everyone when it comes to further education.
Abroad Resources: We have tons of resources
and information about studying, working, volunteering, and teaching abroad!
As you can tell, the
Career Services Resource Centre has something a variety of resources that can
help you at all stages of your career planning process – we are a MUST on your
places to see on campus whether you are an incoming 1st year,
graduating student, or alumni. See you soon!
Jami Coughler, Senior Career Assistant
4th Year Bachelor of Public Health [Honours]
Bachelor of Arts: Sociology [Honours] '11
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