Career advising appointments

Want to know more about everything Career Exploration & Education has to offer? Are you super busy and don’t have the time to explore all of our resources and programming?

Meet with a peer career advisor who will help you clarify your career question(s) and highlight specific programs, services, and resources that meet your unique need(s) and career goals! Think of the peer career advisors as your personal concierge to Career Exploration & Education.

• Related resources: Career Start, Career Navigator

A peer career advisor will review your resume and provide feedback about tailoring, formatting, highlighting your accomplishments, and other tips to strengthen your resume. If you are applying to graduate-level research or senior-level positions, please book an Application Review appointment.

• Related resources: Résumé Workbook, Résumé and Cover Letter Toolkit (PDF), Résumé & Cover Letter workshop*

Meet with a career educator to review your job or further education application documents (e.g. personal statement, CV or résumé for further education application). To make the most of your time, bring a draft copy of your application and information about the opportunity.

• Related resources: Guide to Writing Personal Statements for Further Education (PDF), Creating Your Academic CV (PDF), Personal Statements workshop*, Admission Letters with Writing Plus workshop*, CV and Résumés for Further Education Program Applications workshop*

A peer career advisor will review your LinkedIn profile and provide feedback about each of the main sections (Headline, About, Experience and Education), as well as how to highlight your accomplishments and tailor your profile.

• Related resources: Develop Your LinkedIn workshop*

A peer career advisor will help you identify the core competencies of the role, and learn about common question types and how to craft the best answer. Note that mock interview practice is not offered through these appointments. For practice interviews, please book an Interview Practice appointment. You’re encouraged to bring a job posting to the appointment to help identify the relevant competencies .

• Related resources: Big Interview (CLNx > Resources), Interview Strategies workshop*

Have an upcoming interview? Connect with a career educator to practice strategies to respond to different interview types and questions. To make the most of your appointment, please bring information about the opportunity and types of questions you’d like to practice. (Not sure what types of questions to anticipate? Consider an Interview Prep appointment.)

• Related resources: Interview Strategies Guide (PDF), Academic Interview Guide (PDF), Interview Strategies workshop*, Big Interview (CLNx > Resources)

Looking to make a decision about your career options? Connect with a career educator to develop a strategy for making decisions about your career and navigating your options.

• Related resources: Career Exploration Orientation to access the Job Shadowing program, Exploring Meaningful Work workshop*, Navigating Career Uncertainty workshop*, Finding Purpose: Career Statements workshop*, Envisioning the Future: Career Collages workshop*

Explored multiple further education programs (e.g. graduate degree, certificate program), but not sure of your next step? Meet with a career educator to develop an application strategy and explore how to make a decision.

• Related resources: Navigating Career Uncertainty workshop*

Feeling stuck in your job search? Discuss and develop your job search plan with a career educator. Together we will identify strategies to navigating the job search process, including how to discuss needs and accommodations.

• Related resources: Learn about Your Rights, Networking Strategies*, Job Search Strategies*

Delivered in partnership with First Nations House/Indigenous Student Services

Are you an Indigenous student (First Nations, Inuit or Metis)? Connect with an Indigenous career educator to:

• Learn about career programs, services and resources
• Review your job or further education application documents (e.g. personal statement, CV or résumé for further education application).
• Practice strategies to respond to different interview types and questions
• Develop a strategy for making decisions about your career and navigating your options
• Develop a strategy for applying to further education, and explore how to make a decision
• Discuss and develop your job search plan

Each week, a limited number of appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis. These appointments become available by 10:30 a.m. on the day before the appointments are held (or on Friday for Monday appointments).

• Available appointment types: Application Review, Career Exploration, Interview Practice, Further Education & Job Searching