TUESDAY, September 17, 2024

U of T Career Fair 2024

Preparing for the Fair

Professional Headshots

Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024
Time: 12pm to 5pm
Location: Experiential Learning Commons (ELC, 255 Beverley Street, 3rd floor)
Registration: Visit CLNx to register

Resume Preparation

Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024
Time: 1pm to 4pm
Location: Experiential Learning Commons (ELC, 255 Beverley Street, 3rd floor)
Details:
Have your resume reviewed to strengthen your application.
First come, first served. Limited spots available.

Career Fair Resources

Career Start

An interactive hub for career exploration where students can access online activities, videos, e-modules, and learn about career programs, services, and resources at U of T. You can explore and learn about resources to answer career questions like: What can I do with my degree (s) How do I get a job? What about further education?

Alumni Engagement

U of T also provides lifelong perks and benefits for alumni — from career development and networking opportunities to exclusive discounts on Toronto attractions, and much more.

Application Documents

Résumé and Cover Letter Toolkit

A comprehensive guide for you to review specific aspects of your resume and cover letter (includes a table of contents for quick navigation).

Résumé and Further Education E-modules

Two module series that can support students to build and enhance application documents including resumes, cover letters and further education applications. Each series includes seven micro-modules, requiring just 10-15 minutes each.

Additional Career Resources

Your Journey: A Career Guide for Trans and Nonbinary Students

“Your Journey” encourages you to reflect on your own wants, needs, and values, and how these might show up in different career possibilities; provides practical tips and strategies – such as how write an effective resume – as well as useful information on your rights in the workplace.

Disclosure and Accommodation Guide for the Workplace

This guide is designed to help you navigate disclosure and accommodation conversations throughout your job search process.

Interview Strategies Guide

Not sure how to navigate interviews? This guide will help you identify strategies for creating and responding to potential interview questions.

Networking Strategies

Know yourself

Reflecting on your academic, personal, and professional experiences, what skills, values and stories might you share with organizations? What are your career goals and curiosities?
What are your professional values and needs, and how might an employer best support these?
How can you best articulate and communicate the above?
What do you already know? What are you hoping to find out?

Find your people

Who might have some answers, information, or insights in your school, professional or personal community? How might you connect with them? How have you connected with people in the past? Consider clubs, the classroom or connecting with alumni in your program as some ways to learn more.

External Resources

Learn to Love Networking: a resource from the Harvard Business Review on how to shift your approach to networking.
Eight ways to Stand-Out at a Career Fair: an external resource targeted towards face-to-face career fairs.
18 Networking Tips You Need to Know in 2024: an external resource with tips and tricks for navigating networking situations.

Develop Your Personal Introduction

Prepare and practice communicating your story with employers.
What are three relevant things that someone else might be curious to know more about.
- Education – qualifications, course of study, specialism, areas of interest
- Something you’ve done that demonstrates your skills, experiences, interests in this field (school, paid employment, co-curricular activities, volunteering) or a notable achievement
- Your job/career goals and interests

Sample Introduction	Current Student
I am studying…	I’m an Arts & Science student at U of T, with a focus on human biology and economics.
I have experience…(describe skills, interests and experiences of note)	Through a job at the City of Toronto last Summer, I have developed an interest in policy development as it relates to public health. I also have experience volunteering with marginalized youth, giving me first-hand understanding of the challenges facing this group.
I’m excited about…career interests/impact you would like to make	Working with youth facing barriers is a real passion of mine and I’m looking forward to making a difference in my future career to this group through work in public policy.
Sample Introduction	Recent Graduate
I am studying…	I recently graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in Communications, majoring in Journalism and Broadcast Communications
I have experience…(describe skills, interests and experiences of note)	I’ve worked as both a DJ at the University’s radio station, and on the college newspaper, where I started out as a writer and worked my way up editor-in-chief.
I’m excited about…career interests/impact you would like to make	I am looking for a role that would put my skills as a writer and journalist to work.

Motivation and Mindset

Feeling nervous about the fair?

Come and meet a Career Educator at the Career Support Both at the fair. To learn more about support available at the fair, please visit Tips for Success at the Fair.

These resources can support with managing any nervousness that you may feel before or during the fair. Some students may also find it helpful to plan an enjoyable activity or take some time to decompress afterwards. More institution-specific wellness resources can be found in beyond the fair.