Located in TC 1214
519-888-4047
Centre for Career Action websites:
Main page: www.careeraction.uwaterloo.ca/
Award-winning Career Development eManual: www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca/
The Centre for Career Action works with all University of Waterloo students and alumni on job search tactics, graduate and professional school preparation, and career strategies.
Resources
Print, video, and computer-based resources are available on:
- Career Planning - occupational descriptions and trends, job search materials, volunteer and entrepreneurial information
- Education - Canadian university and college calendars, subject and geographic-specific directories, professional test applications
- Employers - directories, CDs, and DVDs
- Work/Study Abroad - programs and guides
Career Development eManual
The Career Development eManual has been prepared as a step-by-step guide to the career development process. Interactive modules (e.g., résumé/letter writing, interview skills, work search, success on the job) include activities that will help students to apply relevant concepts. In order to participate effectively in face-to-face assistance (i.e., workshops and appointments), completion of online modules (where applicable) is an important first step.
Workshops
- Face-to-face workshops are provided on topics such as: career decision making, job search, interviewing, negotiating job offers, CV writing, business etiquette, thinking about an international experience, and working in a different culture.
- Registration for workshops is done through the website.
Appointments
- Appointments may be booked through the website for the following: résumé/letter critique, career planning, job search, mock interview, CV or graduate/professional school advising.
Events
- Job and Career Fair
- Professional and Post-Degree Day
- Faculty of Education Talks
- Volunteer/Intership Fair
- On-campus Part-time Job Fair
- Employer Information Sessions
Jobs
Part-time, Summer, Volunteer, Work Placement, Permanent, and Contract Jobs
- Daily job postings on JobMine enable all students and alumni to access the wide array of job opportunities received by the Centre for Career Action: jobmine.uwaterloo.ca
- Hundreds of additional volunteer and paid opportunities are available through links found on the Centre for Career Action website