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Week of March 20, 2022

Free Pay Equity Workshop Series

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Breaking Down Barriers & Building Careers Join the the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) for one of their Pay Equity Salary Negotiation Workshops and learn how to bolster your resume, create a personalized budget, and learn evidence-based negotiation strategies. CFUW is offering a series of free pay equity virtual workshops from October 2021 – March 2022. ⠀ The three workshops include:

Chick-fil-A, Inc. LDP Info Sessions

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Attend an info session with Lead Recruiter Whitney Perrett. Webinars are hosted select weekdays every other week from 3:00-4:00PM EST.

EY Virtual Info Sessions Held Throughout March

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EY will be hosting multiple sessions for students throughout the month of March. These sessions are open to business, STEM & humanities students. Students are welcome to attend whichever sessions best fit into their calendar and can register for the sessions at the links below.  There will be two different types of information sessions available:

Website Development

John F. Wood Centre Presents: Website Development Have you ever wanted your own website but don't know where to start? Do you have a website but don't how to update it, or maybe just want a fresh look? The world of web development can be pretty complicated, but this workshop will give you the confidence to choose the right platform for you. Topics Covered:

Exploring Careers Impacting the Environment Career Series: Alumni Career Panel- Gryphons Impacting the Environment

Alumni Career Panel: Gryphons Impacting the Environment Hear the personal journeys of Guelph grads who are impacting the environment in interesting ways. Learn what they wish they had known in their undergrad and current insights about employer needs.  Date: Monday, March 21, 2022 Time: 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.  Location: This session will take place on MS Teams. Registration closes on Monday, March 21 at 8:30 a.m. All registrants will receive an email with the link to join.

Exploring Careers Impacting the Environment Career Series: Jump Start Your Environmental Career- ECO Canada Information Session

ECO Canada: Environmental Careers Organization of Canada is the Steward of the Canadian Environmental Workforce. From job creation to wage funding, to training and post-secondary accreditation, through expert labour market research and customized human resources solutions for business, ECO Canada champions the environmental sector, and the end-to-end career of environmental professionals.   Join representatives from ECO Canada to learn about the variety of resources to help students and professionals succeed, including:

Careers for Good: Virtual Workshop

Careers for Good Workshop Date: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022 Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm  Location: Virtual, Microsoft Teams Do you want to find a meaningful job and use your career as a force for good? In this workshop, we will explore careers using the UN Sustainable Development Goals to identify challenges you care about, what companies and industries are working on these challenges, and how you can join them.

Insurance Career Builder Series: Interview Techniques

Career Builder Series- Interview Techniques Join us for a session on how to prepare for and ace your job interviews from phone to virtual settings. Learn what to expect so you can feel comfortable and confident in your upcoming interviews! Tuesday, March 22, 2022 1:00-2:00 p.m. EST

Exploring Careers Impacting the Environment Career Series: Leveraging Experiential Learning Opportunities- Grow Your Resume and Land Your Environmental Job

Leveraging Experiential Learning Opportunities: Grow Your Resume and Land Your Environmental Job Join Daniel Poulin from the EL Hub as well as Carlo Martinez from Student Volunteer Connections to learn about the array of Experiential Learning opportunities that will help you to broaden your experience in a way that speaks to environmental employers. Jubril Bello will also share how his environmental experiences have helped make him a more competitive job applicant!  Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Scotiabank Presents: Why Capital Markets? Session 1

Are you interested in pursuing a career in finance? Are you passionate about the markets? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have competitive spirit? If you said yes to any of the above questions, be sure to register for our Why Capital Markets event! We will fill you in on Scotiabank's secrets on how to get your foot in the door in this competitive but exciting industry.

Manulife All Faculty (Undergraduate Students) Event Series

Manulife All Faculty (Undergraduate Students) Event Series Date: March 22, 2022 Time: 6:00-8:00 PM EST We will be sharing exciting opportunities for future student placements at Manulife for 2022 and 2023, in addition to full time post graduate roles.  Open to all Programs!

Discover Ability: Careers in Creative Industries and Pathways to Post-Secondary Education

Discover Ability: Careers in Creative Industries and Pathways to Post-Secondary Education Are you a student in a creative industries program (film & television, music, animation, gaming, theatre, performing art, et cetera)? Join Discover Ability with industry experts to learn the different pathways into careers within the industry, and the options for further education to get the career you want. Some benefits for students are:

Introduction to the Professional and Career Development Record (PCDR)

The Professional and Career Development Record (PCDR) is a tool built into Experience Guelph launched in November 2021. The PCDR formally recognizes a student's involvement in on- and off- campus professional and career development activities, most notably experiential learning. The University of Guelph recognizes professional and career development as the unique and sometimes overlapping aspects of:

DiscoverAbility: Honest Conversations - Networking with a Disability

DiscoverAbility: Honest Conversations - Networking with a Disability When job hunting, there are many tools at your disposal to reach employment; however, an often-overlooked tool is networking. Networking is a powerful tool which can help you get a job and/or advance your career. There is some skill to being effective at networking, but once learned it can be the most effective way to reach your career goals.

Careers in Insurance: Virtual Career Fair

Careers in Insurance: Virtual Career Fair Join the Insurance Institute to meet top employers and learn about their organizations, available roles and upcoming hiring timelines. This virtual event is an amazing opportunity to learn more about the Insurance industry and the wide variety roles and opportunities for individuals from any discipline of study.

Deloitte Canada Consulting student workshop

STUDENTS! Let’s explore your fit and maximize your potential. Join Deloitte Canada’s Consulting professionals on March 24 where they will demystify the practice with a panel discussion between colleagues whose experience spans the fields of Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, and Oracle, to name a few. Following the panel discussion, you will have the opportunity to explore your fit and learn about day-to-day work through demos, discussions, and Q&A.    

The ASA Presents: the annual CPA Panel

The Accounting Students' Association would like to welcome you to our annual CPA Panel event happening on March 24th from 6-8 pm. The event will feature a panel with panelists who have pursued or are currently pursuing their CPA designation. This is the perfect opportunity for you to learn more about the CPA designation and discover the versatility of jobs and industries to which it may lead. The event will also feature presentations on the CPA PEP process and the Graduate Diploma in Accounting at Lang. Cost: FREE