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SERVICES
SERVICES
Business Career
Development Office (BCDO)
Your best resource to get a job
Did you know…
• The approximate time an employer
spends reviewing a resume is
30 seconds?
• 85% of what is verbally said in an
interview is forgotten within an hour
of the candidate’s departure?
• 80% of jobs are never posted publicly
and learning about them happens
through networking?
The Faculty of Business offers you
exclusive career planning and job search
support through the Business Career
Development Office (BCDO). We
provide a platform for connecting you
with employers and help you develop
practical strategies to jump start your
career.
A proven strategy for increasing
employability in a competitive job
market: GET INVOLVED!
• Participate in student associations
and academic competitions
• Get to know the BCDO and seek our
assistance often: attend events,
workshops, and employer sessions,
and meet with our staff for job/career
assistance.
Please visit us at brocku.ca/business/
bcdo or contact us through the portal
at portal.bus.brocku.ca. Also, be sure to
follow us on facebook and twitter!
Business Student Levy
• The Business Student Levy is designed
to enhance the educational experience
of students in the Faculty of Business.
The levy fee is incorporated into
student tuition in the amount of
$18.07 per semester for full time
Faculty of Business students.
This fee services to fund:
• Creation of Brock Business Cards to
be made available to every business
student for use in interviews and
networking.
• External student competitions and
conferences
• Hiring of a part-time (student)
employee to support the Business
Career Development Office (BCDO)
Career Services
Career Services is located in the
Learning Commons where they offer
a host of useful career workshops and
events, and deliver a wide range of
cocurricular skill building programs such
as Experience Plus. Each September
they coordinate a “Shop for Jobs” fair
at the Pen Centre to help students find
part-time jobs, and the “Career and Post
Graduate Expo” in November for those
looking for full time employment or
to further their studies. For further
information on Career Services visit their
website at: brocku.ca/career-services/
students-alumni. Befriend Jack McIsaac
on Facebook and get the latest Career
Services news and updates!
Parking & Bus Pass
(U-Pass) Info
• Brock students enrolled in 1.5 credits
or more are automatically enrolled in
the Universal Bus Pass. This gets you
free transportation as long as you
show your student card with a valid
sticker. The three transit partners
are: St. Catharines Transit, Niagara
Transit and Welland Transit.
• The U-Pass is valid from September 1st
to April 30th. Make sure to pick up your
U-Pass sticker at the O-Week Vendor
Fair. After that, pickup will be available
at the welcome desk outside Union
Station.
• Parking passes can be purchased
through the Parking Services Office or
online at brocku.ca/parking.
Health and Dental Plan
• As a student at Brock you will be
charged and given a Health and Dental
plan. If you already have a medical plan
that you are covered under (through
your parents, etc.), you can choose to
co-ordinate both plans or opt-out of
the student health plan.
• Visit http://www.busu.net/services/
health-and-dental-plan health-anddental-plan
for more information
regarding your Health and Dental
needs as well as opt-out information.
• Student Health Services is available
to all Brock students and is located
in Harrison Hall across from
Walker Complex. You can book
an appointment by calling
905-688-5550, ext. 3243.
• Volunteer in the community and
• Student events (such as O-Week
build your network.
events and the Annual Faculty of
Business Formal).
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