graduate - Academic Calendar - University of Western Ontario
graduate - Academic Calendar - University of Western Ontario
graduate - Academic Calendar - University of Western Ontario
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careers & Employment<br />
Careers & Employment<br />
<strong>Western</strong>’s CareerCentral<br />
careercentral.uwo.ca<br />
Careers at <strong>Western</strong><br />
www.workingatwestern.uwo.ca<br />
Careers in Federal Public Service<br />
jobs-emplois.gc.ca<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> Public Service Careers<br />
www.gojobs.gov.on.ca<br />
City <strong>of</strong> London Jobs<br />
www.london.ca/d.aspx?s=/Employment_Opportunities/<br />
default.htm<br />
Service Canada Job Bank<br />
www.jobbank.gc.ca<br />
Social Science Career Services<br />
ssc.uwo.ca/careers<br />
Alumni <strong>Western</strong> for Students<br />
www.alumni.uwo.ca<br />
Involvement with Alumni <strong>Western</strong> begins<br />
in first year. There are several dynamic<br />
programs <strong>of</strong>fered to students at <strong>Western</strong><br />
including Backpack 2 Briefcase, Off to<br />
<strong>Western</strong>, Six Degrees and Last Lecture.<br />
<strong>Western</strong>’s Alumni Association is run by an<br />
elected volunteer board <strong>of</strong> <strong>Western</strong> Alumni.<br />
Alumni <strong>Western</strong> keeps you connected with<br />
<strong>Western</strong> through publications such as the<br />
Young Alumni Magazine and invitations to<br />
events around the globe.<br />
Backpack 2 Briefcase<br />
www.alumni.uwo.ca<br />
Backpack 2 Briefcase is a national<br />
award winning event series designed to<br />
support students, in all years and across all<br />
faculties, to make the transition to a young<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional. Events in recent years have<br />
included dining etiquette, speed networking,<br />
leadership, keynote speakers and social<br />
networking receptions focused on<br />
connecting<br />
students with alumni.<br />
Career Fair<br />
www.success.uwo.ca<br />
<strong>Western</strong> Student Recreation<br />
Centre<br />
Thursday, September 30, 2010<br />
11:00am-4:00pm<br />
The Career Fair is an<br />
opportunity for New Graduates and<br />
Alumni to connect with employers<br />
from a wide variety <strong>of</strong> companies looking<br />
to hire for full time employment. For more<br />
information, including how to prepare for<br />
the Career Fair please visit: success.uwo.<br />
ca/index.cfm/careers/meet-employers/<br />
preparing-for-fairs/<br />
Career Week<br />
www.success.uwo.ca<br />
January 31 - February 4<br />
Events all over Campus. Register for<br />
events through CareerCentral, https://<br />
careercentral.uwo.ca<br />
Federal Student Work<br />
Experience Program (FSWEP)<br />
www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/goc/fswep.shtml<br />
This program helps match students<br />
with federal departments and agencies for<br />
temporary jobs by maintaining a national<br />
inventory <strong>of</strong> students seeking employment<br />
within the federal public service. Applications<br />
can be submitted online throughout the year.<br />
Some departments and agencies advertise<br />
closing dates for certain job postings.<br />
Students in their final year <strong>of</strong> academic<br />
studies who do not intend to return to<br />
full-time studies are only eligible to work<br />
part-time until the completion <strong>of</strong> their last<br />
academic term.<br />
Graduate Students<br />
Work Study<br />
Phone: 519-661-2100<br />
grad.uwo.ca/current_students/funding_<br />
opportunities.htm<br />
The School <strong>of</strong> Graduate and Postdoctoral<br />
Studies and the Student Financial Services<br />
<strong>of</strong>fice jointly administer the work study<br />
program. To be eligible for Graduate Work<br />
Study consideration, students must be<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> residents, have qualified for, and<br />
taken their OSAP maximum for the current<br />
year. Decisions regarding work study<br />
eligibility will not be made until after the<br />
application deadline date. The application<br />
is located on the Graduate and Postdoctoral<br />
Studies website and must be submitted by<br />
the deadline indicated.<br />
Jobs on Campus<br />
careercentral.uwo.ca<br />
How to find part-time jobs on<br />
campus<br />
1. You can login with your UWO username<br />
and password to search the careers site for<br />
<strong>Western</strong> on-campus jobs: careercentral.<br />
uwo.ca<br />
2. You can check out the Working at<br />
<strong>Western</strong> site for full-time and part-time<br />
job opportunities:<br />
www.workingatwestern.uwo.ca.<br />
3. Or, see Work Study in this section.<br />
4. Some specific areas hiring students on<br />
campus are:<br />
Campus Recreation<br />
<strong>Western</strong> Student Recreation Centre<br />
Various positions available opening in Feb. and Mar.<br />
Available positions: http://campusrec.uwo.ca/<br />
employment/index.htm<br />
• Email applications to the Program<br />
Coordinator specified on each job<br />
posting<br />
• For more information visit:<br />
http://campusrec.uwo.ca/<br />
employment/index.htm<br />
Division <strong>of</strong> Housing and Ancillary Services<br />
Room 102 Elgin Hall London<br />
Positions available include Residence Advisor, Residence<br />
Don, <strong>Academic</strong>, Leadership Programmer, and Assistant<br />
Program Coordinator.<br />
• Applications available at:<br />
www.rezstaff.uwo.ca<br />
28 STUDENT GUIDE 2010-2011