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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

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