FYI School of Health Policy & Management York University Room 403, HNES Building 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M1H 3J7 Office Hours: Mondays to Thursdays, 8:30 am to noon & 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm; Fridays, 8:30 am to noon & 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Email: [log in to unmask] Website: www.shpm.info.yorku.ca Campus Map: http://maps.info.yorku.ca/files/2013/02/KEELE_Map_Colour.pdf From: Julie Rahmer/fs/YorkU Date: 03/31/2017 01:20 PM Subject: April 2017 activities at the Career Centre Dear Colleagues, The Career Centre is pleased to provide you with a PDF of the calendar of activities for the month of April 2017. Alternatively, you may refer to our online calendar. As the academic year winds down, students may be looking for summer jobs or full time employment after graduation. During the month of April, the Career Centre will be offering a number of job search workshops to help students articulate their skills and experience, leverage LinkedIn in their job search, write an effective résumé and cover letter and succeed in their interviews. The following sessions will be offered this month: Date Time Workshop Name Location Monday, April 3 11:00am - 1:00pm Résumé & Cover Letter Writing workshop 103 McLaughlin College Thursday, April 6 11:00am - 1:00pm Stand Out At Interviews & Networking Events workshop 103 McLaughlin College Thursday, April 6 2:00pm - 4:00pm Polish Your Interview Skills workshop 103 McLaughlin College Wednesday, April 12 10:00am - 11:00am How to Find a Job Using LinkedIn Webinar ONLINE Wednesday, April 12 11:00am - 1:00pm Create a Professional LinkedIn Profile 034 Founders College Tuesday, April 18 12:30pm - 2:30pm Résumé & Cover Letter Writing workshop 103 McLaughlin College Students can also search for and apply to on-campus jobs – including summer work study positions – as well as positions off campus through the Career Centre’s job board. Students are also invited to attend our Career Exploration series of workshops taking place this month.- Transferring Skills from Academe to the Workplace (for PhD and Post Doc Students) – taking place on April 3rd from 2:00-4:00pm - Suit Yourself: Personality & Career Choice – taking place on April 11 from 10:00am-12:30pm - Who Am I? Self Assessment Game – taking place on April 12 from 1:00-4:00pm - What can I do with my degree? – taking place on April 18 from 10:30am-12:00pm The annual Career Success Symposium for Students with Disabilities will be taking place on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 from 10am-3pm in Founders Assembly Hall. Presented by the Career Centre, in partnership with Counselling and Disability Services (CDS), this session provides an opportunity for students with physical, learning, and mental health disabilities to connect with and hear from employers and community agencies providing employment supports in the workplace. This year we’re very excited to be featuring guest speaker, Steven Page, singer, songwriter, co-founder of The Barenaked Ladies and mental health advocate. Please note that this event is open to students with disabilities only. Registration is required through the Career Centre's online system. Our team is available to meet with students during Drop-In Hours in the following locations across campus: @ Vari Hall: Tuesdays from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm @ the Learning Commons in Scott Library: Thursdays from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm @ the Career Centre in 202 McLaughlin College:- Wednesday April 5 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Monday, April 10 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Wednesday, April 26 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm We are also pleased to invite students from all programs and all levels of study, including new grads to a Twitter Recruitment Information Session on Thursday, April 6 from 11:00am–12:00pm in Room 125 of the Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence. Connect with Twitter’s University Recruiters via a live video conference and learn about getting hired at Twitter for full time and internship positions, get résumé tips and tricks from the experts, and find out why you should work at Twitter! Be sure to dress in business casual attire, research Twitter Careers and bring your questions! Students may register for this special event via Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/twitter-recruitment-information-session-registration-33292999257 Feel free to share this information broadly with students, new graduates and colleagues. If you would like to have a contact added or you would like to be removed from this distribution list, please let me know. Kind regards, Julie Rahmer -------------------------------------------------------- Julie Rahmer | Director | Career Centre Office of the VP Students, York University Partners in Student Success 202 McLaughlin College, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 ( 416.736.2100 ext. 40796 | 7 416.736 5684 | * [log in to unmask]