Summer Employment Strategies on how to gain meaningful summer employment

Workshop Objectives By the end of this session, you will be able to: Identify the career and employment resources offered by Student Employment Tap into your existing networks to find a summer job What to do if you don’t know people who can provide you with a summer job Summarize how the SEED program works and how to make the most of your SEED application Identify other programs for student jobs

Career Development Cathy – to book an appointment Not sure what kind of jobs you would like? Career Exploration helps you explore Your interests Your values Your skills Your desired lifestyle To help narrow down careers and jobs that you would enjoy Career Assessments

Student Employment Trish – Teaching you the skills and strategies to get the job you want! Resume workshops every Monday Acing the Interview – Friday Feb 2:45 Find Out Who’s Hiring – Friday, March 2:45 Operation: Job Hunt – April

Upcoming Events – Student Employment Resumes, Cover Letters and References Every Monday at 9:00 – Acing the Interview Friday, Feb 27 in GMH 301 Find Out Who’s Hiring Friday, March 13 in GMH 301 Graduating Students’ Workshop Monday, March 16 in GMH 301 Managing Your Online Reputation with LinkedIn Friday, March 20 in GMH 301 Success in the Workplace Friday, March 27 in GMH 301

The Most Effective Way to Get a Job StrategyJobs AvailableAverage Time Spent Job Banks14%69% Agencies/Headhunters27%13% Networking36%5% Information Meetings30%3%

Talk to people you already know! Mentors & References Close Friends & Peers Family Me

How to Ask a Relative for a Referral Hi Aunt Deb, I have a favour to ask you. As you know, I’m in my 3 rd year at STU and now’s the time to think about a summer job in my field. Because you are a professional and know so many people, would you be willing to connect me to someone in this field who would be willing to speak to me about summer employment? I’d be really grateful for any information that you could provide! Thank you! Trish

How to Ask a Professor for a Referral Professor/Doctor Who, I have a favour to ask of you. I’m starting to think about my summer job, and I’m trying to build up my professional network in my field. I’m most interested in careers in this/these field(s)____, _____,. Because you are a leader in the field, would you be able to provide me with the name and contact information of anyone who you believe would be willing to discuss summer opportunities? I would be very grateful. Thank you! Trish Murray-Zelmer

What if you don’t know anyone? Reach out to folks who may hire summer students Chamber of Commerce on-line Membership Directory Enterprise Agencies: entreprise.cawww.enterprise- entreprise.ca Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC): Cities and towns often have community service and business directories on their websites

What if you don’t know anyone? Labour Market Information websites: workingincanada.gc.ca On-line Business Directories: Find it in Canada Careerbeacon.com: provides a listing of Atlantic Canada employer profiles Chimo - social services directory.html

Contacting Potential Employers Make a list of those employers you would be interested in working for Contact each employer to determine if they hire summer students and how you should go about applying Good morning! My name is Trish Murray-Zelmer and I’m a second year student at St. Thomas University, majoring in French and Political Science. I was wondering if you had any summer jobs available for students and how I would go about applying. Be polite and ask as many questions as possible; your goal is to complete all aspects of the application process and meet application deadlines

Summer Students Wanted! Municipalities- contact your local municipal office or visit their website Provincial governments- visit your local governments website, look both under careers/employment and youth programs Federal Government Summer camps Student Employment Website yment/news/default.aspx?id=36

How to make SEED work for you Employer applications for funding Municipalities Non-profits First Nations Approved employer applications (not public!) Students fill out paper seed application to go in a large database Employers responsible for hiring – must choose from SEED database

Government of New Brunswick Apply for GNB jobs through the SEED program Contact the human resource branch for each department you are interested in working for Ask for the person who does the hiring for summer student positions Get a list of HR contacts from the website under Contact Human Resources. FYI - departments that hire multiple summer students are Transportation, Parks and Public Safety

Service Canada – Job Bank Look for Student Summer Employment opportunities in your city or province Be sure to look under both Job Search and Student/Youth Job Search positionsJob SearchStudent/Youth Job Search

Student Employment Programs

Provincial and Federal Government Programs New Brunswick SEED Student Experience and Development Program SEED Entrepreneurship Program Canada Summer Jobs FSWEP - pfete/index-eng.phphttp://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/fswep- pfete/index-eng.php

Provincial and Federal Government Programs Nova Scotia SEP Student Employment Program ( and - create your own summer jobhttp://gov.ns.ca/econ/sep/ PEI Post-Secondary Student Program ( Ontario Summer Employment Opportunities for Youth Program (

Summer Internship and Work Abroad Programs

Internships and Work Abroad SWAP Explore Program – Deadline February U of Toronto Summer Abroad Program

Internships and Work Abroad The Washington Centre Internship Program: International Experience Canada: pij/index.aspx?lang=eng National Gallery of Canada: interns.php

Volunteer Abroad Me to We Students Without Borders volunteer/students-without-borders/

Negotiating a Summer Job If you are selected for an interview: Be prompt, polite and professional Be sure to indicate any vacation dates you will need off, most employers will accommodate vacation dates within reason- likely days not worked are days not paid Wait until you are offered the position before trying to negotiate wages. Typically summer wages are fixed due to budget restrictions Be prepared- have copies of your references on hand to present at the interview- include at least two employment related references

When searching for Summer Employment, here are other workshops you may find helpful: Resumes and Cover Letters: Getting Yourself Noticed Acing the Interview Find Out Who’s Hiring: The Art of Informational Meetings and Networking For questions or to make an appointment,