CAREER CENTRE | 214 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2Z9 | © 2012 Career Centre, University of Toronto Welcome to the CAREER CENTRE! “Healthy Transitions, Successful Students” Evening August 21 st, 2014 Presentation by: Christine Pouliot, OCT Career Education Intern (GBC) M.Ed. Candidate (OISE/UT)

CAREERCENTRE | 214 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2Z9 | Ideas about “careers”… 1.My career will be directly related to my degree. 2.A career assessment will give me the “answer”. 3.If I wait long enough, luck will eventually lead me to the right career. 4.I will have one career in my lifetime. 5.A ‘career’ is both a destination and a journey.

CAREERCENTRE | 214 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2Z9 | 21 st century skills… Skills Employers want…

CAREERCENTRE | 214 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2Z9 | The Career Centre’s “mission”… Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. (Chinese proverb)

CAREERCENTRE | 214 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2Z9 | Our ultimate goals… …to provide opportunities for the 3 E’s: Exploration, Experience, Education …while fostering students’ SDCM – self-directed career management

CAREERCENTRE | 214 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2Z9 | …experiential approaches to learning…

CAREERCENTRE | 214 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2Z9 | …holistic approaches to learning… Based on the career development theory of Andreas Hirschi

CAREERCENTRE | 214 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2Z9 | The Career Centre provides opportunities for… JOB SEARCH & EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION and CAREER EXPLORATION & EXPERIENCE

CAREERCENTRE | 214 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2Z9 | The Career Education Team provides opportunities for… JOB SEARCH, EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION & EXPLORATION and RESOURCES:  Workshops –  Résumé/ cover letter / c.v. preparation,  Making connections / networking  Interview techniques,  Using LinkedIn effectively,  And many more!  One-on-one CE appointments for  Career planning,  Exploring your options,  Understanding your strengths/skills/competencies,  And more!

CAREERCENTRE | 214 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2Z9 | The Employer Recruitment and Engagement Team provides opportunities for…  On Campus Recruitment:  Information sessions / On-campus interviews / etc.  Job Postings:  On-campus / Off-campus / Work-study  Events:  Career information days  Recent Grad Job Expo  Graduate & Professional Schools Fair / etc.  Career Exploration Programs  Explore it  In the Field  Extern Job Shadowing Program / etc.

CAREERCENTRE | 214 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2Z9 | How can parents/caregivers help?  Encourage your son/daughter to access the Career Centre;  Encourage open-mindedness - career change is quickly becoming the norm;  Encourage “planned happenstance”;  Tell them your story, but know that their approaches, needs and realities may be different from yours;  Allow them the latitude to explore options and make their own decisions;  Encourage Co-Curricular opportunities – the CCR (important for building skills and for making connections);  Introduce them to your network;  Listen (for understanding) to their story.

CAREERCENTRE | 214 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2Z9 | What can students do? Help yourself explore. Help yourself experience. Help educate yourself.

CAREERCENTRE | 214 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2Z9 | Honour the transitions… martin-smith.biz

CAREERCENTRE | 214 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2Z9 | Career Ideas – what are your thoughts? 1.My career will be directly related to my degree. 2.A career assessment will give me the “answer”. 3.If I wait long enough, luck will eventually lead me to the right career. 4.I will have one career in my lifetime. 5.A ‘career’ is both a destination and a journey.

CAREERCENTRE | 214 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2Z9 | Websites to remember… careers.utoronto.ca cln.utoronto.ca