Further Education and CCA resources November 7, 2018 Presented by: Kaitlyn Kraatz & Jay Michaud, Further Education Advisors

Agenda Partnering with the Centre for Career Action to support your students Accessing customizable Further Education workshops Referring to conference days and online resources Q&A Why? Better understand the referral point and mechanisms. For UNDERGRAD, GRAD, ANYONE. CCA can be confusing – we’re all called career advisors. First thing’s first: position us within the wider team.

Undergraduate advisors Who they see Co-op students before their first work term Undergraduate students seeking work How to connect Drop-ins 8:30-4:30 M-F in the Tatham Centre Co-op process appointments Job document appointments (resume, cover letter)

Graduate advisors Who they see Graduate students (masters, PhD, post-doc) seeking work People seeking academic work How to connect Drop-ins 12:00-12:30 M-Th in the Tatham Centre (PhD and post-doc) Booked appointments

Employee advisor Who they see Staff and faculty work search (internal and external to UWaterloo) How to connect Booked appointments Group sessions

Further education advisors Who we see Undergraduate, graduate, staff, alumni applying to additional education How to connect Drop-ins 12:00-1:00 M-F in the Tatham Centre Booked appointments Workshops & events WE ARE BEST SUITED TO PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT THEY’RE APPLYING TO

Online resources Careerhub.uwaterloo.ca > Further Education Working on rewriting our online content to overtly connect with student FAQs. ADVISORS CAN USE THIS RESOURCE. The information is freely available, and can be helpful to check out in the areas your students connect with most frequently.

Helpful links Booked appointments: https://uwaterloo.ca/career- action/one-one-supports > book an appointment Drop-ins: https://uwaterloo.ca/career-action/one-one- supports > drop-ins Workshops: https://uwaterloo.ca/career-action/workshops- and-events > attend a workshop Custom workshop request: https://uwaterloo.ca/career- action/workshop-request-form

Annual events Further education fair Graduate and professional programs send representatives to share program information No registration necessary Health careers conference For students choosing a career or collecting more information on their choice Practitioner panels, medicine 101 session, networking https://uwaterloo.ca/career-action/healthcareersconference CH = new eManual Listed in an intentional order because logic and resources.

Workshops Professional school interview days For students who will interview in professional programs (e.g. medicine, physiotherapy, pharmacy) Tailored sessions for high-volume programs Interview prepare and practice days, MMI simulations Personal statement/letter of intent For students writing an application to any program or school with a personal statement or letter of intent Three-part workshop; students can choose the sessions that are relevant to their needs CH = new eManual Listed in an intentional order because logic and resources.

Custom workshops Teaching 101 How to become a competitive candidate for a B.Ed First-year teaching employment outcomes and alternative career information CVs & Personal Statements for Physics How to write a compelling CV for grad school applications for Physics PhDs abroad Talking about the importance of your research & qualifications to admissions Something about the medicine 101 sheet we did for Science advisors?

Custom workshop requests Put as much info as you can in the notes; we’ll do what we can to meet your needs Also let us know ahead! PRESENTATION TITLE

How can we work together? Share some information to help you prompt your students to think about key planning topics & refer E.g., Medicine 101 sheet for Science Advisors Help students figure out the puzzle of prerequisite courses for professional school applications Facilitate workshops and events for students about professional and graduate school Work together to meet your students’ needs Other ideas?

Thank you!