Finding Your Own Work Term

PD Seminar – Session #4

Claire AverySept 27th, 2018

Overview

1. Finding your own WT – Claire Avery

2. Adapting to the Professional Work

Environment – Jillian Matterface, Exxon

Mobil Canada

Finding your own WT

• Research Industries

• Online Databases

• JobFinder@MUN

• LinkedIn

• Engineering Co-operative Education Office

• Personal Contacts

• Networking

• Employer funding available

Finding a Job

Source: http://coop.uottawa.ca/sites/coop.uottawa.ca/files/find-job-wbk-en.pdf

Research Industries

Company Websites, Company Profiles on LinkedIn

Local, National and International News

What Interests you?

Online Database

Examples of Online Databases:

Career Beacon

Monster

Workopolis

Indeed

LinkedIn

Etc.

JobFinder@MUN

Compiles co-op jobs from:

• Monster.ca, Simplyhired.ca,

Careerbeacon.com, Indeed.ca, Glassdoor.ca,

Workopolis.com, Wowjobs.ca, Talentegg.ca

http://segrwebdev.engr.mun.ca/

JobFinder@MUN

https://www.mun.ca/coop/programs/engineering/

JobFinder@MUN

JobFinder@MUN

Jobs listed on the site have not been

screened/approved by the MUN Engineering

Co-operative Education Office (ECEO) and

may not be acceptable work terms.

Before accepting any job as a co-op

position students must first have them

approved by ECEO.

LinkedIn

LinkedIn

LinkedIn

LinkedIn

Co-operative Education Office

Talk with an ASM-CE

• Employer History

• New/growing Markets – always good to know

• Resume and Cover letter review

• Advice

Contacts

Personal Connections – Relatives, Friends,

Secondary Contacts, etc.

Volunteer/Attend conferences, events held by

professional organizations, information

sessions held by employers (see handbook!)

Sign up for online employer newsletters, follow

companies on social media

Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race

Paradigm Hyperloop

Student Engagement

Potential Employers

Interested in a potential Employer?

• Contact them YOURSELF!

• Edit resume/cover letter to suit employer

• Drop your resume/cover letter IN PERSON

and ask to see someone!

• Ask to arrange a meeting – HR Department,

supervisors, MUN Alumni, etc.

• Follow up 3-5 business days

• Be polite, considerate, and Professional

Social Media Reminder

Employer Funding

SECPAP

Experience Awards/NSERC

IRAP

SWILP Funding

Awards/Scholarships

Info available at the Co-op office