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Building a Resilient Career in Indigenous
and Canadian Studies
Facilitated by: Yvonne Collins, M.Ed.
Career Services
401 Tory Building
613-520-66111
Career Services
401 Tory Building
8:30-4:30
Drop Ins everyday
Pop up events
Employer Information Sessions
Networking nights
Career Fairs
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How we can help
At Career Services we can help with:
Resume reviews
Interview preparation
Networking skills
Part-time/summer/post-grad job search
Grad and professional school research
Personal statements
Career Exploration
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Workshop Goals
After this workshop you will:
Understand the stages of the career planning cycle and
importance of self-awareness and career research
Gain an understanding of how to identify your sought after
transferable skills
Find out where and how to find information about career
options and the labour market
Find out about the stages of the job posting and the
hidden job market
Identify how to find and expand networking opportunities
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Chaos Theory of Careers
Have there been any unplanned events that have
influenced your path?
Jim Bright
Planned Happenstance
Uncertainty is natural as plans emerge and evolve so it is
important to remain curious, open and active in generating work
opportunities to create those “lucky breaks” for yourself.
John Krumboltz believes in the importance of people creating
and capitalizing on chance events in to career
learning/opportunities
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How to “Plan” for Career
1. Know yourself
2. Know what’s out there
3. Make connections
4. Develop job search skills
What are alumni actually doing?
Career Areas Job Titles
Teaching
Community Development
Non-Profit Management
Policy Analysis
Educational Administration
Government Administration
Mental Health Care Field
Project Management
Real Estate
Non-profit Programming
Marketing
Communications
Research
Banking
GIS
Operations Management
Sales
Director of Government Relations
Operations & Client Services Manager
Policy Analyst
Research Officer
GIS Analyst
High School Teacher
Financial Advisor
Museum Curator
Heritage Writer and Researcher
Program Facilitator of Career Mentoring
Market Analyst
Communications Specialist
Coordinator of
Manager of Socio-Economic Program
Development
Manager of Indigenous Capacity-Building
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Opening Doors…
Employers Hire People Not Degrees!
The skills and knowledge you develop as a result of your education,
as well as in your work and community activities, have the greatest
impact on hiring decisions.
Who am I -Explore
Self Assessment/Knowledge
Values
Interests
Skills
Preferred Environments
Personality Preferences
WHY?
Improved Job/Life Satisfaction
Better performance outcomes
Helps create direction in job search
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Find Out More About Yourself
Common methods include:
Talking to those close to you
Journaling
Volunteer experience
Paid work experience
Extra curricular activities
Career Counselling
Online assessments
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Skills Assessment
The thread that leads most post academic jobs is not
subject matter but skills sets – so it is important to
identify what yours are
Go beyond skills developed through your discipline
Skills Quiz
1. Skills refer to technical abilities on which an employer could test you, such as laboratory techniques or programming languages
2. A university education provides you with all the skills you need to be successful in a related career
3. Using examples and stories is generally the most effective way to communicate or “sell” your skills
4. Assessing and feeling confident in your skill set is an easy and straight-forward process
5. Skills can be developed through any walk of life, including academics and extra-curricular involvement
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Skills Dimensions
* Open-Heart Surgery
* Repairing Airplane Engines
* Using custom-made database
* Programming in HTML
* Microsoft Office Suite
* Writing Press Releases
* Corporate memory and knowledge
* Negotiating organizational politics at XYZ company
* Oral Communication
* Problem-solving
* Teamwork
* Patience
Technical
Job-
Specific
Transferable
Soft
Transferrable skills
Communication- Presentations, Essays
Team Work – Group projects, Sports teams
Leadership-Project lead, Student mentor
Diversity & Intercultural Awareness- Travel, Working with others
Planning & Organization – Organizing an event, planning a project
Research & Information Management – Collecting data, documenting
Technology-Computer use, using equipment
Critical Thinking-Synthesize information, make connections
Creative Problem Solving-Implement solutions, problem analysis
Numeracy-Working with statistics, estimating
Positive Attitude-Taking initiative, making compromises for the team
Self-Management- Coming to work on time, meeting deadlines
Resilience & Effective Coping- bouncing back from setbacks
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Activity
With a Partner:
Come up with an example of each transferrable
skills for “Barista”
Transferrable SKILLS of a “Barista”
Communication
Team Work
Leadership
Diversity & Intercultural Awareness
Planning & Organization
Research & Information Management
Technology
Critical Thinking
Creative Problem Solving
Numeracy
Positive Attitude
Self-Management
Resilience & Effective Coping
Identifying Skills
What did I do? How did I do it?
What skill areas
& specific skills
does this
demonstrate?
Activity Instructions:
1. One partner selects a past or present job-related
“accomplishment” to tell the group
2. The other partner interviews the storyteller to elicit details of
HOW and what they did in this situation
3. Once all the details have been told, discuss the skills and skill
areas each person demonstrated in the story
Identifying Skills
What did I do? How did I do it?
What was the
result?
Why did I do
that?
What skill areas &
specific skills
does this
demonstrate?
SITUATION SITUATION RESULT ACTION
What’s out there- Research
World of Work/labour market knowledge
Job sectors and industries
Organizations
Job titles
Labour market trends
WHY?
Broadens your job search
Helps you identify organizations you can target
Focus your efforts on growing sectors/industries
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What’s Out There?
Experience
Web Resources
People
Researching Possibilities
Online Resources:
Self Awareness report on Type focus
What can I do with a degree?
Career Cruising
Talent Egg
ONET
Labour Market information
The Canadian Job Bank
Yellow pages
Your Degree, Your Future
Career Services
Research – Organizations
International Council for Canadian Studies
Assembly of First Nations
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
Canadian Marketing Association
Metis Nation of Canada
International Journal of Canadian Studies
Conference Board of Canada
The Canada Council for the Arts
C.D. Howe Institute
Canadian Retail Council
Mining Association of Canada
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission23
Reconciliation Canada
The Council of Canadians
Canadian Labour Congress
Innu Nation
Canadian Historical Association
Canada West Foundation
Fraser Institute
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies
Historica Canada
Canadian Bar Association
David Suzuki Foundation
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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Research through People
Talk to people who do what you want to do or work where you
want to work.
You will also be able to learn:
Up to date career information
About an organizations culture, method of hiring
Suggestions and advice to get your foot in the door
About any upcoming opportunities
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Information Interviews
Conduct an Informational Interview -an
interview that YOU initiate to ask
questions
A- Advice
I – Insight
R- Referrals
Information Interview Topics
Research the company/organization that they
work for and prepare questions regarding:
1. Their job and career path
2. Their organization and workplace
3. The industry and labour market
4. Advice particular to your situation
5. Other people you can talk to
The Hidden Job Market
Posted Jobs = 20 %
Job
Postings
≤ 20%
Networking
Information Interviews
↑↑ Trust/Credibility
Direct
Approaches
↑ Credibility; ↑ Drive ≥ 80% in
Hidden Job
Market
Stages of a
Job Posting
↑ Time
↑ Money
↓ Trust/credibility
1. Always on the
look-out for good
employees – No
Competition
2. Potential need,
employees are
aware; no action
taken yet – Very
little competition
3. Open and
official job;
internal referrals
accepted – Some
competition
4. Publicly
advertised job
posting – Lots
of competition
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What is a job?
… Basically a job is a
relationship, typically between a
company or organization
If jobs are relationships – jobs
are found through people and
organizations
How do I learn about and
connect to people and
organizations?
Who is Networking?
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… but rather to
Gather Information
Make an impression
Develop rapport and build relationships
Expand and target network
Connect with- Groups
Where to find them?
Professional Associations
Meet Ups
Conventions & Conferences
Tips:
Demonstrate your knowledge/expertise
Find events/talks/conferences that you can go to
Learn insider tips/knowledge
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LinkedIN Student- Alumni Tool
Found on your University Page
Find common career paths for students who graduated
with your degree.
Narrow results to find alumni in a specific location,
company, or occupation.
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Looking Ahead
Workshop #2 – Winter 2018
After this workshop you will:
Identify the resume format that best highlights your skills
and experiences for specific positions
Discover how to market your transferable skills through
accomplishment-based statements
Discover what employers are looking for and evaluating
during the interview
Find out how to effectively prepare for the interview
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Contact:
Yvonne Collins
Career Services
401 Tory
(613) 520-6611
www.carleton.ca/cc
