Event

Worldwide Careers Week

Monday, November 21, 2011toFriday, November 25, 2011

CaPS is pleased to bring you Worldwide Careers Week focusing on the advantages of engaging in new and exciting opportunities working and volunteering abroad.  Take this chance to expand your awareness and interest in global opportunities.


Monday, November 21, 2011
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Brown 5001
US Working Visas for Canadians

Interested in the U.S. but don't know about the visa requirements?  This is the session for you, presented by the Non-Immigrant Visa Chief, Consul Ian Sheridan. He will present on the US Working Visas available for students and graduates.


Tuesday, November 22, 2011
11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Brown 5001
SWAP Presentation

Learn from Voyage Campus about the working holiday program that helps Canadians successfully gain international work experience. This is a program that takes care of safety and logistics so that you can focus on working and having fun abroad. We offer these services for a range of destinations, and we maintain an extensive global network to enrich your experience. Live, work, and play with us!


Tuesday, November 22, 2011
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm, Brown 5001
Getting a Job in the UK (and some tips for Europe)

Hear it from our exchange Career Advisor, Christopher Little, a native from the UK.

Learn about the recruitment cycle in the UK, graduate training schemes, vacancies and recruitment methods. The session will include CV's, employer information, vacancies and selection within the UK and EU graduate market.  You will obtain great resources along the way.


Wednesday, November 23, 2011
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm, Brown 5001
Worldwide Teaching English Panel

Learn about what it takes to teach English overseas.  What does it take to get these types of well-paid jobs? Do you need a certificate and experience?  Or maybe not.  Come find out for yourself from the employers themselves and some participants too.    (Please note there are also opportunities for Francophones and to teach in other fields than English.)


Thursday, November 24, 2011
11:00 am - 2:00 pm, Brown 5001
Worldwide Organizations Fair

Come and talk to employers and organizations interested in having you.  Learn about several opportunities in various domains such as teaching English, volunteering, teaching in third world countries, international development, and so on.  Check myFuture for updated information on organizations participating at the fair.

List of participating organizations (more to come):

Action Against Hunger / Action Contre la Faim (ACF)

http://www.actioncontrelafaim.ca

Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) / CONSEIL DES MINISTRES DE L'ÉDUCATION (CANADA) (CMEC) - Programs: ACCENT & ODYSSEY

http://www.monodyssee.ca

Horizon Cosmopolite

http://www.horizoncosmopolite.com

International Student Volunteers (ISV) and Volunteers for the Amelioration of Rural Areas (VARAS)

http://www.isvonline.org and http://www.varas.org

Intrax Internships Abroad

http://www.intraxinternshipsabroad.com

ONG AZIMUT

http://tous-azimuts.org

Peace Corps

http://www.peacecorps.gov

Young Musicians of the World

http://www.jeunesmusiciensdumonde.org

Voyages Campus / Travel Cuts

http://www.voyagescampus.com


Friday, November 25, 2011
10:30 am - 12:00 noon, Brown 5001
International Career Resources: Going Global and Big Guide Online

Learn how to use the ultimate online job seeker's tools for finding employment at home and abroad.   Please bring your laptop with you as this will be an interactive and hands-on workshop.


Registration required through myFuture.  From your homepage, click on the Events tab followed by the Workshop tab and keyword WWCW

 

 

 

 

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