Use this guide to explore your interests, consider career options, and take practical steps toward your future.
Revisit each section as your goals develop, using the Explore, Options, Action, and Tools stages to guide your career planning:
- Explore: Explore your values and interests with CaPS self-assessment tools.
- Options: Explore potential careers using CaPS degree to career guides and 1:1 appointments.
- Action: Consider your careers of interest and skills you might need, then join relevant activites.
- Tools: Gather and refine your career tools (CV, cover letter, interview skills, etc.) with CaPS.
U0/U1
Explore
Consider...
- What am I curious about?
- What career paths sound interesting?
- What are my values?
Options
- Explore careers by industry on the CaPS website.
- Browse occupations and more with Canada's Job Bank tool.
- Meet with a CaPS career advisor to discuss your ideas.
Action
- Get involved! See Campus Life & Engagement, myFuture and the Montreal Volunteer Bureau for opportunities.
- Continue trying different activities to build experience.
Tools
- Think about what you would like to put on your CV throughout your time at McGill.
- Build career skills with CaPS workshops.
- Create a CV and review it with a CaPS advisor.
U2
Option
- Talk to people and employers in your field(s) of interest.
- Decide if you want to pursue further education.
Action
- Gain relevant experience in a job or internship.
- Create a LinkedIn profile and network with employers.
Tools
- Update your CV.
- Consider building your application materials for further education if applicable.
U3
Explore
Consider...
- What values are important to me in the workplace?
- What kind of work will I find meaninful?
Options
- Identify possible employers (browse LinkedIn).
- Attend career events (see myFuture Events page.)
Action
- Target experiences directly related to career field of interest.
- Apply to graduate school if applicable
Tools
- Create tailored applications.
- Start your job search early.
- Build your interview skills with CaPS.