Student Journey
U0/U1 - Student Journey
Develop a proactive attitude
Be curious and get to know your classmates and other people, as well as your faculty resources.
Perfect your online brand
Ensure your social media (Facebook, etc.) represent you professionally; create a LinkedIn profile. Ask us how!
Build your network
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Get to know your classmates from different countries.
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Talk to people in a variety of streams within the faculty and through your personal network to identify your interests
Get involved with McGill Clubs
Volunteer, join on-campus clubs, case competitions (DMLS), sports, other.
Prepare your documents
Build your resume by reading the BCom Career Handbook and using the Desautels resume template.
Get mentoring
Meet a Peer Advisor to help you navigate the career preparation process.
Explore our career centre resources
- Attend a group orientation with our Incoming & International Student Resource Manager.
- After completing your MGCR250 onboarding, meet a Career Coach to initiate a career conversation.
Make the most of available resources
Ask us about the Career Leader self-assessment
- Visit the BCom Career Portal to find helpful resources from guides to videos.
- Go to Desautels myFuture to upload documents, gain insights into jobs, companies, and sign up for events and workshops.
Attend career events and be pro-active in your job search
Be proactive: research companies, industries, positions to gain insights.
Hone skills
Work in the summer.
U2 - Student Journey
Develop a proactive attitude
Be keen to participate in extracurricular activities, case competitions, clubs and recruitment events.
Perfect your online brand
Create social media content that supports your career aspirations; update your LinkedIn profile. Ask us how!
Maintain McGill Involvement
Volunteer, take on leadership roles in on-campus clubs, join case competitions, sports, as well as community initiatives.
Prepare your documents
Update your resume and review your cover letter to reflect any updates.
Explore our career centre resources
- Meet your Career Coach twice to discuss job search strategies, prepare for interviews.
- Read The 2-Hour Job Search by Steve Dalton.
Make the most of available resources
Ask us about the Career Leader self-assessment
- Go to Desautels myFuture to apply to different jobs and companies for internships and sign up for career-related events.
- Continue to use the BCom Career Portal as required.
Hone skills
Do a career-related internship.
U3 - Student Journey
Develop a proactive attitude
Be humble and prepare to work hard to identify and pursue relevant opportunities.
Perfect your online brand
Build your LinkedIn profile (and other social media) to be able to leverage it as you go through recruitment. Ask us how!
Build your network
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Talk to professors about their career path and fellow students about their career aspirations - help each other.
Maintain McGill involvement
Volunteer, take on leadership roles in on-campus clubs, join case competitions, sports, other.
Prepare your documents
Further refine your resume for industries and roles that are of interest and modify your cover letter to target specific companies and jobs.
Explore our career centre resources
Meet your Career Coach often to further refine your job search strategies and prepare for interviews.
Make the most of available resources
Ask us about the Career Leader self-assessment
- Go to Desautels myFuture to apply to full-time jobs and to sign up for career-related events.
- Continue to use the BCom Career Portal as required.
Hone skills
Secure a full-time position.
Last updated: August 2023
Are you ready?
Successful career preparation begins as early as your first year as a BCom student. Start developing your networking skills and meeting new people through clubs, associations, volunteer work and you will no doubt uncover many great jobs.
During each semester, Career Management offers a number of services to help students discover, prepare for and connect with the job market. Various interactive workshops are offered such as Resume and Cover Letter Writing, Networking, Interviewing skills and more. In addition, Career Management hosts company information sessions for students to get to know a company in greater depth as well as mock interview sessions by career advisors and industry professionals.
Through this preparation, students are given the tools to research target companies, understand the industries, learn how to ace an interview and connect with the business community.
The key to long-term success and happiness is based upon identifying career options that best utilize your natural talents and that fit with who you are. Why not start on the right foot and gain knowledge of the concepts, understanding and tools required to make one of the most important decisions of your life?
Peer Advisor Program
Available to U0 and U1 students as part of the onboarding process. Once students have started the onboarding process, they will be able to meet with a trained Peer Advisor to have their resume reviewed.
If you are interested in becoming a Peer Advisor or for more information, please click here.
