Student How-to Guides & Videos

Students and Alumni use their McGill student email address and password to log in to myFuture.

Students—including doctoral students and post-docs—who have on-campus jobs must use their student @mail.mcgill.ca email address to access their student account, not their staff email.

The Dashboard is your welcome page to myFuture, where you can find a summary of your activity. You can:

• View targeted announcements.
• Use the top-menu tabs to view lists of jobs to which you've applied, events for which you have registered, or a list of your career-advising appointments
• Access experiential programs for which you are registered, such as internships or other professional development programs
• View your Student Experience Record (see below).

Learn how to search for jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities in myFuture.

• Search job boards using available criteria
• Save common job searches
• Configure email notifications for new jobs that fit your saved search criteria

Learn how to apply for jobs in myFuture, upload your CV/resume and cover letter, and create an "Application Package".

• Find the "Apply" button on job postings
• Upload your application documents
• Create an Application Package
• Submit your application to employers

If the job does not have the Apply button at the top of the screen, it's because you do not meet the qualifications criteria for the job, such as the required degree level or area of study. There is also a notification on the right side of the job overview page. If you believe this to be in error, please contact myfuture [at] mcgill.ca (myfuture[at]mcgill[dot]ca).

When applying for a job, the job application wizard will allow you to upload documents and create application packages. You can also choose to upload new application documents, manage files you previously added to the system, and create new application packages in the Documents module.

1. On the top navigation menu, click "My Application Documents"
2. To manage documents, select a time frame from the dropdown menu and then click into the document type (i.e. "Cover Letter") to view documents.
3. To upload new documents, use the "Upload Document" button in the top right.
4. To create a new application package that can be used when applying to specific jobs, use the "Create Application Package" button in the top right.

myFuture will ask you to name documents as you upload them. Give them a name that will help you remember what the document is for. For example, if you upload a cover letter that you have customized for a specific job application or employer, include the company name and date in the file name.

When uploading .doc or .docx files, they will be converted to PDFs and may not be available immediately on myFuture. If you cannot see them after some time, verify the Documents menu. If there was an issue with the upload the document will have a Broken Document note.

Learn how to register for events or cancel your event registration in myFuture.

• Find upcoming events on different event calendars
• Register for an event or add yourself to the waitlist
• View a list of events for which you're registered
• Cancel your event registration

Sign in to myFuture and click the My Student Experience Record tab at the top of the page.

All active student and alumni accounts have access to view their SER in myFuture; however, alumni who graduated before Fall 2025 may not have any data recorded. For more information, please see Student Experience Record.

1. Click the My Student Experience Record tab at the top of the page.
2. Each verified experience appears as a card. By default, all verified experiences are published on your SER.
3. To customize which experiences appear on your public record or printed SER, clear the checkbox for any experience you do not want to include.

1. Click the My Student Experience Record tab at the top of the page.
2. Click the Action button (the round black button with three dots in the bottom-right corner).
3. Select Publish Your Experiential Record, then click Publish.
4. Click the Action button again and select View Experiential Record.
5. Your public SER will open. Click the share icon to:
   • Copy a public link to your SER
   • Send your SER by email
   • Add your SER to your LinkedIn profile (LinkedIn login required)

1. Click the My Student Experience Record tab at the top of the page.
2. Click the Action button (the round black button with three dots in the bottom-right corner).
3. Select Print Student Experience Record, then click Public Student Experience Record Documents. 
4. Click McGill Student Experience Record to download your SER as a PDF.