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Career Services aids departments in offering remote student jobs

Written on July 27, 2020. Posted in News, University.

As COVID-19 has made in-person work difficult to operate, Queen’s is encouraging its departments to create remote student jobs in the fall term. Career Services has launched the Hiring Students Toolkit to support departments in offering remote positions for students on campus. The online resource...

COVID-19 impacts student internships, few cancelled

Written on May 28, 2020. Posted in News, University.

Callie Stirling, Sci ’21, was supposed to start her 12-month internship on May 4. “I was informed at the beginning of April that a global decision was made for the company I was meant to be interning with to cancel all student related jobs and internships,” she wrote in a statement to The Journal. Stirling...

Career Services guiding students through world of remote work

Written on May 4, 2020. Posted in News.

Queen’s Career Services is offering support for students and new graduates who have lost work or internships because of COVID-19. Career Services continues to provide their core resources remotely, including one-on-one advising and career counselling, through phone and web technology. The service...

Undergrads need future guidance too

Written on February 14, 2017. Posted in Editorials.

We don’t have to wait until the last possible opportunity to cut down on students’ stress about the future. Queen’s Grad Maps is a joint initiative by the School of Graduate Studies and Career Services that provides customized career maps for graduate students, based on their programs. The maps help...

It All Adds Up campaign kicks off third year

Written on November 4, 2016. Posted in News.

On Nov. 1, a third iteration of the joint AMS-Career Services campaign, It All Adds Up, hit campus. “It’s grown quite a bit in the past two years,” said, Leah Brockie, academic affairs commissioner for the AMS. “We’re now at 42 post-secondary institutions around the world.” The initiative was born...

ArtSci internships a positive start

Written on March 6, 2015. Posted in Editorials.

A new Arts and Science paid internship program will help the University catch up to other Canadian schools. The program — approved at the Feb. 24 Senate meeting — will begin in September. Following their third year, undergraduate ArtSci students will have the opportunity to apply for a 12-16 month...

Internships: friend or foe?

Written on February 12, 2015. Posted in Opinions.

Career Development Aleksandra Popovik, ArtSci ’17 There’s a certain stigma attached to graduating with an Arts and Science degree. This reputation is centred on the perception that these students won’t have ample job opportunities after graduation. While studying liberal arts is worthwhile due to...

Navigate the network

Written on September 26, 2014. Posted in Features.

About 80 per cent of the jobs found today are found through networking, according to Queen’s Career Services. Many employers save themselves the time and money of going through stacks of resumés and rounds of cold interviews when they already have a person from their network in mind to fill the role. Olivia...

A journey to finding your passion

Written on April 1, 2011. Posted in News.

Most people dream of doing what they are passionate about on a daily basis. For Sean Aiken, the dream is a reality. After graduating from Capilano College in Vancouver, with degree in Business Administration, Aiken didn’t know what career path to pursue. He decided to start The One Week Job Project. Aiken...

Tag: Career Services

Career Services aids departments in offering remote student jobs

COVID-19 impacts student internships, few cancelled

Career Services guiding students through world of remote work

Undergrads need future guidance too

It All Adds Up campaign kicks off third year

ArtSci internships a positive start

Internships: friend or foe?

Navigate the network

A journey to finding your passion

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