CCPD: Career & Job Search Resources
Connecting University of Calgary students to jobs, career planning, employers on campus, career tips, workshops and much more! This resource compliments our website ucalgary.ca/careers.
Online job boards
Career Resources In Alberta
- Alberta Learning Information ServiceAlberta Learning Information Service (ALIS) is the provincial gateway to help Albertans plan and achieve educational and career success!
- Working in Alberta: A guide for internationally trained and educated immigrantsThis guide contains information to help internationally educated and trained immigrants identify
realistic work opportunities and make successful employment transitions in Alberta. - Job Smart: Tips for Staying EmployedThis basic guide to keeping a job features information about what employers are looking for in their employees.
- Career Planner: Choosing an OccupationHow do you decide what occupation is right for you? Take the five steps to a new career path.
- Workability: What You Need to Get & Keep a JobThis handbook provides practical information about key skills and attitudes required by job seekers in today's job market.
- Finding a job in AlbertaIf you are planning to make the transition from school to work, from one career to another or from unemployment to employment, this page is for you.
- It's a Juggle!JUGGLE is a digital student success centre produced using an open philosophy by the Pardy Group. It supports student engagement, life, retention & self-directed learning.
Career Resources in Canada
- National Occupational Classification SystemElectronic access to the National Occupational Classification system, which continues to be the authoritative resource on occupational information in Canada
- Occupational Outlook Quarterly (U of C Only)Covers a wide variety of career and work-related topics such as new and emerging occupations, training opportunities, salary trends, and results of new studies from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Training and Learning--Govt of Canada Job BankLinks for helping you plan for a career, including apprenticeship information and literacy tests.
- Working in CanadaWorking in Canada, presented by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, and Canada's provinces and territories, manages to strike the right balance between too much and too little information.
- My Choices, My Work, My LifeBy guiding you through some decision-making steps, My Choices, My Work, My Life will make it easier for you to see your options more clearly, make decisions that fit your needs and take action to achieve your goals.
- International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical ExperienceIAESTE was founded in 1948, and Canada joined the Association in 1953 as a full member. Located in over 86 countries, it is an independent, non-profit program, with consultative relationships to UNESCO, UN Economic and Social Council, UN Industrial Development Organization, the ILO, and other bodies.
- Canadian Anti-Fraud CentreThe Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) is the central agency in Canada that collects information and criminal intelligence. Find out more on how to identify job scams and protect yourself from illegitimate jobs.
Career Newsletters & Magazines
- CareerWiseSign-up for this newsletter and get the best up-to-date career information.
- Job Postings MagazineVisit Career Services to get your monthly magazine or read it online!
- CareeRealismVisit the website for great articles, tips and lists!
- Talent EggThis online career magazine is geared towards university students and new grads!
Further Learning
- Online CoursesOver 500 courses from the world's leading universities - right at your fingertips.
- Khan AcademyWith a library of over 3000 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and hundreds of skills to practice, we're on a mission to educate the world.
- edXEdX is a non-profit created by founding partners Harvard and MIT. We're bringing the best of higher education to students around the world. EdX offers MOOCs and interactive online classes in subjects including law, history, science, engineering, business, social sciences, computer science, public health, and artificial intelligence (AI).
- Open CultureGet free online courses from the world’s leading universities. This collection includes over 725 free courses in the liberal arts and sciences. Download these audio & video courses straight to your computer or mp3 player.
International Resources
Featured Career books
- Smart Moves for Liberal Arts Grads by Sheila Curran; Suzanne GreenwaldISBN: 1580087094Publication Date: 2006-05-01
Quite a few of these resources are electronic books accessible through Ebrary.
- So What Are You Going to Do with That? by Susan Basalla; Maggie DebeliusISBN: 0226038823Publication Date: 2007-03-15
- Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3. 0 by Jay Conrad Levinson; David E. PerryISBN: 1118019091Publication Date: 2011-05-03
- What Color Is Your Parachute? - Guide to Job-Hunting Online by Mark Emery Bolles; Richard Nelson BollesISBN: 1607740338Publication Date: 2011-05-17
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