Career Services thanks employers
At Fanshawe's Career Services'
first-ever Employer Appreciation
Event on November 15. Employers
from London and surrounding area
made the trip to Saffron's to be
personally thanked by the staff for
employing Fanshawe graduates.
Fanshawe's Career Services staff works with students in all of Fanshawe's programs, assisting to fill over 5,000 jobs annually from over 2,000 employers locally and provincially.
According to Doug Millar, Manager of Career Services, onethird of Ontario workers — over 2.1 million people — have a college diploma. "Ontario college graduates form the largest component of the six million strong labour force in Ontario. Our former students are successfully employed in all sectors and in all industries," he said.
"What was a simple idea some 45 years ago (when Fanshawe College opened) has grown exponentially. It has supported a labour market that has broadened out into fields we couldn't have imagined," he continued. "It's now into fields — and some of these fields are represented (here tonight) — that didn't even exist (at the time). The college continues to evolve to support a labour market that always changes."
"This day is about recognizing you (the employers) and all that you do to create career opportunities for our graduates and our coop students," Cathy Auger, Vice- President of Student Support, told the attendees. Some of the companies and organizations represented at the event were the City of London, the London Children's Connection, EQ3, Sun Life Financial and more.
According to Key Performance Indicator surveys, Fanshawe students consistently rank highly among employers — a fact made evident by some of the people in attendance. "I love Fanshawe students," exclaimed Cindy Herbert, a Behavioural Therapist at Child and Parent Resource Institute in London. She has been taking on Fanshawe students from programs such as the Autism and Behavioural Science graduate diploma program as co-op students for years.
For more information about Career Services, go to the office in D1063 or call 519 452-4294. You can also check out Fanshawe's Career Services Facebook page at tinyurl.com/fanshawecareerservices.
Fanshawe's Career Services staff works with students in all of Fanshawe's programs, assisting to fill over 5,000 jobs annually from over 2,000 employers locally and provincially.
According to Doug Millar, Manager of Career Services, onethird of Ontario workers — over 2.1 million people — have a college diploma. "Ontario college graduates form the largest component of the six million strong labour force in Ontario. Our former students are successfully employed in all sectors and in all industries," he said.
"What was a simple idea some 45 years ago (when Fanshawe College opened) has grown exponentially. It has supported a labour market that has broadened out into fields we couldn't have imagined," he continued. "It's now into fields — and some of these fields are represented (here tonight) — that didn't even exist (at the time). The college continues to evolve to support a labour market that always changes."
"This day is about recognizing you (the employers) and all that you do to create career opportunities for our graduates and our coop students," Cathy Auger, Vice- President of Student Support, told the attendees. Some of the companies and organizations represented at the event were the City of London, the London Children's Connection, EQ3, Sun Life Financial and more.
According to Key Performance Indicator surveys, Fanshawe students consistently rank highly among employers — a fact made evident by some of the people in attendance. "I love Fanshawe students," exclaimed Cindy Herbert, a Behavioural Therapist at Child and Parent Resource Institute in London. She has been taking on Fanshawe students from programs such as the Autism and Behavioural Science graduate diploma program as co-op students for years.
For more information about Career Services, go to the office in D1063 or call 519 452-4294. You can also check out Fanshawe's Career Services Facebook page at tinyurl.com/fanshawecareerservices.
