Spring into career advice workshops

Spring has sprung and job opportunities have sprung up around the city of London, too. Fanshawe's Career Services is putting on workshops throughout the month to help you on your way to getting the perfect summer job or landing your dream career.

“(Students) should come (to the workshops) for added information, to get their questions answered, to feel more confident knowing that the information that they're marketing to employers is good, and to find out more about what Career Services can offer them while they're students,” explained Liska Martindale-Dubrule, Student Services Specialist at Career Services. “I know especially with a lot of students graduating soon, I would highly suggest getting on top of their career search now.”

To register for the following workshops, head to Career Services in D1063 or call 519-452- 4294. For more information, check out the events tab on MyFanshawe.

Resumes and Cover Letters
April 5, 2:30 to 4 p.m.
April 19, 10 to 11:30 a.m.
This workshop will help students create a polished and professional resume for any field of work and target resumes for a specific position. “Most people think that a resume is a one-size-fits-all (thing), when in reality, a resume will be somewhat unique to each person, and it will be altered for specific jobs they want to apply to,” said Martindale-Dubrule.

Interview Skills
April 4, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
April 12, 2:30 to 4 p.m.
This workshop will help students prepare for a job interview, with tips about how to research a company beforehand and the kinds of questions to expect the interviewer to ask. Martindale-Dubrule said she hopes this workshop will help to ease the anxiety that many people have when entering into an interview. An interview skills workshop will also be held for international students on April 4 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Register for that workshop at the International office in E2025

Internet Job Search
April 9, 2:30 to 4 p.m.
April 20, 2 to 3:30 p.m.
This workshop will explain how Career Services can help on a job hunt, which websites to use and how to use them most effectively. “Work smarter, not harder on your job search,” said Martindale- Dubrule.

If you can't attend one (or any) of the workshops, Martindale- Dubrule said it's important to come see her. “I'll do one-on-one sessions with (students), I will sit down with them and go through the information, even give them the handouts, as well with the resumes and cover letters to bring a copy in and have me review them. They can see me many times over.” She also encouraged students who will be graduating this year to see the Career Consultant for their program to get industryspecific advice.

For more information about how Career Services can help you, visit the office in D1063 or call 519- 452-4294. You can also join the Career Services Facebook group at tinyurl.com/fanshawecareerservices and follow them on Twitter @FanshaweCS.