Employment Readiness Program
The Employment Readiness Program is a series of workshops designed to teach students practical job readiness skills and skills for navigating the workplace with success. Students who attend the workshop series will have access to additional one-on-one peer support with an Employment Peer Coach who can help address career-related concerns. All students are invited to register and attend.
Please note: You can register for the entire program or for specific workshops.
LinkedIn workshop
- Wednesday, July 9
- 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Are you wondering what other cool social media outlets are left to explore outside of Instagram or Tik Tok? This workshop will outline what a LinkedIn profile can do for you, the best ways to build a profile and how to connect with recruiters and potential employers on the world's largest recruitment website.
Optional: LinkedIn support
- Wednesday, July 9
- 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Need your LinkedIn profile reviewed? Join us for this hour session!
Resumé and cover letter workshop
- Wednesday, July 16
- 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
At this workshop, we'll break down the best possible ways of creating a sleek, informative and effective resumé and cover letter that will surely help land you that position you dream about.
Please note: Bring your most recent resumé and cover letter copies to this workshop.
Optional: Resumé and cover letter support
- Wednesday, July 16
- 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Join us to have your resumé and cover letter reviewed!
Networking workshop
- Wednesday, July 23
- 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Do you know what you'd say to a potential employer if you only had one minute to do a virtual pitch to them? At this event, we will explain and outline how to network, which is fundamental for building, maintaining and working with professional individuals who could lead you to career opportunities in the future.
Networking support
- Wednesday, July 23
- 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Join us this hour for networking support with our team of professionals!
Networking with alumni
- Wednesday, July 30
- 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Connect with Ontario Tech alumni and practice those networking skills!
Interview workshop
- Wednesday, August 6
- 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Do you get nervous in job interviews? Are you wondering what questions to ask an interviewer once the end of the interview is near? This workshop will discuss the best possible approaches and methods towards acing any interview, what questions to be ready for, what questions that are the best to ask an interviewer and how to leave the lasting positive impression that will hopefully get you hired!
Optional: Interview support
- Wednesday, August 6
- 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Check in with us and ensure your interview skills are on point!
Interviewing with professionals
- Wednesday, August 13
- 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Join us for the final employment readiness session and participate in mock interviews by our experts!