Career in the classroom
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As a faculty or staff member at UVic, you can help students figure out their career options and give them a better understand of how their studies relate to their future careers. This can lead to stronger engagement in the classroom.
How Career Services can help
We can can help you support student success by bringing tailored outreach activities into your classroom. We can provide targeted workshops and presentations on these topics:
- career research: how to perform tried and tested strategies to discovering potential career paths
- key motivators: how to translate interests and motivators into potential careers
- the work search process: how to develop proactive work search strategies to find a job
- résumés and cover letters: how to create work search documents that get you an interview
- interview skills development: how to develop effective approaches to interviewing
- networking: how to build professional contacts to support your career development
- post-graduate applications: how to apply for graduate and professional school
- competency development: how to identify and develop key employable competencies
We can customize sessions to match your subject and lesson plans. For details, contact the Co-op and Career office connected to your program or department:
Main Co-op and Career office
Email: careers@uvic.ca
Phone: 250-721-8421
Location: Campus Services Building, room 110 (view map)
Program/department:
- All programs except Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, and Law
Business Co-op and Career
Email: bco@uvic.ca
Phone: 250-721-6087
Location: BEC 112 (view map)
Program/department:
- Business (Commerce)
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Global Business
Engineering and Computer Science/Math Co-op and Career
Email: ecareers@uvic.ca
Phone: 250-472-5825
Location: ECS 210 (view map)
Program/department:
- Computer Science
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Mathematics and Statistics
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Career: 250-721-8421
Co-op: 250-721-7628
careers@uvic.ca
coopinfo@uvic.ca
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