Hello Grad Students and Post-Docs:

We are pleased to announce - for the first time ever - Academic Careers Week. Are you...

• Wrapping up your PhD? Wish you were?
• Considering doing a Post Doc?
• Concerned about your oral defense or where your relationship with your supervisor is heading?
• Wondering how to ace an academic interview and conduct a job talk?

Academic Careers Week is just around the corner and is designed to help you navigate your way into your first faculty position and succeed at graduate school. See below for more information and register now!

At the end of the week, The Artists Among Us (grad students, faculty & staff) will showcase and sell their art at the Redpath Museum for one day only! Be sure to drop by this Sangria/Samosa fundraiser anytime between 12-5 on Friday Oct. 24th.

In this issue:

Academic Careers Week
Artists Among Us: Graduate Student & Faculty Art Exhibit and Sale
How to beat PhD job market stereotypes
Power in Diversity Career Week
Federal Government Recruitment Campaigns
International Week
Career Development Workshops for Grad Students
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Academic Careers Week

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Artists Among Us: Graduate Student & Faculty Art Exhibit and Sale

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How to beat PhD job market stereotypes

by Blessie Mathew, University Affairs

You know you’re not the next contestant on Beauty and the Geek. So why keep letting employers think that way?

If you’ve applied for a job outside academia with a CV instead of a resumé or encountered blank stares while explaining your research in an interview, don’t despair. A career adviser is about to give you an image make-over that may help get you hired.

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Power in Diversity Career Week: October 27th - 31st

This year, for the first time, CAPS is organizing Power in Diversity Career Week
filled with events highlighting the value of diversity in the workplace. 

Not-to-be-missed highlights include:

• Keynote: Luca "Lazylegz" Patuelli
  October 27, 17h00-19h00: Brown, Room 5001
  

  Come see Luca breakdance! Born with Arthrogryposis, a physical limitation affecting his bone structure, joint movement and muscle growth in his legs, Luca "Lazylegz" says he uses his crutches just like we use shoes; 'They are an accessory and not a necessity.'
  
  Snacks provided.

• Joyce Bender: "Employment Means Freedom"
  October 29, 11h30-14h00: New Residence Hall
  

  Free lunch.

• Picture This: Diversity Photograph Contest and Vernissage
  October 31, 13h00-15h00: Brown, Room 2200
  

  Wine and Cheese.

To find out more and to register for an exciting array of events, please click here.

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Federal Government Recruitment Campaigns

Registration the following presentations is available through myFuture. Click on the "Workshops/Events" tab and select the "Workshops/Events" tab.

• Finance Canada Recruitment Presentation
  October 28, TBD: Brown, Room 3001
  

  Are you eager to learn and motivated by challenge?  Do you have an interest in public policy?  If so, consider taking a closer look at Finance Canada. While the Department is best known for its role in preparing the Federal Budget and the Economic and Fiscal Update, it also sets the economic and social policy agenda for the Government of Canada and is involved in all aspects of public policy – including competitiveness, economic and fiscal policy, foreign debt relief, taxes, financial sector regulation, fiscal balance, and many others. 
  
  The Department is looking for talented, creative, and motivated individuals who want to play a role in making Canada one of the leaders in the global economy.  We provide an environment that offers challenge, responsibility, career advancement, continuous learning, work-life balance, and competitive compensation – in short, an environment where individuals continue to grow and achieve throughout their career.
  
  We are currently recruiting for the Economist and Policy Analyst Stream – open to candidates who will have completed, between September 2007 and December 2009, a master’s degree in the fields of economics, public policy, public administration, international studies, international relations, or finance.  Graduates hired under this stream are involved in all aspects of the Department’s work. They conduct policy analysis and forecasts, perform research, and provide recommendations on a wide variety of public policy issues.  Working at Finance also provides opportunities to interact with a wide variety of public, not-for-profit and private sector organizations.
  
  The application deadline for the Economist and Policy Analyst Stream is October 5, 2008.  On-campus interviews will be conducted between October 20 and October 31, 2008.
  
  The Department of Finance also conducts recruitment under the Doctoral Researcher Stream (applications due November 21, 2008) and Tax Legislation Stream (applications to begin in early 2009).
  
  We invite you to explore our University Recruitment website to learn more about Finance Canada—what we do, what we offer, how our recruitment process works and what some recent graduates who have joined our team have to say about working at Finance.

• Treasury Board Secretariat - Hit the Ground Running
  

  Join us! We are the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat - a team of experts at the heart of Canada's government.  Our mission is to ensure that government is well managed and that tax dollars are spent wisely.
  
  We are looking for Master degrees in: Policy/Public Administration, Economics and Business Administration.
  

  It's a challenging job.  Be the point person for important files. Collaborate, conduct research and present findings intelligently.  Work with colleagues across government who count on you to deliver results and meet high professional standards. Perform in an intellectually rigorous atmosphere where lively debate and open dialogue keep you sharp. Do a job that gets results and where your drive counts.

  If you are ready to Hit the Ground Running, we're recruiting new graduates like you to become Treasury Board Analysts.
  
  Apply on-line at:
  www.hitthegroundrunning.gc.ca
  Applications will be accepted from September 15 - October 17, 2008

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International Week: October 20th - 24th

CAPS is please to bring you International Week focusing on the advantages of working and studying abroad.

Grad students might be interested in the following event - log-in to myFuture and click on the Events tab followed by the Workshop tab and keyword search "Int'l."

• GE International Careers
  October 21, 17h30-19h30: Faculty Club Ballroom
  

  Imagine your career possibilities at GE, "where what you imagine, we can make happen."

  "For the past 125 years, we've been focusing our highly inventive minds on new ways to benefit our customers in the areas of technology, media and financial services. We've been applying the power of imagination - our most sustainable resource - to everything from the palm-size Digital hospital to the hardest plastic known to man. The world's most powerful jet engine. The largest wind turbine. You name it, we've been innovating it, designing it, redesigning it, producing it.

  Our leadership programs offer graduates a rapid-fire 2-year taste of the diversity and exciting challenges that exist within the company. What's more, with such a wide array of businesses in over 100 countries, your opportunities will only be limited by your imagination. For more information on what GE could do for your outlook on life, meet us at the GE Information Session for students interested in careers in the Middle East and Africa. Bring your resumé!"

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Career Development Workshops for Grad Students

Registration for all of the following workshops is available through myFuture. Click on the "Workshops/Events" tab and select the "Workshops" tab.

• Job Applications: Marketing Tools Bootcamp
  Thursday, October 2, 10h00-11h30: Brown, Room 3001
  

  This intensive workshop will help you to prepare your non-academic CV, cover letter, and business card. Following the workshop, there will be a clinic where students can sign up to obtain personalized guidance on the tool of their choice.

• Macdonald Campus Monthly Job Search Intensive
  Friday, October 3, 10h00-12h00: CC-150
  

  This workshop covers the essentials of preparing for a non-academic career. Topics include: job search strategies, self-assessment, networking, C.V. writing and interviewing.

• Interviewing
  Thursday, October 8, 10h00-11h30: Brown, Room 3001
  

  This popular workshop covers what to do before, during, and after a non-academic interview.

• Who are you? Why does it matter?
  Wednesday, October 29, 15h00-16h30: Brown, Room 3001
  

  Wondering what career path is right for you but don’t know what you have to offer? In this highly interactive workshop you will explore your interests, values, and skills.

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