Full-Time Job SearchWhat appears to be the end is really a new beginning . . .

When do I begin?•Now . . .

▫Job postings will continue through the winter, spring and summer months

•Affected by employers’ budget cycles/fiscal years

•Job titles▫Entry-level, New Grad, Rotational or

Leadership programs, Full-time Permanent

Job Search MethodsSearch for APPLICATION opportunities (e.g., job postings) –

not necessarily “a” job

•Networking

•Company/employer websites

•OSCARplus

•Job posting websites

Networking & Personal Branding• Family, friends, faculty –

EVERYONE

• Employer events: ▫ Career fairs▫ Company information

sessions▫ Search “Events” in

OSCARplus

Networking (continued)

•Eng/tech related professional and student societies▫PEO▫OSPE▫Mac Eng societies and clubs▫McMaster societies

Networking (continued)

•Online networking sites▫LinkedIn

Employers expect student candidates to have an account

▫Facebook, Twitter Follow ECCS for announcements,

information, etc Personal vs. career/professional accounts

Employers/Companies

•Apply directly through company websites

•Create a personalized list – sources:▫Industry Canada▫OSPE Engineering Blue Book▫Chambers of Commerce▫Permanent (“full-time”) job postings

Job posting websites OSCARplus Newspaper classifieds (online)

Employers/Companies (continued)

•Tips▫Completing a “profile” – even if there are no

open positions Complete entire profile

▫Application opportunities may be listed under different sections of employer websites

▫Start checking in the fall term, and continue through the winter and spring months

OSCARplus

• •Two position types

▫Grad Recruitment▫Immediate Full-Time

•Administered by the Student Success Centre▫Also applies to on-campus interviews

Job Search Websites

•Student job postings (including co-op and internship)▫The Lime Network (individuals with

disabilities)▫TalentEgg▫Workopolis

•Additional websites▫Career Options article

Differences•Job search is year-round

▫Budget cycles

•Selection and hiring process may be lengthier▫Multiple interviews for one position▫Be familiar with salary ranges during

application and interviewing process▫Job offers sent directly to students, at any

time▫May be possible to negotiate

Career Services Review

•Resume, interviewing and job search presentations

•Career counselling and advising appointments

•Company information sessions and career fairs

Websites•OSCARplus: Online Student Career and

Recruitment▫Online job posting website for McMaster

https://www.oscarplusmcmaster.ca

•ECCS (JHE A214)▫Information for Engineering and Computer

Science students www.eng.mcmaster.ca/eccs

•Student Success Centre (GH 110)▫Career Services for all university students

http://studentsuccess.mcmaster.ca/

JHE A214Ext. 22571

Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.