University Centre 508
Telephone: 520-6611
Fax: 520-5695
Placement and Career Services is the on-campus student employment centre. Services provided by this office include:
Casual, part-time, and summer jobs are posted on the self-service job boards within the office. Full-time jobs are posted in binders in the reference library.
Each year a number of employers from the private and public sectors visit Carleton to recruit graduating students seeking permanent employment. Recruiting begins in mid-September and continues until March. Deadlines for applications are advertised in The Charlatan newspaper once every two weeks and are also posted in the Bi-Weekly Bulletin in the showcase outside of the office.
Throughout the year, employers contact us seeking qualified candidates for immediate job openings. All positions are posted in the office and then selectively file searched. A file search involves contacting qualified Carleton alumni registered with the service and referring them to employers. Alumni may register with the service one month prior to graduation and remain on file up to three years after graduation.
Weekly sessions on resumé writing, covering letters, interview techniques, and job search and networking skills are provided by the Centre. Students and alumni may register to attend at the Placement and Career Services office. A resumé critiquing service is also available to session participants.
Students can review material from the reference library in the office. The library contains literature on employers, company videos, job search materials, work abroad programs, salary information, and telephone books from cities across Canada.