Career and Professional Development

Schulich Graduate Affairs is here to assist in your career and professional development. All our graduate students are encouraged to take advantage of these programs and resources in order to expand their skills and build their portfolios. 

LEDC Presents
Escaping the Ivory Tower: Schulich Graduate Career Series

 An introduction for Schulich graduate students who are Consideringleaving academia or are just seeking an understanding of how their experience and knowledge translates to a non-academic setting. Attend 4 out of 5 sessions and you are invited to the Networking Event.  Details and registration.  

Get LinkedIn With Us!

Expand your professional network by joining our LinkedIn group, Western University Medicine and Dentistry Graduate Students.  It is great way for our former students, current students and postdocs to connect and see all the wonderful things everyone is doing.  The obvious success of our former Schulich graduate students provides established examples of how our current students can develop exciting and fulfilling career pathways for themselves.

Connect with Industry and Business

Govenment Websites & Directories: 

• Canadian Labour Market Information -  Answer your questions about jobs, skills and the availability of workers in local areas across Canada.
• Industry Canada  - Information on developing industry and technology capability, fostering scientific research, setting telecommunications policy, promoting investment and trade, promoting tourism and small business development, and setting rules and services that support the effective operation of the marketplace.
• The WORK Place -  Information and reasources for a competitive labout market.

Online Directories and Organization Profiles:

• London Chamber of Commerce
• London Economic Development Corporation 
• Yellow Pages
  

Tips For Conducting a Non-Academic Career Search

Leaving the Ivory Tower: Considerations for a Career Outside of Academia – This session was specifically designed to help graduate students with identifying their transferrable skills, understanding the needs of the labour market, and strategies for succeeding in the non-academic job search.  View presentation here.

Cereer Opportunity Search Engines - Regional:

• eluta.ca
• Knighthunter.com
• workopolis.com

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