What is Get to Work Career Week?
Get to Work Career Week is a series of events open to all MacEwan students and alumni. These events include:
+ Rapid Resume Reviews: Bring your resume to get personalized feedback right on the spot from a career advisor or potential employer
+ Speaker Panels: Learn about the different career and educational paths through the stories of successful professionals and students or graduates of professional education programs and graduate degrees.
+ Career Fairs: Meet potential employers, connect with professional organizations and explore further education opportunities
When is Get to Work Career Week?
The majority of the events will take place during the week of October 17 to October 21. However, some rapid resume review sessions will take place the week before. Check the schedule page for more details.
Why should I attend Get to Work Career Week?
- Get information, be inspired and gain some useful connections!
- Collect a stamp for each event that you attend. Three stamps or more will give you a chance to enter for some amazing prizes!
Speaker Panels
Learn more about the types of jobs, career and education pathways available in your areas of interest through the stories of 4-6 successful professionals, students and graduates of graduate degrees and professional education programs. Each speaker will share their career and education journey and offer advice on career planning, job search and pursuing further education. You will also have a chance to ask specific questions and connect with the speakers in-person.
ACC: Alberta College Campus
CCC: City Centre Campus
CFAC: Centre for the Arts and Communications
SC: South Campus
Rapid Resume Reviews
Bring your resume and get personalized feedback from an advisor or employer! Rapid Resume Reviews will take place between 11 am and 2 pm on the following days at all four campuses.
| Alberta College Campus: Cafeteria area Wednesday, October 12 | Centrre for the Arts and Communications: Outside the SA's Office Wednesday, October 12 Friday, October 14 |
| City Centre Campus: Building 6, Main foyer Thursday, October 13 Friday, October 14 Tuesday, October 18 | South Campus: Room 219 Monday, October 17 Tuesday, October 18 |
Exhibitors at City Centre Campus Robbins Health Learning Centre | Exhibitors at South Campus South Campus Gym |
| Aerotek | Alberta AdaptAbilities Association |
| Alberta AdaptAbilities Association | Alberta Health Services |
| Alberta Blue Cross | ATB Financial |
| Alberta Health Services | Athabasca University |
| Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation | Brink's Canada |
| Alberta Justice and Attorney General | Bosco Homes |
| ATCO Gas | Catholic Social Services |
| Athabasca University | Certified General Accountants' Association of Alberta |
| Bayshore Home Health | Children and Youth Services / Government of Alberta |
| Brink's Canada | City of Edmonton |
| Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine | College Pro Painters |
| Capital Care | Commercial Vehicle Enforcement |
| Catholic Social Services | Correctional Service of Canada |
| CBI Home Health | Enterprise Rent-A-Car |
| Certified General Accountants' Association of Alberta | Grant MacEwan University (Career Services) |
| City of Edmonton | Grant MacEwan University (Business Continuing Education) |
| College Pro Painters | Grant Thornton LLP |
| Commercial Vehicle Enforcement | Human Resources Institute of Alberta |
| Correctional Service of Canada | Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta |
| Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations | International Fitness Holdings Inc. |
| Enterprise Rent-A-Car | Investors Group Financial Services |
| Felesky Flynn LLP | Registered Public Accountants' Association of Alberta |
| Flight Centre | RCMP |
| Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP | Solicitor General and Public Security |
| Freedom 55 Financial | Sun Life Financial |
| Go Auto | Sysco Edmonton |
| Government of Alberta | TD Canada Trust |
| Grant MacEwan University - Career Services | University of Calgary, Faculty of Social Work |
| Grant MacEwan University - MacEwan International | University of Lethbridge, School of Graduate Studies |
| Grant MacEwan University - Business Continuing Education | Weidner Apartment homes |
| Grant Thornton LLP | |
| Human Resources Institute of Alberta | |
| Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta | |
| International Fitness Holdings Inc. | |
| Investors Group Financial Services Inc | |
| KOM Consultants - Study in Australia & the U.K. | |
| Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd. | |
| Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Authority | |
| PSEC (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) | |
| Registered Public Accountants' Association of Alberta | |
| Scotiabank | |
| Shaw Conference Centre | |
| Solicitor General and Public Security | |
| Sun Life Financial | |
| Syncrude Canada Ltd. | |
| Sysco Edmonton | |
| Taurus Projects Group Inc. | |
| TD Canada Trust | |
| The Home Depot | |
| TIC Canada | |
| University of British Columbia, Master of Management | |
| University of Calgary, Faculty of Social Work | |
| University of Lethbridge, School of Graduate Studies | |
| University of Regina, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research | |
| Weidner Apartment Homes | |
| West Edmonton Mall |
Registration has now closed for this event. Please contact Career Services at careerservices@macewan.ca or 780-497-5096 if you would like to be notified of future career fairs.
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EXHIBITORS' BENEFITS:
- a 1/4 company profile in the Student Handbook (if registered by September 26, 2011) and a link on the Get to Work web page (Career Fair WebPage, www.macewan.ca/careerfair)
- a company profile in MacEwan's Career Centre's employer files
- complimentary boxed lunch for two (2) exhibitors at City Centre Campus and/or South Campus
- complimentary parking pass for one (1) vehicle (1 time exit pass) at City Centre Campus and/or South Campus
- an opportunity to advertise in the Get to Work Handbook, if registered by September 26, 2011 (additional fees will apply)
- access to wireless internet while on-site (strength of signal may vary)
- access to power supply (additional fees will apply)
- an opportunity to participate in Rapid Resumé Reviews before the event
| REGISTRATION OPTIONS | RATES |
| City Centre Campus (CCC) and South Campus (SC) - regular (October 19 & 20, 2011) | $750 |
| City Centre Campus (CCC) and South Campus (SC) - charitable organization (October 19 & 20, 2011) | $525 |
| City Centre Campus (CCC) only - regular (October 20, 2011) | $525 |
| City Centre Campus (CCC) only - charitable organization (October 20, 2011) | $400 |
| South Campus (SC) only - regular (October 19, 2011) | $475 |
| South Campus (SC) only - charitable organization (October 19, 2011) | $300 |
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Gym, MacEwan South Campus
Thursday, October 20, 2011 – 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Robbins Health Learning Centre, City Centre Campus
How do I attend Get to Work?
Get to Work is open to all MacEwan students and alumni (NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED).
Before the event:
- Check the list of registered exhibitors
- Visit websites of organizations you're interested in
- Update your resume and bring them to Rapid Resume Reviews sessions (dates listed below)
- Prepare any questions you may have. You can ask questions about career or training opportunities, desirable qualities or experience for certain career paths, hiring practices and the application process, the organization's culture and community involvement, industry trends and issues, etc.
On the day of the event:
- Dress to impress and bring copies of your resume
- Don't just grab a brochure or freebies from the tables and walk away! Engage in conversation with the representatives at the booth and learn about their organizations.
