Summer Job Search Top 10 Job Search Tips 1 Start early – the best jobs go quickly 2 Look for an opportunity related to your program 3 Look at last year’s listings – if

							                    Summer Job Search

Top 10 Job-Search Tips:

1. Start early – the best jobs go quickly
2. Look for an opportunity related to your program
3. Look at last year’s listings – if they hired last year, they’ll probably
   hire this year
4. Check with friends, family, teachers, peers, grads
5. Get your Resume in perfect shape
6. Use the part-time job listings – these employers often hire for
   summer
7. Think strategically – which companies do the most business in
   summer? garden centres, resorts, golf clubs, yacht clubs,
   amusement centres, tourist attractions, camps….
8. Highlight your subject line in your email or letter by indicating
   ‘summer employment’
9. Visit the recruitment booths on campus, these employers have
   great opportunities
10. Take a job where you’ll have fun this summer!


Interested in Working at Humber for the Summer?
In order to work on campus, you must be approved for Work/Study

   •   Work/Study applications will be available online at
       http://careers.humber.ca or at Career Centre, North H107 and
       Lakeshore H201.
   •   Check out the postings from external employers on the Humber
       Careers job portal.

   •   Stop by The Career Centre, North H107 or Lakeshore H201 for
       help with your resume.
The Government has summer services available
Summer Job Service
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/brochure/summerjobs.html
   •   This site links you to work available throughout Ontario & GTA

Aboriginal Youth Work Exchange
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/youthprograms/AYWEP.html
   • This program provides Aboriginal youth aged 15 to 24 with
      eight-week work placements focusing on resource management
      projects, job skills readiness training and personal development
      training.

Ontario Government Regular Summer Student Hiring
http://www.summer.mbs.gov.on.ca/english/reg_over.html
   • Each ministry is also responsible for hiring students for job
      placements ranging 6 to 16 weeks long.

Ontario/Quebec Summer Student Job Exchange Program
http://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/oqep.asp
   • The Ontario-Quebec Summer Student Job Exchange Program
      (OQEP) offers Ontario students the opportunity to work during
      the summer in a ministry or agency of the Quebec government.

Ontario Rangers
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/youthprograms/ranger.html
   • As an Ontario Ranger, you will live and work at one of 13 camps
      across the province for eight weeks. A unique combination of
      work, learning and life experiences.

Summer Company
http://www.sbe.gov.on.ca/ontcan/sbe/en/youth_summerco_en.jsp
   • If you're between 15 and 29 years old, a program designed to
      help enterprising young people start up and run their own
      summer business.

Summer Experience Program
http://www.summer.mbs.gov.on.ca/english/exp_over.html
   • The Summer Experience Program provides a variety of summer
      positions in the Ontario Public Service, its related agencies, and
      community groups.

Service Canada Centre for Students – open in May
http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/cgi-bin/hr-search
Other Helpful Sites to Check Out:
Summer Jobs Service
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/tcu/jobseekers/sjs.html

Canada Jobs
http://www.canadajobs.com

Cool jobs Canada
http://www.cooljobscanada.com/

Youth Employment Services Toronto
http://www.yes.on.ca

Y.O.O. (Youth Options and Opportunities)
http://www.neighbourhoodlinkn.org/organization



            Protect Yourself This Summer
Top 10 Safety Tips:

  1. There are hazards in every work place- you, the young worker -
     are especially at risk.

  2. You need to be able to identify hazards in your workplace.

  3. You have the legal right to protect your health and safety.

  4. Your employer has the legal responsibility to make sure your
     workplace is healthy and safe.

  5. Your employer must ensure you have information and required
     training or equipment to protect yourself.

  6. If you are injured or become sick at the workplace, you must
     report it to your supervisor.

  7. Don’t gamble with your life! No job is worth it.

     Check out the Young Workers Awareness Program at
         www.youngworker.ca for more information.

                                                        careers.humber.ca