Careers - Video Presentations

 

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New jobs, blog posts, video, podcasts and expert articles, updated regularly.

Career Corner presentations at Congress 2009

 

Academic tools for the 21st century

Carol MilesClassroom management in an electronic age

Carol Miles, director of Learning, Technologies and Teaching Support at Carleton University explains the challenges of implementing electronic and wireless devices in today's university classroom.

 

Academic blogs 100Academic blogs: Connecting people and ideas

How can blogging help academics disseminate their research, reach out to students, and connect with people far away from campus?

 

  

Marketing yourself through your experience

CarolynCVs and resumés

Career advisor Carolyn Steele explains the role that CVs and resumés play in both academic and non-academic job searches.

 

 

Your research and the media

Pierre NormandMedia matters

Pierre Normand explains how the media works and gives tips on communicating effectively with journalists.

 

 

Your research career

Jo Van EveryManaging your research career

Jo Van Every gives tips on prioritizing research tasks, planning a long-term program of research, developing a publication strategy, building a support network for research, and carving out time to do research in a busy, multi-focused position.

 

Careers in government

careers in govtNon-academic careers

Four public servants -- and former graduate students -- who found careers in the federal public service through the Recruitment of Policy Leaders program share their experiences. Learn about how to follow in their footsteps and become immersed in the world of policy-making.

 

Getting Published: How it works and how to get accepted

Publishing your journal articlePublishing your journal article

A panel of experts takes you through the process of submitting, editing, reviewing and publishing an article in a scholarly journal.

 

Crago thumbPublishing your scholarly book

Learn how you can turn your research into a book published by a scholarly press in Canada.

 

McIntosh 100x100Marketing your scholarly book

Learn how your book is marketed after it is published and what you can do to help the sales of your own work.

 

 

Grads Go Global

Grads Go GlobalDoes my graduate degree matter?

How can your graduate degree help you if you are interested in pursuing a career in the United Nations?

 

 

Career Corner presentations at Congress 2008


Academic job search strategies & advice

Academic Job Search Strategies - ThumbStrategies for landing your first academic position

Learn how to prepare for the campus visit and academic interview as well as negotiate an offer in this A-to-Z presentation that takes you from the job market to your first academic job.



Academic careers in the social sciences

Academic careers in the social sciences

From the four key ingredients to landing a top academic job, to the "three Ds" of social savvy for academics, University of British Columbia sociology professor Sylvia Fuller offers honest advice to take you from grad school to the tenure track.

 

Tools for the job search

Cvs and resumésCvs and resumés

Learn to target your CV to a particular institution or how to build a strong resumé in this presentation on how to introduce yourself to academic and non-academic employers. Bonus: CV and resumé templates to get you started!


 

Non-academic jobs search strategies & advice

Non-academic careers for postgraduatesNon-academic careers for postgraduates

From careers in business and public service to university administration, this panel explores everything you ever wanted to know about non-academic careers for postgraduates but were afraid to ask.

 

 

Getting published: how it works & how to get accepted

Publishing your scholarly work

Publishing your scholarly work

Learn how to approach a publisher, and why securing Aid to Scholarly Publications Program funding is a baseline for the publication of a scholarly work in Canada, in this comprehensive panel presentation.

 

 

two_paths_100x100Two paths to publishing

Understanding the differences between a trade publisher and a scholarly press is key to deciding where your book will flourish. Understand these two paths to publishing in this in depth panel presentation.

 

 

Marketing your scholarly work - thumbMarketing your scholarly work

Getting your book published at a scholarly press is just half the battle. Learn how leading Canadian university presses work with authors to reach audiences in this panel presentation. 

 

More expert advice on video

Teaching with technology

Using video as a lecture tool

Using video as a lecture tool

York University communications professor Dalton Kehoe explains how video can be a powerful tool to connect with students in the lecture hall.

 

 

Career profile

Kevin Hutchings

Kevin Hutchings

Meet Kevin Hutchings, a professor of English literature and Canada Research Chair in Romantic Studies who began his undergraduate degree at age 29.