Careers - Video Presentations
Get the best advice for your academic career
Career Corner presentations at Congress 2009
Academic tools for the 21st century
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.
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
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 Normand explains how the media works and gives tips on communicating effectively with journalists.
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
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
A panel of experts takes you through the process of submitting, editing, reviewing and publishing an article in a scholarly journal.
Learn how you can turn your research into a book published by a scholarly press in Canada.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
York University communications professor Dalton Kehoe explains how video can be a powerful tool to connect with students in the lecture hall.
Career profile
Meet Kevin Hutchings, a professor of English literature and Canada Research Chair in Romantic Studies who began his undergraduate degree at age 29.
