Becoming more self-aware of your interests, motivations, and strengths may enable you to have a clearer understanding of the steps you need to take as you plan and prepare for a meaningful career. To help build upon your self-awareness, Career Services recommends that you complete the CliftonStrengths and CareerLeader self-assessments before you meet with your Career Coach.

The CliftonStrengths assessment uncovers which talents you rely on to build relationships, think strategically, execute plans and influence others to accomplish goals. Knowing your unique set of talents, you’re empowered to succeed by doing what you naturally do best.

The CareerLeader assessment was created at Harvard Business School and designed specifically for business students and professionals. This tool is useful because it will provide you with insight into your skills, motivators and interests, and measures how similarly you answer a set of questions to groups of professionals who are happily employed in their fields.

Please refer to the email sent to you from Career Services on June 7^th with assessment instructions. If you did not receive one, email Career Services directly at career.services@rotman.utoronto.ca. 

Career Discovery Week (CDW)
The Career Services team was excited to meet you during CDW. We hope the insights and advice you received from your Career Coach and functional panels will allow to further pinpoint or confirm your career target and the start preparing for your job search strategy! The recorded networking session and functional panels will be available later in August.

RCareer Registration
RCareer is your go to career portal and detailed instructions on how to register for RCareer, submit your documents, and book appointments with your Career Coach have been emailed to students on July 26th. The RCareer Instruction Guide is also available on the Pre-Program Portal.

Before You Meet your Coach

• Please share your CareerLeader & CliftonStrengths Assessments, personal career map, and job search strategy – assessments of strengths (wheel) on RCareer.
• Please complete the Self Assessment survey at this link. Your assessment responses will help your Career Coach prepare for your initial meeting and help direct your career management activities throughout the year.

Career Management Workshops for Your Life Partner in September
Your partner is invited to join Rotman Career Coaches for a comprehensive overview of job search in Canada. Over three Friday mornings in September, we will discuss:

• Personal Career Mapping
• Crafting Your Career Story
• Networking
• Resumes & LinkedIn
• Cover Letters
• Interviewing
• Negotiation & Offer Acceptance.

Dates: Friday, September 10th, 17th and 24th | Times: 10am to 12pm
Please have your partner register here and complete this brief survey.

Q&A Sessions in October
For participants who complete the Career Management workshops in September, ongoing support will be provided every Friday in October from 12pm to 1pm. Sessions will be informal in nature and facilitated to respond to the specific needs of the participants.

The Career Services team is looking forwarding to seeing everyone during Orientation!

Career Discovery Week (CDW): Schedule & Registration
We are excited to see you at Career Discovery Week! We have an exciting line up of programming with Rotman alumni and industry professionals to provide you detailed insights on their roles across a range of industries. Please register for each session by Thursday, July 22nd at 9AM EST. You can see the full schedule and links to register on the Pre-Program Portal.

Reminders for Career Discovery Week:

• Business casual attire is recommended for the functional panels
• We encourage you to use a Rotman virtual background and to check out the virtual etiquette tip sheet available on the Pre-Program Portal.

Career Leader and CliftonStrengths Assessments
In order to maximize your experience during CDW, it’s highly recommended that you complete the CareerLeader and CliftonStrengths assessments by July 22nd. An email was sent to all students on July 7th from Career Services with instructions on how to access both assessments!

Career Readiness Checklist
The Career Readiness Checklist has been designed for you to have a better understanding of your interests, strengths, motivations, and skills. This checklist will assist you in clarifying or validating your career goals and then help you develop and implement a tailored job search strategy to prepare for a meaningful career. You will find all phases of the checklist in the Pre-Program Portal.

Career Modules
The Career Modules are comprised of 5 video modules designed in partnership with the Yale School of Management to help you build your foundational knowledge as part of your job search preparation. You can access the career story, resume, and cover modules now on Quercus. The networking and interviewing modules will be available later this summer.

Dress for Success & Managing Your Image
In case you missed it, or would like to listen to the session again, here’s the recorded webinar for the Dress for Success & Managing Your Image that was held on June 30th.

ScotiaBank’s Investment Banking Summer 2022 Internships

Scotiabank has fast-tracked the recruitment cycle for their Investment Banking summer internships for now. They will be recruiting for other business areas within and outside of Capital Markets later in the fall. If you are interested in applying to Scotiabank’s Investment Banking Internships, details are below:

Please note that Scotia’s Campus Recruitment team does not accept resumes. In order to submit your application, please review the application instructions listed below.

1. Complete your PLUM Profile here
2. Take a screenshot of your completed PLUM profile
3. Complete a very short one-way video interview by clicking here (if you have already done this in the past on Scotia’s portal, you don’t need to do it again)
4. When it prompts you to submit your resume, do not attach your resume! Instead, attach the screenshot of your PLUM profile and your Transcript under the “resume” section (step #2 above). Since you do not yet have an active transcript from Rotman, feel free to make a note in your application for the same and attach your undergrad transcripts for the time being. Cover letters are optional – not required.

• Investment Banking – Toronto | Application Deadline: August 9, 2021
• Investment Banking – Montreal (fluency in French required) | Application Deadline: August 9, 2021
• Investment Banking – Calgary | Application Deadline: August 9, 2021
• Investment Banking – Vancouver | Application Deadline: August 9, 2021

In case of any questions, feel free to reach out to Vrinda Mehta, Industry Advisor – Canadian Banks and Payments.

The entire Career Services team is looking forwarding to see you during CDW!

Welcome to Rotman! We are pleased to be one of your partners in helping you make the most of your MBA journey.

Forthcoming information will be made available via the Career tile on the Pre-Program portal page. Please note that some portions of the program are mandatory – you will be required to complete all items on the Checklist in order to book your first coach appointment. Other sections will be highly recommended depending on your career goals, and past experience with the job search process. We will send you an email once we have uploaded the Career Pre-Program information to the web portal.

Your career coach will be in contact with you this summer. In the meantime, should you have any questions please email us at mbacareers@rotman.utoronto.ca.

In addition, look out for information and registration details for careers workshops, webinars, etc during the summer.

Are you going to be in the building soon? Drop by the Career Centre front desk on the 2nd floor and say hi! We are here all summer!

• • Re-cap of:  “What does a best in class resume look like.” 
  • Qualitative Coach and peer evaluations on your Resume content based on the learning 
  • This session can help you with your 1st draft of your resume before you meet with your Career Coach or with your next iteration, following your 1st Career Coach meeting 
  • There will be time built in to discuss your questions about resumes with a Career Centre staff member   

Industry Advisor Fireside Chats – Meet and Learn with the Career Centre Industry Advisor Team

• As you consider the type of roles and industries you’d like to work in post MBA, you may find yourself with more questions than answers. Join us to kick-off your learning about the industries that interest you. Your industry advisors look forward to meeting you. Bring your questions – we want to know what’s on your mind as you start this new career journey!  

Networking: Why it is critical to your job search strategy!

Led by Maria Parente, Associate Director, Career Education & Coaching / July 24^th from 6 to 7 pm

Hear first hand from alums who:

• Were initially unfamiliar with networking, didn’t realize how important it was to their MBA job search strategy, BUT built successful networks resulting in career success.
• Landed an internship and/or full time role through networking

Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3282910115561228545

MBA Interviewing – Is it really that different?  

Led by Zania Mauricette, Director, Career Centre / July 26^th from 6 to 7 pm

How does MBA level interviewing differ from other interviews you may have participated in? Are they really as intense as people say? What can you be doing now to prepare?

Hear first hand from alums who:

• Learned though experiences (some pleasant and some not so pleasant!) what is required to be successful in an MBA level interview including the amount and type of preparation required
• Successfully utilized Career Centre resources and want to provide advice on their interview prep strategy

Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4471416214508526593

Get a head start on your Rotman Journey!

Are you unsure about what to wear when a professional event stipulates ‘casual’ dress?  Do you wonder what type of first impression you may give off during upcoming coffee chats, recruiting events, and interviews?

Join us for our Webinar!

Hello Rotman MBA Class of 2020,

Whether we like it or not, first impressions are made in part by how we dress and present ourselves, and it is difficult to change a first impression. Many of you are taking the MBA to switch careers and may not be fully aware of how to dress the part for this new role. During separate webinar sessions for women and men, we will share candid insight on how to dress your best, whether it’s business formal or casual attire. Facilitated by Career Coaches from the Career Centre, the 1 hour session will include employer feedback and useful tips to ensure the way you are perceived is reflective of the brand you seek to portray.

So…are you in?

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Webinar details – Women:

Date: Wednesday, July 18th 2018

Time: 7:00 PM PM EDT

Register:  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/339683513640462083

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Webinar details – Men:

Date: Wednesday, July 25th 2018

Time: 6:00 PM PM EDT

Register:  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8985006003889744899

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If you have specific questions you’d like answered during the webinar, please provide them in advance (no later than 9:00 a.m. EST on July 16th) via the following survey – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R8G8YTF.

Regards,

Your Career Centre Team

1. Mock Interview Program

Visit RCareer today to sign-up for a 30-minute timeslot in January:

• Wed Jan 17^th (9 to 12 pm and 2 to 4 pm)
• Wed Jan 24^th (9 to 12 pm and 2 to 4 pm)
• Wed Jan 31^st (9 to 12 pm and 2 to 4 pm

2. Video Interview & Creating Your Video Introduction with Ross MacPherson

January 16th, 3:30 to 6 pm – RSVP in RCareer!

FACT: In today’s job market, many companies are using video interviewing platforms as part of their recruiting process (eg. EY Canada, Scotiabank, RBC, Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, Tim Hortons, and many others). In addition, they’re not just using video at the interview stage…they’re now using video at the application stage and applying cognitive assessment software on the back-end to analyze your responses. It’s a game changer and requires specific insight and specific strategies to win.

We’ve invited two experts, Catharine Fennell, CEO of videoBIO and branding expert Ross Macpherson, President of Career Quest, to help you become “video ready” whether for a video interview OR in creating your individual video bio (an introduction you can use in your networking efforts and a complement to your resume that may be used by the Career Centre to highlight you to employers).

3. Two Hour Jobs Search (Part 2)

January 15th, 6 to 8 pm in the Desautels Hall

Forbes Magazine described the 2-Hour Job Search as “one of the best books to boost your career”.

Hiring managers increasingly rely on referrals to avoid reviewing hundreds of resumes per posting. However, job seekers crave the perceived efficiency that an online jobsite offers, pouring countless hours into an inherently ineffective approach.

The 2-Hour Job Search workshop offers step-by-step, time-limited instructions for the most frustrating part of finding work — getting a first interview. This science-based process splits the job search into manageable pieces, using tools like Excel, LinkedIn and Google, each requiring at most 15 minutes, to help those looking for work conduct the best job search possible.

Steve Dalton is a senior career consultant and Associate Director at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. He holds his own MBA from the same institution and a chemical engineering degree from Case Western Reserve University. Prior to entering the career services industry, Dalton was an associate marketing manager at General Mills and a strategy consultant at A.T. Kearney.

You can access the 2-Hour Job Search book through Rotman’s Business Information Centre (BIC) or through Amazon, or download.

1. Mock Interview Program

Visit RCareer today to sign-up for a 30-minute timeslot in January:

• Wed Jan 17^th (9 to 12 pm and 2 to 4 pm)
• Wed Jan 24^th (9 to 12 pm and 2 to 4 pm)
• Wed Jan 31^st (9 to 12 pm and 2 to 4 pm

2. Video Interview & Creating Your Video Introduction with Ross MacPherson

January 16th, 5 to 6 pm – RSVP in RCareer!

FACT: In today’s job market, many companies (eg. EY Canada, Scotiabank, RBC, Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, Tim Hortons, and many others) are using video interviewing platforms as part of their recruiting process at the interview stage and the application stage. They’re also applying cognitive assessment software on the back-end to analyze your responses. It’s a game changer and requires specific insight and specific strategies to win.

We’ve invited two experts, Catharine Fennell, CEO of videoBIO and branding expert Ross Macpherson, President of Career Quest, to help you become “video ready” whether for a video interview OR in creating your individual video bio (an introduction you can use in your networking efforts and a complement to your resume that may be used by the Career Centre to highlight you to employers).

In this interactive 2-hour session, you’ll learn the finer points of how this technology works, how to craft your messaging, and how to appear at your best to win the video interview and create an effective video bio.

3. MBA Resume Rehab: Beyond the 1 Page Rotman Resume

January 29th, 3:30 to 6 pm – RSVP in RCareer!

In today’s job market, a good resume simply isn’t good enough…it has to be a powerful marketing tool that allows you to stand out among your toughest competition and showcases your value to an employer.

In this jam-packed working session, you will learn the latest advanced resume strategies from one of North America’s top resume writers, Ross Macpherson, who has helped thousands of MBA graduates, industry leaders and executives across the U.S., Canada and internationally. Prepare to take notes – this is NOT your average resume session!

Participants will learn:

• How to construct a Profile or Summary section that positions you for the role in a matter of seconds!
• How to write powerful content that sells your value, not just your experience
• The 3 different types of accomplishment statements (yes, there are 3)
• How to handle tricky situations (changing careers/industries, managing gaps, etc.)
• Participants will also leave with new content developed in-session

4. Maximize LinkedIn

January 30th, 4 to 5 pm – RSVP in RCareer!

Are you using LinkedIn to the fullest? Want to know what recruiters look for in your profile?

Come and hear from Mike Page, a Senior Relationship Manager with LinkedIn and Bruce Powell, Partner, IQ PARTNERS, Canada’s leading Executive Search & Recruitment firm.