Putting Community Service-Learning into action
Free webinar series to help you connect your CSL experience to your career
Mark your calendars. February is the month for you to take your Community Service-Learning experience and learn how to apply what you’ve learned to build and advance your career.
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The Canadian Alliance for Community Service-Learning, the HR Council for the Nonprofit Sector, Memorial University, University of Victoria, and Carleton University are collaborating to present a series of four free webinars designed to help you connect your CSL experience to your career. Attend these webinars to learn how you can:
- Create your career future
- Define your career goals
- Find meaningful and satisfying work
Each of the webinars will cover a specific topic and will feature expert speakers that will share practical tips, information and advice. Sign up for one, two, three or all four webinars – there’s absolutely no cost to attend. (If you can’t make it to one of the sessions, you'll be able to access a recording of the webinars on this page after the session has taken place.
Webinar Topics
Making the connections: You, Community Service Learning, and Career DevelopmentOriginal session date: February 3, 2011 Every person has unique combinations of knowledge, interests, gifts, and skills. Perhaps your CSL experience has helped you recognize some of yours! Join Dr. Janet Sheppard from the University of Victoria to explore your unique career motivators, your CSL experience, and discover how that knowledge will help you identify essential career connections. Watch a recording of this webinar (runs approximately 1 hour) Download presentation slides (PDF) Download "What are your career motivators?" Guide (PDF) Download "Kick start your career through reflection" Guide (PDF) |
Using CSL experience to define career directions: Contextualizing your university learningOriginal session date: February 10, 2011 Many people have a hard time making the connection between their community service-learning experiences and their degree program. It's even more difficult to make the bridge between your education and a career that suits your skills and abilities. Join Kim Kelly, a BSW Student Services Coordinator from Memorial University, to clearly define your transferable and work-specific skills and from there identify relevant career opportunities. Watch a recording of this webinar (runs approximately 1 hour) Download presentation slides (PDF) |
A career in the nonprofit sectorOriginal session date: February 17, 2011 Did you know that Canada's nonprofit sector employs more than 1.2 million people? That it contributes more than 7% of Canada's GDP? That's more than the mining, tourism and construction industries, combined. The nonprofit sector is uniquely positioned to offer a range of careers that are dynamic, engaging and rewarding. Whether in the fields of art, culture, education, the environment, health care, social development or sport, there are countless career paths for people who share the sector's common vision: to make a difference. In this session, Lee Rose, the HR Council's Communications Manager, shares insights, ideas and information, (in addition to dispelling a few myths) about building a career in the nonprofit sector. Watch a recording of this webinar (runs approximately 1 hour) |
Incorporating CSL experience into a job search planThursday, February 24 from 1 to 2 pm (EST) Looking for a summer job or your first post degree position? In this session, Geri Briggs, Director, Canadian Alliance for Community Service-Learning, will share tips on incorporating your CSL experience into identifying potential work, creating job search tools such as resumes, developing your job search network, and preparing for interviews. |
Technology requirements
This webinar series will be presented using Adobe Connect Pro, a web-based platform that works well with a range of browsers (Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox) and operating systems (Windows, Mac OS-X, Linux).
If your computer has speakers, you will be able to hear the webinar out of the computer speakers. Make sure that they are plugged in, on, and unmuted. If your computer does not have speakers, you may dial in to hear the audio broadcast over the telephone.
If you have never attended a Connect Pro meeting before:
Test your connection:
http://tasc.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm
Get a quick overview:
http://www.adobe.com/go/connectpro_overview
Detailed instructions on how to login and attend the webinar be sent by e-mail to all registered participants the day BEFORE their scheduled webinar.
If you are registered to attend a webinar that is taking place TODAY and have not received instructions by e-mail, have a peek in your spam or junk folder for the message. If it's nowhere to be found, call 1.866.594.8332 and ask to speak to Michelle or Lee. We'll make sure you get the information you need to attend the session.
