CREDIT: ERIKA FAUST
Liska Martindale-Dubrule helps a student figure out his career path. In her new role as Career Services Consultant for the Lawrence Kinlin School of Business, Martindale-Dubrule can meet with students to discuss resumes, cover letters, interviews and more

Liska Martindale-Dubrule is bringing 12 years of employment consulting expertise to her new role as the Career Services consultant for the Lawrence Kinlin School of Business.

She officially started in this new role in mid-September, but she has been part of the Fanshawe family for years, including her previous role as a student services specialist in Career Services and an employment consultant for Fanshawe's downtown and St. Thomas campuses. She also completed her Human Services diploma in 1999 and her Social Service Worker diploma in 2002 at Fanshawe.

Martindale-Dubrule offers confidential one-on-one meetings with students to give career-specific advice. She can review students' resumes and cover letters, conduct mock interviews and help students navigate Career Service's job search website, in addition to discussing other job-related issues such as wage requirements and child care.

She can give students career advice at any point in their schooling, but she especially recommended meeting with her closer to the end of their time at Fanshawe. "I highly recommend students to come in three or four months before they graduate to start their career search," she said. "Most of them will wait until as soon as they're done schooling, they've graduated, they want some time off — really, they should be starting (their job hunt) three, four months before (graduation). That's when they can come with their resume and cover letter and I help them with that, interview skills, talking to them about our job postings." She also sees Fanshawe alumni up to five years after they've graduated.

"Ultimately I feel people come (to Fanshawe) to get an education in hopes to find a good career," Martindale-Dubrule said. "There's life after your school, and hopefully I can help them with that. I always encourage them with, 'Part of your tuition is paying for my services, so why wouldn't you? You've already paid for it, whether you use it or not.'"

If you've got a question for Martindale-Dubrule, you reach her by phone 519-452-4430 ext. 3991 or email at lmartindaledubrule@fanshawec.ca. To book an appointment, head to the Career Services department in D1063.

Every school in Fanshawe has a Career Services consultant. For a full list of consultants and their contact information, check out tinyurl.com/fan-csc2012.