Get a head start on your career
Fanshawe College recently
booted up the Career Start program
to help recent graduates find jobs.
Sixty lucky graduates from around Southwestern Ontario have the chance to find meaningful employment in high-demand areas through the new federally funded Career Start program.
In late June, Fanshawe College announced it was launching this program along with College of the North Atlantic in Newfoundland and Labrador and Douglas College in British Columbia. The government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy is funding this program to help match up recent grads with private-sector employers. The program was created in response to Canada's skills shortages and rising youth unemployment rates, and helps pay for new workers' wages.
“The Career Start program at Fanshawe has already found an opportunity for our first participant and an employer,” said Darlene O'Neill, manager of Career, Co-op and Community Employment Services. “The program is a wonderful opportunity to match the skills of recent graduates with the needs of employers across Canada.”
While many similar programs require high grades or community service hours to enter, the qualifications to apply for Career Start are pretty simple. The program is open to any graduate of any Canadian university or college who is between the ages of 15 and 30 years old and is seeking full-time employment but is not currently collecting Employment Insurance. Applicants must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected people as defined by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. All applicants have to do is complete an online application and submit it along with a resume to Fanshawe College.
“If Career Start participants need assistance updating their resumes or polishing their interview skills, our Community Employment Services Centre will be there to help,” said O'Neill.
The Career Start program will also see participation from Fanshawe's regional campuses and will match graduates with employers in Simcoe, St. Thomas and Woodstock.
To apply for the Career Start program or for help with your application, go to careerstartyes.ca or head to Career Services in D1063.
Sixty lucky graduates from around Southwestern Ontario have the chance to find meaningful employment in high-demand areas through the new federally funded Career Start program.
In late June, Fanshawe College announced it was launching this program along with College of the North Atlantic in Newfoundland and Labrador and Douglas College in British Columbia. The government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy is funding this program to help match up recent grads with private-sector employers. The program was created in response to Canada's skills shortages and rising youth unemployment rates, and helps pay for new workers' wages.
“The Career Start program at Fanshawe has already found an opportunity for our first participant and an employer,” said Darlene O'Neill, manager of Career, Co-op and Community Employment Services. “The program is a wonderful opportunity to match the skills of recent graduates with the needs of employers across Canada.”
While many similar programs require high grades or community service hours to enter, the qualifications to apply for Career Start are pretty simple. The program is open to any graduate of any Canadian university or college who is between the ages of 15 and 30 years old and is seeking full-time employment but is not currently collecting Employment Insurance. Applicants must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected people as defined by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. All applicants have to do is complete an online application and submit it along with a resume to Fanshawe College.
“If Career Start participants need assistance updating their resumes or polishing their interview skills, our Community Employment Services Centre will be there to help,” said O'Neill.
The Career Start program will also see participation from Fanshawe's regional campuses and will match graduates with employers in Simcoe, St. Thomas and Woodstock.
To apply for the Career Start program or for help with your application, go to careerstartyes.ca or head to Career Services in D1063.
