Welcome to the Centre for Career Development

Explore your possibilities

The Centre for Career Development can help you build a meaningful future. Whether you are a student (undergrad or graduate), postdoctoral fellow, alum, or employee — we can help you explore opportunities. Our career advisors are available to support you in mapping your career route. If you're seeking career planning advice, career management strategies or graduate and professional school preparation, we can help.

Get career support

It doesn’t matter where you are in your journey, we offer a variety of one-on-one supports both virtually and in person to help you explore your career possibilities.

Ensuring a welcome space for all

We are committed to providing inclusive support and services to all members of the Waterloo community. We believe that everyone deserves equal access to opportunities and resources supporting your career journey and aspirations. For more about equity at the University of Waterloo, visit the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism.

Supports and resources

In addition to our one-on-one supports and workshops, the Centre for Career Development offers several other resources to support your career journey. Take the next step in planning your future by visiting CareerHub, your online career resource for things like:
 

  • Building your strategy to find work
  • Reflecting on your skills
  • Applying and interviewing for jobs
  • Making career-related decisions
  • Exploring post-graduate programs
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Workshops and events

We designed our workshops and events to help you prepare for your future. Whether you need help with résumé writing, interview skills, or something else on your career journey, we have resources to find relevant information to support you.

Here for your career questions

We are here to support you. We offer virtual and in-person appointments to discuss your career journey and goals. 

Use our live chat for quick questions and assistance (during operating hours).

Careers in the classroom

Are your students curious about life after university? We have resources the can equip your students with what they need in order to launch their careers. Integrating career education into curricular spaces enables faculty to lead students to identify skills, reflect on how classroom or program-level knowledge benefits their careers and prepares them for the employment process (co-op, work-integrated learning, post-graduation).

Earn while you learn

Co-op is one option through which you can pursue your career path. You can explore jobs, gain valuable work experience and earn money while completing your degree. The Centre for Career Development collaborates closely with Co-operative Education and the Centre for Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) to offer innovative academic courses and career-building programs and materials.

Events

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Career Planning for grad students and postdocs (Aug 14th, 2024)

Are you exploring what's next after your graduate studies or postdoc? Through discussion and reflection activities, this session will increase your understanding of the career-decision making process and how to plan for multiple potential career paths. We will also explore resources and networking options to gather information about careers that would suit your interests and skills.
 

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Help! How Do I Co-op? (Undergraduate)

Are you getting ready for co-op? Unsure where to start? Learn more in this workshop for undergraduate students from all faculties who are preparing to find their first co-op job. In this workshop, we will answer questions such as: How does co-op work? How do I contact my co-op advisor? How and when should I start looking for jobs?

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Help! How Do I Co-op? (Graduate)

Are you getting ready for co-op? Unsure where to start? Learn more in this workshop for graduate students from all faculties who are preparing to find their first co-op job. In this workshop, we will answer questions such as: How does co-op work? How do I contact my co-op advisor? How and when should I start looking for jobs?

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