LibGuides: Motive Power: Annacis Island Campus: Job search

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BCIT eJOBS Job Board
Student Employment Services helps students and alumni find work through eJobs, BCIT's own web-based job posting system.
BCIT Student Association Careers Services
Helps students find satisfying employment by building mutually beneficial and sustainable relationships within the labour market and with students, alumni, employers, faculty and staff.

Using job services

Discuss:

What services does the Student Employment Services offer?
When is the next BCIT Careers Fair?
What are some strategies for taking advantage of job services?

Job Search Sites

Most of these sites allow you to filter results by locations, company, salary, etc.

BCIT Student Employment Services has an extensive list of job-search engines.

WARNING! Online risks: Always BE CAREFUL when considering posting or uploading your resume to an online employment website (i.e., jobs aggregator). Resumes contain personal information that could potentially be circulated. In the worst case, your personal information could even potentially be used to perpetrate identity theft.

When asked to create an account, always use a unique ID and password that you DON'T also use for other online accounts (such as banking)
NEVER respond to employment websites that ask you for any kind of personal financial information or commitment
Whenever possible, try to MAKE DIRECT CONTACT with a company that is offering a job online to ensure that the job posting is legitimate
Watch Tips to Avoid Identity Theft
Bookmark a variety of jobs websites; set up email alerts and/or RSS feeds so that you don't miss relevant jobs (and so you don't have to redo your legwork every time you're inclined to do a job search)
Read job descriptions carefully. What qualifications/attributes/competencies in the description do you have?

Identifying Potential Employers

Top 100 Employers in BC
Rankings based on a range of criteria including benefits, stability, employee engagement, environmental responsibility, etc.
100 Biggest Companies in BC
Filter by Industry - manufacturing and transport to identify potential employers
Canada's Top 100 Employers
Globe & Mail

SimplyAnalytics (SimplyMap) This link opens in a new window
A web-based mapping, analytics and data visualization program that enables users to create thematic maps and reports using Canadian demographic, census and consumer behavior data, in addition to a vast collection of Canadian business profiles from Dun & Bradstreet (D&B).
You can "sign in as guest".

These directories will help you identify targets for cold calls or information interviews. Remember that most jobs are never posted!

Business in Vancouver Book of Lists

Latest issue on Reserve HF 5073 V3 B882. Ask for it at the Service Desk.

Information interviews

The Information Interview (Job Bank article)

Discuss:

What is an information interview? What is its purpose?
How do you set up and prepare for an information interview?
What are some other tips for conducting an information interview?

Library Services

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If BCIT Library doesn’t own the book or journal article that you need, we will borrow it from another library. This service is available at no charge for BCIT students and employees.