Prepped is a digital and personalized program that provides guidance and training to help with your job search through learning modules, short videos and simple exercises. As well, Prepped offers webinars and blog posts with career-related tips from industry and HR experts.

Check out their latest blog post, featuring 5 strategies that can increase your job search success, even in this pandemic: How to continue your job search during coronavirus

To take advantage of the full Prepped Learning Library, create an account here: fullyprepped.ca

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For more information, resources and assistance with your job search, contact RRC’s Student Employment Services at jobcentre@rrc.ca. Employment Advisors are available to help via email, phone, and video conferencing!

HR pros are giving advice on how to prepare for virtual interviews in the upcoming Prepped webinar, featuring Amanda Bibeau, RBC Early Talent Acquisitions and Kathryn Tooley, RBC Ventures!

Date: Thursday, April 9, 2020
Time: 12 pm – 1 pm

No matter where you are in your job search, being prepared for the next step is important. With virtual interviews on the rise, this webinar will prepare you for:

• what to expect in a virtual interview
• looking confident in a virtual interview
• crafting a response to common interview questions

Registration is open to Prepped users. Create a Prepped account at fullyprepped.ca to receive registration invite! 

Prepped is a digital and personalized program that provides guidance and training to help with your job search through learning modules, short videos and simple exercises. As well, Prepped offers webinars and blog posts with career-related tips from industry and HR experts.

To  take advantage of the full Prepped Learning Library, create an account here: fullyprepped.ca

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For more information, resources and assistance with your job search, contact RRC’s Student Employment Services at jobcentre@rrc.ca. Employment Advisors are available to help via email, phone, and video conferencing!

If you missed April 2nd’s Networking Q&A Webinar, presented by Prepped featuring Kelly Hoey, Networking Expert, check out this Prepped blog post: How to network like a pro

In this blog, Prepped posted highlights of a previous networking Q&A webinar, covering these topics:

• LinkedIn etiquette
• Conversations starters
• Networking as an introvert
• Creating long-lasting connections

They also included the recording of the webinar for you to follow along!

Prepped is a digital and personalized program that provides guidance and training to help with your job search through learning modules, short videos and simple exercises. As well, Prepped offers webinars and blog posts with career-related tips from industry and HR experts.

To take advantage of the full Prepped Learning Library, create an account here: fullyprepped.ca

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For more information, resources and assistance with your job search, contact RRC’s Student Employment Services at jobcentre@rrc.ca. Employment Advisors are available to help via email, phone, and video conferencing!

Join us for a live Q&A webinar, where networking expert, Kelly Hoey, answers all your questions about how to network during the coronavirus outbreak, presented by Prepped!

Webinar details

Date: Thursday, April 2
Time: 3pm – 4pm CST
Co-host: Laura Kirsch, Co-founder of Prepped

SIGN UP HERE

Networking is often associated with in-person activities, making it difficult during this time when social distancing is so important. Tune into this webinar to see how Kelly would tackle these challenges.

Spots are limited, so be sure to register early! After you sign up, Prepped will send you a link where you can send your networking questions. All questions will be submitted anonymously, so don’t be shy, we want to hear them all!

Prepped is a digital and personalized program that provides guidance and training to help with your job search through learning modules, short videos and simple exercises. As well, Prepped offers webinars and blog posts with career-related tips from industry and HR experts.

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Contact Student Employment Services at jobcentre@rrc.ca if you have any questions.

Many companies might not be hiring today, as they are figuring out how to do business virtually in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, they will be, and you want to be ready when that time comes!

Jack Kelly, Senior Contributor with Forbes.com, breaks down how students can better position themselves for their job search. Check out Jack’s article here:
How Soon-To-Be College Graduates Can Job Hunt During The Coronavirus Outbreak

For more information and employment resources, visit Student Employment Services at rrc.ca/ses. Contact us at jobcentre@rrc.ca to book a virtual meeting with an Employment Advisor for assistance with your job search!

To ensure safety of students, faculty and staff, we are suspending all events on all campuses at this time, cancelling the following:

Employer on-Campus: Western Financial Group
Scheduled for March 31st and April 8th

Employer on-Campus: CanadaLife
Scheduled for April 1st and April 3rd

Info Session: Job Searching with LinkedIn
Scheduled for March 31st and April 2nd

We will announce new dates as they become available.

In the meantime, the Student Employment Services team is available to assist you with employment-related questions you may have via email or over the phone, including:

• Resume development
• Cover letter writing
• Interview preparation
• Job searching

Contact us at 204.632.3966 or jobcentre@rrc.ca to connect with an Employment Advisor!

Your feedback is essential to making sure future conferences like Directions meet student needs. By completing the survey, your names were included in the draw to win a $250 Visa gift card.

And the winner is… Saveina Dixon! Congratulations Saveina!

We hope that you all enjoyed attending the conference!

Shift Coaching and TalentEgg are egg-cited to offer a leadership development opportunity giveaway for the Shift Corporate Coach Program™️ to a student or recent graduate. The giveaway opens January 23, 2020 until February 16, 2020.

This giveaway is a $5000 value and covers the entire cost of the Shift Corporate Coach Program™️ for the winner. At the completion of this program, the winner will receive a Shift Corporate Coach Certificate and will be eligible to receive their own individual Registered Corporate Coach™️ (RCC™️) designation from the WABC™️

Here’s how you can enter to win a spot in the Shift Corporate Coach Program™️:

1. Register at talentegg.ca
2. Record a short video intro on talentegg.ca (this will also put you in front of the best employers in the country!)
3. Upload a resume on talentegg.ca
4. Write 300-500 words about why they think they should win

But there’s more!

We will also be selecting one runner up, who will receive a full day coaching program at the Shift Office in Unionville, Ontario. The Brains on Coaching™️ Program is an exploration into the Brain and how we can utilize Brain Science in Coaching. The participant will be taken through new tools that can be applied back on the job immediately. This full-day session will take place on April 4, 2020 and is a $545 value.

Here’s how the giveaway works:

Complete the submission requirements and tell us why you deserve to receive this leadership development opportunity. Shift Coaching and TalentEgg will review all submissions during the judging period between February 18, 2020 to February 23, 2020. The winner and runner up will be announced on February 24, 2020.

This giveaway is open to all Canadian Post-Secondary Students and New Grads (graduation year 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020).

See full terms and conditions here.

Red River College has partnered with Ten Thousand Coffees, a professional development platform, to connect you with alumni and help you:

• Gain a better understanding of future career opportunities
• Develop confidence and communication skills with guided practice
• Build your own supportive network of Red River College alumni

The platform is free to use, and you can participate in-person or online. All you have to do is fill out your profile and provide a few details on your career goals. We will take care of the rest and even guide you through the conversation so you can make a great impression!

Over 500 RRC alumni have already joined this platform and are eager to meet with you to share their experiences and answer your questions.

Join today!

The Directions Conference connects Red River College students in Business and Applied Arts with industry professionals in many areas of business. The breakout sessions covering topics including networking, personal branding, and various industry perspectives are quickly filling up. Register now as seats are limited!

Date: Thu, Feb 6, 2020
Location: Canad Inns Destination Centre Polo Park
To register, visit: DirectionsConference.ca

Zach Bales, winner of the $150 The Keg gift card

Check out the Frequently Asked Questions page for answers to common questions we are asked about the Directions Conference.

Congratulations to the winner of the 4th early bird prize, $150 The Keg gift card, Zach Bales!

And if you register by Jan 24, 2020, you will qualify for the $75 Ultimate Dining gift card and 2 movie tickets early bird prize draw!

You can apply for a bursary for the fees to the Directions Conference. For more information, visit DirectionsConference.ca.

NOTE: By registering for the Directions Conference, I agree that Red River College (including its Board of Governors, officers, employees, agents and partners) can use photographs and video footage taken at this event for future educational or promotional purposes. I understand there will be no payment for the use of these images, and that Red River College will not require my approval when such images are used. I will not hold Red River College responsible if my image is blurry, distorted, edited or otherwise altered.