| Importance of networking during your work term
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- After your studies - Employment - Tips and Tricks
- Students are eligible for student bridging (conditions apply). This is a non-advertised appointment (word of mouth) for a term or indeterminate position on any team!
- During your career
- Talk about your career interests and keep in touch with your colleagues! It's a small world and some job opportunities are not posted.
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| Means of networking
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- Take advantage of every networking opportunity to introduce yourself, you never know when you might run into that person again!
- What we recommend doing...
- Use the MS Teams chat to engagne in conversations with fellow students and colleagues.
- GCconnex and GCxchange are great ways to network during your student contract, but once your contract is over, you will lose all your connections.
- LinkedIn is an excellent professional tool for making connections and building your network.
- Twitter is another great platform to stay informed and involved in the conversation even when your student contract is up.
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| Networking effectively
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- Look for professional and social opportunities
- Participate in the meetings!
- Plan ahead of time
- Research the events or people you will be meeting!
- Leave a positive impression
- Open your camera, smile, participate, ask questions and write in the chat!
- Follow up and maintain your network
- Add people you have met on professional platforms (LinkedIn)
- Are there people who inspire you? Would you like to work in their team? Write to them!
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| Writing effective emails for networking
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- Use a catchy title for your email.
- Write the person's name (e.g.: Hello Julie).
- Try to build a connection with the person before asking them for anything (e.g.: I could see from your LinkedIn profile that you also went to school X.).
- Write your email after a meeting and mention it (ex: I attended X meeting today).
- Ask to schedule a meeting with the person to discuss
- Tip: Start a conversation and find things in common with the person, don't ask for a job right away.
- Tip: Learn about cold emailing techniques to communicate with someone for the first time. Improve your solicitation technique and learn from your communication mistakes.
- Keep it brief!
- "Compliment" the person (ex: I loved your presentation on networking! That would be very helpful!).
Networking is an art! Learn from your mistakes and try to improve for next time!
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| Find hiring managers
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- Look at the contacts under the job posting on GC Jobs
- Sign up for Facebook groups (GC Students page) and connect with people in the group
- Look on the Career Maketplace on GCconnex.
- Visit GCdirectory and do research for your field of interest
- Use keywords, search the departments and branches that interest you.
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| Networks
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- Federal Youth Network
- Target audience: For students and young public servants working in the Government of Canada
- How to get involved: Follow them on social media and participate in their events.
- Networking opportunities: Participate in their events!
- Follow them on social networks: @FYN_RJFF
- Youth Networks (by province and territory)
- Target audience: For students and young public servants working in the Government of Canada
- How to get involved: Contact your province's network and participate in their events.
- Networking opportunities: Participate in their events!
- Youth Network per Deparment
- Target audience: For students and young public servants working in the Department
- How to get involved: Contact your province's network and participate in their events.
- Networking opportunities: Participate in their events!
- GC Students
- Target Audience: For students working in the Government of Canada
- How to get involved: Be active on the Slack group and follow them on social media
- Networking opportunities: Participate in their events!
- Follow them on social networks: @GCS_EGC
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