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Networking!
Okay...
- But what's the point?
- How do I network?
- Who should I network with?
- How do I initiate networking?
We answer all these questions below on this page!
- During your student contract - Employment - Tips and Tricks
- Once you have been hired for a student job, you can be re-hired easily.
- 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.
- 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 engage 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.
- Note: Resource only available when connected to GC network
- 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.
- 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!
- Look at the contacts under the job posting on GC Jobs
- Sign up for Facebook groups (consult the Facebook groups list wiki page) and connect with people in the group
- Join our GC Students Facebook group!
- Look on the Career Maketplace on GCconnex.
- Note: Resource only available when connected to GC network
- Visit GCdirectory and do research for your field of interest
- Note: Resource only available when connected to GC network
- Use keywords, search the departments and branches that interest you.
- 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 Department
- 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!
- Student Network per Department
- Target audience: For students 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
- Diversity Networks
- FSWEP's Indigenous Student Employment Opportunity Resource Page - GCpedia
- REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Ask your manager/supervisor to register you for the Employment Opportunity for Students with Disabilities or the Employment Opportunity for Indigenous Students by completing the registration form.
- Employment Opportunities for Talent with Disabilities Resource Page - GCpedia
- REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Ask your manager/supervisor to register you for the Employment Opportunity for Students with Disabilities or the Employment Opportunity for Indigenous Students by completing the registration form.
- Infinity - The Network for Neurodivergent Public Servants - Infinité - Le Réseau des fonctionnaires neurodivergents - Home (sharepoint.com)
- GC Diversity Networks - Réseaux de la-diversité-du GC - wiki (gccollab.ca)
- Network of Asian Federal Employees / Réseau des fonctionnaires asiatiques du gouvernement fédéral (gcconnex.gc.ca)
- Muslim Federal Employees Network (MFEN) : GCconnex
- FSWEP's Indigenous Student Employment Opportunity Resource Page - GCpedia
- GC Twitter Community - wiki (gccollab.ca)
- Facebook group for Jobs for students and newly graduated students
- Consult the Facebook groups list wiki page.
If you have resources that you would like to add to our wiki page, write to us: isc.ncr.rcn.cei@gmail.com
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