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Creating Your Targeted ApplicationÌý

If you have not yet done so, see STEP IIÌýforÌýmore details about the resources to help you develop targeted CVs,Ìýeffective cover letters, and interviewing skills. Ìý

Where to Find Future Jobs

There are plenty of websites for finding jobs. But while submitting your applications online, never overlook the importance of the hidden job market. Networking and submitting applications online should always go hand-in-hand!

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Alternative options

While you might be hearing that voice telling you to take the conventional career path right after graduation, you may also want to listen to the one saying, "Do something different, and do it now -- while you still can."

If you have always dreamt of taking some time off after graduationÌýor wanted to do something off the beaten career path, this could be the time toÌýmake a courageous move.Ìý

Working Holiday

A working holiday is when you spend a significant amount of time in another country and have the working rights to back it up.
With this setup, you are able to pick up a job or two (or 6) and break that arrangement up by travelling or moving on to a new location within the country.Ìý There are many countries in the world that offer working holiday visas.Ìý

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What else can you do with your degree?

• CaPS Database: What can I do with my major?
• : A career exploration tool that offers hundreds of different careers and their descriptions - everything from accountant to zookeeper.

To access, contactÌýcaps.library [at] mcgill.caÌýor log in to theÌýCareer Databases & PeriodicalsÌýfor username and password.

Networking Venues

In STEP 2, you explored how to network.ÌýNow, it's time to visit venues where youÌýcan connect with thoseÌýworking professionally in the industry of your interest - outside of academia. Through building these connections, you will increase your chances of landing a dream job or may simply get to know more job opportunities that are not advertised publicly.

Some of these Montreal networking events are open to everyone, and others will target your area of interest:Ìý

• : An extensive list of Montreal'sÌýbusiness events
• Many faculties offer speed-networking events to connect students with professionals or employers in the field. Check with the student associations in your department and/orÌýcareer offices in your faculty.
• Career Fairs are a perfect way to begin connecting with your future employers and professional orders!
  • On-Campus Career Fairs: MeetÌýrecruiters and representatives of professional orders.Ìý
  • holds career fairs with selectÌýQuebec universities and companies.

Professional Orders in Quebec

In Quebec, to practice a profession or hold a professional title governed by the Professional Code, you must have a permit and be a member in good standing of the professional order that governs the exercise of the profession.

Although not all memberships to orders are mandatory, they often provide many perks such as exclusive networking events, opportunities for professional development and jobs.

Completing EssentialÌýPost-Graduation Documents

Introduction to Post-Graduation Employment in Canada

CaPS Workshop:ÌýInternational Students: Introduction to Finding Jobs in Canada

In this workshop, you will:

• Learn some of the legal considerations of work in Canada as an international student.
• Convey to an employer your skills and achievements from past experiences.
• Identify the primary job search steps involved in obtaining a post-graduation job in Canada.

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Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) &ÌýRAMQ Health Insurance

Students must obtain a work permit if they wish to remain in Canada as a worker after graduation. Once you obtain your work permit, you will be eligible for the Quebec provincial RAMQ health insurance.

Most students apply for the PGWP after they finish their studies. If you wish to do so, you mustÌýapply within 90 days of your graduation and then receive the RAMQ provincial health insurance.

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Permanent Residency Information Session

If you are thinking about applying for permanent residency after graduation, we encourage you to apply for the CSQ (Certificat de sélection du Québec) as soon as possible. Currently, if you are applying under the, you may submit your application no earlier thanÌýsix months before the date on which you expect to receive your attestation of successful completion or diploma, and you will be issued a CSQ upon presentation of your complete and final transcripts accompanied by an attestation of successful completion of your diploma.

With a CSQ you will have access to many more services from the Government of Quebec, such as some of the free French courses from MIFI, or employment assistance services from Emploi Quebec after your graduation.Ìý

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How to File Income Tax: Financial Skills for the Real World

As when you were a student, as a temporary worker with a PGWP, you will need to file your taxes here in Canada.

Filing taxes and managing personal finances can be one of the many things that confuse and frustrate a lot of international students (and local students alike).

SKILLSETSÌýprovides a series of workshops "Financial Skills for the Real World" for graduate students - andÌýinternational students of all levels - to help prepare forÌýpost-academicÌýfinancial well-being.

The highlight of this series includes 2 workshops that cover the main T and RL slips, and activities such as a live demo of how to use free online tax software, and how to make sense of the information contained on the various tax slips by going through live examples.Ìý

Life After Your Degree (Life AYD)

Life After Your Degree (LifeAYD) is a program providing workshops, events, and other resources to all Â鶹AV students planning for post-graduation life. It consists of programming throughout the year - giving students multiple opportunities to begin preparing for what's next.

Their program includes networking events, panel discussions, free LinkedIn photoshoots, and more.

To stay up-to-date on upcoming LifeAYD events, follow the .