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Looking for Work?
Graduating soon?
Get the "edge," to make you successful.
Carey McBeth, Professional Speaker, will share her tips.

Where: Douglas College Student Union - Student Lounge
When: Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Time: 12:30pm. (Bring your lunch)


Reserve your seat now, space is limited. Go to
http://www.douglife.ca/2012/featured-post/looking-for-work-co-op-workshop/

A special thanks goes out to the Centre for Campus Life, Douglas College Student Union and the Alumni Association for assisting with this event.


WorkSafe BC will be on Campus Nov. 3rd to share numerous opportunities for soon to be Grad's.

Location: New West Campus #1717
Time: 5:15pm-6:30pm

Reserve your seat at co-op@douglascollege.ca Note in the subject line WorkSafe BC
and
provide us with your full name and student ID#.
 


Vancouver Fire Services Information
Wednesday, Oct. 26th,2011  
@ 4:30pm in NW room #1614

 


Oct. 25th, 2011 Thanks to all who attended Cpl. Gary Law's session, the comments were unanimous - very informative.

Cpl. Law's message is loud and clear; volunteer, volunteer and volunteer if a policing career is what you want.


 Want to learn more about Policing?
Mark your calendar, Oct. 18th, 2011 to meet 
Cpl. Gary Law from the RCMP

You will learn about opportunities to volunteer and/or the steps involved applying for permanent employment with this federal department.
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 18th, 2011
Location: New West Campus #3345
Time: 12:30pm sharp
Duration: approx. 60-90 minutes
What to bring: your lunch, and questions

This is a lunch time event 
open to the DC community but you must register at
co-op@douglascollege.ca to attend. Please note in the subject line RCMP event, register early - space is limited.


Are you planing post-grad studies?

Please join Mr. Malcolm Dane, Douglas Alumnus, from the Adler School of Professional Psychology here at the New West Campus. Mark your calendar for:
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Room: #2804
Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm

RSVP to co-op@douglascollege.ca to secure your seat. In the subject line note; Adler School and don't forget to provide your full name and student ID #.


Working Super Fair
September 20th, 2011
UBC Robson Square

Take advantage of this event featuring employers from WorkSafe BC, BC Corrections, BC Housing and ICBC, to name a few. In addition to meeting employers you will have an opportunity to listen to engaging speakers. The Co-op department has free tickets for the first 20 students coming to our office, #2844 at the New West Campus.

 Calling all CA Students

September is fast approaching and so are the recruiting events for 2012 job opportunities. Check out dates and times for upcoming activities at http://www.becomea.ca/pdf/bc_fall_recruit_calendar.pdf 


July 18th, 2011 Thanks to those students who volunteered for the recent Show & Shine Event. The New Westminster Business Improvement Asssociation was very pleased with your participation. Sasha Gould - a SFU
Co-op student and one of the event organizers noted, "The Douglas students were of great help on the day of the event, going above and beyond the call of duty." Way to go!


Are you a Classic Car fanatic, do you enjoy listening to live music and meeting new people?

Then; Become part of the 12th Annual ROYAL CITY's
SHOW&SHINE

Volunteers needed for local event

Event Type: Car Show
Event Date(s): July 10, 2011 @ 10am-5pm
Classic cars, live entertainment and a whole lot more!
The Royal City Show and Shine is one of largest outdoor car shows in BC. Located on Columbia Street, New Westminster.

The Volunteers will be asked to arrive two hours before starting time (roughly 8am) to help set-up the event .Other responsibilties will include -Registration of cars/Providing information to both participants and vendors/ Working with BIA members to help organize car registrants/ Coordination of stage performances. Finally, volunteers will be asked to stay later ( 6pm) to help dismantle event/supplies.

-Volunteers will be provided with: food and drink, Show&Shine apparell, and event certification.

***Please contact Sasha Gould at sasha.gould67@gmail.com to confirm your availability and find out more details or contact the New Westminster Business Improvement Association at (604) 526-4996***

This is a terrific opportunity to add volunteer experience to your resume, network and be part of the DC community.


 Deloitte Prep. for Fall Recruitment
Info Session - Moved to June 20th

The Co-op department, along with the Douglas College Business Association (DCBA) are very excited to be hosting Deloitte's Campus Recruiter, Ms. Anda Prunianu, to discuss the upcoming CA Fall Recruitment as well as current opportunities at Deloitte. This is a terrific opportunity for BBA students, or if you are thinking of pursuing a BBA degree, planning to participate in the fall recruit: to learn about the process, network, and to understand the expectations that will be placed on them. Please register here if you plan to attend. NB. If you have already registered for the event you do not need to register again. If you are unable to attend on Monday, June 20th kindly advise the Co-op department at co-op@douglascollege.ca don't forget to include your name.

Where: Douglas College NW campus (room #1812/1814)
When:  Wednesday, June 20, 2011
Time:    5pm.-6:30pm.


Attention Commerce & Business Students

Canada Campus Recruitment

 

Come and check us out in 3D!

Office Tours

 This is a great opportunity to come to our office, meet our people and see firsthand what it would be like working for Deloitte! 

Deloitte Vancouver

Do you ever wonder what it’s really like at Deloitte? Do you wonder if you could see yourself here? Come and find out what a beautiful office we have! We would love to have the opportunity to show you around our office and get to know you better in person.

We have scheduled several dates during July and August this year to accommodate the many requests we have from students looking to learn more about Deloitte before the fall recruit season. Please RSVP with the date that works best for you.

 

Available dates are:

ü  Wednesday, May 25 – 2 :30pm to 4 :30pm

ü  Tuesday, June 7 – 2:30pm to 4:30pm

ü  Wednesday, June 22 – 2:30pm to 4:30pm

ü  Thursday, July 7 – 2:30pm to 4:30pm

ü  Tuesday, July 12 – 2:30pm to 4:30pm

ü  Wednesday, July 20 – 2:30pm to 4:30pm

ü  Thursday, August 4 – 2:30pm to 4:30pm

ü  Tuesday, August 9 – 2:30pm to 4:30pm

ü  Wednesday, August 17 – 2:30pm to 4:30pm

 

If you would like to attend please RSVP to vancouverrecruitment@deloitte.ca. You will receive a confirmation email of your event.

 

Our office is located at:

Suite 2800 (28th Floor)

1055 Dunsmuir Street,

Vancouver, BC

V7X 1P4

 


April 5, 2011 Our recent Canada Border Service Agency Brown Bag Lunch was an overwhelming success, thank-you to those who attended. The comments received included  "I learned a lot about job opportunities within the CBSA, Knowing when hiring will start, How to get a job within CBSA and also what they do." Another comment which was repeated by a number of the attendees was "...[understanding the]FSWEP process,[and] what the requirements are to apply."

If you were unable to attend the session (held on Tuesday, April 5th) come to the Co-op Office at the New West Campus, room #2844, for informational take aways.


February 23, 2011 Thank-you to all who attended our Bootcamp Event on Wednesday, Feb. 23rd. The comments from both the panelists and participants were very positive and all felt the event was beneficial. Team Co-op has gathered terrific feedback for future events.


Upcoming events
Please stay tuned! We are talking to employers now to make arrangements for On-Campus sessions later this Spring and Summer, 2011.