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Hey Macinsiders users, tell me about your summer job/placement!

 
Old 07-11-2011 at 11:01 AM   #1
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Hey Macinsiders users, tell me about your summer job/placement!
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I know it's a bit late in the summer already, but there's still time left for students still looking for a job. I made this thread so users can share thier stories about how they landed thier job and hopefully give others hope and tips on how to land one themselves

I'll start off: been working in the Finance department of St. Joes Healthcare (downtown Hamilton) every summer for the past 4 years. It doesn't really help my resume (going into third year Honours Biology) but I can easily make enough money to pay for tution and textbooks within 4 months. I got this job because I did co-op here back in high-school (grade 11) and impressed my boss enough to keep getting hired after all these years. aka hard work pays off in the end.

So let's hear your stories and please no begging for jobs in this thread.
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Old 07-11-2011 at 11:10 AM   #2
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Applied for a McWork job 3 years ago, testing fire alarms. Doesn't help the resume in the slightest, but I do an extremely little amount of work and get paid 40 hours a week.

My tip to all: WORK ON CAMPUS!
Old 07-11-2011 at 11:12 AM   #3
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I just talked to a bunch of supervisors I've worked with in the past and they were able to find some hours here and there.

There was a cycling program that I found last year and joined that. Turns out when I'm done my commitment hours I get paid so lucky me and it was more or less considered a job, just much less regular as it depending on participants of the program.

Last year a neighbour introduced me to the individual involved with delivering the computer classes in my town and so I volunteered for her and eventually got hired. Now I'm leading classes on my own when there is registration.

I just hope people realize if they aren't really looking for money volunteering is probably your best bet now in terms of finding work to keep busy.

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Old 07-11-2011 at 11:48 AM   #4
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Old 07-11-2011 at 02:01 PM   #5
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This won't help you now, but try applying at Wonderland and any suit/dress place near the beginning of the summer next year. Wonderland ALWAYS needs people, and we finish school right before most places that sell suits/dresses are hit by a combination of the Prom rush and summer wedding rush so they're usually hiring.
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Old 07-11-2011 at 03:32 PM   #8
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I know it's a bit late in the summer already, but there's still time left for students still looking for a job. I made this thread so users can share thier stories about how they landed thier job and hopefully give others hope and tips on how to land one themselves

I'll start off: been working in the Finance department of St. Joes Healthcare (downtown Hamilton) every summer for the past 4 years. It doesn't really help my resume (going into third year Honours Biology) but I can easily make enough money to pay for tution and textbooks within 4 months. I got this job because I did co-op here back in high-school (grade 11) and impressed my boss enough to keep getting hired after all these years. aka hard work pays off in the end.

So let's hear your stories and please no begging for jobs in this thread.
Who you tryna impress?
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I applied to a program called the Ontario Rhone Alpes Research Exchange back in December, and I ended up working at a lab in a university in France. It's not the greatest way to save money for tuition, because it's scholarship pay (i.e. it covers living expenses fully+a little more) and I travel a lot during the weekends, but it a great way to get some research experience, learn a new language and explore a new country

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I'm doing my social work placement at St. Joseph's Villa in Dundas. It's amazing, I love working with the residents, participating in meetings, I get to do cognitive testing. The only downside that it's a pass/fail course, and not work, so I don't get paid.
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Old 07-11-2011 at 04:08 PM   #11
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Old 07-11-2011 at 04:44 PM   #12
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My "best" summer placements were both through Oscar. The first was a McWork job on campus as an office assistant, and the second was an internship on Oscar with the federal government in Ottawa. The McWork job paid minimum wage, but it has been my FAVOURITE work experience ever. The Ottawa job paid $18 an hour and it was great experience for my resume (though I hated almost every minute of it).



My advice: use the services that Mac offers you! Mock interviews, resume help, job shadow, networking.. I never would have got these two amazing job experiences without Career Services (now known as Student Success Centre)
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why are you posting this now? with little over a month of summer now employer is going to waste time training a student now. Which leads me to believe someone just wants to have a good gloat. I have a full time job so I don't care, but to those that don't this is just cruel
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why are you posting this now? with little over a month of summer now employer is going to waste time training a student now. Which leads me to believe someone just wants to have a good gloat. I have a full time job so I don't care, but to those that don't this is just cruel
Maybe as a reminder to apply earlier this time around? Since we're also sharing how we got our positions. You'd also need time to think about where you want to apply to etc.. and it's not the best time to be doing that during school.
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why are you posting this now? with little over a month of summer now employer is going to waste time training a student now. Which leads me to believe someone just wants to have a good gloat. I have a full time job so I don't care, but to those that don't this is just cruel
I don't think that's the point of it. I think the purpose of it is to share your position because a lot of people might not even know that such a job existed. And when next year rolls around, they'll have a better idea of where they'd like to work and be more selective with applying to positions.
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