This library is an online collective of asynchronous resources to support your career exploration. Whether you are in your first year or near the end of your degree, we have recorded workshops, podcasts, modules, and more to develop your professional skills and learn about diverse career options.
Career Exploration & Education, U of T's central career centre, also has a resource library (navigate to "Services").
Alumni Panels
Navigating a Job Search in Uncertain Times: Practical Tips and Inspiring Stories from Engineering Masters and PhD Alumni
This is a live studio taping of the Career Buzz Podcast. Career Buzz is Canada’s unique podcast that empowers lives, enriches careers, and energizes organizations. Four U of T engineering alumni sat down for an in-depth conversation with host Mark Franklin, engineer turned career coach, to discuss essential tips for conducting a job search during uncertain times.
Jobs in Sustainability: Career Stories from Engineering Graduate Students Tackling Climate Change
This is a live studio taping of the Career Buzz Podcast. Career Buzz is Canada’s unique podcast that empowers lives, enriches careers, and energizes organizations. Four U of T engineering alumni sat down for an in-depth conversation with host Mark Franklin, engineer turned career coach, to discuss their work and essential tips for conducting a job search in sustainability.
Skill-Building Workshops
Creating a Resume for Industry Jobs
In this session with Career Exploration & Education you will learn strategies and tips to build and refresh your industry job application material. We will discuss: analyzing industry job descriptions to successfully tailor your resume; strategies to create a more effective and captivating resume including writing accomplish statements and developing a strong professional brand; and key components that go into a cover letter.
Interviewing for Work
In this session with Career Exploration & Education you will learn about interviews outside of academia and how to position your graduate experiences (from teaching to research and course work) effectively to potential employers in an authentic way.
Job Search Strategies for International Students: Explore the Labour Market and Network to Find Opportunities
The search for work is a complex process especially in an unfamiliar labour market. In this session with Career Exploration & Education you will learn strategies for conducting a job search in Canada using labour market data and networking tools.
Video Series
ILead Career Talk Series
Check out ILead's Career Talks with engineering alumni. Past talks have discussed entrepreneurship, software, health care, energy, law, policy, and much more! These talks support you to learn about industry options for engineers and reflect on your own career path.
In this video series, Dr Nana Lee covers a variety of topics to support your professional preparation and career exploration. She also interviews alumni on their careers in industry.
Online Modules
Interview Preparation
So you landed an interview with a great resume and cover letter! But now what? Complete this module to learn about effective preparation to ace the interview and get the job. This module has been designed as an introductory resource for all engineering students.
Podcasts
ILead Podcast
This is Troost ILead's podcast where they discuss leadership development and its impact on engineering students, graduates, and professionals.
Labour Market Information
Having access to up-to-date labour market information can support you in making informed career decisions. We've compiled together a guide on where and how to access labour market information for job search. Below are additional resources, if you run into a paywall on University Affairs, Times Higher Education or Chronicle of Higher Education, then you should be able to access them for free through the U of T Library journals database.
Article Series
A weekly advice column for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and career professionals with advanced degrees.
A monthly column in University Affairs that provides news about policies, programs, career advice, and editorial content for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and career professionals with advanced degrees.
Higher Education News
Features topics related to faculty issues, students, diversity, admissions, governance, tech and innovation, AI, student success, and career advice. The website features a job board with 50,000 faculty, administrative, and executive jobs from institutions.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Newsroom dedicated to covering colleges and universities, including a job board.
Recommended Books
Recommended Articles
Job Boards
You should always research the organization before applying to jobs. The Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and University of Toronto does not screen all the job boards below.
If you would like to share additional job boards, please email grad.experience@engineering.utoronto.ca with the name and link to the job board.
Contact
Questions? Contact grad.experience@engineering.utoronto.ca
While every effort is made to avoid errors, resources do change. You should always consult multiple resources to ensure you find the best advice that aligns with your goals.