Navigate Your Degree With Grad Maps
Grad Maps provides an overview of the opportunities available to you at every stage of your degree to maximize your research potential, develop your professional skills, connect with your peers and mentors, build your professional network, and launch your career plan.
We would like to credit Queen’s University for the original creation of Grad Maps.
Advance Your Skills With U of T Engineering Programs and Services
Discover U of T Engineering programs and services to develop your skills to succeed in graduate school and beyond.
Featured Event: Designing Your Life: Exploring Your Professional Possibilities
Tuesday, May 7 l 3:00 - 4:30 pm l GB202 I Pizza will be catered, please register in advance.
Inspired from the Stanford Life Design Lab framework, the “Designing Your Life: Exploring Your Professional Possibilities” workshop will help graduate students uncover their philosophy of work and identify what careers may bring fulfillment. Through practical (and fun!) exercises and discussions, you will learn how to apply design thinking principles to architect your professional path. You will be guided to envision your professional future, identify potential career trajectories, and develop actionable steps to align your passions with your vocational goals.
Through this workshop, you will:
- Explore the social and personal narratives that shape your career expectations and aspirations.
- Use design thinking tools to increase your creativity and confidence.
- Practice decision-making by creating an action plan that brings you in alignment with your core values and professional goals.
Facilitator: Jennifer Galley, Leadership Education Specialist, Troost Institute for Leadership Education
Signature Programs
Register for the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering's signature programs. Start with Launch Your Career Plan, and then complete the OPTIONS' cohort program and/or PPIT.
Career Fairs
Alumni Networking
Additional Services
Career Exploration & Education
Career Exploration & Education, U of T's central career centre, provides support to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and recent graduates (up to two years post-graduation). They offer:
- 1-on-1 appointments
- Flexible Futures Programming for Graduate Students
- Career fairs
- Employer recruitment information sessions
- Industry spotlights
- Job shadowing
- And much more!
Learn more here.
Centre for International Experience
The Centre for International Experience' International Student Immigration Advisors can provide support, advice, and a number of resources about applying for and maintaining temporary status in Canada. This can include study permits, work permits, visas, and more. Learn more.
Career Exploration Resource Library
Upcoming Events
To add an event to this calendar, please contact grad.experience@engineering.utoronto.ca.
Join a Student Group and Get Involved in the U of T Community
Find student associations, events, and initiatives that align with your interests to get involved in the graduate community and foster new connections.
Graduate Student Spaces
U of T Resources
Below is a summary of resources that students commonly use from the SGS Grad Hub and U of T Engineering. This list is not comprehensive. It is recommended that students review the SGS Grad Hub.
U of T Telus Health Student Support
You can access U of T Telus Health Student Support (formerly U of T My SSP) 24/7 by calling 1-844-451-9700. Outside of North America, call 001-416-380-6578. (See instructions for accessing Telus Health Student Support outside of Canada or the U.S. under Service Delivery.)
U of T Telus Health Student Support provides students with real-time and/or appointment-based confidential, 24-hour support for any school, health, or general life concern at no cost to you. You can call or chat with a counsellor directly from your phone whenever, wherever you are.
Ongoing support is available over the phone in 146 languages. Immediate support is available over the phone in 35 languages and over chat in simplified Chinese, English, French and Spanish. Web option is also available at Telus Health Student Support.
Navi
Navi, short for navigator, is a chat-based virtual assistant. Navi can provide information on many topics, including admissions, financial aid, getting involved, careers, convocation and more. Additionally, Navi can provide more specific information regarding mental health resources. All you have to do is click on the chat button and tell Navi what you need help with.
Visit Navi at http://uoft.me/navi.
More information can be found in the Navi FAQs.
SGS
Visit the SGS Grad Hub and click on Resources & Supports. Navigate to Health & Wellness.
U of T Engineering
U of T Engineering is committed to fostering a culture of care and support. To do this effectively we strive to embed these principles into the ways we administer our programs and services. Learn more about U of T Engineering's services and supports here.
GECoS Mental Health Commission
The Graduate Engineering Council of Students Mental Wellness Commission is a group of U of T engineering graduate students who advocate for mental health and wellness, plan events, and work with the Faculty to implement positive change.
Health and Wellness
U of T Telus Health Student Support
You can access U of T Telus Health Student Support (formerly U of T My SSP) 24/7 by calling 1-844-451-9700. Outside of North America, call 001-416-380-6578. (See instructions for accessing Telus Health Student Support outside of Canada or the U.S. under Service Delivery.)
U of T Telus Health Student Support provides students with real-time and/or appointment-based confidential, 24-hour support for any school, health, or general life concern at no cost to you. You can call or chat with a counsellor directly from your phone whenever, wherever you are.
Ongoing support is available over the phone in 146 languages. Immediate support is available over the phone in 35 languages and over chat in simplified Chinese, English, French and Spanish. Web option is also available at Telus Health Student Support.
Navi
Navi, short for navigator, is a chat-based virtual assistant. Navi can provide information on many topics, including admissions, financial aid, getting involved, careers, convocation and more. Additionally, Navi can provide more specific information regarding mental health resources. All you have to do is click on the chat button and tell Navi what you need help with.
Visit Navi at http://uoft.me/navi.
More information can be found in the Navi FAQs.
SGS
Visit the SGS Grad Hub and click on Resources & Supports. Navigate to Health & Wellness.
Postdoctoral Resources
School of Graduate Studies
The School of Graduate Studies' Postdoctoral Fellow Office has collected some useful resources to help make your transition to U of T as smooth as possible. Learn more here.