Want to Volunteer?
It can be difficult to get paid work experience in your field of study; volunteering is a great way to contribute to the community and gain valuable experience. Volunteering allows you to stay connected to your community and make it a better place.
Why should I Volunteer?
Volunteering offers great networking opportunities while exploring new career options.
Volunteering helps you sharpen your skills that you have learned and develop new ones.
Volunteeing helps you practice your social skills; making new friends along the way.
Volunteering builds self-confidence.
Volunteering is a great way to gain experience and job skills.
Volunteer experience adds to your CV.
Our Centre posts volunteer opportunities and has resource materials including a Community Services Directory. A copy of this directory can be viewed by dropping by our Student Employment Centre, Student Services Building, 4th floor, Room 411.
VOLUNTEER LINKS: We also provide students with a complete list of off-campus volunteer opportunities.
- Public Service Commission – Post Secondary Internship program: www.gov.ns.ca/psc/v2/jobCentre/careerStarts/postSecondary
- Service Canada - Federal Public Sector Youth Internship Program: www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sc/youth/youthinternship.shtml
- Career Edge - A youth internship program: www.overview.careeredge.ca/index.asp?FirstTime=True&context=0&FromContext=&language=1
- Government of Canada – Youth Internships: www.youth.gc.ca/eng/topics/career_planning/internships.shtml
- CIDA - Canadian International Development Agency – International Youth Internship Program: www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/internships
- Canadian Access.com - Directory of Internship Programs (including Volunteer Work): www.campusaccess.com/internships/index.html
- Go Abroad.com: www.internabroad.com/search/canada/internships-abroad-1
On - Campus VOLUNTEER FAIR:
Saint Mary's Career Services hosts an annual Volunteer Fair each fall, visit www.smu.ca/career
INTERNSHIPS
Don't have much work experience, is finding work a challenge for you?
An internship is a good way to gain experience, employers provide opportunities to students, recent graduates and people looking for career changes.
For additional Internships postings, visit: http://www.smu.ca/administration/sec/current.html
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