Career planning Resources

There is an abundance of information available online to assist youth in mapping a career path for themselves, so much so that it can be overwhelming. Along with our Vlogs and online learning modules, we will also be collecting additional materials, that we feel will be useful for youth, and collecting them in an easy to navigate space.

If you have resources you feel might be useful for us to link to, please email communications@experiencescanada.ca

Know your skills & interests

Plan your career with the Career quizzes

Career quizzes and tests can help you choose, change or develop your career.

RBC Future Launch Discovery Quiz

Career quiz

https://www.services.labour.gov.on.ca/labourmarket/careerQuiz/careerQuiz.xhtml

Explore careers by skills and knowledge - Job Bank

Explore jobs or career options that match your skills and knowledge.

Skills for Success - Canada.ca

Skills for Success provide Canadians with everyday skills needed for work, learning and life. Improving them will help you succeed in today’s and tomorrow’s workplace.

How to Include Volunteer Experience on Resume: Examples & 25+ Tips

How to put volunteer experience on resumes. When to add volunteer resume work to work experience. How to list volunteer work on a resume to make employers notice.

Explore an occupation

Learn about an occupation: available jobs, wages, career prospects, skills, job requirements and more.

Transferable Skills: Definitions and Examples

Whether you’re early in your career or have years of experience, you likely have several transferable skills useful to different employers and industries.

Transferable-Skills-Self-Assessment

The following exercise will help you discover and articulate the full range of your skills. This
exercise will be particularly helpful if you are considering making a career change, interested in
identifying areas of development, or having difficulty articulating what you are really good at.

Discover the Skills for Success

Our world—and our work—looks different these days. Having the right skills ensures that we continue to grow and succeed at work and in life.Now is a great ti...

Your Social Media Persona

Student Digital Leadership Playbook

This Student Digital Leadership Playbook is a roadmap to help you LEAD and shine online.

Social Networking

Social networking is one of the most popular online activities in Canada. In fact, according to the Canada Online! study, 40 per cent of all Canadians use a social networking site. Facebook is the most popular of these sites by a long shot, with over seven million active Canadian members.

Your Digital Footprint: What Is It and How Can You Manage It? | Rasmussen University

Your digital footprint can follow you for a lifetime. But what is it, how is it used, and how can you help ensure you’re leaving a positive track record? We spoke to experts to get the answers.

A Teens Guide to Social Media Safety

Learn about social media safety as you interact on the various social media networks. This social media guide is to help keep teens safe.

Social Networking Advice for Teenagers: Protect your Privacy

Your online reputation or digital footprint is both real and valuable. Here’s important social networking advice for teenagers to consider.

Media Literacy Fundamentals

This section looks at the various aspects and principles relating to media literacy. The relationship between media literacy and media education is also explored and tips are provided for integrating media literacy into the classroom in subjects across the curriculum.

Social Media Screenings Gain in Popularity - businessnewsdaily.com

Employers are increasingly looking to job candidates’ social media profiles to determine whether they are a good fit for vacant positions.

Using Social Media in Your Job Search

In this video, you’ll learn more about how to use social media when you’re looking for a job. Visit https://www.gcflearnfree.org/jobsearchandnetworking/job-h...

Resumes & Cover Letters

Top Resume Examples for Teens (With Templates)

See our top resumes examples for teens to see how to format and create a resume if you have just graduated from or are still in high school. Get tips for what to highlight.

Resume Quiz: Do You Know How to Create a Job Winning Resume?

Take a 60 second resume quiz and improve your resume! After answering each question you will receive a tip on how to improve your resume.

Writing a Cover Letter (With Tips and Examples)

Cover letters are an important part of the job application process. Learn how to write a cover letter that will increase your chances of successfully applying for an open job position.

Résumé Quiz | Job Jumpstart

Want to test your résumé-building skills? Help our three virtual job seekers tailor their résumés to land their perfect job!

The quiz takes about 10 minutes to complete.

Resume Builder - Job Bank

Build a resume in just a few minutes and make a lasting impression with the Resume Builder – a feature of the Standard and Plus accounts on Job Bank.

Bilingual list of resume action verbs

McGill University

Ask a Recruiter: How do I get experience before having a job?

Lori Downer, College Relations Recruiter for State Farm Insurance sheds some knowledge on how applicants can gain experience for their resume before having a...

How To Write A Cover Letter (Example Included)

A well written cover letter could increase your chances of an interview by 50%. We’ll show you how to write an awesome cover letter that impresses employers....

Top Soft Skills for 2022 [90+ Examples for Your Resume]

Soft skills are vital no matter where you work. But where should you focus to make your career thrive? This article is here to answer that & more!

Job Searching & Interviewing

40 Interview Questions for Students (With Examples)

Review these most commonly-asked 40 interview questions for students with sample answers to help you prepare for your next interview.

Preparing for an interview - Job Bank

Interviews

The Job Interview – Tips and Frequently Asked Questions

The job interview is an opportunity to make a strong initial impression to a prospective employer to demonstrate that your knowledge, skills, experience and abilities make you the right person for the job.

Job Interview Questions, Answers, and Tips to Prepare

The most common job interview questions that employers ask, examples of the best answers for each question, and tips for how to prepare and respond.

16 Job Hunting Tips to Get Your Desired Job

Successful job hunting is an exciting challenge that requires planning, commitment and consistency. Discover 16 effective tips to guide you on your job hunt.

6 Simple Job Search Tips People Always Forget

Don’t get so worried about the details that you forget these basics (and miss out on an awesome opportunity).

Common Interview Questions

Every interview has a unique focus, but some questions are asked so often, it makes sense to do all you can to prepare for them. In order to be successful, you need a strategy -- not scripted answers. Your goal should be to emphasize the experiences in your background that best fit what each interviewer is looking for.

ACTIVITY - Interview Practice with the STAR Method

Interview Practice with the STAR Method Explanation of the STAR Method An easy way to answer behavioral questions is the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) method! If you use the STAR method as a guide to formulating your answers, you will impress the interviewer by providing...

Entrepreneurship

JA Canada

Learn more about the JA programs, such as Be Entrepreneurial, Success Skills and Company Program

Social Entrepreneurship Workbook

A guide to developing your own social enterprise.

What is Social Entrepreneurship?

Cluster for Eco-Social Innovation and Development CEDRA Split is a NGO from Split, Croatia, active in the areas of social innovation, social entrepreneurship...

Business plan guide

Get an overview of the common parts of a business plan.

What is an Entrepreneur?

What is an Entrepreneur? This video, as part of the Boys and Girls Clubs SHiFT Podcast Series, will explore the answer to that question!

Five Reasons Entrepreneurship is a Great Path for Young Canadians

As the nature of work changes in Canada, the paths to success are changing as well — so enterprising young people are taking control.

Planning for success: your guide to preparing a business and marketing plan

This guide is designed to help you put together a comprehensive, strategic and effective blueprint for your business — a foundation for your success!

Self-assessment, test your entrepreneurial potential

Use our free questionnaire to measure your entrepreneurial potential and see if you have what it takes to run your own business.

Resources - Futurpreneur Canada

Explore our resources by topic for both entrepreneurs and mentors. We also offer materials to help you learn key business skills, such as marketing, operations and cash flow.

Social Enterprise

Start, build, and grow a social enterprise: Grow your social enterprise - Business and industry

Start, build, and grow a social enterprise: Grow your social enterprise

Youth Social Entrepreneurship: Making the World a Better Place

Youth social entrepreneurship has tremendous potential for our society as it does social good and helps youth gain experience and skills.

The 6 Ps of empowering youth social entrepreneurs

Emerging social enterprises are providing invaluable ‘last-mile’ connections with grassroots communities during the pandemic recovery. How can we consolidate their work?

Youth Entrepreneurship Guide

Learn about starting a business as a young entrepreneur.

Youth Resources

Here you can find direct access to all of the cultivated Jobs and Resources for your use and perusal.

SheEO - A Global Community of Radically Generous Women + Non-Binary Folks

SheEO is a radically generous community supporting women + non-binary people with 1 million Activators helping women working on the World’s To-Do List.

GIG ECONOMY

GigjobsCanada - Connecting Gig Workers with Employers in Canada

Gig Jobs Canada

COMMENTARY: Why self-employment is a great post-COVID-19 career path for Canadians - National | Globalnews.ca

During economic downturns, workers may be ‘pushed’ into self-employment. But in a stable economy, workers can also be ‘pulled’ into self-employment.

What you need to know about the future of the gig economy — whether you’re in it now or not | CBC Life

Canada’s digital economy is bigger than you think.

Harpoon - Time-tracking and invoicing software

Meet Harpoon, the next generation time-tracking and billing software that helps you plan & forecast a PROFITABLE future.

Canadian employers looking to hire more contract workers post-pandemic: poll - National | Globalnews.ca

The report, commissioned by human resources firm Ceridian, suggests the gig economy will accelerate as companies ramp up hiring post-pandemic.

Young Canadians and the future of work: There’s a method to our madness - National | Globalnews.ca

There’s so much nuance in the evolution of work that deserves to be explored and unpacked, which is what I hope to do in my new Global News column, Outside the 9 to 5.

Freelance Work: What is the Gig Economy?

Learn more about the gig economy and how it might impact the workforce in this career article.

How to succeed in the gig economy | Summit | MRU

Gone are the days when you got one job and stuck with it through to retirement. More and more Canadians are employed in piece work, or “gigs,” which allow for flexibility, but also come with a lot of risk.

Gig Economy is Reshaping the Future of Work - Triton Canada

17% of Canadian workers were engaged in the gig economy and more than 40% of Canadian millennials have participated in the gig economy over the past five years. Learn about why the gig economy is reshaping the future of work.

How to Earn Money Without a Traditional Job: 150 Apps and Sites for Gig Culture | TitleMax

Don’t have a 9-to-5 job? That’s no problem. Here’s how to make money without a job that’s full-time. We’ve gathered a list of the 150 best side-gig apps that can help you with your side hustle to help pay the bills. There are hundreds of different things you can do to earn money, thousands of

TRADES AND APPRENTICESHIPS

Resources - Industry Training Authority

Industry Training Authority Youth Site

Homepage - OYAP

Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program

Red Seal Trades

Designated trades are governed by regulations under the Provincial and Territorial Apprenticeship Acts. These regulations outline the administrative procedures and in some case the standards and conditions of training for specific trades (e.g. methods of registering apprentices, curriculum, accredit…

Youth Programs - Industry Training Authority

Industry Training Authority Youth Site

Youth Apprenticeship Programs - Careers in Trades

If you are in high school and fairly certain about which trade is for you, there are free opportunities to experience what it’s like to work in that field before you graduate. Some programs even allow for your hours to be counted toward your apprenticeship, giving you a head start in your career! Ge…

Women of Powerline Technicians

We are the voice from the field committed to increasing women in trade and technical roles in Canada’s electricity sector and beyond.

Apprenticeship in Ontario

Learn about the benefits of hiring an apprentice, how to get a job in the skilled trades, and apply for grants and incentives.

Trades in Canada

The skilled trades play an important role in our economy and our society. The trades touch almost every aspect of our lives from the homes we live in, to the cars we drive, to the food we eat. Approximately 1 in 5 employed Canadians work in the skilled trades in many sectors of the Canadian economy including construction, manufacturing, service and automotive.

EXPLORING THE ARTS

Resources for parents and teachers | Art Gallery of Ontario

Find resources and activities you can use in your classroom to help students build visual literacy and develop their skills in observation, interpretation, critical thinking and creativity.

Art School and Career Guide for Students

Art has been around for literally millennia. You could even argue that it is as old as time itself, and as of right now, art shows no signs of ever going away. It’s understandable why art has thrived for so long and why it continues to thrive. After all, art provides people with a means of expressin…

10 Unique Ways to Study Art in Canada

From minors in sustainability to majors in global business and digital arts, here are 10 unique art-study programs shaping Canada’s creative futures.

National Gallery of Canada | Resources for Teachers

Resources and range of materials for teachers to use with their students in class.

Best Art Schools in Canada - Study in Canada

In retrospect, people have told many many stories through art and there are prominent caves in which ancient people have visualized their daily life. The field of art has deep roots that date back to the paleolithic era, and with human development, the art has transformed too. Things change over tim…

Arts Alive | Arts Resources

Explore the NAC’s free performing arts resources for teachers, students, families and the public, including curriculum guides, podcasts, videos, articles and more.

Lessons and Activities

Find lesson plans for pre-kindergarten, grades 1–2, grades 3–5, grades 6–8, and grades 9–12, as well as college/university classrooms. Also, explore new resources to support your teaching during the pandemic.

PLANNING FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

| UniversityStudy.ca

Applying for university can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. UniversityStudy.ca offers up-to-date information on Canadian universities and academic programs to help you plan your education.

Learn How to Get in to the Best Art and Design Schools

The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design is a consortium of 42 top non-profit independent art and design schools. Learn how to get accepted.

Apply - EducationPlannerBC

EducationPlannerBC is a centralized resource that helps learners plan, search and apply for admission to post-secondary institutions in British Columbia, Canada.

Studying Abroad - Travel.gc.ca

Government of Canada’s official one-stop-shop for comprehensive international travel information.

Financial Goal Calculator

Calculate how to pay down your debt and reach your savings goals.

Bursaries & Scholarships | Indspire

Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards (BBF) program opens doors through education. Since 2004, Indspire has provided over $153 million in financial support through more than 49…

Our Members | Colleges and Institutes Canada

Canada’s colleges and institutes are essential education hubs where experienced professionals and educators work in partnership with local businesses, communities and industries to offer students the skills they need to succeed in a rapidly evolving job market.

Home - Ontario Universities’ Application Centre

The Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) processes undergraduate and professional applications for admission to Ontario’s universities.

ApplyAlberta | ApplyAlberta

Apply to one or more Alberta post-secondary institutions using ApplyAlberta

Indigenous Scholarships for Education in Canada 2022

Canadian Universities aid for the Aboriginal population. Find feasible indigenous bursaries and instructions for receiving indigenous study grants.

Easy Budgeting Tool - The Savings Spot - RBC Royal Bank

Canadian Universities aid for the Aboriginal population. Find feasible indigenous bursaries and instructions for receiving indigenous study grants.

List of Scholarships for International Students | eduPASS

Finding scholarships for international students in the USA & Canada can be challenging. Here’s our list of the best scholarships for international students.

Calculate How Much Money You’ll Need for School with the Student Budget Calculator

Use the RBC Student Budget Calculator to help you figure out how much money you’ll need to get through the school year.

AICAD (The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design) - SlideRoom

Apply to AICAD (The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design). Powered by SlideRoom.

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Student budget worksheet - Canada.ca

Estimate how much your university or college education is going to cost and start planning your student budget.

Welcome to ScholarshipsCanada.com!

Search our scholarships database to find the info and awards you need to help pay for your education. Sort by location, degree type, field of interest and more. Start your education off right with ScholarshipsCanada!

Annual $1,000 Scholarship for Canadian Students with Disabilities

The annual scholarship winner will be awarded $1,000 towards their tuition to an accredited Canadian post-secondary institution.

Canada Learning Bond for those under 18 years old – About the Bond - Canada.ca

Canada Learning Bond