Editor’s Letter
Welcome to the Fall/Winter 2009 edition of Career Options! Thank you for picking up the magazine. You’re sure to find it informative as you move forward with career or employment planning. Career Options will be a valuable resource for you as you transition from post-secondary education to the working world
Career Options is unique in that it’s created just for Canadian college and university students. The information is tailored to meet your requirements. The advertisers contribute because they want to let you know about real opportunities in their organizations. In fact, Career Options is the one publication where the ads are as invaluable as the articles!
In this issue, employer representatives from Loblaw, Camco and Sun Life Financial provide advice on how to land the job you want. Recent graduates Erica Simmonds and Zahraa Al-Ali discuss their transition from student life to the working world. And I have prepared a list of careers in healthcare that includes alternatives to being a doctor or a nurse—not that there’s anything wrong with those career paths!
By the time you read this, our new website, www.careeroptionsmagazine.com, should be live! The site is designed to continue and expand on the topics and connections made in the print magazine. You’ll be able to share your views on the articles, submit articles of your own, read and comment at the “Speak to an Expert” blog spot, and interact with employers at the Connect Zone. The Career Options website is live, interactive, and here for you to use as you make your own school-to-career transition!
Lastly, I want to draw your attention to the photo on the cover of the current issue, and to introduce the photographer: Gabrielle Beer was the winner of the photo contest held by Career Options and CACEE over the summer. Contest entrants were asked to submit images related to post-secondary education and careers.
We’ll be holding another installment of the contest beginning at the end of this month for the Winter/Spring 2010 issue. Aspiring photographers, stay tuned!
Anne Markey,
Editor