Le Service de placement de l’Université Laval (SPLA)

Ten ways to make your Career Centre

better known

Date

André Raymond

SPLA, is:• 43 employees• 11 500 visitors at our offices• 95 000 inquiries• 94 annual events with employers, other than

career fairs• 17 career fairs, including the Carrefour de

l’emploi that attracts over 125 organizations• 132 in-class workshops• 60 lectures

• 5 500 individual counselling meetings at our offices

• 2 000 online counselling appointments • 5 short online workshops, totalling over

25,000 views• 20 000 job postings• 1 600 internship postings• More than 11,000 active employers

SPLA, is also:

• Web Site • Job-Alert• Promotional

emailings• In-class

promotionalvisits

1. Contact students regularly

• LinkedIn• Facebook• YouTube

2. Use social media

• Dynamic workshops (welcoming music, interactions with the students)

• Distribution of promotional items or give-aways (ex.: Rouge et Or sports events tickets) during in-class visits

• Activities’ assessment (evaluation forms)• Contests

3. Make an impact

• Webfolio• Web Resume• Mentor Program

4. Be innovative

Online workshops:• Resume• Cover letter• Hiring interview

5. Make your services available at all times

• Develop relationships with student associations

• Take part in advisory committees

6. Involve the students

SPLA’s 2013-2014 Student Advisory Committee

• Webfolio’s adaptation for certain academic programs and its integration in courses

• Contribution to the creation of new courses

• In-class lectures or workshops

7. Work with Professors

• Funding• Recruitment• Sustainable development

8. Develop strategies in link with University’s priorities

• Contribution toarticles, papers or conferences

• Participation in fundraising events

• Project proposals and taking part in contests

• Webfolio expansionacross Quebec

9. Self-promote and share your successes

In 2011, at the Quebec Chamber of Commerce gala « Un monde à faire, hommage à la diversité », SPLA was awarded the Entreprise du monde, intégration de la relève prize.

• Discussion groups with the employers

• Sharing of information

• Survey

10. Inform the University Faculties

Comité d’échanges avec les employeurs

Any question?

Thank you for your attention!