The Bishop’s annual career fair

Eva Rachert - News Editor

OnThursday, Feb. 9, Bishop’s Career and Transition Services hosted a career fair in the Gait. The event was one of several in recent months meant to help students build connections with future employers, and followed the Project Incubator, which was intended to help students host events and start clubs on campus. Another recent careerrelated event was a conference for international students to find work while at Bishop’s. The career fair, which opened at 9:30 a.m. and continued on until 4:30 p.m., saw students from a variety of departments connecting with different potential employers. While the employers were primarily based in the Townships region or elsewhere in Québec, the positions offered were both in-person and online, allowing for students from different regions to make connections.

In attendance were several local school boards and independent schools, including the Central Québec School Board and Stanstead College. The school boards spoke primarily with students completing their Bachelors in Education, encouraging them to consider English-language teaching after graduation. In addition, a local children’s camp was recruiting for summer positions. Students looking for full-time employment after they graduated had a plethora of options, while students looking for part-time work could connect with communications and recruitment firms looking for interns.

Bishop’s University itself was well-represented at the Careers Fair. The Student Recruitment Office was hiring for Student Ambassadors for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year, providing easy part-time options for students looking to work without over-committing themselves on campus. The communications office was also looking for students to work parttime over the summer, in social media and advertising, providing remote options for work. Students looking to stay in Lennoxville over the summer could find positions in Buildings and Grounds, which was hiring landscapers and painters, or in Residence Accommodation and Event Services, which was hiring for a variety of positions in cooking, laundry and cleaning and customer service.

Ultimately, the career fair saw over a dozen businesses from