'We're here to support those students wherever they are on that job seeking journey and we're prepared to do that again where it's connected to their career,' she said.Īt the University of Windsor, the career services office offers similar resources, with mentorship, job shadowing and resume and cover letter clinics all available. Clair has increased its training in those areas and also builds it into the curriculum.Īnd, she joked, for those that don't know where career services is, the office is conveniently located right across from a favourite student spot: the on-campus Tim Hortons. 'There are some commonalities between whether the student is domestic or international and in terms of international students, I think it just takes a little bit longer in terms of developing the types of things to orient them to what it's like culturally to apply to a job here.' Meet me for Lunch Meet me for Lunch: 2 students from India share why they came to Sudbury, Ont. To help combat that new student information overload, Papadeas said they recently held a part-time job fair that was well-attended by students and employers. Papadeas says the support they offer falls under career services, which can help students both as they near graduation, but also as they look for part-time work while in school. 'I think what might be particular about international students is when they arrive, the orientation that we have has so much information, they may not actually really know what services and supports there are at that early time,' she said. Clair College - under which the college's career services office is administered - says the school offers domestic and international students support in finding a job. Pat Papdeas, the director of academic operations at St. Soft skills training, job fairs available for students But, there are resources available to help. The long lines, the many resumes passed out, the online applications completed: It all points to students having difficulty getting a job.

And we tried our best to listen to them and try to comfort them.' 'They started crying when they didn't know the answers to the questions we were asking. 'They started crying and started explaining their financial crisis and what they were facing in Windsor,' owner Parimal Parikh said at the time. Last month more than 400 students waited for hours outside the Namaste Indian Supermarket on Walker Road hoping for a shot at one of the seven jobs advertised. It isn't the first time a similar scene has happened in Windsor. A line up of people waited for a job interview recently at a downtown LCBO, including some who are international students.

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