The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences has the Cooperative Studies Program and Job Placement office devoted exclusively to link students and industry. It helps students to pursue their career goals and assists employers to recruit candidates. Both are welcome anytime of the year. Please, contact:
Dr. Laura Lazo, Cooperative Program and Job Placement Coordinator
Rm 271 Agriculture Building
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
Phone: 204 - 474 - 6943
Fax: 204 - 474 -7525
If you are a member of the industry/community, please, click here.
If you are a prospective student, please, click here.
Current students:
YOUR JOB SEARCH STARTS IN SEP!!!
CLICK IN THE IN THE CALENDAR TO SEE EMPLOYER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS
To get a job, you need them all
- COOPERATIVE STUDIES PROGRAM
- Jobs
- Student exchanges, volunteering, Service Learning and Internships
- Resumes, cover letters, interviews
- Individual appointments - To ensure the coordinator will be available, please, e-mail for an appointment
- Do you want job-related news? Ask the coordinator to include you in the agriculture OR food science e-mail list.
- Government jobs - To obtain summer employment with the federal and provincial governments, you must register in FSWEP and STEP.
If you are interested in opportunities in the livestock industry, consider visiting their national association's (ANAC) website. Through it you can obtain valuable information, e.g. the industry's challenges, its members, links to other associations, etc.
Mock Interviews!!!
9 Oct 2013 - Agriculture Bldg.
Don't miss this opportunity, the only one in the year!
sign up ASAP - Waiting list opened
Download your materials belowMock interviews are an exercise offered to students from this faculty only to learn interview skills and succeed in their job search. They are also an opportunity for students to learn about themselves and network with employers. The exercise consists of students going to an interview for a "job" which does not exist. The interviewer is an employer, a member of the agricultural and food industry. At the end, the employer provides feedback, e.g., how to best answer questions, how the candidate comes across, etc.
You need to register and select the time and employer you want. What to do:
- Read the instructions and guidelines here
- Select the company you want from the list below
- Book a time with your preferred employer in RM 271
- Mark in your calendar the date, room and time of your interview
- To prepare for the interview download the reading materials from here, the evaluation form here and the mock interview postings from the company you chose below. Note that Cargill and Richardson have 2 postings. You need to choose only one for your interview.
Manitoba Sheep Association
Livestock Predation Protection Workshops - Sept 18th to Oct 3rd around the province. We're looking for someone willing to showcase their sheep to Grade 4 and 5 classes at the Amazing Ag Days - run by Ag in the Classroom. Contact MSA
Manitoba Premiere of Symphony of the Soil - offered by The Organic Food Council
Manitoba is celebrating Organic Week (September 21 - 28th) by premièring a fabulous new documentary by Deborah Koons Garcia, director of the Future of Food. Click here to watch the trailer.
256 Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Road
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
Phone: (204) 474-6026 Fax: (204) 474-7525
Agricultural and Food Sciences
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