Recent grads, where to find jobs?

[GT-FOUR]

Graduating from the UofC with a BA in Economics. Yay. I wont have a position with my current company as of the end of June. So I need to find something asap!

3 years experience with a junior oil & gas company.

Where can I look for jobs in Calgary? I'm on the UofC career services site several times a week, I check the major companies' web sites as much as I can, but what else can I do? Where can I look?

Is anyone in a consulting role? Ive heard that the work can be fun and challenging, with great pay. How does one get involved in this type of work?

:)

[Orbie]

Did you want to get back in the Oil & Gas game or where you looking for a change of scenery? Most major Oil & Gas companies hire on a cycle, for Imperial I know it's in the September, October area. But checking the UofC Career site often might help find some small Oil & Gas company listings. To tell you the truth I'm not too sure where you can go other then that, in the meantime you can try going to the temp agencies that place in the the Oil & Gas market. Then if you haven't found something more permenant by the end of the summer, that should be around the time when the big Oil & Gas companies are starting their cycle.

I'm in an Oil & Gas consulting role, but Software not Economics. Why isn't your current company hiring you full time? it sounds like you have a lot of experience with them...

[Despair*]

Keep checking the U of C career services sites as much as you can and other job sites like calgaryjobshop.ca, monster.ca. Having 3 years of oil & gas experience is as good as gold, so its most likely a matter of time before you will land yourself some interviews. Just keep at it as much as you can and something should come up for you soon.

[CLiVE]

Originally posted by GT-FOUR
Graduating from the UofC with a BA in Economics.

The 'working/careers' section of the Herald every Saturday.
You should be able to find an analyst job with an oil/gas company.

I also have a BA in Econ. :thumbsup:

[black_2.5RS]

PM'd.

I work at EY and we have some opportunities available to computer geeks, tax and finance people.

Anyone else who's interested can pm me too.

[Despair*]

^ Ernst & Young?

[eblend]

black_2.5RS please check your pm. Just noticed your new to the forum so I hope you are not the same person i talked to before just with a new nick hehe, if you are then hello once again

[GT-FOUR]

Originally posted by Orbie
Did you want to get back in the Oil & Gas game or where you looking for a change of scenery? Most major Oil & Gas companies hire on a cycle, for Imperial I know it's in the September, October area. But checking the UofC Career site often might help find some small Oil & Gas company listings. To tell you the truth I'm not too sure where you can go other then that, in the meantime you can try going to the temp agencies that place in the the Oil & Gas market. Then if you haven't found something more permenant by the end of the summer, that should be around the time when the big Oil & Gas companies are starting their cycle.

I'm in an Oil & Gas consulting role, but Software not Economics. Why isn't your current company hiring you full time? it sounds like you have a lot of experience with them...

Actually I wouldnt mind staying in the oil/gas industry. That or something that feeds off of it, like an investment bank. Quite honestly I'm open to a wide range of opportunities...Economics is general enough that I can apply myself to almost any industry.

Can't go full time because the company is going through a rough transition period, restructuring, and very low on workable capital. They are unable to provide me with an opportunity that will be enough to challenge me. ie., they cant give me any more money/hours than I get now, and basically are wanting me to find something else. The upside is that with such a small company, I have had exposure to almost every aspect of the operations that an oil and gas company has to go through.


Despair*
Keep checking the U of C career services sites as much as you can and other job sites like calgaryjobshop.ca, monster.ca. Having 3 years of oil & gas experience is as good as gold, so its most likely a matter of time before you will land yourself some interviews. Just keep at it as much as you can and something should come up for you soon.

Will do. I've posted my resume on monster + applied to a few positions that seem relevant. Despite my 3 years in the industry I'm finding that it isn't quite enough to land a really great job. Mostly I'm looking for something to challenge me and be something I will enjoy. Thats reassuring for sure. :)


CLiVE
The 'working/careers' section of the Herald every Saturday.
You should be able to find an analyst job with an oil/gas company.

I also have a BA in Econ.

Cool. Good tip, I'll definitely check out the herald on saturday. An analyst type job would be cool. The field of business development looks like it would provide a lot of room for future opportunities too.

May I ask what type of work you do, as an Economist? :)


black_2.5RS

PM'd.

I work at EY and we have some opportunities available to computer geeks, tax and finance people.

Anyone else who's interested can pm me too.

Cool.

[CLiVE]

Originally posted by GT-FOUR

May I ask what type of work you do, as an Economist? :)


Here's a quick look at the jobs I've had since getting my BA Econ. If you would like any more detail, or some more tips on how you can apply your degree, send me a PM.

1 - Market Analyst (Statistical analysis and modeling for Eastern US Markets)
2 - Energy Market Analyst (short-term electricity price forecasting, and market analysis)
3 - Financial Analyst (Budget auditing, sales forecasting and reporting, commission structuring)
4 - Marketing Product Analyst (product development, retail pricing, margin analysis)
5 - Marketing Specialist, Products and Services (industrial/manufacturing segment analysis, product analysis, customer retention)

[hampstor]

w/ my econ degree... im a purchaser! I get to wisely spend other people's money based on my best prediction of what demand is going to be :bigpimp:

[sah1095]

Do not overlook the possibility of recruiters in your area. But look only at those that do permanent placement. It should be FREE to you...if they want money...walk away. :-)

[GT-FOUR]

I'm finding that a lot of the positions that I am trying for are analyst type jobs as well. I have not been having very much luck unfortunately. It's getting down to the line too, as I wont have work in 2 weeks. :(

I think I will try looking at some recruiter/placement agencies. I'll see what happens from there.

CLiVE: sending you a PM ;)

[GTS Jeff]

I applied for as many jobs as I could on the U of A online career board.

I just graduated with a BSc. in Biology and I got a position as a Sales Consultant for KONE, an elevator/escalator company. In my big private office, I am responsible for negotiating sales ranging from $100 to $1M (or I will be once I'm fully trained haha). The secretary makes coffee in the morning. :) The compensation package consists of a competitive salary, health benefits, company car, and tons of other shit, like a new laptop, cell phone, pda (just got one today :) ) and company credit card...I actually just went on a "business trip" to a luxury golf resort where we spent our time golfing and downing free booze after presentations.

Anyway, where I'm going with this is that even with a pathetic degree you can get insanely good jobs. For me, what it came down to was having tangible work experience and OWNING the interview like nobody's business. I just listened well in the interview and responded to that. The Human Resources VP later told me that out of the 100s of people that they had interviewed for the position, I was really the only one that talked "relationship building" with customers. In fact, I only really even talked about that because it seemed like he was kinda hinting towards that in the interview.

So when you get an interview, pay close attention to figuring out what the interviewer wants to hear!

[GTS Jeff]

Oh yeah, I've been applying since January.

[biggie_82]

www.monster.ca
www.workopolis.ca
www.working.com

The University Job boards you already been too, keep checking, and always pick up a newspaper on Wed and Sat, that's when employment ads are in the greatest volume along with the Working Section (formely known as Careers).

[Volvord 784VC]

Since I am in the business here is a little "insider tip"
do you realize that less that 5% of jobs are filled by people applying on classified ad's (either paper or internet)

Because of the number of unqualified submissions companies receive and the cost of advertisings most companies now "search" for the best candidate.

I suggest that anyone looking for a job post your resume and profile on both Monster and Workopolis, these are the prime databases that most companies access when searching for potential employees. There are also specific job boards and databases for specific careers, search them out and research these well before entering your personal information. DO NOT provide your profile to any database that charges,

The best way to secure a job is still the old fashioned method of networking. Yes who you know goes a long way. Boards like this are an excellent way to network, but also network with anyone you know or company you would like to work for.