Faculty of Art
Amplifier Offerings
- Paid Internships (open to MA, MFA, and PhD students in Faculty of Arts)
- Collaborative Cohort Projects
On-Campus Resources
- Masters & PhD Co-op Programs, UBC Arts Co-operative Education Program
- Work Learn, for part-time, paid, on-campus work, UBC Centre for Student Involvement & Careers
- Career Resources for Graduate Students, UBC Centre for Student Involvement & Careers
- Career Resources for Indigenous Students, Students of Colour, Students with Disabilities and LGBTQ2SIA+ Students, UBC Centre for Student Involvement & Careers
- Graduate Pathways to Success, UBC Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
Job Application Resources
Samples from UBC Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies:
- MA History - Wolfgang von Nostitz - Resumé (pg 2-3)
- Masters Food Science - Jane Watanabe - Resumé
- Masters Library Information Studies - Zara Singh - Resumé
- PhD Education - Dimitri Panov - Resumé
- PhD Immunology
- Masters: Political Science
- PhD: Marketing
- PhD: History
Accomplishment Statements
- AskaManager: "how can I write a resume when my jobs don’t have measurable results?" article
- UBC Centre for Student Involvement & Careers: "Resume 101: Accomplishment Statements" video
- UBC Centre for Student Involvement & Careers: Resumes, Cover Letters & Curricula Vitae
Samples from UBC Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies:
Cover Letter resources
- AskaManager: "you need to write a better cover letter" (#5. show, don't tell is key!)
- UBC Centre for Student Involvement & Careers: Resumes, Cover Letters & Curricula Vitae
Interview Questions
- UBC Centre for Student Involvement & Careers: Interviews -- focus on 'PAWs formula', 'STARR formula', and 'typical questions'
- UBC HR: Common Behavioural Interview Questions
- AskaManager: How to Prepare for an Interview
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Off-Campus Resources
- Ask a Manager: Not sure what your manager is thinking, how to ask for a raise, whether you might be in danger of getting fired, or more? Ask your workplace questions via Allison Green’s popular blog.
- One fave: this 31-minute podcast episode called “Here’s what you should sound like in a bunch of conversations with your job interviewer.”
- Clothes for work
- Dress for Success, which primarily offers business clothing geared to women or those who prefer a femme aesthetic.
- Working Gear, which primarily targets men and those who prefer androgynous clothing.