Diversity Week 2011: The Intersection of Careers and Disability
Diversity Week 2011: The Intersection of Careers and Disability
This semester's Diversity Week will focus on disabilities from job search and career exploration to meeting employers and employees from TD as well as have a discussion with professionals who work within the disabilities community. This event is open to all including our community partners as well as students from other universities and colleges. Don't miss this great event!
Tuesday November 15th 3:30-5:00
(CaPS Resource Centre - Brown Building
Working for and within the Disabilities Community
Come and listen to our interesting panelists who work in different areas of disability. Learn about their career paths, their successes and challenges.
Wednesday November 16th 11:00-3:00 (CaPS Resource Centre - Brown Building)
TD is one of the top Diversity Recruiters in North America. TD makes it their policy to not only actively recruit individuals with disabilities - they also ensure that these individuals are fully supported throughout their employment at the bank.
- Meet recruiters (11:00-3:00)
- Demonstration of assistive technologies available to TD employees with disabilities (11:00-3:00)
- Panel Discussion (Employees with disabilities talk about their experiences working at TD (1:30-2:30)
Thursday November 17th 3:00-4:30 (CaPS Resource
Centre - Brown Building)
Creating Your Action Plan: Career exploration and Job search
strategies
- Do you have the following questions?
- What can I do with my degree?
- Where can I use my skills?
- How do I target organizations?
- Should I disclose to an employer that I have a disability?
- How do I know what support is available to me?
- How do I write an effective CV and Cover Letter?
If you are wondering about one or all of these questions Creating Your Action Plan is the right workshop for you.
Registration required through myFuture. From your homepage, click on the Events tab followed by the Workshop tab and keyword DIVERSITY