Career advising appointments

Book a one-on-one career advising appointment with a career educator or peer advisor if you are exploring your options, looking for work or considering graduate school. We can help you put a strategy in place!

  • Pre-booked appointments (30 min) are available to book up to one week in advance.
  • Just-in-time (30 min) appointments are available to book by 10:30 a.m. on the day before the appointment is held.

All undergraduate and graduate students and recent graduates within two years can book appointments.

Contact Career Exploration & Education through the online chat and log in to the Career and Co-Curricular Learning Network (CLNx) to book your appointment with the St. George Career Exploration & Education team.

To facilitate access for all U of T students and recent alumni, an individual will be not be able to book more than one appointment at a time, nor more than two appointments (across all appointment types) per week.

Types of appointments

Want to know more about everything Career Exploration & Education has to offer? Are you super busy and don’t have the time to explore all of our resources and programming?

Meet with a peer career advisor who will help you clarify your career question(s) and highlight specific programs, services, and resources that meet your unique need(s) and career goals! Think of the peer career advisors as your personal concierge to Career Exploration & Education.

Related resources: Career Start, Career Navigator

A peer career advisor will review your resume and provide feedback about tailoring, formatting, highlighting your accomplishments, and other tips to strengthen your resume. If you are applying to graduate-level research or senior-level positions, please book an Application Review appointment.

Related resources: Résumé Workbook (PDF), Résumé and Cover Letter Toolkit (PDF), Résumé & Cover Letter workshop*

Meet with a career educator to review your job or further education application documents (e.g. personal statement, CV or résumé for further education application). To make the most of your time, bring a draft copy of your application and information about the opportunity.

Related resources: Guide to Writing Personal Statements for Further Education (PDF), Creating Your Academic CV (PDF), Personal Statements workshop, Admission Letters with Writing Plus workshop, CV and Résumés for Further Education Program Applications workshop*

Join us for in person drop-in advising appointments by a peer career advisor. The drop-in style will help you get convenient, flexible, and individualized one on one support to improve your resume or cover letter, prepare for an interview, optimize your LinkedIn profile, and clarify your career question(s) and career goals.

Peer Career Advisors will be offering the following appointments:

  • Resume & Cover Letter Review
  • Career Start – Resource Referral
  • LinkedIn Review
  • Interview Prep

These limited in-person drop-in appointments will be offered every Thursday from July 4 – August 8, 2024 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Career Exploration & Education (800 Bay Street, 5th floor Toronto, ON M5S 3A9).

These 20-minute appointments will be offered on a first come, first served basis. You can come in-person to the front reception desk to book one of these same day appointments during our business hours of 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The first appointment is available at 11 a.m. and the last appointment will be offered at 3:30 p.m. If you are applying to graduate-level research or senior-level positions, please book an Application Review appointment.

Please bring a printed copy of your resume or cover letter or have it available on a device (laptop or tablet) for easy viewing and editing.

Related resources: Résumé Workbook (PDF), Résumé and Cover Letter Toolkit (PDF), Résumé & Cover Letter workshop*, Career Start, Career Navigator, Optimize Your LinkedIn workshop*, Interview Strategies Guide (PDF), Interview Strategies workshop*

A peer career advisor will review your LinkedIn profile and provide feedback about each of the main sections (Headline, About, Experience and Education), as well as how to highlight your accomplishments and tailor your profile.

Related resources: Develop Your LinkedIn workshop*

A peer career advisor will help you identify the core competencies of the role, and learn about common question types and how to craft the best answer. Note that mock interview practice is not offered through these appointments. For practice interviews, please book an Interview Practice appointment. You’re encouraged to bring a job posting to the appointment to help identify the relevant competencies .

Related resources: Big Interview (CLNx > Resources), Interview Strategies workshop*

Have an upcoming interview? Connect with a career educator to practice strategies to respond to different interview types and questions. To make the most of your appointment, please bring information about the opportunity and types of questions you’d like to practice. (Not sure what types of questions to anticipate? Consider an Interview Prep appointment.)

Related resources: Interview Strategies Guide (PDF), Academic Interview Guide (PDF), Interview Strategies workshop*, Big Interview (CLNx > Resources)

Looking to make a decision about your career options? Connect with a career educator to develop a strategy for making decisions about your career and navigating your options.

Related resources: Career Exploration Orientation to access the Job Shadowing program, Exploring Meaningful Work workshop, Navigating Career Uncertainty workshop, Finding Purpose: Career Statements workshop, Envisioning the Future: Career Collages workshop

Explored multiple further education programs (e.g. graduate degree, certificate program), but not sure of your next step? Meet with a career educator to develop an application strategy and explore how to make a decision.

Related resources: Navigating Career Uncertainty workshop*

Feeling stuck in your job search? Discuss and develop your job search plan with a career educator. Together we will identify strategies to navigating the job search process, including how to discuss needs and accommodations.

Related resources: Learn about Your Rights, Networking Strategies, Job Search Strategies

Delivered in partnership with First Nations House/Indigenous Student Services 

Are you an Indigenous student (First Nations, Inuit or Metis)? Connect with an Indigenous career educator to:

  • Learn about career programs, services and resources.
  • Review your job or further education application documents (e.g. personal statement, CV or résumé for further education application).
  • Practice strategies to respond to different interview types and questions.
  • Develop a strategy for making decisions about your career and navigating your options.
  • Develop a strategy for applying to further education, and explore how to make a decision.
  • Discuss and develop your job search plan.

Each week, a limited number of appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis. These appointments become available by 10:30 a.m. on the day before the appointments are held (or on Friday for Monday appointments).

Available appointment types: Application Review, Career Exploration, Interview Practice, Further Education & Job Searching

*Workshop: for availability and registration, please visit the CLNx St. George Career Exploration & Education Events calendar.

Appointment availability

Appointments are usually available every day of the week via Microsoft Teams. The Career and Co-Curricular Learning Network (CLNx) displays appointments up to one week in advance.

To facilitate access for all U of T students and recent alumni, an individual will be not be able to book more than one appointment at a time, nor more than two appointments (across all appointment types) per week.

Book an appointment

To book an appointment, log into Career & Co-Curricular Learning Network (CLNx), then visit the Career Exploration & Education Appointment Calendar to view available appointments.

Watch Using the CLNx: Booking an appointment on YouTube for help.

If you are unable to book an appointment online via CLNx, please email [email protected] or use our online chat tool on the Career Exploration & Education department page to request help.