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JOB SEEKER HELP
Welcome to workopolisCampus.com!
workopolisCampus.com is Canada’s biggest job site for students and grads. You’ll find part-time, summer, internship and full-time jobs and it’s free for jobseekers!
Getting started is easy:
- Create a Career Alert – a personal job search agent that emails you when jobs you want are on the site
- Set up a Saved Search – you specify your search criteria then save it
- Create Your Job List – to keep track of your job search activity
Step 1: Register
- In order to search for more jobs, get your school’s Access Code. Click here to get it!
- Read the Privacy Policy regarding the use of resumés and click on the "I Accept" button at the bottom.
- Fill out the new user registration
- Be sure to record your username and password keep it in a safe place
- Click the "Submit registration" button on the bottom right-hand side of the grey table
- You’ll receive confirmation of your registration by email
Once you receive confirmation of your registration, you can submit your resumé.
Get started! Click here to register!
Step 2: How to Post, View, Edit or Delete a Resumé
First ensure you are logged in.
To post your resumé
Because your resumé will be viewed in a web browser window, it must be uploaded in Plain Text format or HTML. If you try to upload the resumé in any other format you may get the following error screen:
ORA-01401: inserted value too large for column
Click on the Create New Resumé button.
Pasting your resumé from a word processor
- Save your resumé in Plain Text format.
- Name your resumé in the box at the top of the screen.
- Select Public or Private as the status for your resume. Public means it can be viewed by employers who have purchased access to our resume database. Private means it is yours alone to view and submit online.
- Using your mouse, highlight your resumé in your word processor window
- Press Control and C once you have highlighted your entire resumé (Mac users: press the open Apple key (Command key) and C at the same time). Windows users, hold the CTRL key while pressing C
- In your browser window, put your cursor within the large empty text box
- Press Control and V at the same time (Mac users: press the open apple key and V at the same time)
- Click on the 'Save Your Resume' button
Pasting your resumé in HTML
- Write your resumé in raw HTML or use an HTML editor like Netscape's Composer
- Save the document as an HTML file
- If you have used an editor, click on View Source Code or open the file in a text editor like Notepad
- Using your mouse, highlight your resumé including all the html tags
- Name your resumé in the box at the top of the screen
- Choose the status - Active or Inactive
- Press Control and C once you have highlighted your entire resumé (Mac users: press the open Apple key (Command key) and C at the same time). Windows users, hold the CTRL key while pressing C
- In your browser window, put your cursor within the large empty text box
- Press Control and V at the same time (Mac users: press the open apple key and V at the same time)
- Click on the 'Save Your Resume' button
You can post up to ten (10) resumés.
- To view your resumé
To see the resumé displayed as recruiters will, click on the icon directly below the name of the resume.
- To edit your resumé
To edit your resumé, click on the name of the resumé above the icon.
- To change status
If you would prefer that your resumé is not available in the Resumé Database, click on the Private radio button and the 'Update Status' button. The resumé will be hidden and only viewable if you choose to send it when you apply on-line.
- To delete your resumé
Click on the right radio button marked 'Delete Resume' beside the resumé you wish to delete. Click on the 'Update Status' button.
Why do I receive an "ORA-01401: inserted value too large for column" error message when I try to post my resumé?
This error message is sent because you have tried to paste your resumé in a format other than Plain Text. You must only paste Plain Text into the resumé field.
The pages keep "flashing". When I view certain pages, they load two or more times.
This is a known issue for people using Netscape version 4.02 (only that version). Please upgrade your browser to a newer version, and you will not experience this problem.
Step 3: Search jobs
You can search jobs by Keyword, Location, Date, Now Hiring, On-Campus Jobs or Employer Profile. To view more jobs, select your school when you first register!
To search jobs by keyword:
- Log in as a job seeker
- Click ‘Keyword Search’ in the Search Jobs menu on your screen
- Type in a keyword
- Refine you search further by defining the search criteria below the search box
- Click the ‘Search’ button
To search jobs by location:
- Log in as a job seeker
- Click ‘Location’ in the Search Jobs menu on your screen
- Select your province and city
- Click the ‘Search’ button
To browse jobs by date:
- Login
- Once you are logged in, click on the ‘By Date’ in the Search Jobs menu on your screen
- Click the date for jobs you would like to browse
To search jobs by Now Hiring:
- Log in
- Click on the link ‘ Now Hiring’ in the Search Jobs menu on your screen
- Click on the name of the company to view their postings
To search On-Campus Jobs:
- Log in
- Click on the link ‘On-Campus Jobs’ in the Search Jobs menu on your screen
- Click on the job title to find out more
To search jobs by Employer Profile:
- Log in
- Click on the link Employer Profile in the Search Jobs menu on your screen
- Click on the Employer Profile that suits you
Step 4: Save time by taking advantage of these job search tools!
Career Alerts:
Set up a CareerAlert! and we will e-mail you when jobs that fit your criteria are posted to the site.
To create a CareerAlert!:
- Log in
- On the ‘My Stuff’ menu click on the CareerAlerts link
- Click the Create button to set up a new CareerAlert!
- Fill out the CareerAlert! form, specifying your search criteria, e.g., Keyword: programmer; Industry: Aerospace
- You will receive an e-mail alerting you when jobs that meet your criteria are posted on the site
Saved Search:
Instead of constantly running the same search, save your criteria and rerun your search with the click of a button.
- Log in
- On the ‘My Stuff’ menu on the Saved Searches link.
- Click the Saved Searches tab.
- Now click the Create button
- Give your search a name.
- Enter a few Keywords relevant to the position you are looking for.
- Decide if you want to use the Smart search or Job Title.
- Smart Search will take the keywords and try to find postings with words of a similar meaning.
- Job Title restricts your search to the job title only and will not search the body of the job postings.
- To refine your Job Search please make some choices from the Optional lists, if you only want to work in a particular City then this is a choice you should make.
- Remember to click Create Search.
- Now click the Search Icon on the right side of your screen, this will activate the search and will then show you a page with results of your search criteria.
Create my own job list to keep track of my job search activity
- Login
- Search the database for jobs you want to apply for
- On the search results page, you will see checkboxes on the left, next to the job titles
- Check the box beside the ad you want to add to your Personal Job List
- Click the "Update " button at the bottom right-hand side of the grey table
View My Job List
- Log in to My stuff
- Click on My Job List
Other:
Apply for jobs online
Depending on the employer preference; some positions can be applied for directly online. Always look for the “Apply” buttons on job postings, this method ensures that your application reaches the employer.
To apply to a job online, you must have your resume posted to workopolisCampus.com. Click here to learn how to submit your resume online:
- Search the database for jobs
- On the search results page, find a job you are interested in applying to
- You can apply on-line if the "Apply " icon appears on the left-hand side of your screen
- Click the "Apply " icon
- Click the version of your resumé you would like to submit
- Confirm your resumé details, including cover letter
- Click the "Apply for the job" button at the bottom left-hand side of the gray table.
Find out more about a company
workopolisCampus.com provides additional information about Canadian companies including company snapshots from The Globe and Mail as well as additional corporate information provided by organizations themselves.
To research information on a company:
- Search the job postings (see above instructions)
- On the search results page, look for one or more of these icons next to the company's name indicating that further information is available
- The legend at the bottom left-hand side of the gray table will tell you what kind of information each icon represents
- Click on the icon for the information you want to access
E-mail us for Help
If after reading the instructions on this page you require further assistance, please e-mail us for assistance.
PLEASE NOTE: We frequently experience high volumes of e-mail and it may be a day or two before we can get to your message. In the meantime, please print out this help document and keep it handy for your reference. |