As a Brighton student, you will not only gain a solid education; you will also have the opportunity to work with our Career Development Services staff in refining your job search strategies and using our network of employers to find potential careers. We teach job search skills on how to:
We offer a variety of workshops that help build your school or career skills, such as Business English. Our Student Success workshop is tailored to helping you establish a foundation in the skills necessary to succeed at college.
At both campus locations, there are bulletin boards with job postings for specific program backgrounds, as well as some postings from companies who specifically send their job descriptions to the college.
As a Brighton alumnus, you are eligible for life-long job search support and you always have the opportunity to participate in courses and workshops to continually upgrade your skills.
Our Employment Coordinators provide you with one-on-one consultation for career planning and decision making. We will work with you to find an appropriate placement to practice what you’ve learned in your program.
As you near graduation, the Employment Coordinators will help you refine your job search strategies. They’ll review your employment preferences and guide you as you update your resume and polish your portfolio.
Thanks to a partnership with Resume Target, a professional resume writing service, is pleased to offer access to career-related information and premium resume templates.
Learn more on Brighton College's custom page.
Attending college is a big step, and the transition can be a bit scary. For those who are transitioning from high school to college or are returning to college from being out in the workforce, Brighton College has two courses to help prepare you for the next steps.
Student Success Workshop >
Business English Workshop >
Start your workshop before your classes to get the most out of your orientation opportunities through to your graduation for your bright future.
The following are links to job search websites in Canada that we recommend for our students.
www.jobbank.gc.ca
The government of Canada’s one-stop job search website for job seekers and employers.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission.html
Job search website by the Public Services Commission of Canada for Careers in the federal public service.
www.workbc.ca
Excellent website about careers in BC, with stats, job search tools, career exploration pages and information about education and training.
www.workopolis.com
The leading Canadian website in the internet recruitment and career transition solutions field. Plenty of job postings and useful career resources.
www.monster.ca
Monster Canada is part of monster.com, the leading global careers and recruitment resource online, huge job search engine.
www.indeed.ca
Canadian-based job search engine.
www.canadajobs.com
Canada-based job search website with job posting by location and category, career articles and interview tips.
www.talentegg.ca
Canadian job search website dedicated to student and new graduates. Job search, career resources, new grad opportunities and more.
Brighton College provides recruitment services to both large and small companies in many industries. Our employment coordinators are experienced in placing highly skilled, job-ready professionals in appropriate positions in which they can start immediately without further training.
Brighton College students work with materials that closely mirror those of actual working environments. This gives students the hands-on experiences them require to confidently enter the business world upon graduation. Our graduates are accustomed to diligent study and hard work; they are mature and highly motivated to learn, adapt, and be successful in their chosen fields.
