Career search tools
Tools to explore careers matching your skills, interests and values.
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Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, R3T 2N2
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences offers resources to help equip graduate students with the right skills and competencies to thrive and become valuable, well-rounded and fulfilled members of the workforce.
Reflect on your values and goals, learn from others, and start charting your future.
Tools to help you define your priorities.
Career-planning for STEM graduates.
Career-planning for social sciences and humanities graduates.
Connect with a career consultant to discuss your career strategy.
Visualize the road ahead and map your career. Decide where you want to go in the bio-economy.
Possibilities revealed through mentorship and experiences.
UM Café is an online networking and mentoring platform introducing students, alumni and industry partners to one another. They can then share a virtual cup of coffee and exchange knowledge and advice.
The Career Mentor Program is an informational interviewing program that supports career planning and decision making. The program gives students the chance to connect their education to the world of work.
Held annually in May. Sessions include a keynote lecture, career panels, professional development workshops, company spotlights, coffee chats with professionals, job simulations, and networking opportunities
Tools to explore careers matching your skills, interests and values.
Take advantage of networking opportunities to diversify your professional connections.
Increase your value by honing in-demand skills with workshops and webinars designed to enhance your professional skills.
Expand your communication and relationship building skills with workshops, seminars and competitions.
The Level 1: Novice Graduate Teaching Program (GTP) is for current full-time or part-time master's and PhD students and post-doctoral fellows at the University of Manitoba who are in the early stages of their teaching careers and who want to learn more about teaching in higher education.
Three Minute Thesis (3MT)/Ma these en 180 secondes (MT180) is an annual (open in January of each year) competition for graduate students in a thesis-based program. The University of Manitoba 3MT/MT180 is part of an overall strategy to highlight our graduate students, promote UM research and connect with the community.
Learn how to communicate your scientific research and research findings to a lay audience. IMMU 7000 and IMMU 7010 are offered through the Department of Immunology. Call for applications opens annually in May.
Explore communications workshops including:
Expand your leadership, management and innovation skills with workshops, webinars, events and more.
Mitacs Edge offers course bundles in Project and Time Management Skills.
• Project and time management
• Leadership skills
• R&D management
Open to students from all faculties and Manitoba post-secondary institutions, the President's Student Leadership Program (PSLP) is Manitoba’s premier leadership program.
A world-class pitch competition and networking forum for students and early-career professionals
Winnipeg Chapter.
Canada’s first national-level research commercialization program is now available in Manitoba.
In 50 hours, form a team and build a startup for a chance to win $10,000! This weekend event is offered annually in May.
Open to students from all faculties and Manitoba post-secondary institutions, the President's Student Leadership Program (PSLP) is Manitoba’s premier leadership program.
This 72 hour program is accredited by the University of Manitoba toward a certificate in Applied Management.
A $250,000 fund intended to provide leadership development opportunities for women in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
An online program (opens annually in March) developed to provide early-career science professionals with the foundational drug development knowledge and soft skills to succeed in the commercial Canadian life sciences industry.
Understand and apply respectful workplace practices.
Readings, policies and opportunities to advance equity, diversity and inclusion for all
MITACS Edge offers course bundles in Reconciliation, equity, diversity and, inclusion.
As Manitoba’s dedicated Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR) Support Unit, CHI champions a culture of engagement with the local community. We’re always listening to voices traditionally less heard in health research and actively support initiatives to improve our health system for Manitobans.
Helping you to adapt to life in the workforce, grow as a professional, and succeed at work (by UVic Career Services).
Reconciliation and EDI
Develop essential skills in reading, writing, numeracy, document use, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving. Contact Career Services for free access code: cs.receptionist@umanitoba.ca
Develop essential skills in report writing, GLP, GMP, QA/QC, and GCP. Contact Career Services for free access code: cs.receptionist@umanitoba.ca
Complement your graduate training with hands-on work experience.
An initiative that aims to support local community-based organizations with their research and evaluation. CHIRP projects not only provide learning and networking opportunities, but allows students and non-students to utilize their academic and other learned skills towards addressing barriers to health equity in Manitoba.
MTP-HSR is an applied, interdisciplinary training program (opens annually in May) for graduate students in health services research.
Bringing together university students and community-based practitioners to learn together about evaluation. The PROPER Summer Institute in Program Evaluation is offered annually in June.
A student, a supervising professor, and a partner organization develop a research project.
Short-term, remote projects where you'll meet potential employers and earn work experience alongside a supportive community of Canadian students.
Build resilience that will help you tackle future challenges.
Find strategies for creating and maintaining long-term balance and wellness.
Using research to inform us of the strategies available to increase and maintain our personal well-being
Take advantage of personalized one-on-one health and wellness support or counselling services. More initiatives coming soon.
Make the jump from graduate student to workplace professional.
Resources to help bridge you to your next career step.
Get one-on-one support with job search, resumé writing, interview prep, and more from a UM Career Consultant.
Learn in-demand skills from real-world professionals. Paid subscription after free-trial.
This program will help trainees: determine their skills and interests; explore and plan for professional success; and market themselves. Offered yearly in the spring.
Career Planning
Stay connected, offer your wisdom and experience to help current graduate students find their paths
Share your stories, connect with other graduates, and meet and mentor current graduates.