Option 1: www. jobs.gc.ca
Advantages:
• Search according to your interests, salary expectations, location, department of choice and/or profession.
Disadvantages:
• Process is long, recruitment process is slow.
Option 2: Part-time work (12.5 or less per week -usually found through
networking)
Advantages:
• Possibility of working in the department of your choice while obtaining valuable government work experience.
Disadvantages:
• You are not entitled to the benefits of full-time workers. • Not being in the office everyday, may create a distance between you and your co-workers.
Option 3: Casual worker
Advantages:
• Provides you with an opportunity to have a valuable work experience in a government environment.
• Possibility to establish a professional network.
• You have the option of changing departments after 90 days. If you do not like the department where you are working.
Disadvantages:
• You are not entitled to the same benefits as full-time workers.
• Your contact is for a maximum of 90 days per year at the same department. If you like the department where you are working but there is no money to bring you in on a term or indeterminate position, you are out of luck because you must leave the department.
• It may be difficult to break the stigma of a casual worker before getting a permanent position. • Jobs are usually offered by “word of mouth”.
Option 4: Placement Agencies
Advantages:
• Full-time position in a government setting.
• Possibility of making a positive impression on managers and co-workers.
• Ability to establish a professional network.
Disadvantages:
• You are doing the same job as a government employee but are gaining wages set by the agency.
Never rule out the possibility of working as a part-time worker, a casual worker, or with a placement agency. You will be first to know about potential job offers often for full-time and permanent positions. In addition, there is less competition for these jobs because they are not posted!