Career Health Rendez-vous<\/a><\/u> will be hosted by the French Health Network of Central and Southwestern Ontario in partnership with Brock\u2019s Co-op, Career and Experiential Education (CCEE) and the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures (MLLC) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Market Hall.<\/p>\nWhile offering direct access to more than 25 French-speaking employers, the event will also encourage students to explore their own French-language competency and the varying linguistic proficiency needed for different types of local jobs.<\/p>\n
Astrid Heyer, Director of French Studies in MLLC, said the career fair will provide a new perspective for students who speak French at any level.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe think the event will be beneficial for francophone students as well as for students who have taken French in high school and want to stay in touch with the language,\u201d she said. \u201cIt will be an inclusive event that will inform them about the possibilities of using their French in the professional world.\u201d<\/p>\n
For students who feel unsure about their French abilities, there will be complimentary 10-minute speaking evaluations that will simulate interviews and provide the chance to practise casual conversations in order to evaluate workplace readiness.<\/p>\n
Participating employers at the event include a French-speaking child-care centre, college, health centre and newspaper.<\/p>\n
With such a diverse range of employers participating, Heyer hopes those in attendance will see the potential French-speaking jobs can offer to students from all of Brock\u2019s Faculties.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a wide-ranging event with many different careers on display,\u201d she said. \u201cIt can lead to jobs right now as well as more in-depth professional opportunities in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
MLLC Chair Jean Ntakirutimana said the fair also reinforces Brock\u2019s commitment to its French-speaking students and to all residents of the Niagara region.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know one of the missions of Brock is to be a university that is linked to the community, and the francophone population is a very important part of that community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Students wishing to participate can register on the CareerZone website<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Speaking French could be the ticket to a range of jobs across the Niagara region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":56191,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7484,3319,37,1,4],"tags":[6609,7560,5050,4623,30,4625,4624],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56190"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56190"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56192,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56190\/revisions\/56192"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}