Andie
      Bulman
     
     
      Assignment
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Despite
      the
      Harper
      Conservatives
     
     
      recent
      decision
      to
      make
      a
      $55
      million
     
     
      cut
      to
      the
      Canadian
      Youth
      Employ-
     
     
      ment
      Initiative,
      Alison
      MacLellan,
     
     
      third
      year
      Psych
      major
      and
      UPEI
      am-
     
     
      bassador
      to
      the
      Federal
      Government,
     
     
      is
      reassuring
      students
      that
      there
      will
     
     
      still
      be
      plenty
      of
      federal
      government
     
     
      jobs
      for
      students
      in
      the
      upcoming
     
     
      summer
      season.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      think
      there
      is
      a
      myth
      or
      misper-
     
     
      ception
      around
      these
      jobs,
      people
     
     
      seem
      to
      think
      that
      there
      are
      only
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      NEWS
     
     
      Despite
      Cuts,
      Plenty
      of
      Government
      Jobs
      Available
      for
      Students
     
    
   
   
    
     
      few
      jobs
      available
      or
      that
      the
      applica-
     
     
      tion
      process
      is
      a
      lengthy
      hassle,
      when
     
     
      the
      reality
      is
      just
      the
      opposite.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      applications
      for
      these
      jobs
     
    
   
   
    
     
      are
      available
      online
      at
      www.jobs.gc.ca.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “The
      website
      outlines
      the
      five
     
     
      different
      areas
      of
      employment,
      once
     
    
   
   
    
     
      an
      option
      has
      been
      selected
      students
      _
     
     
      simply
      have
      to
      fill
      out
      the
      application,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      process
      that
      takes
      just
      a
      little
      over
     
     
      an
      hour,
      applying
      for
      a
      government
     
     
      job
      really
      isn’t
      a
      time
      consuming
     
     
      process.”
      :
     
    

    
     
      MacLellan
      also
      outlined
      the
      type
     
     
      of
      summer
      jobs
      available
      with
      the
     
     
      government
      and
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      award
      winning
      GIS
      Technology
     
     
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      ae
     
     
      computer
      mapping
      systems
      to
     
     
      aCe
      Ue
     
     
      mapping
      and
      analysis.
      GIS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      combines
      the
      power
      of
      database
     
    
   
   
    
     
      em
     
    
   
   
    
     
      potential
      benefits
      that
      come
      with
     
     
      this
      type
      of
      employment.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      rate
      of
      pay
      with
      these
      |
     
     
      jobs
      is
      much
      higher
      than
      jobs
      in
     
     
      the
      service
      industry,
      the
      security
      is
     
     
      greater,
      it
      could
      lead
      to
      a
      career
      and
     
     
      there
      are
      many
      different
      types
      of
     
     
      government
      employment.
      A
      student
     
     
      could
      work
      for
      the
      department
      of
     
     
      veteran’s
      affairs
      or
      they
      could
      do
     
     
      biology
      fieldwork
      for
      Agriculture
     
     
      Canada.
      There
      really
      is
      a
      lot
      of
      op-
     
     
      portunities.”
     
    

    
     
      Although
      there
      are
      plenty
      of
     
     
      government
      jobs
      available,
      some
     
     
      effort
      must
      be
      made
      in
      order
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      attain
      one
      of
      the
      coveted
      positions.
     
     
      Self
      promotion
      on
      the
      application
      is
     
     
      a
      great
      way
      to
      catch
      the
      employer's
     
     
      attention.
     
    

    
     
      “If
      students
      are
      interested
      than
     
     
      the
      sooner
      they
      apply
      the
      better.
     
     
      While
      if
      employers
      are
      interested,
     
     
      students
      will
      be
      contacted
      in
      April
      or
     
     
      May
      and
      an
      interview
      will
      be
      sched-
     
     
      uled.
      Students
      should
      study
      for
      the
     
     
      interview
      and
      know
      everything
      they
     
     
      can
      about
      that
      job,
      also
      the
      students
     
     
      should
      try
      their
      hardest
      to
      promote
     
     
      the
      skills
      they
      have,
      if
      you’re
      bilingual
     
     
      put
      that
      on
      your
      application.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
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