Media Advisory - New report to be released on services preparing university students to be career-ready

TORONTO, Oct. 24, 2012 /CNW/ -

What:	Minister Glen Murray, Minister of Training Colleges and Universities will join Bonnie Patterson, President and CEO of the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) and Sheldon Levy, President and Vice-Chancellor of Ryerson University for the launch of a new COU report called #MyCareer: How Ontario university career services prepare students for the future.
When:	9.30 am to 10.30 am on Monday, October 29
Where:	Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University 55 Dundas St. W 8^th Floor (TRS 2)
Contents:	The report provides a compendium of innovative services developed by universities across the province, which are based on students' needs and the important hard and soft skills that are in demand by employers. Examples found in the report include one-on-one career guidance, online workshops and quizzes, employer-student connection events, mock-interviews, work experience opportunities and more.

Media opportunities will be available during and after the release of the report.

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SOURCE: Council of Ontario Universities

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