Career Testing

Career Testing is done upon admission in the first semester, and is aimed at helping you to discover your true career calling. It also helps you to evaluate your career interests and the value you place on your chosen field. It is administered to all freshmen during the New Students’ Meeting and before students register for class. Please contact the department for information on test dates and times.

Career Planning Checklist

While you are in college, you are acquiring the skills and experiences that will form an important part of the foundation for your future career(s). A career planning checklist is integral in guiding you on your path to success. It is our duty to guide you through this checklist during your four years at NCU. It covers all the requirements necessary for you to plan your career path for success.

Please see the link for career test dates or contact the Career & Employment Services Department.

Career Development: Seminars and Workshops

Seminars and workshops are designed with your career needs in mind. Here you will learn:

•  Interviewing Tips
•  Résumé and Cover Letter Writing
• Career Development and Planning
• Job Searching skills
• Mock Interviews and many more exciting areas that will prepare you for the employment world.

We host a number of career- related events and we encourage you to attend as many as possible to develop your skills and help you in finding jobs. See schedule  of career related workshops.

Career and Employment Fairs

Career and Employment Fairs are held once per year for prospective graduates, juniors, and recent graduates who are seeking jobs. Selected companies are usually invited to showcase, demonstrate and feature job opportunities as well as products and services to a wide audience. This is a good way for companies to meet NCU students and for students to engage in preliminary interviews and acquire information about companies. Students are required to dress in business attire for these events. The next career fair will be February 9, 2010.

Internships/Job Placement

An internship is the first step towards getting employed. It provides academic orientation and training in an actual work environment. Our job is to work in collaboration with your department to assist you in finding internship and job placements. We do this by sourcing potential employers in your area of interest or emphasis, guiding you with the writing of your résumé and arranging, where necessary, the internship schedule for you. At NCU, each student is encouraged to complete a specified number of hours of unpaid internship depending on the department (for some departments it is not mandatory) before actual graduation. Internships are usually done during the summer sessions. However, this is not allowed during the second summer session of the year in which you will graduate

Graduate Career Service

Graduates need further career guidance too as they officially enter the world of work; we know how hard it can be to get that dream job.

We help to make this easier for you. In your first year after graduation we assist you in finding a job. Thereafter our assistance to you will be at a minimal cost. Please contact us  to learn more about this service if you are a recent graduate.

Career Resource Center

We have a resource centre that provides information in the form of brochures, leaflets, pamphlets and general information on career-related topics. These materials are provided to you free of charge. In addition we also have other materials that you may consult for information and guidance. You can visit this centre at the Career & Employment Services Department. An assistant will be available to guide you.