The Faculty of Education is committed to providing all possible assistance to its graduates in their efforts to find employment. This commitment is demonstrated by the existence of a full-time placement office within the Faculty of Education for the use of Queen's University Education students and graduates. The benefits of this assistance are reflected in the proportion of Queen's graduates able to secure teaching positions in recent years and in the interesting variety of placements reported. The placement service operates year round to facilitate contracts between hiring officials and graduates.
Staff are available to respond to students' questions and concerns of all kinds.
This may include advice on hiring procedures, help with preparation of applications and resumes, and practice interviews. The aim is to insure that graduates have the information and skills necessary for an effective job search. Those considering careers in education or its related fields are offered detailed career guidance at the Faculty. While most graduates are interested in Southern Ontario, some graduates prefer to teach in the north or in other provinces or overseas. As a result of increasing interest in teaching overseas, the Placement office sponsors the Teachers' Overseas Recruiting Fair which is open to current students of the Faculty of Education but is primarily for certified teachers with at least two years of full time elementary or secondary classroom experience.