More than 60 per cent cited 'poor interview skills' as the most common mistake of students applying for summer jobs, followed by 'poor resume and cover letter' at more than 50 per cent. Clearly, personal attitude plays a key role in the summer job interview. More than 80 per cent of respondents cited 'enthusiasm' as the most important element in a student job interview, followed by 'professional appearance' at 70 per cent and 'promptness' at 61 per cent. All three factors ranked ahead of 'well informed' about the company' and 'work or school samples'. And just like full-time jobs, more summer job recruiting is occurring through the Internet.
Students can use their summer job search to become comfortable with finding jobs online.
Toronto Star Newspaper Ltd. The site incorporates thousands of online job postings in addition to all career listings from The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, the Kitchener-Waterloo Record and the Hamilton Spectator. Job opportunities on the site range from engineers to teachers, programmers to office administrators, and from lawyers to CEOs. Globe Interactive, a division of Bell Globemedia Publishing Inc.