Welcome to Career Services, part of Counselling Services, at MSVU! We’re open year-round to help all students and soon-to-be-graduates review their resumes, prepare for interviews, get further in their job search…and more!

Book online via the Jane App, email counselling@msvu.ca, call 902-457-6567, or visit the Student Services desk at EMF 108 (lower level of the library). In-person, video, and telephone career counselling sessions available Monday to Friday.

STUDENT WORKS: MSVU’S LARGEST ON-CAMPUS
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

For full-time students with financial need  |  34 jobs available  |  12 hours per week, $19 per hour from October 2026 to March 2027

Part-time on-campus jobs: MSVU Student Works. Apply before Friday, September 18 at 12 noon.

Check your eligibility for Student Works

  • Demonstrate financial need by completing the Student Works Budget Sheet (found in the job posting)
  • Be a Mount student for the 2026/27 academic year and registered in 1.5 units in both the Fall and Winter terms (1.0 unit in each term if registered with Accessibility Services)
  • If a domestic student, must have either a government student loan, sponsorship or bank funding (if applicable)
  • Be living in Canada and available to work on-campus
  • Have a valid Canadian social insurance number and bank account
  • Hold a valid study permit (if an international student)

Tips for applying to Student Works

How to apply to Student Works in 6 steps

1. Identify your skills. Identify 3 to 4 of your skills, strengths, or applicable lived experiences that can apply to the workplace. You can draw on volunteer experiences, past jobs, academic assignments, travel, interests, or any other applicable experience.

2. Log into the platform. Log into Career Connects with your MSVU email address and regular password. Go to the Careers tab and look for Job Postings. Email helpdesk@msvu.ca if you have trouble getting in.

3. Review the job postings. Pick out a handful of job postings that generally match your skills, strengths, or lived experiences.

4. Review the cover letter and resume example and create your own. You will use one cover letter and one resume to apply. Your goal is to generally align with the job postings you’ve chosen to apply to. The key is to focus on showing what you’re good at, rather than trying to address every keyword or requirement in the job postings. Highlight your 3 to 4 skills in your cover letter. Use accomplishment statements in your resume.

5. Enter your financial information into the budget sheet. See the job posting for the file. The information you submit will be kept confidential.

6. Prepare your email application. Send your budget sheet cover letter, and resume to financial.aid@msvu.ca before Friday, September 18, 2026 at 12 p.m. noon.

Questions?
careerplanning@msvu.ca for questions about resumes, cover letters
financial.aid@msvu.ca for questions about eligibility and the budget sheet

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Current Students

As an MSVU student, there are a number of on-campus and online resources to help you in your journey from your education, to skills building, to the working world.

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New Grads

Career Counselling is available up to six weeks past your convocation! We can also connect you to community resources to help you begin your career.

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Events and Workshop Materials

Find upcoming events geared toward preparing you for your career, as well as materials from past events and presentations so you can take a second look.

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Employers

As a small university with a reputation for academic excellence, our graduates know how to make a difference. Find out how to recruit an MSVU student or grad for your organization.