Sign up and drop-in to SHIFT Career Development 2026 for a chance to WIN
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Sign up – Before Tuesday, January 13
Book a Practice Speed Interview – Hurry! Limited spots available!

 

You’re in IF you have booked a practice speed interview on the Microsoft Booking app and you have received a confirmation text message from the Mount Mentors.

Post your practice speed interview time in your personal calendar as a reminder!

Your next steps:

  1. Review your Practice Speed Interview Questions (PDF)
  2. Review the Feedback form sample (PDF) to find out how you and your interviewer will discuss your feedback.
  3. Use resources like How to Ace a Job Interview by Life Kit, as featured on NPR, or 60+ Most Common Interview Questions and Answers from The Muse to start practicing how you will answer the interview questions
  4. When you arrive at the Rosaria Multipurpose Room at your practice speed interview time, check-in with the event registration desk at the entrance and the interview check-in desk inside the MPR. This way, we know you’re on site and ready! You’ll get a wristband to wear for your group time.

Questions? Need to change an interview time?
Cancel and rebook through the bookings app or contact shift@msvu.ca.

Not registered yet?

Book a practice speed interview

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SHIFT Event Details

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Rosaria Multipurpose Room (MPR)

Walk ups welcome! Bring your laptop and come in between classes.

FREE | Drop-in | Prizes | Lunch

SHIFT Highlights

Resume, Cover Letter & LinkedIn Review

Meet with a certified or licensed career practitioner for help with your resume, cover letter, LinkedIn profile, or general questions.

Practice Speed Interviews

Back by popular demand! 3 interview questions, 3 interviewers, 30 minutes total! Sign up for practice speed interviews. Spots full? Email shift@msvu.ca to be put on a wait list and plan to drop-in to SHIFT Career Development anyway, anytime from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are tons of resources to help you prep for your full-time or summer job search.

Business Card Creating

Bring your laptop to design your business card with help from our templates. Receive 10 free professionally printed business cards after the event!

Professional Headshots

Get a free professional headshot that you can use on your LinkedIn profile or other self-promotion.

Community & MSVU Resources

Visit with exhibitors to learn more about programs and services for your full-time or summer job search.

Business Clothing Closet

Shop our NEW, FREE Business Clothing Closet for interview clothes. We recommend up to 2 outfits per student.

SHIFT Exhibitors

Business is Jammin’
Shapes youth, aged 8-35, into vibrant members of the business community. They work with young people through a range of educational, social, mentorship, and financial support programs to build business acumen and leadership skills.

EduNova
The Study and Stay™ – Nova Scotia Foundations Program is designed to support international students during their first to third years of study at a Nova Scotia post-secondary institution. Through their modular learning levels, targeted programming and relevant resources, the Study and Stay – Nova Scotia Foundations Program’s goal is to help participants study, stay, and thrive in Nova Scotia.​ Download the iCent app or sign in here for free to join the Foundations Program https://web.icentapp.com/

Job Junction
Create safe and collaborative environments to empower our clients in achieving their career success. They support job seekers, employers and service providers by providing a customized and holistic approach in identifying and meeting their employment objectives. Their services and resources are dynamic and flexible, delivered by knowledgeable, diverse and dedicated staff.

ISANS
The Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) is the leading immigrant settlement service agency in Atlantic Canada, serving 17,000+ clients annually in 104 communities across Nova Scotia, through many kinds of services—language, settlement, community integration, business development, and employment—both in person and online.​

Phoenix Youth
Since 1987, Phoenix has been dedicated to supporting youth and contributing to a vibrant community. Their 14 locations (and counting!) across Kjipuktuk (Halifax) provide a continuum of care for youth ages 11-24 and their families. They offer important services and programs including shelter, food, housing support, health care, parenting support, recreation, education, and employment services, and clinical therapy.​

Clean Foundation
A program delivery non-profit, Clean’s drive is to make real progress toward a cleaner future by taking on climate change challenges. They have several wage subsidies and bursaries to support moving peoples’ careers in the green economy forward.

MSVU Library Services
The MSVU Library supports your career exploration by helping you research occupations, employers, and industries using credible information. Librarians also help you develop transferable research and digital skills that support informed career decisions.

TEAM Work Cooperative
At TEAM Work Cooperative have helped people secure and maintain employment for over 25years. Their clients’ best interests are at the core of everything we do. They are a one-stop shop for both the job seeker and the employer. For clients they offer case management, career counselling, job development, employment maintenance and more; for employers, their services focus on recruiting talented workers, training programs and employee support.

reachAbility
reachAbility exists to serve individuals who face barriers to inclusion  participation through programs around self-management and employment support. There’s nothing exclusive about reachAbility, and you don’t need to identify as living with a disability to access our services.

Public Service Commission of Canada
The Public Service Commission of Canada is responsible for promoting and safeguarding a merit-based, representative and non-partisan public service that serves all Canadians, in collaboration with stakeholders. We also manage GC Jobs, the website where you’ll find  recruitment opportunities within the Government of Canada.

Contact Us

Questions about SHIFT 2026? Just ask!

shift@msvu.ca

902 457 6567

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