Index

• Applying for jobs in Canada
• Job interviews
• CVs, resumes, and cover letters
• Using LinkedIn
• Creating a personal academic website
• Explaining career interruptions
• Transferable skills
• Academic jobs

Applying for jobs in Canada:

• EduCanada, 6 tips to help you find a job in Canada

https://www.educanada.ca/blog-blogue/2023/job-emploi.aspx?lang=eng

• Government of Canada, Stand out to employers and land your dream job 

https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/career-planning/resources/stand-out

• Indeed, How to Apply to Jobs Online in 16 Actionable Steps

https://ca.indeed.com/ca-advice/finding-a-job/how-to-apply-to-jobs-online

• The Newcomers, Some Tips & Strategies for Navigating the Canadian Job Market

https://thenewcomerspod.com/p/some-tips-strategies-for-navigating-the-canadian-job-market

• Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants, Job Readiness Tool

https://jobreadiness.settlement.org/

• Government of Canada, Foreign Credential Recognition

https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/foreign-credential-recognition.html

• Kelly Burchell-Reyes, Searching for references: how to ask for a letter of recommendation

https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/searching-for-references-how-to-ask-for-a-letter-of-recommendation/

• Graduate Career Consortium, Imagine PhD: a career exploration and planning tool for the humanities and social sciences

https://www.imaginephd.com/

• Ketan Marballi, Made to measure: how to ‘tailor’ your job applications 

https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/made-to-measure-how-to-tailor-your-job-applications/

Job interviews:

• Cindy Tran, How to prep for a job interview

https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/how-to-prep-for-a-job-interview/

• Government of Quebec, Preparing for an Interview 

https://www.quebec.ca/en/employment/find-job-internship/tips/job-interview

• Talent Beyond Boundaries, Interview Preparation Guide for Skilled Refugees 

https://www.talentbeyondboundaries.org/cv-interview-resources

CVs, resumes, and cover letters:

• Carleton University, Resume, Cover Letter and CV Guides 

Resume, Cover Letter and CV Guides

• Jumpstart Refugee Talent, Common Resume Mistakes: How to Avoid Them 

https://jumpstartrefugee.ca/resource/common-resume-mistakes-canada/

• McGill University, Writing a Cover Letter 

https://www.mcgill.ca/careers4engineers/files/careers4engineers/guide_coverletter.pdf

• York University Career Centre, Resumé or CV – what’s the difference? 

https://careers.yorku.ca/resource-library/thinking-about-further-education/resume-or-cv-whats-difference

• University of British Columbia, How is a CV different from a resume? 

https://students.ubc.ca/career/career-resources/curricula-vitae/

• University of British Columbia, Resumes and cover letters 

https://students.ubc.ca/career/career-resources/resumes-cover-letters/

• Queen’s University, Academic Job Search: The Cover Letter 

https://careers.queensu.ca/sites/cars3www/files/uploaded_files/TipSheets/Academic%20Job%20Search%20-%20Cover%20Letter%20Tipsheet%20Visual%20Updated%20(1)_0.pdf

• University of Toronto, Creating your cover letter for academic positions

https://studentlife.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/Creating_your_cover_letter_for_academic_positions.pdf

• Erin Corber, Building an academic CV that does more for you 

https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/building-an-academic-cv-that-does-more-for-you/

• Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network, Postdoc to Research Faculty Crash Course: CV and Cover Letters 

• Indeed, What Is a Visual CV? (With 18 Tools To Create One) 

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/resumes-cover-letters/visual-cv

• Lindsay M. Tedds, Visual CV Example 

https://lindsaytedds.ca/visual-cv

Using LinkedIn:

• Kulpreet Cheema, Beyond the books: a practical guide to LinkedIn, networking, and exploring diverse careers 

https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/beyond-the-books-a-practical-guide-to-linkedin-networking-and-exploring-diverse-careers/

• Karen Kelsky, Update Your LinkedIn Profile! 

52 Career Actions: Week 8: Update Your LinkedIn Profile!

• Cindy Dodd, LinkedIn Tutorial for Beginners: How to Use LinkedIn & Optimize Your Profile (2026)

• The Social Academic from Jennifer van Alstyne, Welcome to Your LinkedIn Profile for Academics and Researchers 

Creating a personal academic website:

• Erin Zimmerman, How to create a professional website: A guide for academics 

https://blog.cdnsciencepub.com/how-to-create-a-professional-website-a-guide-for-academics/

• Paul L. Gribble, How to design your academic website 

https://gribblelab.org/assets/files/papers/2025_Gribble_NHB.pdf

• Jennifer van Alstyne, How To Make A Personal Academic Website 

How To Make A Personal Academic Website

• Jennifer van Alstyne, 35 Page Ideas for Your Academic Personal Website 

35 Page Ideas for Your Academic Personal Website

Explaining career interruptions:

• Talent Lift, I’m living in a refugee situation. How do I create a strong CV for the Canadian (or international) job market? 

https://www.talentlift.ca/how-do-i-create-a-strong-cv-for-the-canadian-job-market

• Murali Murthy, 6 intelligent ways to cover employment gaps in your resumé

https://canadianimmigrant.ca/careers/6-intelligent-ways-to-cover-employment-gaps-in-your-resume

• Caroline Castrillon, 5 Ways To Turn Career Gaps Into A Win And Impress Employers 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecastrillon/2025/09/24/5-ways-to-turn-career-gaps-into-a-win-and-impress-employers/

Transferable skills:

• Holly Prescott, PostGradual: The PhD Careers Blog, Be the solution: how to really articulate your PhD (and other) skills to employers

Be the solution: how to really articulate your PhD (and other) skills to employers

• Maryam Hejazi, Georgina Macintyre & Hanne Ostergaard, What are your transferable skills as you exit graduate school? 

https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/what-are-your-transferable-skills-as-you-exit-graduate-school/

• Academic Positions, The 7 Essential Transferable Skills All PhDs Have 

https://academicpositions.com/career-advice/the-7-essential-transferable-skills-all-phds-have

• University at Buffalo, 10 Transferable Skills from Your PhD that Employers Want 

https://careerdesignstudio.buffalo.edu/blog/2023/01/27/10-transferable-skills-from-your-phd-that-employers-want/

• University of Michigan, PhD transferable skills 

https://careercenter.umich.edu/article/phd-transferable-skills

• Center for Career Development, Princeton University, Ph.D. Transferable Skills Self-Assessment

https://careerdevelopment.princeton.edu/sites/g/files/toruqf1041/files/resource-links/ph.d._transferable_skills_self-assessment.pdf

• Strongly Connect, How my PhD will get me a Job: Transferable Skills from Academia to Industry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3IqJww-o-M

• David Mendes, Beyond the Thesis with Papa PhD 

Podcast

Academic jobs:

• Carleton University Scholars at Risk, About Applying for Academic Jobs

https://carleton.ca/scholars-at-risk/about-applying-for-academic-jobs/

• University Affairs, Job Board

https://universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/

• University Affairs, Career Advice

https://universityaffairs.ca/category/career-advice/

• University of Ottawa, Preparing your teaching dossier

https://saea-tlss.uottawa.ca/en/about-tlss/persona-professor/teaching-dossier

• Karen Kelsky, Shoot Your Shot: Five Ways to Stay Smart in a Brutal Academic Job Market 

Shoot Your Shot: Five Ways to Stay Smart in a Brutal Academic Job Market

• Letitia Henville, How to write the script for your job talk 

https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/how-to-write-the-script-for-your-job-talk/

• Reinhart Reithmeier & Emmanuelle Arnaud, What to remember when negotiating an offer of employment 

https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/what-to-remember-when-negotiating-an-offer-of-employment/

• Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network, From Postdoc to Research Faculty Crash Course: Research Statements

• Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network, From Postdoc to Research Faculty Crash Course – Teaching Dossiers

• Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network, Postdoc to Research Faculty Crash Course: What to Expect in an Academic Faculty Interview

• Chanele Polenz & Rade Zinaić, Thriving after your PhD 

https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/thriving-after-your-phd/

• Lisa Aikman & Gerry Turner, Teaching experience in the academic job market 

https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/teaching-experience-in-the-academic-job-market/

• Araby Smyth, A guide to securing four different types of postdoc positions

https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/a-guide-to-securing-four-different-types-of-postdoc-positions/