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Career Resources for Diverse Groups



At the Bissett Student success Centre we recognize that students who belong to diverse groups may face additional barriers to career success, or have special considerations when job searching. We want to ensure that all students have access to career resources that reflect their reality, so we have collected career resources specific to each group listed below. When possible, we chose resources produced by persons who are members of the respective group that the resource is for. We understand that many individuals may belong to multiple intersecting identities, and that these categories do not encompass all marginalized groups, or who may have specific considerations when searching for careers. 

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Black/African Descended Students

- The Black Business Initiative offers assistance to Black owned businesses in Halifax. a mentorship program, youth entrepreneurship program, training program for black construction workers and lots of programs for black small business owners

- aimed at motivating women of color to achieve their professional and personal goals. Posts every monday

- Onyx Initiative aspires to be a catalyst for the professional growth and development of Black Canadians as they launch their careers after university/college, helping them through access to placements, mentorships, coaching and professional development.

International Students

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 - includes info on work permits, student visas and more. 

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Indigenous Students

- offers assistance to Indigenous persons between the ages of 18-35 looking to start a business. They offer up to $60,000 in financing, an expert mentor for up to two years, and access to resources. 

- Native council of Nova Scotia in partnership with the NS community outreach commission assists in ensuring and maintaining long term employment of Aboriginal Peoples of Nova Scotia

- From University of British Colombia

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2SLGBTQ+ Students

- Start Proud facilitates the professional development of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) students as they transition from school to career in order to build a national network within the LGBTQ+ community. They host conferences and offer a mentorship program.

- From MyPronouns.org

- Job posting website for employers that welcome and encourage LGBTQ+ job seekers to apply 

- from Pride At Work

Students with Disabilities

- From the National educational Association of Disabled Students, in- depth resource on the duty to accommodate. Employers must accommodate their employees with disabilities and cannot discriminate against persons with disabilities.

- Job posting site specifically for people with disabilities. Developed by the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work 

- From the Job Accommodation Network. This resource allows you to search by limitation, work functions, disabilities and to learn about a given disability and offers suggestions for how that disability can be accommodated in the workplace. This is targeted towards employers, however may be helpful for people with disabilities to use when requesting accommodations from their employer, or if they are interested in seeing what kind of accommodations may be available. 

- provides an opportunity for Nova Scotians with disabilities to acquire workplace and entrepreneurship skills

- includes lots of articles by and for deaf people and their families around professional issues (ie, )

- Includes “come to work” program matching people with sight loss with employers, “the venture zone” for those with sight loss looking to work for themselves and the Connecting the Dots conference: Canada's largest educational and professional development experience focused on braille, technology and employment for people who are blind or partially sighted.

General Resources for Diverse Groups

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