Experiential Opportunities
Experiential opportunities offer meaningful ways to build personal, academic, and professional skills. Through short-term and ongoing micro-engagements, you can strengthen your critical thinking, problem-solving, leadership, and networking abilities while gaining experience throughout your time at McMaster.
- Skill Development and e-Learning Programs
- Career Treks and Internships
- Formal Mentorship Programs
- Case Competitions
- Hack-a-thons
- Student Conferences
Professional Associations
Joining a professional association is an opportunity to connect with others who share your interests and career goals. Through professional associations, you can present at conferences, contribute to newsletters and listservs, participate in panel discussions, and participate in professional development opportunities.
Volunteering
Get involved within your community and gain valuable professional experience while assisting organizations to reach their goals and build better communities.
- Check the OSCARPlus volunteer job postings (see OSCARPlus > Student Success Centre > Volunteer & Experience Building > Postings)
Build a Network
Connecting with people is one of the best ways to explore careers and build social capital. You can discover practical and inside information from someone in a specific career or industry. A network helps you find your path, open doors and will support your career development.
- Have a Career Conversation (see OSCARplus > Student Success Centre > Career Conversation > Become a Participant)
- Attend a networking event or conference
- Join a club
Clubs
Joining campus clubs is a great way to gain experience and get involved in the McMaster community. With more than 250 ratified clubs across academic, recreational, cultural, religious, and social interest areas, there are opportunities for every student. Participating in clubs can help you expand your peer network and develop transferable skills such as teamwork, leadership, and communication. Students can get involved as general members by attending meetings and events or as executive members by taking on leadership responsibilities within a club.
- Many clubs have a website or social media account to gain insights and updates about them
- The McMaster Student Union has both a Club Directory and Instagram account (@msuclubs) dedicated to university clubs
Appointments on OSCARplus
Book an appointment to help you find opportunities and create a plan to get involved.
OSCARplus > Student Success Centre > Appointments > Experiential and Employment > Book by Appointment Type.