Career Services
Red Deer Polytechnic Career Services provides free employment and career support to RDP students.
Students can receive support for resume and cover letter development, career planning, job searching and interview preparation by booking a career advising appointment, attending career education sessions or by accessing the resources below.
Career Advising Appointment
Career Advising appointments support RDP students in planning for a career, searching for a job, writing a resume and more. Students have an option to book an in-person or online appointment with a Career Facilitator using the links below.
Student Opportunities
Current online career development programs are free for post-secondary students and are meant to provide opportunities to upskill, network and build career readiness.
Forage
Build confidence. Get the job.
Explore careers and prepare for the job with hundreds of free job simulations designed by the world's top employers.
Wavemakers
Wavemakers is a free, groundbreaking virtual reality career-building program where you will grow the skills, network and mindset to win in the workforce.
What Can I do With my Credential?
Visit the Government of Canada Career Planning website to learn more about what you can do with your credentials. Below is a link that will take you to the Career Planning webpage.
Career Planning > School to Work Transition Tool > type in the name of your credential/program > select a 'Level of Study'
Explore career events, advising times and when career education sessions take place. Registration for Career Education Sessions is done through the Calendar of Events.
Check out RDP's Student Employment Opportunities webpage to access job and volunteer postings submitted by a variety of employers and organizations.