Tuition, books, and living expenses add up fast, making the task of finding and securing employment during the academic year seem like an impossible challenge, especially when you have no idea where to start looking.

The old adage of looking through the classifieds section of the newspaper has come and gone, giving way to a plethora of online resources.

Brandon University’s Career Planning and Placement Office not only assists in employment planning and promotes available job and career opportunities on the walls of the A.E. McKenzie Building hallway, but also maintains categorized job listings on their website, http://www.brandonu.ca/careerplanning/.

Employment opportunities with Brandon University can be found at http://www2.brandonu.ca/jobs/.

Various employment opportunities in the Brandon and area community can often be found on Brandon Jobs, http://www.brandonjobs.com, and eBrandon’s classifieds section, http://ebrandon.ca/browseads.aspx?cat_id=103.

Employment opportunities with the City of Brandon are listed on http://jobbank.brandon.ca/.

Region-specific employment throughout Canada is advertised on the Government of Canada’s job bank, www.jobbank.gc.ca.

Republished from The Quill print edition, Volume 104, Issue 2, September 10, 2013.