Here is some placement information I have compiled for senior B.A. students, M.A. students and Ph.D. level students. Email me if you find dead links. Undergraduates at other levels might benefit from my advice below and particularly take advantage of the links to the Faculty of Social Sciences Experiential Education initiative and the McMaster Career Planning and Employment Centre. My main advice for junior undergraduates is to start to plan a career now by thinking about what your resume will look like when you graduate. Many employers will be interested in your work experience and your outside activities besides your academic record. They may also be interested in academic highlights such as your term papers or research projects.

When it comes time to find a job, you have to do it yourself: no one can do it for you. Besides ability, the key factor in your getting a job is how hard you search. (Professor Nick Bontis of the Business School has said that "Students in their final year of university should dedicate as much time to their job search per week as they do to one course".) The information here can help you search. See the links below. But also remember to take some time to learn about interview skills, perhaps through one of the sessions the career centre offers.

As some students are pursuing further study rather than a job, there is a little information about scholarships in these links too.

This site will perpetually be under construction (warning). Suggestions welcome. If I can be of help to a current or former student by providing a reference, please let me know.email me

- Graduating McMaster Economics students are welcome to email me their c.v.'s for posting on the department's web site (under "B.A./M.A./Ph.D. Job Candidates")

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