After school: Starting your career
Learn how to prepare to enter the work field!
The Financial Aid and Awards presents ‘Thrifty Thursdays’, a series of workshops to help you stay on track financially.
After school: Starting your career welcomes Jonny Somers-Harris, BAComm, Insurance and Segregated Funds Representative from Prime Time Financial Inc. to Georgian College. Jonny has a keen passion for getting young people on the journey toward financial freedom. During this workshop, you will learn:
- What typical benefits and contributions you can expect to make while working
- How to compare job opportunities financially with respect to salary and benefits
- Financial implications of commission-based work and self-employment
- Preparing your budget and determining how much to work
- and much more…
A free pizza lunch is provided to in-person attendees. In-person attendance is limited, and seats are given on a first come, first served basis. If you plan to attend in-person, we encourage you to bring your laptop and headset in case all seats are full. You are always welcome to attend virtually instead.
In-person location: C259, Barrie Campus. Registration for in-person and online attendance required using the button below.
Attend four out of five workshops in a semester to:
- be entered for a chance to win $250 on your ONEcard each semester*
- receive a Financial Literacy badge to display on LinkedIn
- receive a Financial Literacy co-curricular record
