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Short Term contract - Good Experience

Business Analyst (Former Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 6 April 2018

Overall the job was good, the people nice and the working conditions were good. The hardest part of the job was the work politics and some of the management styles. It was a short contract so did not get a chance to build strong relationships or obtain further extensions.

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was great employer for time I was employed

Contract Consultant (Former Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 16 April 2018

I was on a contact position.

the managers in charge did the appropriate contracts and scope of work quickly, thus making payments efficient.

Management was very amenable to my schedule and arranged meetings to accommodate my schedule.

very receptive to advice and guidance I provided

Pros

knowledgeable management

Cons

none

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Interesting Situation

Programs and Delivery Officer (Current Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 11 April 2018

The Director left, the chief was relieved of their duties and as a contract/temp I get the shaft and my contract was renewed because no one knew where things were left in regards to the negotiation of my contract. Too many changes too soon.

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Diverse work opportunites

Various Roles (Current Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 13 February 2018

Working at Natural Resources Canada is enjoyable overall. The Federal Public Service offers good pay and benefits, and opportunities to work in diverse subject areas and work environments, from office buildings to laboratories.

Pros

Good pay and benefits if you have an indeterminate position

Cons

Hard to move around or up if you don't have French

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Good Job

Administrative Assistant (Former Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 2 February 2018

Prefer not to give a review. Seems forced upon me, therefor I will continue to write until it allows me to submit without including this. Still typing, still typing, still typing.

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Relaxed research centre with friendly scientists

Chemical Engineering Co-op (Former Employee) – Edmonton, AB – 22 June 2017

Most of the research scientists are very helpful and passionate, however the position is very repetitive. There is little to no room for promotion, therefore the department needs better management.

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Fun place

Communications Assistant (4th coop term) (Former Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 30 March 2017

There was a great community within the team that I took a part of and this led to productive and fun work environment. Some projects can move slow, but others move very quickly.

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Good place for research with a very student friendly environment

Simulations Research Assistant (Former Employee) – Ottawa – 4 March 2017

I worked on a modelling team, aiding other teams and companies in computation simulation of fluid dynamics. The workplace had a good workplace culture with a notable number of sports and activities provided for co-op students at lunch. The hardest part of the job was teaching myself computational fluid dynaimcs, CADing software, and other software required for the job, but never taught to me in my undergraduate degree. A lot of independent studying and research was involved.

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Good place to work. People are very friendly.

Engineering Assistant (Former Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 8 February 2017

Ideal job for an internship, you have a lot of freedom in this job to explore. The people are all great and easy to work with. Pay is also very good for a student.

The job is very laid back, many times I would find myself without any tasks to complete with nothing on queue from my managers. You can make use of your down time though by shadowing engineers, or exploring different software tools they have available.

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Productive, engaging, and challenging environment to work in.

Contract Engineer (Former Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 12 November 2016

Great environment to work in. Colleagues keep you engaged at all times and allow for a high challenging but fun environment. Always learning something new everyday.

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Professional, productive and friendly place to work.

Travel Coordinator/Executive Assistant (Former Employee) – Ottawa South, ON – 24 June 2016

- very professional yet friendly environment and co-workers
- enjoyed being able to ensure the smooth flow of daily office operations
- enjoyed handling all the department's travel and learning new skills

Pros

Free parking

Cons

Office located in industrial area

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Great work environnement with great staff.

Database Administrator (Current Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 14 March 2016

Everyday duties include:

Checking emails in the morning and working with clients.
Viewing and entering metadata from new releases of publications.
Working with co-workers in my own office.
Managing what we include, exclude and modify the database.
Hardest part of my job is to make sure there are no errors in the data I enter. Once saved it is accessible by the public.
Getting here everyday and loving the atmosphere of office life with my co-workers and bosses. Love it.

Pros

Casual wear, Manage our own Hours.

Cons

Far from Home

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Very fun Co-op placement

Geotechnical Lab Assistant (Former Employee) – Dartmouth, NS – 26 January 2016

Learned a lot related to Geotechnical Engineering
Worked in a laboratory setting
Got to attend many meetings and presentations
Report writing
Got to explore the institute and work closely with others

Pros

Lots of other student staff

Cons

Sometimes a little boring and monotonous during testing proceedures

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Administrative Assistant and finance

Word Processing Operator (Former Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 5 January 2016

Work with NRCan for 24 years, formerly Energy Mines and Resources, starting in 1989 until 2013.

Worked different level of jobs, started as a Word Processing Officer, than changed to a clerk, than Finance and Administration.

The hardest part of the job was being affected in 2013 while I was told that I needed to looked for another employment. That's when I moved to AADNC (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada) in Gatineau QC.

Pros

Permanency in 1990

Cons

Leaving in 2013

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Great and productive workplace

Program Officer (Current Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 28 November 2015

Pretty good work place for the most part. Co-workers are amazing! Just avoid 2nd floor in building 1 if you can, its baaaaad news. I learned a great deal and made a few life long friends in the process.

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very healthy work atmosphere

French editing, writing and revision consultant (Former Employee) – Ottawa, Ontario – 27 September 2015

Nature of work is objectively very useful and gratifying.
Colleagues are most helpful and friendly.

One of the best employments I ever had in all my career.

Pros

team work

Cons

- nil -

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federal government contract

Graphic Designer (Former Employee) – Sault Ste. Marie, ON – 18 September 2015

Duties included design and development of internal web site and supply design work for conventions and tours. Was also part of a number of committees responsible for planning events that were held throughout Canada. Some design projects completed includes manuals, calendars, post cards, larger formatted posters, annual reports, monthly newsletters, and a number of smaller projects. Other responsibilities included coordinating all out sourced printing projects with local and national printing companies and also managed small printing and supply budget. Also responsible for updating intranet site at main office. Was also responsible for 500,000 for the communications department

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Productive and Team player

QA Analyst (Current Employee) – Ottawa, Canada – 23 July 2015

I am friendly and like company of my friends. I believe in mutual respect and helping in work if there is a need.
I learned about building houses, and energy savings.
My coworkers are great and there is no politics or disrespect among us.
So far I did not encounter hardest part in my job.
Every day is enjoyable day.

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fast-paced, challenging

Upgrading Engineering Co-op Student (Former Employee) – Devon, AB – 18 December 2014

Everybody working in my department was extremely helpful. A great place to learn about the oil and gas industry, I got the chance to participate in on-site visits. Worked in the project management side of things.

Pros

Relatively flexible hours

Cons

Mentor could have explained better

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Typical day at work

mechanical Engineer (Former Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 30 August 2014

Everyday a new task need to be done. We had to input the Canadian Buidling Code into the CandQuest software and run the software for the results. that was a very interesting job because you have to find the error and the reason in case the software fails.

Pros

friendly environment

Cons

Contract job not secured

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Productive and a fun workplace

Social Science Research Assistant (Former Employee) – Edmonton, AB – 30 May 2014

I was a research assistant with the social science team at the Forest Service. At the beginning of my term I was given list of papers which I was required to annotate in addition to other assignments which I received during the course of the contract. The hours were flexible as long as I completed the required hours within the term period and my supervisor was extremely understanding when it came to time off due to personal or school purposes.

I mostly read and annotated the articles provided and conducted other searches in the middle to give myself a break from reading. I was given my own office and my supervisor mostly left me to do my work with little to no supervision. However, he was always available when I needed help understanding something. Furthermore, he edited my work once it was complete which helped me not only improve my writing skills but also gave me an opportunity to discuss the research to gain a better understanding of the subject matter.

Overall this was a great learning opportunity!

Pros

the cafeteria had amazing food

Cons

sometimes reading such technical papers all day became very difficult

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