From: Substantive Methodological Synergy Research Laboratory <smslab@concordia.camailto:smslab@concordia.ca> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2020 11:13 AM To: Soil Science Grad Student Program <soilsci.gradstudies@umanitoba.camailto:soilsci.gradstudies@umanitoba.ca> Subject: Research Project on Successful Transition into the Workplace

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Hello Martha Blouw,

We are contacting you in relation to a new research project  funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and piloted at Concordia University,  in collaboration  with researchers from Montréal. This research  aims  to identify the  mechanisms involved in achieving a successful  transition into the workforce after  completing  a variety of vocational, technical, or  university training programs.

Our  goal is to  better  understand the  key drivers of success  across  this transition, in order to provide guidance to institutions seeking to  help  students  successfully navigate this transition.

For this study, we are looking for students  who are currently completing their last semester of studies with the goal of transitioning into the workforce at the end of their current program.

The only involvement that we need from you, at the  institutional level, is that you forward our invitation  email, copied at the end of this message, to students  in the Soil Science Graduate program who potentially meet our inclusion criteria.

If there is another person who you think would be more appropriate for this inquiry, I would greatly appreciate if you could forward this email to them or provide me with their contact information.

Additional details on the study itself  are  provided in the  email to participants copied below.

Please let us know if you do choose to share this email with University of Manitoba students.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation. Do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions: smslab@concordia.camailto:smslab@concordia.ca

Arya Shafei

Research Assistant

Substantive-Methodological Synergy (SMS) Research Laboratory

Centre for Research in Human Development

Department of Psychology, Concordia University

Montréal, QC

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Researcher: Alexandre J.S. Morin    Study Title: Drivers of Optimal Functioning across the Transition into the Workforce

Researcher’s Contact Information:    Substantive-Methodological Synergy Research Laboratory   Department of Psychology, Concordia University   Phone: (+1) 514-848-2424tel:(+1)%20514-848-2424 ext. 3533   Email: alexandre.morin@concordia.camailto:alexandre.morin@concordia.ca

Source of funding for the study: Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada

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Email to participants – English

Object: A Research Project on Transition into the Workforce

Greetings,

You are being invited to participate in a new research project funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and piloted at Concordia University aiming to identify the key  drivers of achieving a successful transition into the workforce after completion of a variety of vocational, technical, or University training programs.

Completing one’s education to start a new career is known to represent a key life transition whose success can positively impact functioning across the lifespan, whereas problems occurring this period are known to carry a heavy burden for exposed individuals. The goal of the present research is to help us to understand the mechanisms involved in a successful transition into the workforce, and to identify key drivers to capitalize on to help people successfully navigate this key life transition.

For this study, we are looking for students’ who are currently completing their last semester of studies with the goal of transitioning into the workforce at the end of their current program.

If you agree to participate, you will be asked to complete an online questionnaire twice over the last 6 months of your current educational program, and again every 6 months following the end of your educational program for a period of three years. Each questionnaire will take between 30 and 45 minutes of your time. All 1000 participants in this study will be eligible for gift certificate draws. At the end of each year, all participants who completed both questionnaires will be eligible to win one of 5 draws of 200$ in the store of your choice (taken from a list of 10+).

To access the study, click on the following link: https://form.simplesurvey.com/f/s.aspx?s=037a90b4-e604-473f-a8af-f4545488e9c...

We thank you in advance for your cooperation

* Please note that the questionnaire is administered online on the Simple Survey platform. This platform is easily accessible by computer or mobile device (phone, tablet, etc.). If your mobile device cannot access the questionnaire, you may need to  deactivate  some security features (e.g.,  pop-up blockers, download from unknown sources, etc.)

Study Title: Drivers of Optimal Functioning across the Transition into the Workforce

Researcher: Alexandre J.S. Morin    Researcher’s Contact Information:    Substantive-Methodological Synergy Research Laboratory   Department of Psychology, Concordia University   Phone: (+1) 514-848-2424tel:(+1)%20514-848-2424 ext. 3533   Email: alexandre.morin@concordia.camailto:alexandre.morin@concordia.ca

Source of funding for the study: Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada