Engineer Your Career: Job Resources for Engineers

Amit Plaha, Student Program Coordinator, APEGBCAmy Vozel, Student Development, EngineeringAngela Pau, Career Educator, UBC Career Services

Agenda• Introductions

• Why build My Professional Toolkit?

• How do I start?

• What next? Resources within your reach …

WHY Build My Professional Toolkit?

• Build experiences – professional and personal• Skill development

(technical, interpersonal, communication, teamwork)• To get a job!• Others?

What’s in it for me?

HOW do I start?

• Develop technical AND professional & interpersonal skills

• Understand etiquette • Behavior (mature, professional, attitude)• Communication with professors

(verbally, in writing and online)

• Get involved!

It starts in the classroom!

WHAT NEXT? Resources within your reach …

• Professional Activities Fund (PAF) (all year)

• Engineering Mentoring Program (all year)

• EUS “Engineer Your Career” Fair (Feb 2012)

• WIE WISE networking Event (March 2012)

• “Engineers Get Employed!”: Workshop Series (Term 2)

• Various leadership & involvement opportunities!

On Campus: A few APSC Faculty Resources

Connect with Employers:

• Career Fair

• Employer Information Sessions

Get job search advice:

• Resume Clinics

• Advising

On Campus: UBC Career Services

WHAT NEXT? Resources within your reach …

Career Days & Graduate and Professional Schools Fair 2011

Oct. 5 & 6, 2011

Student Union Building

• 60+ employers and 40+ graduate schools• Employer and grad school panels• On-site resume advising during the event• Networking workshops leading up to the event

Register for FREE at careers.ubc.ca

Resume Clinics & Advising

Resume Clinics

September Schedule (September 7 - 30, 2011) • Monday 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm • Tuesday 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm • Wednesday 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm • Thursday 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Advising• 30 minute appointments 604-822-4011

WHAT NEXT? Resources within your reach …

• Licensing body in BC for professional engineers and geoscientists.

• Regulates the practice and actions of professionals in the name of

public interest.

• A positive driving force for the engineering community working to

progress professional conduct, accountability, and excellence.

On Campus & Beyond: APEGBC