Engineer Your Career: Job Resources for Engineers

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Engineer Your Career Job Resources for Engineers
Amit Plaha, Student Program Coordinator,
APEGBC Amy Vozel, Student Development,
Engineering Angela Pau, Career Educator, UBC
Career Services
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• Agenda

• Introductions
• Why build My Professional Toolkit?
• How do I start?
• What next? Resources within your reach

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• WHY Build My Professional Toolkit?

• Whats in it for me?

• Build experiences professional and personal
• Skill development (technical, interpersonal,
  communication, teamwork)
• To get a job!
• Others?

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• HOW do I start?

• It starts in the classroom!

• Develop technical AND professional
  interpersonal skills
• Understand etiquette
• Behavior (mature, professional, attitude)
• Communication with professors (verbally, in
  writing and online)
• Get involved!

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• WHAT NEXT?
• Resources within your reach

• On Campus A few APSC Faculty Resources

• 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!

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WHAT NEXT? Resources within your reach

• On Campus UBC Career Services

• Connect with Employers
• Career Fair
• Employer Information Sessions
• Get job search advice
• Resume Clinics
• Advising

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• 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

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• Resume Clinics Advising

• Resume Clinics
• September Schedule (September 7 - 30, 2011)
• Monday 400 pm - 500 pm
• Tuesday 1230 pm - 130 pm
• Wednesday 1200 pm - 100 pm
• Thursday 1230 pm - 130 pm
• Advising
• 30 minute appointments 604-822-4011

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• WHAT NEXT?
• Resources within your reach

• On Campus Beyond APEGBC

• 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.