Date & Time

Wednesday, 15 April 2026
12:00 to 1:00 pm

Location

Zoom

Offered by

Graduate Pathways to Success and the UBC Career Centre

Registration Closed / Past Event

Negotiation is a common part of the hiring process, and many applicants find this part intimidating. This workshop will cover:

  • Benefits of negotiating your job offer
  • Things you can negotiate, and
  • Tips and strategies for job negotiation

There will be opportunities for Q & A.

This event is part of our Career Workshop Series for graduate students!

Next events in this series
  • May 6, 11 am – 12 pm: Designing Your Own Path to Career Relevant Experience

To view and register for other events in this series, view our full events calendar.

Previous events in this series
  • Exploring Career Options for Research-based Programs
  • Exploring Career Options for Course-based Programs
  • Being Intentional and Staying Motivated in the Job Search
  • Academic CV
  • Interviews
  • And more!

You can access our past session recordings. Please note: not all of our workshops are recorded.

Facilitator

Rebecca Dirnfeld, MA, is a Career Educator who works with the UBC Career Centre to support graduate students at UBC. She has a Career and Work Counselling Diploma from George Brown College. Her past experience includes leading the graduate student career education portfolio for graduate studies and managing the MBA careers team at Toronto Metropolitan University, and in providing career advising to business students as a team member of SFU’s Beedie Career Management Centre. Rebecca is also a part-time graduate student in UBC’s EDST MA program.

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Registration Information

Registration is open to current UBC graduate students. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email at the e-mail associated with your community.grad.ubc.ca account. If you experience any difficulty using the online registration tool, please e-mail us at graduate.pathways@ubc.ca with your full name, your program, department and/or your UBC affiliation.

No longer able to attend? Please email us at graduate.pathways@ubc.ca.

Accessibility

If you have a disability or medical condition that may affect your full participation in the event, please email graduate.pathways@ubc.ca, 604-827-4578, well in advance of the event.