Centre for Student Involvement and Careers
UBC Centre for Student Involvement & Careers (CSI&C) offers a variety of services and resources aimed at assisting graduate students with career guidance and development, including weekly drop in and advising sessions. Events include employer information sessions, recruitment fairs, and workshops.
Events
| Title | Description | Date | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webinar: Job Search Strategies |
Mon, August 10, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Learn the best ways to go about looking for work both online and in-person, and learn different strategies to access the hidden job market. To register for this event: RSVP on CareersOnline |
10 August 2020 - 12:00pm | Career Exploration |
| Webinar: Resume & Cover Letter |
Mon, August 10, 2020 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Get your resume ready and learn to effectively tailor your application to a particular job posting that highlights your achievements. Please bring a draft of your resume, cover letter, and a copy of any job posting to which you may be interested in applying. |
10 August 2020 - 4:00pm | Career Exploration, Writing and Communication |
| Webinar: Panic to Power: Build Your Confidence |
Tue, August 11, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. If your stress or nervousness is getting in your way, this workshop will offer useful information and effective coping strategies to turn your unease into motivated, productive energy that will help you approach your goals with increased comfort and confidence. |
11 August 2020 - 1:00pm | Career Exploration, Health and Wellness |
| Webinar: Interview Preparation |
Wed, August 12, 2020 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Want some tried and tested tips for getting interview-ready? Come to this session to learn and practice flexible and effective strategies to maximize your interview preparation. |
12 August 2020 - 4:00pm | Career Exploration, Professional Effectiveness |
| Webinar: Resume & Cover Letter |
Thu, August 13, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Get your resume ready and learn to effectively tailor your application to a particular job posting that highlights your achievements. Please bring a draft of your resume, cover letter, and a copy of any job posting to which you may be interested in applying. |
13 August 2020 - 11:00am | Career Exploration, Writing and Communication |
| Webinar: Designing Your Life |
Thu, August 13, 2020 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Each day is an opportunity to think like a designer - to be curious, try things out, collaborate with others, reflect, and be mindful when making choices. In this workshop, we challenge you to think about the multiple possible futures you can design for your life and career. |
13 August 2020 - 3:00pm | Career Exploration |
| Webinar: Designing Your Life |
Mon, August 17, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Each day is an opportunity to think like a designer - to be curious, try things out, collaborate with others, reflect, and be mindful when making choices. In this workshop, we challenge you to think about the multiple possible futures you can design for your life and career. |
17 August 2020 - 1:00pm | Career Exploration |
| Webinar: Interview Preparation |
Mon, August 17, 2020 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Want some tried and tested tips for getting interview-ready? Come to this session to learn and practice flexible and effective strategies to maximize your interview preparation. |
17 August 2020 - 4:00pm | Career Exploration, Professional Effectiveness |
| Employer Virtual Information Session/Tech Talk: Cloud Assert Technologies |
Tue, August 18, 2020 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. In this information session tech talk series, come learn what Hybrid Cloud is and how Cloud providers enable Hybrid Cloud scenarios. |
18 August 2020 - 3:00pm | Career Exploration |
| Webinar: Feeling Stuck or Unsure |
Tue, August 18, 2020 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Bring your questions and get resources that will help you take action towards your goals. To register for this event: RSVP on CareersOnline |
18 August 2020 - 5:00pm | Career Exploration, Health and Wellness |
| Webinar: Resume & Cover Letter |
Wed, August 19, 2020 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Get your resume ready and learn to effectively tailor your application to a particular job posting that highlights your achievements. Please bring a draft of your resume, cover letter, and a copy of any job posting to which you may be interested in applying. |
19 August 2020 - 3:00pm | Career Exploration, Writing and Communication |
| Alumni Office Hours with Eddie Jang - Underwriter at Merchant Growth |
Wed, August 19, 2020 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM See description. The Centre for Student Involvement and Careers, in partnership with the UBC Hub of Ten Thousand Coffees, is excited to bring you a virtual mentorship and networking opportunity to connect with UBC Alumni, Eddie Jang. This event is open to all students and alumni. |
19 August 2020 - 5:30pm | Career Exploration |
| Webinar: Interview Preparation |
Thu, August 20, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Want some tried and tested tips for getting interview-ready? Come to this session to learn and practice flexible and effective strategies to maximize your interview preparation. |
20 August 2020 - 12:00pm | Career Exploration, Professional Effectiveness |
| Webinar: Job Search Strategies |
Thu, August 20, 2020 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Learn the best ways to go about looking for work both online and in-person, and learn different strategies to access the hidden job market. To register for this event: RSVP on CareersOnline |
20 August 2020 - 4:00pm | Career Exploration |
| Webinar: LinkedIn |
Fri, August 21, 2020 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Bring your laptop to this workshop and you’ll identify key elements to an effective profile and get practice building your profile. We will also talk about how to network and research career ideas using alumni and employer profiles. |
21 August 2020 - 4:00pm | Career Exploration, Professional Effectiveness |
| Webinar: Job Search Strategies |
Mon, August 24, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Learn the best ways to go about looking for work both online and in-person, and learn different strategies to access the hidden job market. To register for this event: RSVP on CareersOnline |
24 August 2020 - 12:00pm | Career Exploration |
| Webinar: Panic to Power: Build Your Confidence |
Tue, August 25, 2020 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. If your stress or nervousness is getting in your way, this workshop will offer useful information and effective coping strategies to turn your unease into motivated, productive energy that will help you approach your goals with increased comfort and confidence. |
25 August 2020 - 3:30pm | Career Exploration, Health and Wellness |
| Webinar: Interview Preparation |
Wed, August 26, 2020 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Want some tried and tested tips for getting interview-ready? Come to this session to learn and practice flexible and effective strategies to maximize your interview preparation. |
26 August 2020 - 4:00pm | Career Exploration, Professional Effectiveness |
| Webinar: Designing Your Life |
Thu, August 27, 2020 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Each day is an opportunity to think like a designer - to be curious, try things out, collaborate with others, reflect, and be mindful when making choices. In this workshop, we challenge you to think about the multiple possible futures you can design for your life and career. |
27 August 2020 - 3:00pm | Career Exploration |
| Webinar: Designing Your Life |
Mon, August 31, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Each day is an opportunity to think like a designer - to be curious, try things out, collaborate with others, reflect, and be mindful when making choices. In this workshop, we challenge you to think about the multiple possible futures you can design for your life and career. |
31 August 2020 - 1:00pm | Career Exploration |
Pages
Services
| Title | Description | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| One-to-One Advising, Career |
Current UBC graduate students and recent alumni (within 1 year of graduation) can access individual advising appointments via Zoom, Skype, or phone. Topics for these conversations include: career options/exploration, job search, networking, interviews, resume, academic CVs. etc. To book an appointment, please log in to Careers Online . If you are having difficulty identifying an appointment time that works with your schedule, please email to request an alternate time |
Career Exploration |
| Graduate Career Advising |
Same-day "drop-in" appointments are available on Friday mornings, and will continue throughout the summer months. These appointments become available for booking at 9am every Friday morning, and can be booked through Careers Online. |
Career Exploration |
| Career Coaching Opportunity: Appointments available to book |
Over the past several months, several colleagues on campus participated in UBC's Coaching for Career Influencers Program. As part of our ongoing development as learner coaches, we are required to engage in a minimum of 20 x 30-minute career coaching conversations. These mutually beneficial one-to-one coaching conversations, exclusive to graduate students or postdoctoral fellows, offer you a safe and confidential space to explore a concern or challenge you are experiencing and to work with you towards defining actionable goals for yourself, all while helping us enhance our coaching skills. |
Academic Support and Success, Career Exploration |
Resources
| Title | Description | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| Online Job and Volunteer Board |
Careers online is an online job and volunteer board for UBC students and alumni |
Career Exploration |
| Career Resources for Students of Colour |
Navigating your career options and seeking employment are two important components of your experience as a UBC student and future alumnus. The Centre for Student Involvement and Careers has a resource page dedicated to answering your questions and providing campus & community resources to help you thrive |
Career Exploration, Community and Network Building, Professional Effectiveness |
| Career Resources for Students with Disabilities |
Navigating your career options and seeking employment are two important components of your experience as a UBC student and future alumnus. The Centre for Student Involvement and Careers has a resource page dedicated to answering your questions and providing campus & community resources to help you thrive. |
Career Exploration, Community and Network Building, Professional Effectiveness |
| Career Resources for LGBTQ+ Students |
Navigating your career options and seeking employment are two important components of your experience as a UBC student and future alumnus. The Centre for Student Involvement and Careers has a resource page dedicated to answering your questions and providing campus & community resources to help you thrive. |
Career Exploration, Community and Network Building, Professional Effectiveness |
| Career Planning, Graduate |
Visit the graduate student career page for tools, resources, advice, and video stories to help guide your career planning and exploration. |
Career Exploration, Community and Network Building, Professional Effectiveness |
| Individual Development Plan, Sciences |
My IDP is a unique, web-based career-planning tool tailored to meet the needs of PhD students and postdocs in the sciences. This website was developed by AAAS/Science, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), and experts from several universities (see authors on their site). |
Academic Support and Success, Career Exploration |
| Individual Development Plan, Humanities and Social Sciences |
ImaginePhD is a free online career exploration and planning tool for PhD students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences. The ImaginePhD project is powered by the Graduate Career Consortium (https://gradcareerconsortium.org/; GCC). |
Academic Support and Success, Career Exploration |
| Individual Development Plan, Health |
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has developed an online Individual Development Plan (IDP) and resources. The IDP is a tool that supports graduate students and PDFs in actively preparing for the career(s) of their choice by exploring career paths, establishing career goals, and identifying skill gaps, culminating in an action plan to achieve their career goal(s). |
Academic Support and Success, Career Exploration |
| Resumes, Covers Letters, and CVs |
This site provides samples and video tutorials to help target and tailor your resumes, cover letters & curricula vitae. |
Career Exploration, Professional Effectiveness |
| The UBC Hub, Online Career Mentors |
Create a free profile on The UBC Hub to connect with a UBC alumni mentor from anywhere in the world. Gain insight on global job markets and industries, receive feedback on your job search materials and online profile, or conduct informational interviews. |
Career Exploration, Community and Network Building |
| Your Next Step page |
Your Next Step brings together valuable career resources from across UBC to help graduating students and alumni make the most of their talents, interests, and education in a changing world of work. |
Career Exploration, Community and Network Building |