Career Exploration
Get involved by exploring experiences, networks, and identity and utilizing tools and resources to help prepare for your next steps after graduate school.
Events
| Title | Description | Date | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industry Nights - Spotlight on Cannabis |
Mon, November 18, 2019 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM See description. Industry Nights – Spotlight on Cannabis |
18 November 2019 - 6:00pm | Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
| Employer On Campus: Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) |
Wed, November 20, 2019 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM See description. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) is very interested in hosting an information session at UBC to promotion its student and full-time job opportunities this fall. |
20 November 2019 - 6:00pm | Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
| Designing to Succeed in Graduate School and Beyond |
Take the lead of your education and your career objectives! |
21 November 2019 - 9:30am | Graduate Pathways to Success, Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
| Designing to Succeed in Graduate School and Beyond (via Webinar) |
Take the lead of your education and your career objectives! |
21 November 2019 - 1:30pm | Graduate Pathways to Success, Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
| University Of Southern California Information Session |
Mon, November 25, 2019 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM See description. University of Southern California is one of the premier research institutions in the United States. Learn more about paid summer research programs, as well as Master's and PhD programs in engineering & computer science. Location: Forest Sciences Centre - Room 1003 |
25 November 2019 - 5:00pm | Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
| Graduate Students: Interviews and Negotiation (WEBINAR) |
Tue, November 26, 2019 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM See description. Wondering how to talk about your skills and experiences? Worried about discussing your strengths and weaknesses? This workshop will offer strategies and tips tailored to graduate students for interviewing across a range of fields. We’ll also discuss negotiation as a common part of the hiring process. |
26 November 2019 - 12:00pm | Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
| Interested in Working in Local Government in Northern BC? Drop-in Sessions To Learn About 12 Month Internships Starting in May 2020 |
Wed, November 27, 2019 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM See description. Graduating soon and interested in pursuing a career in Local Government in Northern BC? Come and meet in small groups for twenty minutes with representatives from Northern Development Initiative Internship Program for a conversation about your options and career paths in local communities. |
27 November 2019 - 3:00pm | Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
| Study Medicine in Australia! |
Thu, November 28, 2019 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM See description. On November 28 OzTREKK and a current Canadian medical student from the University of Queensland (Nic) will be hosting an information session about studying Medicine in Australia! |
28 November 2019 - 5:30pm | Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
| Graduate Students: Panic to Power |
Wed, December 4, 2019 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM See description. Is the stress around pursuing your goals making you feel avoidant and unmotivated rather than confident and focused? You are not alone! |
4 December 2019 - 4:00pm | Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
| Beijing, Smith School of Business Information Session |
Mon, January 13, 2020 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM See description. The Master of Finance – Beijing program is an incomparable learning experience for people with financial aspirations. The program, offered in Beijing, provides the highest quality training and covers applied financial knowledge and skills that are used globally. |
13 January 2020 - 6:00pm | Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
| Discovering the Entrepreneur Within |
Discovering the Entrepreneur Within has participants analyze successful entrepreneurial ventures and identify what it took for those entrepreneurs to reach their goals. Using an interactive, team-based approach, this full-day workshop builds awareness of the current Canadian entrepreneurial landscape and resources available to those looking to start their own business. |
19 February 2020 - 9:00am | Graduate Pathways to Success, Mitacs Training |
Services
| Title | Description | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| One-to-One Advising, Career |
Advising is available by appointment at the Centre for Student Involvement and Careers in Brock Hall. |
Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
| Graduate Career Advising |
Graduate drop-in career advising hours take place on Fridays, from 10:00 a.m-12:00 pm. No appointment required-- please come to the Centre for Student Involvement and Careers (Brock Hall, Room 1036, 1874 East Mall), and check in at the front desk. |
Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
Resources
| Title | Description | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Online Job and Volunteer Board |
Careers online is an online job and volunteer board for UBC students and alumni |
Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
| 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 |
Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
| 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. |
Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
| 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. |
Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
| Career Planning, Graduate |
Visit the graduate student career page for tools, resources, advice, and video stories to help guide your career planning and exploration. |
Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
| 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). |
Centre for Student Involvement and Careers, Graduate Pathways to Success |
| 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). |
Centre for Student Involvement and Careers, Graduate Pathways to Success |
| 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). |
Centre for Student Involvement and Careers, Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Resumes, Covers Letters, and CVs |
This site provides samples and video tutorials to help target and tailor you resumes, cover letters & curricula vitae. |
Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
| Business Concepts for Life Scientists (Online, Self-paced) |
The purpose of this online, on-demand course is to enhance PhD scientists’ understanding of foundational business concepts. This business coursework is unique because it is designed to prepare scientists for career transitions into both academic and non-academic settings. The course comprises a series of three modules - Business Strategy, Finance and Business Development. |
iBiology |