Blog posts from the CSSS.
Ever wonder what types of careers are best suited to your strengths and personality? This interactive workshop helps you deepen your understanding of your work style and work preferences so you can better plan and prepare for your future career. You must complete the Typefocus personality inventory prior to attending the workshop. You will be e-mailed access to the Typefocus site within 2 business days after you register.
Register on line at https://secure.students.ubc.ca/workshops//careers.cfm.
When:
Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 13:30 to 14:30
Where:
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Room 260
Tags:
Career
Come to this session to get personal feedback on your résumé and make sure it is employer-ready. You will learn about current résumé styles and strategies and also have the opportunity for a personal résumé review. Small groups of students will meet with a résumé expert and get 10 minutes of personal feedback as well as the opportunity to learn from their peers—picking up tips, tricks, and techniques along the way. Please bring a print copy of your résumé.
Register on line at https://secure.students.ubc.ca/workshops//careers.cfm.
When:
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 13:00 to 14:00
Where:
Abdul Ladha Science Student Centre
Tags:
Career
Are you interested in robotics, computer vision, artificial intelligence, web design, or IT? Do you want to learn new skills, put the things you learn in class into practice, or compete internationally? If so, UBC Thunderbird Robotics is for you!
Thunderbird Robotics is a group of student teams who build robots from scratch for competitive and learning purposes. Thunderbird Robotics is composed of multiple teams, including the soccer playing robots of Thunderbots, the NASA Competition Digger of TREAD, and the autonomous vehicles of Snowfury.
To get involved, show up to s Saturday work party at the ICICS highbay. The highbay entrance is the large loading dock door on the north side of the building across from McLeod. Show up anytime between 10am and 2pm on any Saturday and bang on the door. Someone will let you in.
When:
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 18:30 to 20:30
Where:
DMP310
Tags:
Career
UBC Career Services would like to invite you to attend an Info Session presented by Research In Motion on October 15th. The event will take place at 5:30 pm in Dempster Room 301. RIM are interested in meeting graduating students in Computer Science/Engineering. We hope you can join us on the 15th. Refreshments will be served. Due to the volume of emails we manage in the Career Centre, we cannot respond to individual questions about this event and present this announcement for your information and as a courtesy to the Employer.
When:
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 18:30 to 19:30
Where:
DMP301
Tags:
Career