Career Talks
The Co-op and Career Development Centre brings you Career Talks a series of career panels that will feature experts from a variety of industries. Each panel will focus on a different theme including hiring trends, science & tech, business, and more. These panel talks are open to all registered Langara students and are free to attend.
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Fall 2022 Events
Business Career Talk (online via Zoom) | Register
Monday, September 26, 2022 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm
- Earth Daily Analytics – John Scheidegger, Project Manager (Alumni)
- Premium Brands Holdings Corporation – Isabel Ferreras, Project Manager
- Rogers Communications – Nicole Cohen, Account Executive
- Small Business BC – Joshua Ludgate, Chief Operating Officer
- The Ecco Group – Emal Habibi, Sales Operations Business Analyst (Alumni)
Human Resources Career Talk (on campus) | Register
Thursday, October 6, 2022 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm | T Building Gallery
- Best Buy Canada - Amenah Kan, Corporate Recruiter
- City of Vancouver – Claire van Ooijen, Recruitment Specialist
- IT/IQ Recruiters – Alejandra Campos, Recruitment Specialist (Alumni)
- Sherwin Williams - Maude Fremont, Area Human Resource Manager
Accounting Career Talk (on campus) | Register
Thursday, October 13, 2022 | 12:30 pm–2:00 pm | T Building Gallery
- Magnum Projects - Vivian Xu, Director of Accounting (Alumni)
- Smythe LLP – Ansh Chhabra, Senior Accountant (Alumni)
- CPABC – Rebecca Dirnfeld, Senior Student Recruitment Officer
- Other panelists will be from small, medium, and large business accounting firms including KPMG and PwC
- Also included is round table discussions with the accountants and employers. CPABC will be available to answer questions.
Project Management Career Talk (on campus) | Register
Thursday, October 13, 2022 | 3:30 pm–5:00 pm | T Building Gallery
- Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) – Danea Avey, Project Manager
- Vancouver Coastal Health – Navid Ahmadi, Project Coordinator (Alumni)
- Earth Daily Analytics – John Scheidegger, Project Manager (Alumni)
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PMI Canadian West Coast Chapter - Dasha Belskaya, PMP, Director, Membership
- Time will also be allocated for students to learn more about the Project Management Professional (PMP) program and specific project profiles.
Criminal Justice Career Talk (online via Zoom) | Register
Monday, October 17, 2022 | 10:30 am–11:30 am
- Correctional Services Canada – Amanda Santiago, Parole Officer
- Provincial Courthouse – Ajay Sharma, Justice of the Peace
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) – Constable Binita Cieslar, BC Recruiting Team (Alumni)
- Squamish Nation - Johnnatan Quintero, Guardianship Case Social Worker
- Vancouver Police Department (VPD) – Detective Wes Jordan, Recruitment
Marketing Career Talk (online via Zoom) | Register
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm
- Electronic Arts – Daisy Ya, Senior Marketing Data Analyst
- Jilly Box - Flavia Marcondes, Marketing & Communications Manager (Alumni)
- RBC Royal Bank - Sylvia Kerfoot, Regional Marketing Manager
- Townhall Brands - Leeann Froese, Co-owner & Brand Marketing Professional
- Vitasave – Michael Tran, Director of Marketing
Engineering Career Talk (on campus) | Register
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | 4:30 pm–5:30 pm | Room TBA
- City of Vancouver – Jenikka Javison, P.Eng., Rainwater Management Engineer
- MDA - Fabiano Prado, Systems Engineer (Alumni)
- Other Industry experts will include mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering.
See the list of past Career Talks events.
Employers are subject to change. Check this page for updates.
For any questions regarding Career Talks, contact career@langara.ca.