Centre for Career and Work-Integrated Learning Workshops & Events

Alumni Talks

Alumni Talks is a panel series, hosted in collaboration with Alumni & Community Engagement, where Langara graduates share their experiences, challenges, and career journeys.  See past Alumni Talks events.

Alumni Talks: Job Search Strategy
Thursday, October 29 | 5:00-6:30 pm | T Building Gallery | Register

Hear how alumni positioned themselves during their job search to successfully land roles in their fields.

Panelists include:

• Hari Whyte, Human Resource Specialist, Yellowridge Construction Ltd., BBA Business Management Alumni (2024)
• Khairul Hassan, Performance Strategist, Thrive Digital, PDD Business Administration (2020)
• And more

Alumni Talks: Present Your Career Story (Elevator Pitch)
Monday, November 23 | 5:00-6:30 pm | T Building Gallery | Register

Learn how to present your professional career story including your academic, work, and volunteer experiences to best showcase your talent to potential employers and at networking events.

Panelists include:

• TBA

Career Talks

Career Talks is a series of career panels that feature experts from a variety of industries. Each panel will focus on a different theme including hiring trends, science & tech, business, and more. See past Career Talks events.

Career Talks: Engineering
Monday, October 5, 5:00–6:30 pm | T Building Gallery | Register

The Engineering Career Talk showcases the differences and similarities between different engineering careers such as civil, environmental, and project management. These industry experts will share their career journeys and considerations for work in their discipline.

Panelists include:

• Cecilia Garcia Marra, Chemical Engineer and Outreach & Programs Manager at BC Society of Engineering and Geoscience (BCSEG)
• Joshua Fabian, MASc Electrical and Computer Engineering Photonic Integrated Circuit Engineer and Manager, Photonic Packaging and Assembly at Photonic Inc.
• Marco Lai, BASc, Mechanical Engineering Student at UBC
• Oscar Ryan, BASc, Electrical Engineering Student at UBC

Career Talks: Criminal Justice Career Talk & Career Booths
Monday, November 30 | 1:30–3:30 pm | T Building Gallery | Register

Considering a career in Criminal Justice? Join us for this Career Talk to learn more about the day in the life of public service work and the recruitment process working in the private and public sectors.

1:30–3:30 pm | Career Booths

Speak with recruiters and industry professionals at their booths to learn more about available job opportunities in their organizations.

Organizations attending include:

• BC Corrections
• BC Court Services
• BC Sheriff Services
• Providence Health Care
• Public Safety Canada
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
• Surrey Police Service (SPS)

2:00–3:00 pm | Career Talk Panel

Hear from a panel of industry professionals to talk about their career journey in Criminal Justice including skills needed for the workforce, a day in the life of their work, and tips for students considering a career in Criminal Justice.

Panelists include:

• BC Victim Services
• Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA)
• Correctional Service Canada (CSC) – Tarvinder Sidhu, Parole Officer, Vancouver Parole
• GardaWorld Security – Derek Burns, Regional Director
• Vancouver Police Department (VPD) – Detective Mark Melvin, Recruiting Unit

Tech Talks

Tech Talks is a series of monthly panels where industry experts talk about a day in the life of their career, the position and skills required to do their work, and tips for students entering their company. See past Tech Talks events.

Tech Talks: GitHub
Tuesday, November 3, 5:00-6:30 pm | T Building Gallery | Register

Your GitHub is your portfolio that is often reviewed during the hiring process. Come to this Tech Talk to hear from fellow alumni on how to present details of your repository and tips to showcase your work. This is a presentation event for Langara technology program students to present their personal GitHub and gain valuable feedback on how best to showcase their work.

Panelists include:

• Gursharan Singh Hayer,  Software Engineer, StackAdapt, Langara College Computer Science Diploma Alumni (2020)
• And more

Event details and speakers are subject to change.