BCITSA Career Services is excited to kick-off the Fall term by hosting our annual Tech Career Fair! This an industry focused event filled with job opportunities for BCIT computing students and alumni to meet with hiring managers and industry professionals. Through the career fair, attendees can connect with local tech employers, find out what jobs they are currently hiring for, and gain industry insights on the hiring process and employer needs.

When: Tuesday October 3, 2023

Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Location: BCIT Downtown Campus, Tech Collider- 2^nd Floor

Event Registration Link: Tech Career Fair Fall 2023 | Downtown Campus | October 3, 2023 – Career Services (bcitsa.ca)

Additionally, we’re providing various prep resources listed below students/alumni can sign up for:

Resume Clinic

Drop-in resume review taking place at the BCIT Downtown campus- Tech Collider (2^nd Floor ). Students are encouraged to bring a physical or digital copy of their resume.

• Downtown Campus | Resume Clinic | September 25, 2023 – Career Services (bcitsa.ca)

Professional Headshots

Free professional photographs for BCIT students and alumni. BCITSA Career Services will be providing brief Linkedin profile reviews.

• Downtown Campus | Professional Headshots | September 20, 2023 – Career Services (bcitsa.ca)
• Burnaby Campus | Professional Headshots | September 27, 2023 – Career Services (bcitsa.ca)

Career Fair Prep Drop-In Sessions

Students can book a 15 min appointment if they have any last-minute questions about the Tech Career Fair.

• Virtual | Career Fair Prep Drop-In | September 29, 2023 – Career Services (bcitsa.ca)

Career Fair Prep Workshops:

Workshops cover how to best prepare for a career fair, list of employers in attendance, and networking tips.

• Downtown Campus | Career Fair Prep Workshop | September 18, 2023 – Career Services (bcitsa.ca)
• Burnaby Campus | Career Fair Prep Workshop | September 27, 2023 – Career Services (bcitsa.ca)
• Virtual | Career Fair Prep Workshop | September 28, 2023 – Career Services (bcitsa.ca)

We are able to provide free tickets to BCIT students with the code BCITFREE. The Eventbrite link is attached here.

EVENT DETAILS

Wednesday, May 31

• Format: In-Person at BCIT’s downtown campus
• Theme: Becoming Your Own Advocate – navigating personal advocacy and strengthening leadership skills in the workplace.

TIMES:

• 5:30 pm-6:00 pm – Introduction
• 6:00 pm-8:00 pm – Speed Mentoring Session

We are pleased to share that this event’s mentors will be:

• Vanessa Heim (President, Brenco)
• Marianne Zakhour (CEO & Co-Founder of OrderBot)
• Chloe Hronopoulos (Sales Director, Tundra)
• Brandy Kawulka (Founder, Abris Construction & Wood Be Art)
• Meghan MacDonald (Operations Manager, Mott Electric)
• Marissa Nobauer (Director, Reconciliation Strategy & Indigenous Connectivity, TELUS)
• Mirela Gutica (Option Head of Technical Programming & Faculty, BCIT).

We have multiple openings for software engineers to join the iWork engineering team to either develop for Apple platforms (iOS/Mac), or web engineers (front end or full-stack) to assist with iWork on iCloud.

We’re hiring across three locations: Vancouver, BC, and in the US in Pittsburgh, PA, and Vancouver, WA.

We’re open to any level of experience, but candidates must have solid computer science fundamentals and be willing to learn iOS development.

Links to job postings:

Web Engineer — https://apple.co/3xdVrWJ
iOS/macOS Engineer — https://apple.co/3GsnFSv

Exploring Data and Analytics Careers | Industry Panel and Breakout Networking

Wednesday, March 23 | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | ONLINE

Attending Industry Pro’s

• Eva Yu, Data Engineer @ Infoblox – BCIT alumnus
• Ryan Tabeshi, Data Intelligence and Reporting Analyst @UBC – BCIT alumnus
• Lluvia Menzies, Data Analytics and Reporting Specialist @ Richie Bros. – BCIT alumni
• Sirak Ghebremusse, Production Engineer @ Industrial Light & Magic
• Peter Croubalian, Product Manager, People Analytics @ AppyHere

Professional Headshot Day – Burnaby Campus

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2 pm – 6 pm

• Free LinkedIn photos with a professional photographer

High Tech Career Fair (no registration needed – drop-in anytime)

Wednesday, April 27^th | 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm | IN-PERSON at BBY Campus

• We are excited to welcome employers back to campus at 4 small, industry-themed career fairs (10 employers each) in SE2 building. Attending employers and more details to come on our website.

Microsoft Innovation Workshops

Microsoft Garage (i.e., their ‘hackspace’) is offering three workshops focused on innovation. The three workshops are planned for April, July, and September. BCIT students/alumni are invited to attend one, two, or all three workshops–doing so will earn them an invitation to Microsoft’s hackathon later in September. Students/alumni can earn a microcredential from Microsoft for their resume/LinkedIn, plus network and collaborate with students from other post-secondaries. Registration Link

SFU is hiring students to run Coding Camps over the summer. This may be a good position for level 1 and 2 students as the instructors are not required to be versed in a specific coding language as they will be using the drag and drop platform Thunkable.

Details of the position and application instructors are included on the job posting. Please apply directly at: https://coursys.sfu.ca/forms/apsc-science-alve-2021-summer-hiring/

The Learning Commons team are happy to inform you that their recruitment campaign is now underway for Peer Tutors for the Fall term.  Peer tutors are high-achieving, upper-level BCIT students. They help other students understand course concepts and develop learning skills in difficult academic subjects.  Writing tutors work one-on-one with students to help them develop the capacity to plan, organize, write and revise various types of assignments and assist in areas such as correct and concise language and citations.

Information on how to apply is available on the Learning Commons website. The cut-off date for applications is April 4^th.

https://www.bcit.ca/learning-commons/be-a-tutor/