BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260809T102132EDT-6198xCUw0v@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260809T142132Z DESCRIPTION:Work Your BAJan. 21-30\, 2014 So…“What are you going to do afte r you graduate?!” \n\nThe question is no doubt familiar\, and potentially anxiety-provoking\, to any student or soon-to-be Arts graduate\, and it ca n be a challenging one to answer. The possibilities are many\, and career paths and transitions often make much more sense in hindsight that they do when you are right in the midst of them.Learning about the routes that ot hers have followed can often be helpful when you're thinking about your ow n options\, so if you're looking for ideas\, information\, inspiration\, m otivation and advice\, come to Work Your BA organized by 91˿Ƶ's Career P lanning Service (CaPS) and the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS).\n\nSCHEDU LE OF EVENTS\nCaPS and AUS are organizing a buffet of events to feed your career curiosity from the NGO/Non Profit Fair to career panel discussions to a great roundtable event to help you meet and learn from professionals in a wide variety of fields.\n\n [to view the speakers and their bios\, cl ick here]\n\n\nWORK YOUR BA WARMUP! Pre Conference Events\nFirst Year Foru m:  Student Involvement and Job Search 101January 14\, 6:15 pm – 7:00 pm\, RVC West Lounge\nLooking to try new things\, meet new people\, develop sk ills and have fun? Get ready for Work Your BA with this great combo-event. Learn the basics of job searching from our CaPS Peer Educators\, then hea r from student leaders about the how and why of getting involved on campus .\n\nWhat is Marketing?  (Workshop)January 15\, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Brown 5001\nThis workshop will be given by Peg Brunelle from the Management Care er Centre who is the BCom Career Advisor for Marketing and International M anagement students.\nThe Marketing arena has many different aspects that y ou need to be aware of. This workshop will outline how to assess your skil ls and where the best fit for you will be based on those skills. It will a lso identify things you can do to gain related skills that will be relevan t for a position in these fields.\nPresenter:\nPeg Brunelle\, BA\, BCom Ca reer Advisor\, Marketing and International Management\, Soutar Career Cent re\n\nCAREER FAIR:NGO/Non-Profit FairJanuary 27\, 11:00 am-3:00 pm – Lev B ukhman Room\, SSMUThis popular career fair targets organizations offering internships\, summer and volunteer opportunities both locally and abroad.  \nParticipating Organizations:\n\n\nFondation Jean-Charles-Bonenfant (Asse mblée nationale du Québec)\n\n\nAction Against Hunger / Action Contre la F aim (ACF)\n\n\nCanAssist Africa\n\n\nColorectal Cancer Association of Cana da (CCAC)\n\n\nFederation quebecoise des Societes Alzheimer (CANCELLED)\n \n\nFraser Institute\n\n\nGlobal TESOL College\n\n\nHabitat pour l'humanit é Province de Québec\n\n\nHorizonCosmopolite\n\n\nInternational Developmen t Research Centre\n\n\nKalkeri Sangeet Vidyalaya\n\n\nKids Code Jeunesse\n \n\nLeave Out ViolencE (LOVE)\n\n\nMarket Cooperative\n\n\nQuebec-Labrador Foundation\n\n\nRoom to Read (Montreal Chapter)\n\n\nSIMONET (Single Moth ers' Network)\n\n\nThe Yellow Door\n\n\nVaras Canada\n\n\nWorld Wide Heari ng\n\n\nYouth Challenge International\n\n\n \n\nEVENTS:It Starts With Arts :  Exploring Career Options (Roundtable)January 21\, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – S hatner Ballroom\nWondering about career possibilities and options followin g your BA? Inspiration awaits at the “It Starts With Arts” roundtable. At the event\, students will have the chance to meet and talk briefly with 10 professionals from a diverse range of fields who have used their BAs as a springboard to launch their careers!\nPanelists:\nCarly Grossman\, B.A ’0 2\, M.J. ‘04\, Communications Officer\, Faculty of Arts\, 91˿Ƶ Universit y\nNatalie Fong\, BA 2009\, IDS & East Asian Studies - Fraud Analyst at BM O Financial Group\nSarah Dauchez\, BA 2008\, Sociology & Anthropology - St udent Program Manager at Heenan Blaikie LLP\nArnav Manchanda\, BA 2005\, P olitical Science\, MA 2007\, Political Science\, Director of Operations at CDA Institute\, Fellow at SecDev Foundation\nSamantha Cook BA 2010\, Comm unity Manager\, Major League Baseball Facebook and mobile game for Behavio ur Interactive\nElisabeth Faure\, BA Political Science\, Grad Certificate Journalism\, Communications Administrator at the 91˿Ƶ Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC)\nStephanie Gutnik\, BA 2011 Political Science & Com munications\, Content Marketing Specialist at BroadSign International\, LL C\nAmanda St Jean\, BA 2009\, Psychology\, Jewish General Hospital\nLindsa y Flood\, BA Psychology & History 2012\, 91˿Ƶ Faculty of Law for the Stu dent Affairs Coordinator (91˿Ƶ)\nDonovan King\, BFA\, Founder\, Infr ingement Festival\, Teacher\, Activist and Actor\n \n\n30 Minute LinkedIn Profile AdvisingJanuary 22\, 11:30\, 12:00\, 12:30\, 1:00\, 1:30 - Leacock 212\nLooking to get started with LinkedIn or to polish your current profi le?  Sign up for a 30 minute slot to hear a 10 minute overview of this fan tastic professional networking tool and then receive individualized feedba ck on your profile from CaPS Peer Educators.\n\nLinkedIn Head Shot Photogr aphy SessionJanuary 22\, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Arts Lounge\, Champagne Room \nNeed a photo for your LinkedIn profile? Drop by the Arts Lounge anytime between 12 and 4 to have your picture taken by Arts volunteers. Be sure to dress professionally!\n\nWomen in Leadership:  We Can Do It! (Panel)Janua ry 22\, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm - Brown 5001\nCome learn and be inspired by BA a lumni who’ve gone on to become leaders in their diverse fields!\nPanelists :\nAnna Lombardi\, Director Human Resources\, Hitachi ID Systems\nEva Vill alba\, B.A. 2004 Psychology  & M.B.A.\, Executive Advisor : Strategic deve lopment\, partnerships & philanthropy\, Palliative Home-Care Society of Gr eater Montréal\, Palliative Home-Care Society Foundation\, Vice-Président\ , Coalition Priorité Cancer au Québec\, Président\, Solutions Vangarde Inc .\n\n91˿Ƶ for Humanities (Panel) January 23\, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Arts 1 60\n'Why study the Humanities today?' Come hear from Professors Nathalie C ooke (Department of English)\, Suzanne Morton (Department of History)\, an d graduate and undergraduate students on the role and importance of studyi ng humanities. The talks will be followed by a discussion on the role of M cGill in advocating for the humanities.\nPanelists:\n \n\nWho am I? And Wh y Does It Matter? (Workshop)January 23\, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm - Brown 3001\nA successful job search starts with this key question: Who am I? Come to th is interactive workshop to learn how to identify and articulate your skill s\, values and interests\, and how to put this information to use in your career planning!\nPanelists:\n\nTo Pay or Not To Pay:  The Great Internshi p Debate! (in collaboration with Debating Union)January 27\, 6:00 pm - 7:3 0 pm - Leacock 232\nConsidering applying for an internship? Come hear the Debating Union tackle this pressing and controversial issue which many stu dents and new grads encounter.\nPanelists:\n\nThinking About a Career With The UN? (Speaker)January 28\, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Frank Dawson Adams Audi torium\nPassionate about international issues? Human rights? Development? Then you won’t want to miss our guest speaker from New York \, who will he lp you understand what a career at the UN might look like and how to get t here!\nSpeaker:\nJohn Ericson\, Chief of the Outreach Unit in the Office o f Human Resources Management of the United Nations Secretariat in New York .\n\nTo Go or Not To Go:  Is Grad School For You? (Panel)January 29\, 11:3 0 am - 1:00 pm - Brown 5001\nIf you’re considering furthering your educati on\, this panel is a must! Our 6 panelists\, current students in Law\, Med icine\, MBA\, MSW and MA programs\, will speak briefly about their decisio n to go to grad school and their experiences thus far.\nPanelists:\nClaude tte van Zyl\, Law studentAlyssa Wiseman\, Joint Law/MBA candidateRaminder Saini\, History PhD candidateDavid Solomon\, MBA Candidate Class of 2014\n \nClosing Event: Social Science Research Symposium and Networking Event (i n collaboration with SSRS)January 30\, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Arts 160\nJoin CaPS\, the AUS and the Social Science Research Symposium for our celebrato ry closing event and to learn about current undergraduate research initiat ives.\n\nRegistration required through myFuture. From your homepage\, clic k on the Events tab followed by the Workshop tab and keyword ARTS/BA\n\n\n  \n\n \n DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140130 SUMMARY:Work Your BA 2014 URL:/channels/event/work-your-ba-2014-232014 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR