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Interested in finding out if an accounting career is for you? Want to learn more about the different professional designations? Ever wonder why over half of the top 1,000 companies in Canada have CAs on their executive team? This is a great opportunity to find out more about becoming a Chartered Accountant. Ashley Hetherington, a Recruiting and Communications Coordinator, will be here to answer any questions you have.

Date: Monday, July 6th, 2009
Time: 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Location: AQ 3153
Dress Code: Business Casual
Cost: Free

Food and refreshments will be provided.

For more information and to register, click here.

In preparation for the fall CA Recruit season, please consider attending CMC’s Networking and Business Etiquette workshop which will be held on July 23^rd (visit the Business Career Network for more details and to RSVP as space is limited to 30).  During CA Recruit there will be hundreds of students applying for a limited number of job opportunities with the firms.  Therefore, it’s really important that the firm reps get a chance to interact with you at networking events to experience how you handle initiating a conversation, how professional, confident and genuine you are, how prepared you are in terms of the questions you ask, and how you present yourself overall.  After all, the firms need to determine whether or not you would be a good representative of their firm to clients if they hired you.

Sure, some students are pretty outgoing, have had lots of practice networking and have a knack for it.  But if you’re like the large majority of students, you feel nervous about networking; have no idea what to say to firm reps or what questions to ask them.  You’re not alone.  Networking can be a very intimidating experience for a student who has not had much experience with it.   However, networking and business etiquette are crucial to your success during CA Recruit.  This workshop will get you started with useful tips and strategies to prepare for and improve your success at networking events.

Calling all young professionals!

Build your story – become a part of the YWiB SFU Executive Team.

The Young Women in Business [YWiB] Network is a non-profit organization for emerging professional women in Western Canada. YWiB was created with the ambition of helping women in the process of launching their careers develop long-term social and professional networks. Focusing primarily on mentorship, networking and facilitated growth, we are committed to bringing our members closer to front-line executives who are professionals in their specific areas of expertise. We will bring relevant and constructive learning for SFU’s students, which will translate to value for the university on a whole.

It does not matter if you are in Science, Arts, Communications, or Business. Students from all faculties are in “Business” – that is, the business of developing their personal careers and building their own success.

Here is your chance to take part in the extension of the YWiB network to SFU. We are looking for diverse, passionate leaders who can bring the innovation we are seeking. Attached are the position descriptions for our 2009/2010 Executive Team. Not only will you be able to polish your skills and challenge yourself by joining in the YWiB SFU Executive Team, but you will also be pioneering an organization’s launch into an untouched marketplace!

Please submit your applications to stephaniewong@ywib.ca by Sunday, July 12, at midnight. See the attachment for more details.

Location: Taipei
Language Requirement: English
Period of Study: September – January and/or February – June
Useful Links: School Website
Note: SFU students receive free accomodation in NCCU dormitories and can receive a $10,000NT scholarship for studying Mandarin while on exchange.

SFU Business Career Management Centre

Undergraduate Business Job Postings

ACCESS THE JOB BOARD AT:
http://www.sfubusiness.ca/careers/login.php

Jobs Added to Career Network for the Week of June 22 to June 26, 2009:

Jobs Expiring Next Week:

You can find the HRMA jobs postings in the SFU Career Network. Log in to your account and follow these instructions:

1. Click the ‘Documents’ button
2. Click the ‘Document Library’ button
3. Click the ‘HRMA Job Postings’ button

New career opportunities in Finance can be found by accessing the following sites:
Vancouver CFA: http://www.cfavancouver.com/employment/default.aspx
Calgary CFA: http://www.calgarycfasociety.com/jobline/default.aspx
To view the details of these jobs please visit our new Career Network at www.sfubusiness.ca/careernetwork

Important note: Please READ before contacting the CMC

If you haven’t already registered for Career Network, please follow these instructions:

URL: https://business-sfu-csm.symplicity.com/students/
Click on the ‘Register’ button or tab
Username: your SFU Student ID# (NOT your Computing ID)
Password: sfubusiness

Once you have registered, it will take up to one full “business” day for your registration to be approved.

Accomplishment statements can be used, not only in the Professional Experience section of your resume, but also while you’re networking and even during interviews.  You should aim to provide a tailored overview of your experience and skills with specific examples to support them.  Most employers will use your past experience to predict your future performance, which is why the proof is so important.  For examples and further information on accomplishment statements, please refer to the Transferable Skills and Professional Business Resumes guides in the Document Library section of Career Network!

Link to survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=iSsV3ZOxmo10kQxiD89sNA_3d_3d

RSVP to: vancouverrecruitment@deloitte.ca

Unsure about your career goals? Wondering what you can do with a Marketing, Communications or IAT degree? Here’s a chance to discover what marketing opportunities there are for you!

Marketing in Focus
Thursday July 16, 2009
5:30-8:30pm
West Mall Atrium, SFU Burnaby Campus
$5 SMA-member/ $7 nonmember/ $5 early bird (before July 3)

What is Marketing in Focus?
Marketing in Focus (MIF) is an annual event hosted by the Student Marketing Association (SMA) that brings together industry professionals and university students who share a common passion for marketing. We invite speakers from different areas of marketing to educate and inspire students through informative presentations, interactive discussion, and networking sessions.
In previous years, we had speakers coming from Terasen Gas, Gray Vancouver, and Telus.

How to register
Come visit us at our booth located at AQ south, WMX 2nd floor or register online at www.sfusma.com. Payments can be made at our booths or at the door on the day of the event.

Early bird registration is effective until July 3, so hurry and register now!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Magdalene Chan at mkc2@sfu.ca.

The Vancouver Board of Trade runs a program which may be of interest and of great benefit to you!

The Leaders of Tomorrow Mentorship Program (LOT) selects the top 75 students entering their final year from a number of post-secondary institutions and pairs them up with local business leaders to help develop their skills in Mentorship, Volunteerism, Networking & Leadership.

80% of jobs are gained through networking and this program provides resources, training and the opportunity to help you prepare to enter the workforce!

Since establishing this program in 1999 over 1400 students and 700 mentors have participated, making it a highly reputable and rewarding program for all participants. Mentors in the program this year include representatives from Electronic Arts, BC Hydro, Ernst & Young, Scotiabank, London Drugs, HSBC, and The BC Lottery Corporation.

While the application deadline has recently passed, they are still accepting applicants from SFU prior to the July 8 th program interviews.

To apply click the below link:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=OOpHL8DWPTmoygK1QTj2iA_3d_3d

For more information please visit www.leadersoftomorrow.com

If you have any questions, Austin (The Program Coordinator) would be happy to answer them for you and his contact info is below:

Austin Nairn, B.Comm | Program Coordinator
The Company of Young Professionals and Leaders of Tomorrow
Suite 400, 999 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC, V6C 1E3
Direct 604-641-1246 | Cell: 778-838-7061 | Fax 604-681-0437
Email anairn@boardoftrade.com

Date: July 23-27, 2009
Venue: UBC
Participants: 200 youth, 50 professionals, international online viewers

Over the next 10 years, 500 million young people will seek employment in a rapidly changing world. Imagine…in 30 years, our professional working lives, we need to create homes, feed, communicate, create wealth, govern, and educate…for a low carbon, prosperous, healthy future.

In 30 years we can turn this world around
AND IT STARTS RIGHT HERE

Join:
• David Orr, best known for his pioneering work on education for sustainability
• George Lakoff, linguist and political activist on how we think and communicate.
• Janine Benyus, writer, innovator, and consultant on the science of biomimicy.
• CEOs of Canada’s leading cleantech firms
• The best in business, governance, education, architecture, healthcare, food systems, industry, cleantech and energy, and communications

Design a sustainable future through your career – whether you’re interested in science, governance, education, business, health, economics, media, cleantech and energy, or agriculture – and define the green jobs movement in Canada. It’s your chance to get the inside track on the jobs of the future.

For more information and details, visit http://www.worldchangingcareers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=79