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[SIFE][SFU SEY 2011] MASTER YOUR PRESENTATION – Ft. Honor Morris from Kasian | November 3

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Interested in starting a business but don’t know where to begin? The SFU Student Entrepreneur of the Year program has got you covered with Interactive Workshops featuring industry professionals to teach you the foundation you need to start and maintain your own business.

On Thursday, November 3rd, Honor Morris, Media Relations Manager at Kasian Architecture Interior Design will be coming in to teach students how to present to stakeholders to sell their ideas properly. Learn the secrets behind how to make a great presentation, and make that leap forward you need to make a great elevator pitch today!

Event Information:
Thursday, November 3rd
4:30pm to 5:30pm
SFU Burnaby WMC3210

These workshops are FREE of charge to all SFU Students. Limited seats available! Registration is open now at http://seypresentationworkshop.eventbrite.com/, so sign up today!
If you have any questions, please contact Kelvin Chen.

Speaker bio:
Honor Morris has spent much of her professional life in front of the microphone. A skilled host and media presenter, Honor has an award-winning background in broadcast journalism through the CBC and BBC. She has worked as an international correspondent for both organizations, covering a variety of news and sports events for a global radio audience. Honor has provided commentary on the World Cup of soccer; the Bali and London terrorist bombings; the Robert Pickton murder trial; and most recently, the 2011 London riots. An experienced program and documentary maker, Honor secured two UK Sony awards, the Oscars of the UK radio industry, for her ground-breaking research work on “Wartime Kent”, a leading historical documentary series for BBC radio.

Honor has worked extensively in both the public and private sector and has created strategic training workshops for entrepreneurs seeking venture capital financing at North America’s first Plant Biotechnologies Conference. She also developed bootcamp-style seminars on effective presentation techniques for C-level executives at all of the First Tuesday/First Forward business matchmaking events, and worked as a senior presentation judge for the prestigious ‘Enterprize Canada Business Plan Competition’.

A keen advocate of knowledge-sharing, much of Honor’s work now involves developing client-focused presentations and communications pieces that are designed to resonate with the target audience. A published author of case studies and academic papers, Honor is currently entrusted with building the global reputation and brand of Kasian, one of Canada’s largest architecture, interior design and planning firms.

For more info on the company: http://www.kasian.com/

 

[SMN] Social Media Speaker Session: #PangTalks with Dennis Pang | November 7

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We are pleased to introduce SMN’s first Speaker Session with social media guru, Dennis Pang! 

Dennis is the founder, CEO, and marketing strategist at Popcorn and Motive8 Media. He brings with him a university education in Marketing and over a decade of experience in Internet Marketing and web development. Having started Motive8 Media in 2009, an interactive marketing agency, he has worked with dozens of local businesses to increase their visibility and presence online. It was during this time what he recognized a specific opportunity within the social media space for restaurants. It was this realization that prompted him to start Popcorn, an online promotions agency specifically for the food and drink industry

The session will start at 7PM in the Vancouver campus of Simon Fraser University. There will be refreshments and drinks, but best of all, admission is FREE!

So whether you’re new to social media, or you’re a seasoned pro, #PangTalks will be a great opportunity for you to network with other students from UBC and SFU, as well as gain insight in the social media industry. If you have Twitter, please use the hashtag #PangTalks!

Please RSVP on Eventbrite (http://smn-pangtalks.eventbrite.com/), seats are limited so sign up soon.

 

[ASA] CGA Office Hours | November 10

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CGA Office Hours

If you have ever wanted to pursue the Certified General Accountants (CGA) designation or wanted to know more about this designation, this is a great opportunity for you to ask questions and learn more about it!

CGA are well-rounded professionals with high recognition throughout Canada and around the world. The field of expertise includes: accounting, finance, taxation, business strategy, auditing, business leadership and management. CGA is one of the largest and fastest growing professional designation in Canada with more than 75,000 CGAs and students in more than 80 countries worldwide. Today, around 70% of accounting students in Canada have chosen this designation as their pathway to an outstanding business career.

Register today for the CGA Office Hour to have a 20-minute one-on-one session with Jas Randhawa, Manager of Recruitment and Employment of CGA-BC. You may also bring your cover letter, resume, and transcript to get further advices to pursue the CGA designation for your future.

Date:           Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Time:           10:00AM – 5:00PM (16 20-minute slots)

Location:     Across Tim Hortons at WMC
Dress:         Business Casual
Cost: Free

RSVP: CLICK HERE

There are only 16 spaces. Please Sign Up Today!

Please contact Sang Lee at ssl22@sfu.ca if you have any questions about the event.

 

School of the Week: University of Strathclyde, Scotland

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University of Strathclyde

Location Glasgow
Level of agreement Undergraduate
Open to Students in all SFU disciplines
Disciplines offered EITHER Courses similar to most SFU disciplines; see Strathclyde website for course information
OR Chemistry and Applied Chemistry (including Centre for Forensic Science), Computer & Information Sciences, Mathematics, Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences, and Strathclyde Institution of Physics, Statistics & Modelling Sciences [if going through TASSEP agreement; see "Application comments" below for more information]
Language of instruction English
GPA requirement A minimum CGPA of 3.00 is required
Exchange terms available SFU Fall = Strathclyde Semester 1 (September – January) and/or
SFU Spring = Strathclyde Semester 2 (late January – June)
Useful links Strathclyde Exchange Office, Video of Strathclyde/Glasgow, SFU Exchange Credit History, SFU Business Exchange Credit Database
Past students’ experiences Fall 03-Spring 04, 2004, Fall 04-Spring 05, 2005, Fall 06, Fall 06-Spring 07, Fall 06-Spring 07,Spring 07 , 2007, 2007, 2007, Fall 2007, Fall 08
Additional funding opportunities Students are eligible to apply for the BUTEX Scholarship.
Application comments Students can apply to attend Strathclyde through our standard university-wide agreement or through a separate Transatlantic Science Student Exchange Program (TASSEP) (see Strathclyde’s TASSEP listing).  Please select the correct agreement on your online application. See all TASSEP member institutions open to SFU students.
Comments This institution is a Preferred SFU Business Partner

 

Hot Jobs of the Week: October 31 – November 4

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SFU Business Career Management Centre

Undergraduate Business Job Postings

Access the Job Board on Beedie Community at: http: http://community.sfu.ca/beedie/

Jobs Added to Beedie Community for the Week of October  22 – 28, 2011:

Job Title

Employer

Posting Date
Pension Administrator AON Hewitt 10/24/2011
Co-President PharmaTerra Inc. 10/27/2011
Marketing and Publishing Coordinator iData Research Inc 10/27/2011
Windshield Repair Summer Employment Deco Windshield Repair 10/27/2011
Market Research Analyst iData Research Inc 10/27/2011
Blogging and Content Intern Blender Media 10/27/2011
Project Manager, Information Management / Information Technology John Forde & Associates 10/27/2011
Project Analyst, Information Management / Information Technology John Forde & Associates 10/27/2011
Senior Brand Manager Headhunters Recruitment Inc (The) 10/28/2011
Decision Support Coordinator Community Living British Columbia 10/28/2011
GIS Specialist 1 City of Surrey 10/28/2011
MBA Career Manager University of British Columbia 10/28/2011
Volunteers, Marketing Benchmarking Analysis SFU 10/28/2011
Various Opportunities Cactus Club Restaurants Ltd. 10/28/2011

 

Jobs Expiring Next Week:

Job Title

Employer

Posting Date
Post-Secondary Recruitment (PSR) program Public Service Commission of Canada 10/31/2011
Federal Student Work Experience Program Public Service Commission of Canada 10/31/2011
Data Analyst Specialist LoyaltyOne 10/31/2011
Financial Advisor Sun Life Financial 10/31/2011
Assistant Coordinator, Business Development – Intern TrojanOne 10/31/2011
Assistant Analyst, Consulting Group – Intern TrojanOne 10/31/2011
Assistant Coordinator, Consumer Engagement – Intern TrojanOne 10/31/2011
Assistant Coordinator, Marketing Communications – Intern TrojanOne 10/31/2011
Assistant Coordinator, Creative Services – Intern TrojanOne 10/31/2011
Assistant Coordinator, Business Planning – Intern TrojanOne 10/31/2011
Sales Consultant Best Shredding 10/31/2011
Sourcing Analyst lululemon athletica 10/31/2011
Professional Consultant Dillon Consulting Limited 10/31/2011
Employer Contact Crew SFU Beedie – Career Management Centre (CMC) 11/01/2011
Canvassing- Exterior Cleaning Services Home Service Center 11/03/2011
GRE Test Prep Instructor Oxford Seminars 11/03/2011
GMAT Test Prep Instructor Oxford Seminars 11/03/2011
Financial Security Advisor Freedom 55 Financial 11/04/2011
Teacher Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions 11/04/2011
Sales Support Specialist TM8 Recruitment 11/05/2011
Technical Sales Executive – Outside Sales TM8 Recruitment 11/05/2011
Account Executive – Mining Investment Sales TM8 Recruitment 11/05/2011
Recruitment Consultant TM8 Recruitment 11/05/2011
Territory Account Manager – Analytics TM8 Recruitment 11/05/2011
Junior Outside Sales Representative – Industrial TM8 Recruitment 11/05/2011
Advertising Account Executive TM8 Recruitment 11/05/2011
Financial Consultant TM8 Recruitment 11/05/2011
Software Sales Manager TM8 Recruitment 11/05/2011
Property Manager Katherine Sanford Housing Society 11/05/2011
Marketing and Sales Assistant Artron Laboratories Inc. 11/05/2011

 

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

Event Boards (in addition to what is viewable via Career Network):

To view Vancouver Board of Trade event postings click here
To view Business in Vancouver event postings click here

For more fantastic job search resources, login to Beedie Community at http://community.sfu.ca/beedie and go to ‘Resources’ to access various homepage links and also the ‘BBA Resources’ tab to review valuable information contained in our comprehensive Career Management Guides

Event Boards (in addition to what is viewable via Beedie Community

To view Vancouver Board of Trade event postings click here
To view Business in Vancouver event postings click here

To access Beedie Community:

1  Go to http://community.sfu.ca/beedie
2. Click on the Student/Alumni image or “Login here” link.
3. Login with your SFU Computing ID & Password (same login as your SFU email).

Please note: “Non-Degree” students do not have access to Beedie Community. You have to be enrolled in the BBA Program in order to have access to the Beedie Calendar, Business Job board and Career Advising.

 

Career Tip of the Week: October 31 – November 4

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Thinking beyond Resume & Cover Letter:

If your idea of job search is sitting at home in your comfy pajamas while cruising advertised job postings, you’re missing a lot of opportunities. The truth is that most people get jobs from the relationships they have built. It is rare to get a job by simply submitting a resume online. One of the best ways to uncover “hidden” job opportunities is by finding issues and organizations that interest you – then getting involved! To learn more about creative job search, register for the upcoming Job Search Strategies workshop on Nov 7th through the CMC. Register online through Beedie Community.

 

New Career Advising Services | November 1 – December 2

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The Career Management Centre (CMC) is holding a trial run of two new career advising services to support you in your career development. From Nov. 1, 2011 to Dec. 2, 2011 you will be able to book two new types of Career Advising appointments.

 

Description: Description: G:\social media audit.jpgSocial Media Audit: Do you have a Linkedin Account? Use Facebook or Twitter? Have you Googled yourself lately? Did you know that 91% of employers will check your social media image before they hire you? Don’t believe us? Check this out:Mashable article. This November is good time to have it reviewed by a CMC Advisor.

 

After Hours Skype appointments: Do you currently work full time? Are you on exchange? Do you need Career Advising, but can’t make our 9-4 appointments? We will be offering a limited number of advising times each week in the month of November for Career Advising via Skype in the evening.

 

To sign up for one of these great new services login to your Beedie Community Account and look for “Social Media Audit” or “After Hours Skype Advising” in the appointment drop down menu. When you sign up for an appointment, the career advisor who is meeting with you will contact you via e-mail to ask for links to your Linkedin profile and other social media sites OR your skype user name.

 

 

[IMC] APPLY NOW to be Team Liaison | Deadline: November 8

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We have a great volunteer opportunity for YOU!

 

The Intercollegiate Marketing Competition (IMC) Organizing Committee is now recruiting Team Liaisons to contribute to the success of the competition. On March 3rd & 4th, 2011, Team Liaisons will be responsible for enhancing the experience for teams from across North America. Role expectations include: escorting respective team throughout the event, answer queries, and consult the OC if any issues arise.

 

Prior to the competition, Team Liaison will have the opportunity to:

  • Coordinate fundraising events with the assistance of the Chairs
  • Assist the Corporate Relations Coordinators with contacting organizations.
  • Help market the event to the SFU and external community

Benefits of being part of the IMC team include:

  • Gaining a better understanding of how a competition project is built
  • Development of event planning skills
  • Enhancement of communication and teamwork skills
  • Building of relationships with industry professionals, North American Universities, and the Organizing Committee
  • Being a part of an international competition

To apply for this amazing opportunity, please email the following information to mkw6@sfu.caand grigor@sfu.ca by November 8th, 2011 11:59pm.

 

1.     Your name

2.     Your email

3.     Your interview availability

4.     Resume

 

Interviews will be taking place on November 9-11th 6:30-8:30 pm at the Burnaby campus. If you are unable to make either of these dates, please inform the Logistics Coordinators immediately.

 

Successful applicants must be available on March 3rd & 4th, 2011.

 

Questions can be directed to Mike Wong & Genifer Rigor, IMC 2012′s Logistic Coordinators, at mkw6@sfu.ca and grigor@sfu.ca. To learn more about IMC visit our website at www.sfu-imc.com.

 

[ASA] CMA Information Session | November 8

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CMA Information Session

Certified Management Accountant (CMA) is one of the most integrative professional accounting designations in Canada. CMAs are strategic leaders in the field of management accounting with leadership competencies in market development, human resources, international competitiveness, and information technologies.

The CMA program is compatible to your lifestyle and learning schedules. Come learn about the CMA program and explore the many career opportunities that are available as a CMA with our speaker, Humaira Ahmed, Development Officer from CMA BC.


Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM
Location: MBC 2290
Dress Code: Business Casual
Cost: Free

Food and refreshments will be provided.

RSVP: CLICK HERE


Space is Limited. Please Sign Up Today!



If you have any questions about the event, please contact Cheryl Wu at ycw5@sfu.ca.

 

[Marketing] Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec: Become a Campus Account Manager | Deadline: October 31

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Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec (CNTAE) is a unique competition that asks Canadian students to create a comprehensive real-world advertising campaign for the real-world products of a real-world client – Chevrolet Canada. Authored and led by the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University, CNTAE was Founded in 2007. The program has quickly become one of the richest competitions in the history of Canadian universities. Last year, Isaiah Baldissera and Carolina Dubanik from SFU made it to the top 10. 

We are currently looking for driven, passionate, and proactive students at universities across Western Canada to promote the competition at their home universities as Campus Account Managers (CAM). CAM’s could win up to $1500 in cash, a trip to Toronto, and networking with the competition sponsors. Please see the attached information package for more details.

Why should you be become a CAM? Because being a CAM has some major benefits!!

  • Top recruiting CAMs will win cash of up to $1500, and the top three will each receive a free ticket to the CNTAE 2011 closing ceremonies, including free accommodations
  • Being a CNTAE CAM involves several different components of marketing execution and is recognized by top employees.
  • Your resume will be entered into our database for our sponsoring agencies to review and the Intern Connect program with Account Niche.
  • The CNTAE Co-Chairs will provide you with a reference letter acknowledging your efforts, responsibilities and successes.

Please note: you can be a CAM and compete in the competition! They are not mutually exclusive! If you are interested in being a CAM, please contact Paul King at pdking@uvic.ca directly by Monday, Oct 31.

For more information about the competition, please visit: www.topadexec.com

Click here to download the CAM Package

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