Career Chat Speaker Series

The Career Chat Speaker Series give perspective on your employment outlook across industry sectors. Listen to professionals speak about their own career paths, tips and strategies about workplace success, and gain insight on specific labor market information in your field of interest.

PAST SPEAKERS

“Northern People for Northern Jobs” – Jamie Grant

The Northern Manitoba Sector Council is a not-for-profit corporation whose member comprises the region’s major employers and employment sectors.  The members provide an annual contribution of over $7 Billion to the Manitoba economy and collectively employ over 10,000 workers in high skilled, high paying jobs.

“Tech” Out Your Future – Kathy Knight

The future of work is changing at a pace unlike we’ve ever seen before.  By the time you graduate, the impacts of computational power will begin to rival some human capabilities.  So, how you can be ready as the kinds of jobs available and how we perform them will evolve.  Kathy Knight will discuss the skills that will be in-demand by tech sector employers and the ways you can future-proof your career.

“Explore your Opportunities”- Helga Bryant

Learn more about the vast range of career opportunities in business, healthcare, and trades-related positions available to you- find your FIT with one of Northern Manitoba’s largest employers, the Northern Health Region!

“Your Personal Brand and the Skills of the Future” – Brien Convery

Learn about the importance of your own personal brand and what skills recruitment is looking for in potential early talent.  This virtual coffee chat will be interactive and offer time to have an “ask Brien anything” session to get your questions answered by one of the top employers of youth in Canada.