Engineering Career Guide

Everything you need to know about getting a job in Engineering and hatching a career in Engineering

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Job Application And Interview Guide: Suncor Energy
Cassandra Jowett
Applying for jobs and preparing for job interviews as a student or new graduate can be stressful - especially since every company's...
TalentEgg's Free Student Engineering Career Guide eBook
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Today is the last day of Engineering Week on TalentEgg - it has been an egg-citing week full of co-ops, internships and entry level...
Digging Deeper: Inside A Recent Engineering Grad's Career With Goldcorp
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Vale's Mining Career Relocation Guide For New Graduates
Cassandra Jowett
Moving hundreds or thousands of kilometres away from everyone and everything you know and love can seem daunting, but it can also be...
A Day In The Life Of A Ground Control EIT At Vale's Garson Mine
Cassandra Jowett
Laurentian University Mining Engineering graduate Elizabeth Sweeney's experience working as an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) with Vale...
Vale Helps Engineering Intern Make The Most Of His Work Term
Cassandra Jowett
Shuhui Dong moved to Sudbury, Ont., from China in 2006 and enrolled in the Mechanical Engineering Program with a co-op option at...
From Co-op Student To CEO: Amiee Chan's Impressive Career In Tech
Tuen Mun Ong
A true Canadian at heart, Amiee Chan likes to lace up her skates and play ice hockey with a womens league from her university days, run...
Future Engineer From Wikwemikong First Nation Says Education Is Key To His Success
Michelle Circosta
When it comes to setting yourself up to achieve your professional goals, you can only hope that you will eventually be in a position...
Behind The Scenes: Suncor Energy's New Grad Program
Cassandra Jowett
Like many graduating students, Marilia Prudente wasn't sure exactly what she wanted to do. With a Bachelor of Commerce in international...
How To Get A Golden Ticket To Your Career: Tips From A Goldcorp Recruiter
Cassandra Jowett
Did you know that mining employers in Canada and around the world are hiring not only the people they need to meet their current...
Women In The Canadian Armed Forces
Cassandra Jowett
When most Canadians conjure up the image of a soldier in their minds, they probably picture a man. However, women have a long history...
No Ordinary Engineering Job: Engineering Officers In The Canadian Armed Forces
Cassandra Jowett
From building, operating and maintaining technologically-advanced equipment to leading and managing their fellow officers, engineers play...
Calgary Chemical Engineering Grad Hatches His Career In Nexen's EIT Program
Cassandra Jowett
Over the last year, since starting as a Production Engineer-in-Training (EIT) at Nexen Inc. in August 2011, Corbyn Horning has had the...
Are You Imperial Oil's Ideal Candidate? Tips From A Recruitment Manager
Cassandra Jowett
Imperial Oil is one of Canada's biggest oil and gas companies, and they hire hundreds of college and university students and new grads...
Office Hours: Tips For Hatching Your Oil And Gas Career With Suncor Energy
Eric Chung
Office Hours is an hour-long, live Q&A with industry eggs-perts for TalentEgg members only. Students and recent grads are invited to...
How Lambton College Prepares Students For Careers In The Oil And Gas Industry
Cassandra Jowett
Oil and gas has always been big business in Canada, but lately the demand for skilled workers in the petroleum industry is higher than...
Average Starting Salaries For New Grad Engineers In Canada: 2012 Edition
Cassandra Jowett
We're not gonna lie - it's pretty sweet to be an engineering grad in Canada right now! Entry level engineers earn among the top...
Who To Follow On Twitter: Engineering Edition
Cassandra Jowett
Do you consider yourself to be a super social engineering student or recent grad? Twitter can be a great way to connect with...
4 Ways Joining Your School's Engineering Society Will Help Your Career
Leah Ruehlicke
Having relevant education and experience are both vital aspects to landing a job. However, in most industries, having something...
How Engineering Internship Programs Help You Hatch Your Career
Ishani Nath
Lectures and courses provide you with the knowledge of how to build things, but internships give you a chance to apply that know-how and...
The Job Outlook For Mechanical, Civil And Chemical Engineering Graduates
Ishani Nath
No matter which area of engineering you're in - mechanical, civil or chemical - there is a growing number of job opportunities for new...
How To Engineer Your Job Interview
Ishani Nath
After making it through an intense nanotechnology undergraduate program complete with four co-op placements, Laura Burgess has learned...
How To Write An Effective Engineering Resume
Leah Ruehlicke
An effective resume can make all the difference between landing an interview and getting tossed into the "no" pile. However, knowing how...
Infographic: A Promising Future In Engineering
Ishani Nath
The job market for engineers has traditionally been fairly stable and reliable, much like the bridges and cities that these professionals...
How 6 Co-op Terms Impacted This Waterloo Engineering Grad's Career
Leah Ruehlicke
Gaining direct experience in your field while still in school is an extremely valuable experience no matter what industry you're in....
TalentEgg's Free September Recruitment Survival Guide For Students
Cassandra Jowett
Did you know that 70% of employers do the majority of theirhiring in September? If you didnt, youre not alone a whopping 81% of...
5 Common Entry Level Petroleum Industry Jobs And Their Salaries
Elias Da Silva-Powell
If you're looking for an industry that will offer plenty of job opportunities in the future, you would do well to consider a future in...
Alberta's Skilled Labour Shortage: An Opportunity For Youth
Elias Da Silva-Powell
If youve been on the job hunt for a while and havent yet found your firstentry level job, you may feel like there arent any jobs out...
Average Starting Salaries For New Grad Engineering Jobs In Calgary 2012
Elias Da Silva-Powell
If the mention of Calgary makes you think of a sleepy oil and gas town overrun with cattle, its probably a good time to take a step back...
Secrets Of Success At Hydro One: Paul, Aboriginal Recruitment Consultant
Cassandra Jowett
As an Aboriginal Recruitment Consultant at Hydro One, Paul's main role is to source qualified First Nations and Mtis candidates for roles...
A Day In The Life Of A New Grad Engineer At Vale
Cassandra Jowett
Cindy Chan is a recent Chemical Engineering graduate from the University of Toronto who first completed a 16-month internship with Vale...
Behind The Scenes Of Vale's Engineer-In-Training (EIT) And Geologist-In-Training (GIT) Programs
Cassandra Jowett
In this video, filmed on location at Vale's Base Metals Technology Development in Mississauga, Ontario, three new grad Engineers In...
All About Vale's Engineer-In-Training (EIT) and Geologist-In-Training (GIT) Programs
Cassandra Jowett
Vale is a leading producer of iron ore, copper, cobalt and precious metals, and the world's second largest nickel mining company, so they...
Average Starting Salaries For New Grad Engineers In Canada: 2011 Edition
Vicky Tobianah
You landed an interview for an engineering job with a company like BHP Billiton or Nexen and your prospective employer asks about...
Secrets Of My Success At Hydro One: Kim, Protection And Control Engineer
Cassandra Jowett
Kim is a Protection and Control Engineer from Rocky Bay First Nation on Lake Nipigon in northwestern Ontario who has been working at...
Going On An Exchange Can Help You Become A Better Engineer
Hussein Hashi
My name is Hussein Hashi and I'm a fourth year chemical engineering co-op student at Ryerson University. This summer I had the...
A Day In The Life Of A New Grad Engineer At Pason
Cassandra Jowett
Recent electrical engineering grad Abe Kohandel was super involved at the University of Calgary: he was part of the Engineering Students'...
Secrets Of My Success At Hydro One: Syed, Assistant Network Management Engineer
Cassandra Jowett
While completing his master's degree at McGill University, Syed originally thought he would go on to complete a PhD and become a...
Hydro One Co-op Student Takes Pride In Keeping Ontario's Lights On
Cassandra Jowett
Hydro One co-op student Jerry, a recent electrical engineering graduate, spoke to us this summer at Hydro One's downtown Toronto office....
How To Engineer Your Career: A Career Guide For Engineering Students
Jeleen Yu
If youre working toward an engineering degree, give yourself a pat on the back not only are you in a position to positively impact...
Mechanical Eng. Grad Launched His Career With Talisman Energy By Completing Two Internships
Cassandra Jowett
While many recent graduates start their careers with petroleum employers after graduation, some start while they're still students and...
The Top 25 Employers Canadian Engineering Students Want To Work For
Cassandra Jowett
Bombardier, Apple and Google ranked as the Top 3 employers engineering students in Canada want to work for according to this year's Top...
Everything You Need To Know About P.Eng. Certification
José Gonzalez
In Canada, the title "professional engineer" is restricted by law. When you hold a P.Eng., you are licensed to practice engineering in...
Engineering Co-op Programs Pay Competitive Salaries And Offer Valuable Experience
Katherine Rageth
Working in a paid position to support the costs of university while gaining relevant work experience to add to your resum makes co-op...
3 Things Students Need To Know About Starting A Career In Engineering
Cassandra Jowett
Starting a career in engineering can be stressful, so we asked Ontario Power Generation (OPG) Design Engineer In Training Raihan Khondker...
Engineers In Extraordinary Places
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The challenges the world is facing today are certainly no secret climate change, the end of oil, poverty these problems are complex and...
A Day In The Life Of A Design Engineer In Training At Ontario Power Generation
Cassandra Jowett
For the past 18 months, Raihan Khondker has worked as a Design Engineer-In-Training at Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and he says each...
The Number Of Women Pursuing Careers In Engineering Is On The Rise Again
Carley Centen
Sara Wyss is nearly finished her masters degree in Building Engineering at Concordia University , but becoming an engineer would likely...
Design Engineer In Training Explains Ontario Power Generations Application And Interview Process
Cassandra Jowett
For the past 18 months, Raihan Khondker has been a Design Engineer-In-Training at Ontario Power Generation (OPG). He graduated from the...
Recent Grad Geotechnical Engineer On His Entry-Level Job With Shell Canada
Cassandra Jowett
Siddharth Nag recently graduated from the Memorial University of Newfoundland with a bachelors degree in Civil Engineering and was hired...

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