Events

Alumni Office Hour: Change the world and pay your (moderate) rent while doing it - exploring a career in Not-For-Profit with Sabrina Bowman

Change the world, make a living, learn how to be nimble, feisty, and meet some of the most excellent, smart, and funny people you will ever meet. Yes, you CAN have it all - in the not-for-profit sector! Sabrina will share the frustrating, hilarious, and ultimately rewarding world of working for a not-for-profit.  

Alumni Office Hour: Exploring interests in graduate studies and developing your professional toolkit with Robert Walter-Joseph

His undergrad helped broadened his ability to think about the world. His master's in planning helped him connect theory to policy levers that affect how people live and connect. Today, Robert is an urban planner with experience both in development planning and policy planning. Whether you're interested in broadening - or narrowing your interests, building your professional toolkit, or learning to enjoy your work as a planner, join us for this Career AMA with Robert Walter-Joseph, Planner at Gladki Planning Associates.

Alumni Office Hour: Success within the Environmental Consulting Industry with David Wade

Have you ever wondered what environmental consultants do for a living?  David will walk you through many aspects of a successful career as an environmental consultant, providing tips on finding the right company to work for, pointers for a successful interview, and an outline of many of the typical tasks carried out by environmental consultants both in the office and in the field.

Find out what is involved in pursuing a career within the environmental science and engineering consulting industry, how to approach getting a job in the industry and what makes a successful environmental consultant.

Green and social finance has grown rapidly in recent years, especially in the private sector. As economies across Asia and the Pacific work to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, how can governments nurture green and social finance to ensure that the recovery is inclusive, resilient, and sustainable?
 
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) explored these issues in a recent report forecasting the drivers and impacts of green and social finance and its prospects in the region. 

Alumni Office Hour: Leaning in, making connections and breaking into tech with a non-tech degree with Insiya Cuttleriwala (BES '18, ENBUS)

When an 8-month coop job at Facebook caught her eye, Insiya Cuttleriwala (BES '18, ENBUS) didn’t feel qualified. But having recently learned in Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In that most females only apply for jobs they are 100% qualified for, she decided to throw her hat into the ring filled with engineering students, and she landed the job. Turning a co-op placement into a full-time job, however, took time, patience and maintaining connections.

After 18 months of pandemic restrictions, many people feel lost and disconnected. Join recent ENBUS grad, Yoshitake (Yoshi) Matsuzaki, as he shares insights on creating connections, reconnecting with people you've lost touch with and how helping others helped him find direction and clarity about his future.

Finding your dream job sometimes means playing outside of your lane. Whether you are interested in learning about a career in active transportation or tips to navigate towards your ideal career in a different field, join geography grad, Cai de Ridder 

What exactly does a consultant do and how do you get into the field? Join ERS grad, Mariam Gill, to learn about her career as a Sustainability and Climate Change consultant and insights and resources on networking, mentorship, career planning and more. 

Join planning alumnus, Chris Rickett as he shares insights from his work leading the City of Toronto’s economic response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Chris will highlight how in the early days of the pandemic, public servants had to adapt quickly and come together to collaborate on solutions that could be rapidly implemented.

If a career in politics or the public sector interests you, join KI alumnus Matthew Klassen, as he shares insights on getting your foot in the door, evaluating opportunities, navigating job changes and how the pandemic has affected public policy.