2012 Science & Engineering Career Fair Online Magazine

Science & Engineering Career Fair Magazine

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Exhibitors at the fair.

Did you miss them?

CareerLink A message from Career Services

Reading a Job Posting

What qualifications do they really need?

Nexen’s New Graduate Program Provides a World of Opportunity

your future starts here.

Job Search Learn the tricks from a Career Specialist

ucalgary.ca/careers

WHY WORK FOR NEXEN? Because you value innovation and seek opportunity.

Tap into your spirit of adventure – join us as we put innovative ideas to work to get the most energy out of every barrel. We’ve assembled a great team of people who enjoy working together and supporting each other. Our high standards of integrity and governance have earned us a global reputation for valuing the big picture: people, safety and the environment.

Your contributions are rewarded with a competitive compensation package and a healthy work-life balance and training that will open doors to your future.

On July 23, 2012, we announced the proposed acquisition of our company by CNOOC Limited. Our hiring plans have not changed. We continue to recruit talented, high-performing individuals, and CNOOC intends to retain employees and will inherit Nexen’s remuneration and benefits packages.

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Nexen’s New Graduate Program a World of Opportunity

Ever wonder what it’s like to work at Nexen as a new grad? Doug Duego tells us what it’s all about.

A Message from Career Services. Seriously.

When the oh-my-goodnesssummer’s-coming-and-I-don’t-havea-job stress hits come check us out.

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www.nexeninc.com

Active Job Search

We know how much work finding a job is! David Cataford tells shares his career specialist secrets with us.

Reading a Job Posting

So... when they say.... what do they really mean? Find out here.

Thanks to our Sponsors See which companies sponsored our 2012 Science & Engineering Career Fair.

Missed the career fair on September 25? See the exhibitor list here.

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Nexen’s New Graduate Program Provides a World of Opportunity At Nexen Inc., we don’t just look for the right person for the job; we want the best and the brightest! But let’s face it, when it comes to attracting and retaining top talent there’s a lot of competition in the world of global energy exploration and production. Nexen, a Canadian-based upstream oil and gas company, succeeds in this competitive world by attracting talented young people at the beginning of their careers and giving them the tools, resources and support to grow both personally and professionally.

company’s geographic reach. Nexen explores and develops energy resources in some of the world’s most significant basins, including the UK North Sea, offshore West Africa, the Gulf of Mexico, and Western Canada.

About Nexen

New Graduate Program

Nexen has approximately 3,000 employees, with more than half working in Canada.

The company is the recipient of many top employer awards and has been recognized for its training and skills development, employee engagement and community investment.

Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Nexen’s One of Nexen’s signature human resource resource base – conventional oil and gas, oil initiatives is its New Graduate Program, a sands and shale gas – is as diverse as the development program offered to new and

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recent graduates in various disciplines, including great experience” along the way. Add in the technical engineering and geoscience. courses and field trips and he says he’s “benefited greatly from the program.”

Young professionals learn on the job by rotating through different areas of the company and working “The experience I’ve received from working at Nexen on high-profile projects. Assigned mentors provide has put me ahead of the game,” he says. “Not only coaching and feedback to each of the graduates. has the New Graduate Program given me the chance Training is an integral part of the program which to experience a few different roles, its also given me includes a CDN$7,500 corporate training budget enough creditable work experience to apply for my per graduate per year. Together, these components professional engineer designation.” develop technically skilled, confident, motivated and innovative employees who contribute to Nexen’s “In the end, Nexen is a company with integrity ongoing success. and a global reputation for safe, reliable and environmentally conscious development, which was “After researching and attending the recruitment enough to convince me that this was a company I presentation, I knew I wanted to work for Nexen,” says would be proud to work for.”

Doug Deugo, EIT. “I felt that Nexen’s New Graduate Program would provide me with the structured Integrity At Nexen, we don’t just talk about integrity, we development plan I was looking for.” live it. Our culture is defined by the actions of our Doug Deugo, EIT employees; we set high expectations and provide Doug Deugo joined Nexen in 2009 after graduating a variety of resources to help our employees make from the University of Calgary with a BSc in responsible decisions.

Mechanical Engineering. Now in his third-year of the New Graduate Program, Doug currently works Nexen sets clear as a Production Engineer-in-Training with Nexen’s expectations Operations and Production Engineering team where around such he is responsible for overseeing the production of topics as roughly 2,400 shallow gas wells in southern Alberta human rights, and Saskatchewan. protection of privacy and Throughout his time in the New Graduate Program, appropriate Doug has had the opportunity to work and live in a business number of different locations – gathering “a load of

Doug Deugo, EIT, is part of Nexen’s New Graduate Program and is responsible for overseeing the production of roughly 2,400 shallow gas wells in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan.

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relationships which are made clear in the company’s How We Work: Our Integrity Guide.

Working with integrity enables us to access capital and countries that might otherwise be difficult, strengthens the work we do with our stakeholders and helps us attract and retain talented employees.

Top Employer Rating Nexen was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and Alberta’s Top Employers for 2012 by Media Corp. In fact, Media Corp describes Nexen’s has having “above-average” financial benefits and compensation. This includes: • Competitive base salaries, • Long-term incentives, • Flexible health plan benefits, • A profit-sharing plan, and • The choice of a defined benefit pension plan or a defined contribution pension plan.

Nexen also offers an Employee Recognition Program that awards bonus payments of up to $5,000 to individuals who contribute beyond their basic responsibilities. ■

CNOOC-Nexen Acquisition On July 23, 2012, we announced the proposed US$15.1-billion acquisition of our company by CNOOC Limited – China’s largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas and one of the largest oil and gas exploration and production companies in the world. Our hiring plans have not changed. We continue to recruit talented, high-performing individuals, and CNOOC intends to retain employees and will inherit Nexen’s remuneration and benefits packages.

Student Employment Opportunities In addition to New Graduate programs, Nexen has four Canadian employment programs for students to consider.

Engineering Internship Program – paid internships for engineering students lasting 12or 16-months. Students develop technical skills which complement their academic learning.

Co-op Program – Lasting four- or eight-months, Nexen’s paid co-op opportunities allow students from various disciplines to gain practical experience and contribute to projects in their field of study.

Technical Summer Student Program – Fourmonth paid program aimed at students studying engineering, geoscience, geographic information systems and land disciplines.

Students must be in their second or third year of their program to be eligible to apply.

Summer Student Program – Four-month program provides students with paid experience by performing a variety of tasks and projects.

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A WORLD-CLASS COMPANY NEEDS WORLD-CLASS ENGINEERS At Shell, we’re developing all kinds of ideas to help meet the growing demand for energy.

And we’re looking for ambitious engineering students and graduates to help us do more.

The Shell Graduate Program provides recent college graduates the opportunity to build their skills through a rotation of challenging, hands-on roles and real responsibilities in a diverse environment, supported by a network of coaches and mentors to help them succeed.

Stop by the Shell booth at the University of Calgary Science & Engineering Career Fair for more information or apply online at www.shell.ca/campus.

Let’s deliver better energy solutions together.

An Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.

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Crossing Energy Frontiers

Your ideas may be our solutions of tomorrow We are looking for people who have the courage to set ambitious targets, embrace innovation and deliver on promises to extend our reach.

Who are we?

We are an international energy company with operations in 37 countries.

Building on 40 years of experience from oil and gas production on the Norwegian continental shelf, we are committed to accommodating the world’s energy needs in a responsible manner, applying technology and creating innovative business solutions. Statoil is headquartered in Norway with 21,000 employees worldwide, and is listed on the New York and Oslo stock exchanges.

Do you remember when you made new discoveries every day?

We still do.

Statoil Canada’s oil sands operations consist of the Leismer Demonstration Plant in the Athabasca region of Northeastern Alberta, Canada. The Leismer facility serves as a learning platform for Statoil’s future development of our Kai Kos Dehseh oil sands leases. Our lease area measures 1,129 square kilometers (610 square miles).

In Newfoundland and Labrador, our ambitions are to become a producing operator, while gaining knowledge about the region’s sub-arctic conditions.

We are a partner in the Terra Nova (15%) and Hibernia (5%) fields, as well as the Hebron (9.7%) and in the Hibernia Southern Extension (10.5%) field developments. As a leading acreage holder, Statoil is operator of four significant discovery licenses (SDLs) and seven exploration licenses (ELs) covering a total area of 11,000 km2.

At Cenovus, that feeling is present in everything we do.

And in everyone we hire.

Want to be one of us?

We welcome you to apply at www.statoil.com/careers

We’re looking for fresh and unique perspectives. Because it’s more than just developing the energy resources our world needs. It’s how we do it.

Discover the possibilities at cenovus.com

New ideas. New approaches.

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“I love not having a job lined up and stressing about where I am going to work after the school year’s done”

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CareerLink: Your Future Starts Here As you may or may not have heard, Career Services at the University of Calgary has recently launched a new online recruitment database, CareerLink. With the implementation of CareerLink, students will now have better access to job postings, information session schedules, career fair details, and other recruitment event information. All students enrolled at the University of Calgary can use CareerLink by visiting the Career Services website, www. ucalgary.ca/careers/, and following the CareerLink prompts. Your login for CareerLink will be the same as your myUofC ID and password.

Ask employees why Devon is a great place to work and you’ll get lots of reasons.

But the biggest reason of all? It’s our staff.

View Devon’s career opportunities at jobs.dvn.com Commitment Runs Deep

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OPPORTUNITY

A message from Career Services

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A 15 minute weekly or bi-weekly visit to CareerLink is all it takes to keep up to date with what recruitment activities is occurring on-campus. Whether it is flagging an interesting job that you may want to apply for in the future, visiting the event calendar to see which organizations are hosting information sessions, or using the Student Resources page, there are multiple avenues worth exploring on this database aimed at connecting you with your dream employer.

Final Pieces of Advice?

Start the job hunt early. Seriously. Yes, you. Okay, it is alright to enjoy your first few weeks back at university and overindulge in debilitating frothy beverages – that is an important part of university too. But getting a jump on your fellow classmates when it comes to applying to summer/new graduate positions is absolutely vital to you securing a great job. Keep your eyes out in September and October for those great opportunities in the summer! That’s right – it’s early. You will thank yourself later when you have a sweet job lined for the summer by mid-November and your buddies are stressing over where all the jobs went by the time March rolls around.

All the best to you and your search.

Sincerely, Your dedicated Career Services team.

CareerLink is accessed through ‘My U of C’ under ‘Campus Services.

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MAKE WHAT YOU DO MATTER

F_T_RE LEADERS We need U

EBA, A Tetra Tech Company, offers a great place to work and an engaging culture that is based on innovation, collaboration and integrity. Our people come from a wide range of backgrounds and fields of study, representing the best in their disciplines and specializations, making it possible to assemble multidisciplinary teams that provide our clients with a full-service approach to their needs. With Tetra Tech, our capacity extends to every province and territory, with over 13,000 employees world wide. www.eba.ca

FIND THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WORK OF YOUR CAREER AT TRANSCANADA At TransCanada we dream big, think big and do big things. For over 60 years, we’ve had the vision and scale to deliver big things that matter to North America.

With pipelines, gas storage and power generation, millions of North Americans depend on us for the energy they need. We’re looking for people who are ready to take on the most significant challenges of their careers and define energy infrastructure in North America.

TransCanada hires students in all areas, especially from engineering, business, information systems and technical programs. Our new graduate, Co-op, Internship and Summer Student programs employ students from across North America.

TransCanada is an equal opportunity employer. Find out more about our student programs at www.transcanada.com/careers Everything you do at TransCanada contributes to everything we do across North America. Make more of your career. Help us build long-lasting energy solutions that matter.

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2012 Science & Engineering Career Fair Directory

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Organization

Website

Booth

Sponsor

Accenture Inc.

http://www.accenture.com/ca-en/Pages/index.aspx

2

Bronze

Aecon

http://www.aecon.com

127

Air Liquide Canada

http://www.airliquide.com

108

Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures (AITF)

http://www.albertainnovates.ca

104

Alberta School of Radiation Therapy

http://www.albertahealthservices.ca

47

Alberta Utilities Commission

http://www.auc.ab.ca/Pages/Default.aspx

53

Allnorth Consultants Limited

http://www.allnorth.com/careers

130

AltaGas Ltd.

http://www.altagas.ca/

59

AltaLink Management Ltd.

http://www.altalink.ca

29

Bronze

AMEC

http://www.amec.com

80

Bronze

APEGA

http://www.apega.ca

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ARC Resources Ltd.

http://www.arcresources.com

42

Arcurve Inc.

http://www.arcurve.com

76

ATCO Gas

http://www.atcogas.com

129

ATCO Power Canada Ltd.

http://www.atcopower.com

72

ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd.

http://www.atcosl.com

118

Atkins Global

http://atkinsglobal.com

62

Baker Hughes Canada

http://ww.bakerhughes.com/careers

44

Bronze

Beta Machinery Analysis Ltd.

http://www.betamachinery.com

25

Bronze

BP Canada Energy Company

http://www.bp.com/careerscanada

14

Bronze

CANA High Voltage Ltd.

http://www.canahighvoltage.ca

81

Bronze

Canadian Forces

http://www.forces.ca

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Canadian Natural Resources Limited

http://www.cnrl.com/

50

Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)

http://www.csiscareers.ca

71

Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists

http://www.cseg.ca

78

CDL Systems Ltd.

http://www.cdlsystems.com

36

Silver

Cenovus Energy Inc.

http://www.cenovus.com

90

Gold

CGGVeritas

http://cggveritas.com

109

Chevron Canada Resources

http://www.chevron.ca

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Conestoga-Rovers & Associates Ltd.

http://www.craworld.com/en/

113

ConocoPhillips Canada Resources Corp.

http://www.workwithphil.com

89

Coverity Inc.

http://www.coverity.com

99

Crescent Point Energy Corp

http://www.crescentpointenergy.com

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Deloitte

http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_CA/ca/index.htm 58

Devon Canada Corporation

http://www.devonenergy.com

35

Dillon Consulting

http://www.dillon.ca

124

Dufferin Construction a Division of Holcim

http://www.dufferinconstruction.com

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Dynastream Innovations Inc.

http://www.dynastream.com/

110

Eaton Corporation

http://www.eaton.com

27

Bronze

EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.

http://www.eba.ca

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Bronze Bronze

EFCO Forms

http://www.efcoforms.com/index.html

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Enbridge Pipelines Inc.

http://www.jobs.enbridge.com

107

Encana Corporation

http://www.encana.com

102

Enerflex Ltd.

http://www.enerflex.com

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Exhibitor Directory Organization

Website

Booth

Energy Resources Conservation Board

http://www.ercb.ca

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Sponsor

Enerplus Resources

http://www.enerplus.com/careers

121

Engineered Air

http://www.engineeredair.com/

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EPCOR Utilities Inc.

http://www.epcor.ca

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Fekete Associates Inc.

http://www.fekete.com

24

Bronze

Flowserve Canada Corp.

http://www.flowserve.com

61

Bronze

Fluor Canada Ltd.

www.fluor.com/careers

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Fortis BC

http://www.fortisbc.com/careers

FourQuest Energy

http://www.fourquest.com

63

GASFRAC Energy Services Inc.

http://www.gasfrac.com

98

General Electric Canada

http://campuscareers.ge.ca

96

Global Prior Art Inc.

http://www.globalpriorart.com/

105

Golder Associates Ltd.

http://www.golder.com

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Halliburton

http://www.Halliburton.com

43

Hatch

http://www.hatch.ca/

106

Hitachi ID Systems Inc.

http://www.hitachi-id.com

119

Horton CBI Ltd.

http://www.cbi.com

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Husky Energy Inc.

http://www.huskyenergy.ca

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Imperial Oil

http://www.imperialoil.ca/campus

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Ingenia Polymers

http://www.ingeniapolymers.com

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Jacobs

http://www.jacobs.com/

51

Bronze

Silver

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Silver Technical Expertise // Sustainable Growth // Outstanding People // Passion // Commitment

Silver

Visit us at the Science & Engineering Fair to learn more about career opportunities at ARC www.arcresources.com @arcresources www.facebook.com/arcresources

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Exhibitor Directory

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Exhibitor Directory

Organization

Website

Booth

John Meunier Inc./Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies

http://www.veoliawater.com/

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Sponsor

Keyera Corp.

http://www.keyera.com

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Kiewit Energy Canada Corp.

http://www.kiewit.com

86

Lanmark Engineering Inc.

http://www.lanmarkeng.net/

60

Lehigh Hanson

http://www.lehighhanson.com/pages/home.aspx

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Lynx-U of Calgary

http://www.ucalgary.ca/nativecr/aboriginallynxpro- 64 gram

Matrix Logistics Services Ltd

N/A

73

Maxxam Analytics

http://www.maxxam.ca

30

Bronze

McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd.

www.mcelhanney.com

15

Bronze

MDH Engineered Solutions Corp

http://www.mdhsolutions.com

3

Bronze

Microsoft Corporation

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx

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Mosaic Company (The)

http://www.mosaicco.com

120

MPE Engineering Ltd.

http://www.mpe.ca

74

National Energy Board

http://www.neb.gc.ca/

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National Oilwell Varco Enerflow

http://www.nov.com

112

Nexen Inc.

http://www.nexeninc.com

91

North American Construction Group

http://www.nacg.ca

100

Norwest Corporation

http://norwestcorp.com/

56

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

http://www.novachemicals.com

116

NovAtel Inc.

http://www.novatel.com

88

Silver

OptaSense OSIsoft Canada ULC

http://www.optasense.com http://www.osisoft.com

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P2 Energy Solutions

http://www.p2energysolutions.com/

126

Pacer Corporation

http://www.pacercorp.com

114

Packers Plus Energy Services, Inc.

http://www.packersplus.com

77

Parsons Brinckerhoff Halsall Inc.

http://www.halsall.com/careers

111

Pason Systems Corp.

http://www.pason.com/

39

PCL Construction Management Inc.

http://www.pcl.com

97

Pembina Pipeline Corporation

http://www.pembina.org/

55

Penn West Exploration

http://www.pennwest.com

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PepsiCo Canada

http://www.pepsico.ca

17

PotashCorp

http://www.potashcorp.com

49

Precision Drilling Corporation

http://www.precisiondrilling.com

103

PwC Management Services LP

http://www.pwc.com/ca/en/campus-recruiting/our- 20 locations/calgary.jhtml

Silver Bronze

Platinum

122

http://www.rjc.ca

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N/A

65

Bronze

Schlumberger Technology Corporation

http://careers.slb.com

87

Silver

Secure Energy Services Inc.

http://www.secure-energy.ca

93

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http://www.snclavalin.com/careers

84

Silver

Solaris Management Consultants Inc.

psidhu@solaris-mci.com

37

Silver

Southampton-Trane

http://Trane.com

22

Bronze

Spartan Controls Ltd.

http://www.spartancontrols.com

128

Sproule Associates Limited

http://www.sproule.com

41

Bronze

Stantec Consulting Ltd.

http://www.stantec.com/default.htm

4

Bronze

Statoil Canada Ltd.

http://www.statoil.com/careers

33

Gold

Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Ltd.

http://www.sodcl.com

28

Bronze

Suncor Energy Inc.

http://www.suncor.com/oncampus

26

Bronze

Talisman Energy

http://www.talisman-energy.com

68

TAQA North Ltd.

http://www.taqa.ae

82

Bronze

Teck Resources

http://www.teck.com

34

Silver

Telvent Canada Ltd.

http://www.telvent.com

19

Bronze

Teradata

http://www.teradata.com

117

TransAlta Corporation

http://www.transalta.com

85

Silver

TransCanada

http://www.transcanada.com/

83

Silver

Univar Canada Ltd

http://www.univarcanada.com

94

University Of Sint Eustatius

http://www.eustatiusmed.edu

54

University of Toronto

http://www.utoronto.ca/

70

University of Toronto

http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/mmi/

92

Weatherford Canada Partnership

http://www.weatherford.com

95

WorleyParsons

http://www.worleyparsons.com

125

Put your career in motion with Flowserve Flowserve Corporation is the world’s premier single-source provider of flow management products and related repair and replacement services. We are known for engineered and industrial pumps, precision mechanical seals, automated and manual quarter-turn valves, control valves, valve actuators, lifecycle management and a range of training and engineering services. Visit our web site (www.flowserve.com) for more information on our company.

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Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.

69

SNC Lavalin

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RAE Engineering and Inspection Ltd.

http://www.shell.ca/careers

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Silver

115

http://english.sinopec.com/

Booth

http://www.smarttech.com

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http://www.qbsol.com

Shell Canada Ltd

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SMART Technologies ULC

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Sinopec Daylight Energy Ltd.

Organization

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CDL Systems engineers software used to control unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. Army, British Ministry of Defense and Canadian Navy. We are pretty much the coolest company to work for in Calgary.

Come see us at the U of C Science & Engineering Career Fair to learn more about exciting full-time and internship opportunities.

Interested candidates should visit our website and apply via www.flowserve.com/careers or via confidential fax (519)753-9414

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First, you should have a positive attitude. During your job search you will get hung up on, you will receive rejection emails and letters, and you will be told that another candidate was recruited with more experience than you. Treat these rejections as mini-triumphs, as the job search process is great experience with many lessons to be learned, which will bring you closer to securing employment.

When children learn to walk they fall, but they get right back up again, and I encourage you to do the same throughout your exploration for that perfect opportunity. Trust me, everyone has experienced rejection, and instead of becoming discouraged, it is important to learn from the process and look at it as being one step closer to your dream job.

Remaining positive and reminding yourself of the invaluable skills you can provide to the workplace is important when searching for employment. Know exactly what your skills and strengths are and be prepared to share, discuss and provide examples of applying these skills in the workplace. As a Career Specialist, I provide guidance to students in conducting an active job search, as I believe it is important in conducting an effective one. After you determine what direction you want to go in your career, the next step is to grow your network and begin contacting professionals that can assist you. 8/23/201 NY023226B 4 TMP PRODUCTION Like it or not, most jobs and job leads3.75 arex 4.75” found through networking, and that is reality.

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McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. has been providing innovative, leading-edge civil engineering and geomatics solutions to clients across Canada and beyond for more than 100 years.

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We are actively recruiting the best and the brightest: people who are truly passionate about what they do.

This is your chance to showcase your talents and skills by joining our project teams. www.snclavalin.com/careers

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ou’ve found it. That great job description that entices you to submit an application they just won’t be able to refuse. Now, what are they really looking for? Wellprepared resumes and cover letters are those that are best targeted, and will get you through the screening process. Understanding what the employer wants, through their posting, is the critical first step.

You’ll begin by determining if you have enough of the qualifications listed to create a competitive application. Remember, their ad is describing the ideal candidate, who may not exist. The successful applicant may have 80% of the desired skills listed. So if you’ve got the majority of them, give it a shot.

Now, pull out your highlighter . . . as you scan the skills, experience and qualifications you may see key phrases repeated. Create two columns, listing the employer’s needs in one and your competencies in the other. This will help you to prioritize in writing your documents, and keep you focused on what they are communicating.

You should also consider the following, which may be less obvious:

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“Never underestimate what you’ve got to offer,” advises Neil Horton, Human Resource Consultant with Children and Youth Services, Alberta Government. “Don’t exaggerate either; an HR person can recognize that right away. It’s a balancing act.” The obvious next steps include reading the posting through again, slowly. Take particular note of the closing date and time, and aim to apply at least a day early. Online systems can be interrupted and if you’re submitting hard copy, it could be the worst traffic day yet!

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Whether or not their requirements are firm. A recruiter from the Public Service Commission, Federal Government, recently told us that their specifications are absolute. Many however, are flexible on requirements. Ken Clarke, Fitness Centre Director at the Glencoe Club shares, “If you don’t have one qualification, show some others that may be relevant.”

Look at the language – ‘Must have’ does not mean the same as ‘desired’ . . . ‘Working knowledge’ is more basic than ‘highly proficient’ and ‘entry level’ may indicate someone in their first couple of years after graduation, whereas ‘experienced’ usually indicates three or more years.

Include the exact wording or key phrases, as large companies do utilize scanning software to reduce the number of applications reviewed by precious human hours. Be careful though, to add your specific experience, back up your claims with evidence and not just ‘parrot’ their phrases.

What you won’t see in many instances is information regarding salary. You can research typical ranges for similar jobs at such sites as www.alis.alberta.ca or www.wowjobs.ca.

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Kiewit Corporation is one of North America's largest and most respected construction, engineering and mining organizations. With more than $10 billion in revenue, this privately held, employee-owned company operates through a network of business units called districts. Kiewit consistently ranks as a FORTUNE 500 company and in the top five among Engineering New-Record's Top 400 Contractors. With its beginnings tracing back to 1884, Kiewit offers services in a variety of markets including transportation, buildings, water resources, power, underground, oil and gas, electrical, mining and marine.

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The Western Canada District conducts its operations primarily through Peter Kiewit Sons Co., a subsidiary of Kiewit Corporation. We perform work throughout British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Our work includes highways and bridges, airports, mass transit systems, site development, dams, industrial plants, mechanical installations and hydroelectric plants.

Here at BP Canada we’re growing. We’re applying the world’s best technology and talent to discover the energy potential in the Canadian Oil Sands and beyond. Now we need more educated graduates to help build our future, and deliver these precious resources in the most effective, innovative and responsible way.

It’s the perfect time to kickoff a successful career by joining us on our journey. We have a wide variety of opportunities available, especially for talent with an understanding of SAGD and knowledge of Alberta’s energy industry. Whatever role you play, you’ll have the opportunity to be part of multiple world-class projects.

Kiewit Energy Canada Corp. specializes in large, complex, integrated industrial/mechanical/electrical projects. Our projects involve construction of oil sands processing facilities, refinery expansions, gas plant expansions, co-generation facilities, major mine developments, spool fabrication facilities and SAGD facilities.

Today’s oil and gas companies face bigger challenges in the field than ever before. With smaller accumulations, unconventional reserves and older fields, oil and gas resources grow increasingly difficult to find, access and produce. Through focused innovation, we work to address specifically identified customer needs, solve unique project challenges and develop next-generation technologies.

We currently hold more than 4,000 active patents. With your help, we will advance with solutions that will change the industry and the world.

We’re proud to employ some of the most skilled and dedicated people in the energy industry. You’ll learn from them, and help to create a secure energy future both locally and globally. We’ll give you the opportunity to build your career and encourage you to realize your own amazing potential.

To learn more about any of our Canadian districts and available opportunities please go to www.kiewit.com.

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