Co-op Catalysts: Inspiring Career Stories from UBC Science Co-op

In this episode, James Toy, HR Project Manager at Evonik, talks about his personal, academic and professional background including his recruitment process and what Evonik looks for in candidates for advancing in the company. 1:26 - James' academic and career background 5:37 - About Evonik and James' HR role 10:49 - What co-op students typically do at Evonik 13:11 - James' recruitment process 23:06...

In this episode, senior co-op student, Ahmad Asdo (Integrated Sciences), talks about his personal, academic and co-op background including being a refugee in Canada and making a difference at his co-op position at BC Children's hospital. 00:44 - Ahmad's personal and academic background 2:44 - Ahmad's experience moving to Canada as a refugee and advice for other refugees 12:14 - Ahmad explains what...

In this episode, Ken Jessen, Director of Software Development from Analog Devices, talks about his personal, academic and professional background including what he looks for in candidates when hiring, if he looks at GPAs when hiring students and office pranks. 00:48 - Ken's personal and academic background 3:44 - Ken's professional background and experiences in tech 13:22 - Chat about offi...

In this episode, alumna and 2023 Student of the Year Award winner, Tabreek Somani (Computer Science), talks about her academic and co-op journeys and about her favourite and most challenging parts about her co-op experiences. 00:58 - Tabreek's academic background 3:28 - Tabreek's student of the year story 6:11 - Tabreek's co-op experiences 15:04 - Tabreek's favourite part about co-...

In this episode University of British Columbia (UBC) President, Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon, discusses his personal, academic and career journeys including substance use, mental health struggles and recovery. 1:25 - Dr. Bacon's personal and academic background 4:21 - How Dr. Bacon became UBC President 10:45 - Advice for those who want to become a university president 14:28 - Dr. Bacon's personal stor...

In this episode alumna, Katerina Lin, discusses her academic and career journeys, plans for graduate school and tips for new co-op students. 1:01 - Katerina's academic background 3:45 - Katerina's grad school plans 8:49 - How Katerina's undergrad prepared her for grad school 14:45 - Katerina's co-op experience 20:43 - How easy or difficult was it for Katerina to secure co-op jobs 2...

In this episode, UBC Science Co-op employer, Bethany Foote who is the Head of Infrastructure Engineering at Outschool discusses her academic and career journeys, tips for job applications and how she became so comfortable with public speaking from a young age. 00:56 - Bethany's academic and career background 8:46 - Information about Outschool and Bethany's role 16:33 - How Outschool and Be...

In this episode Geoff Fawkes, Chief Technical Officer, at Genesis AI Corp discusses his academic and career background, information about Genesis AI, his thoughts on the future of AI and much more. 1:25 - Geoff's academic and career background 6:54 - Geoff's thoughts on the future of AI 16:50 - Information about Genesis AI 25:52 - Co-op student experience and impact at Genesis AI 30:51 - G...

In this episode, alumna Chloe Lu (Food Science), talks about her academic and co-op journeys and gives interview preparation tips and lots of other useful advice. 1:15 - Chloe's academic background in food science 2:53 - Chloe's first job post graduation 4:43 - Chloe's co-op experience 10:06 - Things Chloe discovered about herself during her co-op journey 14:02 - How Chloe prepared for...

In this episode UBC Science Co-op employer, Dr. Sanja Rogic, from the UBC Michael Smith Laboratories discusses her academic and career path and gives information about her hiring process and tips for students and new co-op supervisors. 1:22 - Sanja introduces Dr. Paul Pavlidis Lab 5:54 - Sanja's academic background 10:30 - Impact of co-op students at the Pavlidis Lab 16:09 - Sanja's favour...

In our first episode, Sanya speaks with Dr. Javed Iqbal about his academic and career background and the history of Co-op at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Show Notes: 4:18 - Javed's academic background 7:00 - History of co-op at UBC 35:10 - Decentralization and start of UBC Science Co-op 47:20 - Javed's hopes for the future of UBC Science Co-op 56:16 - Javed's career advice 58:27 - Jav...