ASK Paul: How do I improve my interview skills?
Over the course of his career, job search pioneer and career management pro Paul Hill has interviewed over 5,000 professionals and coached over 500 job seekers. What does he deem to be the most common mistakes leading to failed interviews? Find out in today’s interview skills video! — How do I improve my interview skills? — [videopress lwqEBpv2] […]
LegWorks: Bold movement breaking down barriers to mobility
Only one out of ten amputees in developing nations has access to high-functioning prosthetics. ——-As a result, many amputees around the world struggle to complete daily tasks and, in most cases, earn a living. The prosthetics amputees require are typically only available in high-income countries. However, LegWorks, a for-profit social enterprise, established by Dr. Jan Andrysek, […]
OSPE Supports International Engineering Graduates
OSPE member Gema Rodriguez is a recent international civil engineering graduate who works in affordable housing and sustainable development with social enterprises in Canada, Africa and South America. “I have been working in urban planning, residential design and the implementation of infrastructure projects in complicated municipal settings. The experience I have gained to date has allowed […]
Working the Audience: Learners, Vacationers & Hostages During Presentations
Many of us have worked hard to land the leadership positions that we currently hold. But how do you keep advancing your career? One of the most accessible and, many would argue, enjoyable ways to advance your career is by developing your presentation skills. Why is it so important to deliver high-impact presentations? — You […]
OSPE Supports Sound Policy-Making
Marwan Alaydi, P.Eng., is a professional engineer and a passionate advocate for renewable energy. He is currently a project manager for an energy storage start-up delivering innovative solutions using machine learning algorithms and AI to predict electricity market trends and dispatch battery storage systems to enhance system reliability and reduce costs for customers. Prior to […]
Eight Steps to an Active Lifestyle
You’ve decided to make regular physical activity part of your routine? Great! Getting active doesn’t have to mean working out for hours or buying a costly gym membership. These tips will help you get started with exercising. Eight steps to an active lifestyle Start with 10 minutes of activity at a time, then try to build […]
OSPE Supports Student Voices
Hey, my name is Connor Dear and I am an engineering student. I recently completed my third year of Software Engineering at Lassonde, and have started research in computer vision. In my spare time, I like long walks in the woods, taking photos and banging out some cheesy folk songs on the guitar. Why did […]
Vale: A Core Component of Greater Sudbury for Over a Century
The origins of Vale’s base metals business can be traced back more than a century to Greater Sudbury. It was here, in 1883, that a blacksmith named Tom Flanagan first noticed copper-bearing rock while helping construct the Canadian Pacific railway. And while it was copper that first caught everyone’s attention, it wasn’t long before the […]
Delivering a Vital Human Resource to 60 Million
Shifting the Paradigm for 60 Million: One engineering graduate student is turning convention on its head to deliver a vital human resource: clean drinking water Dylan Verberg is a civil engineering graduate student from the University of Windsor who spent nearly five months in the Indian capital, Delhi, contributing to an international research project funded […]
OSPE Supports Work-Life Balance
After working at an engineering firm without a formal technical background, Shiva Motamedi, EIT, decided to go back to school to get an engineering degree and begin working towards her P.Eng. designation. Shiva raised her two children while finishing her degree, and was awarded the PEO Foundation for Education’s Gold Medal in 2017 for graduating with […]