Mentorship Night: Networking Tips & Tricks | Faculty of Engineering and Design

When:	Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
Time:	5:30 pm — 7:30 pm
Location:	Teraanga Commons, 2nd floor conference room
Audience:	Current Students

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Description

A Mentorship Night is for women students to participate in a roundtable mentorship opportunity with working professionals form leading engineering and IT companies. The focus of this event is how to build connections, the advantages of using LinkedIn and how to prepare for networking events (e.g. what to wear/bring). You will learn about best practices from professionals in the industry.

Who can attend the event?

We encourage women from all backgrounds and identities to join this Mentorship Night, especially women students in a Carleton University Bachelor, Master’s or Doctoral program, of: engineering, IT, applied science, computer science, mathematics, or physics. We are committed to creating spaces that are welcoming and supportive to women of all backgrounds, intersecting identities, and experiences – including racialized women, women with disabilities, Indigenous women, etc.

Mentors

Stay tuned for mentor bios!

Thank you to our partners!

Thank you to our company partners CAE, Alstom, CIRA, PCL, Ciena, Nokia, Fullscript, Ericsson, EllisDon.

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Mentorship Night: Sept. 18, 2024

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