{"id":1190,"date":"2021-11-10T11:25:23","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T16:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/hci\/?p=1190"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T16:36:06","slug":"industry-networking-build-your-network-and-develop-your-employability-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/hci\/2021\/industry-networking-build-your-network-and-develop-your-employability-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Networking: Build Your Network and Develop Your Employability Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Industry Networking: Build Your Network and Develop Your Employability Skills\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p><strong>Calling all Carleton Women Students and Alumnae in STEM!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of Carleton University\u2019s Women in Engineering &amp; Information Technology (WiE&amp;IT) Program, Industry Networking is a virtual speed networking event for women students and alumnae in STEM to build their professional network by talking directly with 16 leading industry and government companies in engineering and information technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On <strong>November 17th, 2021, from 6:00 p.m. &#8211; 7:00 p.m. (ET)<\/strong>, women students and alumnae will leave the event having made up to 64 valuable contacts with working professionals from the following organizations: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/en_ca\/business.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trend Micro<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nuclearsafety.gc.ca\/eng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nuclearsafety.gc.ca\/eng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&nbsp;(CNSC)<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgi.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CGI<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gastops.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gastops<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leonardodrs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leonardo DRS<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lockheedmartin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lockheed Martin<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amdocs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amdocs<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blackberry.qnx.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blackberry QNX<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cae.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CAE<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cira.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellisdon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EllisDon<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ericsson.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ericsson<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nokia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nokia<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rossvideo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ross<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/solace.com\/company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Solace<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fullscript.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fullscript<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BONUS<\/strong>: The first 200 women students who attend the event will receive a $25 UberEats gift card!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event will run on Airmeet. To register please visit: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airmeet.com\/e\/ec9dded0-369c-11ec-8e38-d342c180d985\">airmeet.com\/e\/ec9dded0-369c-11ec-8e38-d342c180d985<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions about the event? Please email Rachel Deneault, the WiE&amp;IT Program Administrator:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:WiE@carleton.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WiE@carleton.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calling all Carleton Women Students and Alumnae in STEM! 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