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Am I going to end up working at Starbucks when I graduate? Are Arts degrees really val uable to employers? What can I do to build up employable skills while I’m i n school?
From 12:30 to 2pm on November 2 9\, Arts Career Strategist Carli Fink will be answering all your career que stions on r/UBC\, along with student\, staff and alumni experts. A full list of panelists will be announced soon.
If you’re looking for a more in-depth career planning session\, consider signing up for the Arts Career Design Stud io December 7–9 – a 3-day virtual program where you’ll dive deep in to design thinking and how it can help you explore what’s possible\, connec t with Arts alumni about their career stories\, and learn the practical ski lls needed to find and land jobs. Registration closes December 5.
Looking for 1:1 advice? Carli also offers drop-in and scheduled advising a ppointments for Arts students.
The AMA post will open for questions on r/UBC on November 28\, and we’ll share a l ink here once it goes up. Questions will be answered live on November 29\, 12:30–2pm.
[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion title=" Carli Fink\, Arts Career Strategist"]My fascination with questions about ho w life experience shapes our development drew me to a career in education. My experiences have afforded me the opportunity to work in numerous educati onal systems: public and private\, K-12 and post-secondary\, Canadian and A merican. I have served as UBC’s Arts Career Strategist since September 2021 . It is an honour and a joy to work with students\, staff\, faculty\, and a lumni in support of undergraduate Arts students’ career development. I am a lso a proud Arts graduate myself\, with a BA (Honours) in Psychology from Q ueen’s University in Ontario.
Ask me a bout: What you can do with your Arts degree\, how to make career d ecisions\, and how to communicate all that you’ve gained from your classes and experiences.[/accordion][accordion title="Julie Walchli\, Executive Dir ector\, Work Integrated Education and Career Initiatives for the Faculty of Arts"]As a UBC Arts grad with a BA in English and Poli Sci and MA in Engli sh\, I’ve experienced first-hand the power of an Arts degree in building a meaningful career. Looking in the rearview mirror\, I can see how getting i nvolved with student clubs as an undergraduate\, working as an RA and then a TA as a grad student\, and doing the BC Legislative Internship program af ter my undergrad really set me up for success. In my 25 years in UBC Arts I ’ve worked to create programs and opportunities so all Arts students can ga in experience during their degrees and graduate with a sense of confidence in their skills and knowledge.
Ask me about: ways to gain and leverage experience during your degree\, i ncluding through the Arts Co-op program\; how to connect with employers or sectors you’re interested in\; and how design thinking can help you build y our way forward from wherever you are right now.[/accordion][accordion titl e="Kady Toure Yeo\, 4th-year international student majoring in Economics an d working as a Data Access Assistant for PopDataBC"]I am a 4th-year international student majoring in Economics. I ho pe to pursue a master's in data science or analytics to obtain a tech job. I am currently working as a Data Access Assistant for Population Data BC. D uring my time at UBC\, I have made sure to take advantage of the numerous o pportunities given to students to obtain professional experiences and devel op various skills.
Ask me abou t: Work Learn\, international stu dents\, and the Arts Career Design Studio program.[/accordion][accor dion title="Mary Falade\, Psychology major and English language minor\, cur rently working as a Student Assistant for the Compass: Arts Student Engagem ent Hub."]Bio to come.[/accordion][/accord ions]
Arts Career Design Studio is part of a series of events in The Compass: Arts Students Engagement Hub. Learn the fundamentals of desig n thinking and how it can be applied to your career planning.
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