Career Trek Videos

Viviana heads to Victoria and visits a cook who prepares meals and prioritizes tasks for the day. She learns all aspects of being a cook and how to prepare lemon ginger chicken! A busy kitchen requires coordination and awareness of safety.

Mariam is in downtown Vancouver meeting a corporate sales manager who works in the hospitality industry and develops sales strategies for corporate clients. She says that curiosity is important in this role; it allows her to understand her customer better and fulfil their needs.

Couriers work outdoors in a fast-paced environment that requires instant decision-making. Viviana learns how couriers must balance aggressiveness, professionalism and courtesy "in a giant game of chess.

A Vancouver customs broker tells Brian how she helps clients import shipments into Canada. To do her job well, she stays in touch, juggles emails and keeps precise records. She mostly works at her desk, but has also travelled for the job.

Viviana visits a Prince Rupert deck hand and learns about his job, from directing traffic on the car deck to steering on the ship's bridge. She learns all about the procedures that keep a vessel shipshape and its cargo and passengers safe.

"You have to be persistent in the art field... You have to be ready for the ups and downs..." In this Career Journeys interview, designer Denise Williams from the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation explains how she chose her career and her experience of building her own business over the past 20 years.

Brian meets a dental assistant in Summerland who helps the dentist by passing instruments during treatment, taking x-rays, recording everything that is done, and maintains the patient's records. It's a great stepping stone to careers in health care!

A dental hygienist shares with Brian all the elements of her job, from reviewing clinical data to cleaning and polishing teeth. She explains that educating her clients on how to keep a healthy smile is also a big part of her job.

Brian heads to Vancouver to meet a dentist. Here he meets a dentist who emphasizes the creativity she brings to running her business and in her work where "each tooth is like a little sculpture". It's rewarding to make people smile!

Viviana tours the busy Port of Prince Rupert, where she meets the deputy habour master, whose team manages the safety and security of the harbour and visiting ships. Watch him monitor the action from the busy control room and harbourside.

A Vancouver furniture maker and designer shows Brian how he creates unique pieces for his clients. The key to success is finding the work; the rewards come in his original designs. His career offers many avenues and endless opportunities.

Brian learns how a Prince George dietitian works with clients to balance their diets and meet their health goals. She tailors nutritional plans for a wide range of people and needs, becoming a key part of their journey to better health.