Career Trek Videos

Viviana talks to a human resources manager at a non-profit organization and finds out that this career involves being a jack of all trades. Her roles range from hiring staff and helping employees advance in their careers to “teaching leaders to be better leaders.”

A human resources specialist in Vancouver tells Brian about his involvement in hiring, benefits, employee career growth, working with managers to build their teams, and generally making the organization a great place to work.

Viviana meets an IT professional who works with software, hardware, wiring, and makes recommendations on how to improve a company's computer network, performance and security. He manages over 700 computers remotely and loves working with new technologies.

An instrument mechanic explains to Viviana how his role is important to the successful operation of a mill. In this broad trade, he works with a vast array of equipment and keeps up with the latest technologies.

Brian meets a Nelson insurance broker who explains the job involves giving sound advice and customizing insurance plans to suit her clients’ needs. She enjoys this role, as she likes working with people and because no two days are the same.

Mariam meets a Vancouver-based interior designer who explains how his job involves creating a vision and coming up with innovative designs to fulfill the clients’ needs. She learns about his passion for the arts and how interior design is a blend of architecture, fashion and graphic design.

Viviana visits an ironworker in Victoria and discovers what it takes to install and assemble what is essentially the skeleton of a building. She learns about how ironworkers interpret drawings, pack, lay and tie steel.

Viviana heads to Nelson to meet a journalist who shows her the exciting process of creating a newspaper, from blank slate to finished product. The job involves writing well, putting people at ease, passion and openness to the unexpected.

For many people, it is important to stay and work in their home communities so they can be close to their families and culture. In our Career Journeys interview with June Williams from Lake Babine Nation, we hear about her rewarding career of providing her community with safe drinking water.

Carolyn, a kindergarten teacher in Victoria, guides her students to becoming mindful individuals. The most rewarding part of her job is watching her students grow and gain the language needed to express themselves.

Pearl, a Vancouver landscape architect, shows Mariam the types of outdoor spaces she designs. She says the most rewarding part of her job is seeing something that she has designed built as she imagined it and seeing people enjoying that space.

A horticulturalist shares with Viviana her passion for working with plants. She demonstrates pruning, seeding and dead heading, and explains about career avenues and the endless possibilities in the horticulture field.