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dontdisturbmycircles
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Hey PF! I am trying to plan ahead for the future a little bit and thought I would call upon the great people of this forum to give me a hand.
I am currently finishing up my 2nd year in the Chemical Engineering program at the UofCalgary. I have been able to maintain a good GPA of ~3.9 so far, and plan on continuing that trend. But in planning for my future career - I concede that grades alone will probably not get me very far. I need something to demonstrate that I am not just good at test taking - but have other valuable skills that are required for becoming a great Engineer. I have about 1.5 years left before I start interviewing for internship jobs. I currently have no resume applicable "extracurricular activities" that I can plop down on my resume (playing the guitar and drinking beer with friends have taken up most of my extra spare time, and I don't think those are welcomed resume additions), and am finding opportunities a bit hard to find.
As people who have more experience in the field than me. What did you do, or what do you think is a great time investment for embellishing your resume as a chemE student.
Thanks for taking the time to read my post - appreciated!
I am currently finishing up my 2nd year in the Chemical Engineering program at the UofCalgary. I have been able to maintain a good GPA of ~3.9 so far, and plan on continuing that trend. But in planning for my future career - I concede that grades alone will probably not get me very far. I need something to demonstrate that I am not just good at test taking - but have other valuable skills that are required for becoming a great Engineer. I have about 1.5 years left before I start interviewing for internship jobs. I currently have no resume applicable "extracurricular activities" that I can plop down on my resume (playing the guitar and drinking beer with friends have taken up most of my extra spare time, and I don't think those are welcomed resume additions), and am finding opportunities a bit hard to find.
As people who have more experience in the field than me. What did you do, or what do you think is a great time investment for embellishing your resume as a chemE student.
Thanks for taking the time to read my post - appreciated!