Meet three women who
have embarked on careers
in the telecommunications
industry. This program
profiles Josselin Grebinsky,
a telecommunications
specialist who maintains
institutional systems; Louise Meilleur, a technical
support specialist who designs telecommunications
systems for clients; and Mindy Turk, a naval
communicator making her way up in the ranks. View
a preview video clip and read below for descriptions of each segment, or scroll
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Telecommunication specialist Josselin
Grebinsky dialed into her career straight
out of high school. She took a two-year
telecommunications engineering program
and finished in the top five of her class.
With that kind of track record, she landed a
great job with Grant MacEwan College,
installing and maintaining the
telecommunications systems.
Josselin thinks other women would like her job because it's a
very challenging and creative position. In the future, Josselin
would like to stay more on the creative side of the industry
and get into designing telecommunications systems. “I like
that the industry is changing everyday. I learn new things
and, when I come into work, anything could happen that day.”
Josselin needs to do a lot of hands on work to ensure the
college communications systems are always online. But her
job doesn’t stop there. She spends a lot of time in her office
making sure everything runs smoothly. It’s all part of her
calling.
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Louise Meilleur is a technical support
specialist for Bell Intrigna. She designs
telecommunications systems for her
clients.
Louise says you need to understand
technology to excel in telecommunications.
But even in such a technical industry,
Louise says her job allows her to be creative. She enjoys composing something
new for a client.
“My job is a constant challenge. There are always
opportunities to learn new things. I never get bored.”
Louise's advice to other women considering a career in
telecommunications is to get as much technical training as
possible, and network. Build your network by going to
related seminars and becoming a member of different
associations. Then stay in touch with everyone you meet
from the industry.
The salary for a position such as Louise’s is great and she
works 37.5 hours per week.
Louise got her break in the industry as a customer service rep. She attended
night school and worked her way up, learning on the job and taking a variety of
courses. Louise has worked hard to earn her position, but still considers herself
lucky.
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Naval communicator Mindy Turk is
responsible for internal and external
communications on the HMCS Ville de
Quebec. Mindy signed up with the
Canadian Forces through the
encouragement of a friend, who joined
right out of high school and said it was a
lot of fun. Mindy says, although she may
have joined for the fun, she stayed for the financial benefits and the stability.
She gives a lot to the military and they give a lot back.
Mindy's future goals include moving up to Master
Seaman rank and becoming more familiar with the
technical side of naval communications. She is also
working hard at becoming fluently bilingual.
Mindy must be able to concentrate under stressful
conditions and possess good logical reasoning
ability with a memory for detail. She must also be
ready to spend some time on the water because
60% of the job is in a ship.
“I like that I do a lot of different things in my trade work. I can be on the
bridge, outside or in the busy control room. It's very fast paced.”
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Developed in 2006 in Canada, the Career Options for Women series is an
outstanding resource for schools wanting to attract women and girls to Science,
Technology and Trades!
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