Gogeomatics Career Blog

Tips to Help Make a More Effective Reference Call

Ever notice how many things change over the years thanks to the internet, smart phones and the evolution of the personal computer, well one thing that still seems to remain the same are reference check phone calls. Even with all the tools at our dispersal, employers will still resort back to the telephone because you can get a lot more out of a conversation that is easily missed in an email. Here are 5 tips you should remember when you are making a call to somebody on your candidates reference check list.

Great turnout at this month’s GoGeomatics GIS & Jobs event in Ottawa

This month's GoGeomatics meeting was held in conjunction with The National Capital GIS Group at the Clock Tower Brew Pub on Bank St. in Ottawa. A great turnout of close to thirty people were in attendance, bringing together those in the industry, entrepreneurs, small businesses, students and those looking for work. See below for more about those present. This was a excellent networking opportunity and a chance to see what else is going on in the Geomatics world. Having a mixture of those already in the industry and those looking to get into Geomatics made for lively discussion.

Photogrammetry and Cartographic Specialist – A Career in View with Jenn White

GoGeomatics has reached all the way across the world to Australia to interview our next guest. Today we have a discussion with Jennifer Johnston whom has taken the time to talk about some of her Cartography experiences and what she thinks about the Geomatics industry.

43 Degrees North – Surveying and Mapping Solutions

GoGeomatics is continuing the exploration of careers in surveying by interviewing Thomas Hoppe, the founder of 43 Degrees North - Surveying and Mapping Solutions. 43 Degrees North is situated in Cobourg Ontario in picturesque Northumberland County along the north shore of Lake Ontario is a professional Land Surveying and Geomatics company in Ontario Canada. They provide a variety of geo-referenced solutions from boundary surveys, aerial photography ground support, pre-engineering surveys, construction layout, and survey training with an emphasis on GPS applications and technology

Canadian Surveyor Mike Strutt

We had the opportunity to talk with Mike Strutt about surveying and his career. Mike is one of the most experienced surveyors in Canada . began his survey career in 1974 and managed his first GPS project in 1987 while a field officer with the Geodetic Survey of Canada. Prior to joining Topcon where he now manages RTN Services, Support & Training, Mike spent in excess of 11 years and 10,000 hours delivering instruction on the use of GPS for surveying and mapping. If you’re thinking about getting into surveying or just more about what a surveyor does this is a must read.

Dennis Nazarenko – Cardinalus Corporate Consulting

Check out our second interview in our new series on Geomatics Entrepreneurs. GoGeomatics had a chance to chat with with Dennis Nazarenko; President at Cardinalus Corporate Consulting in Ottawa and here is what he had to share ...

Get a Career In Land Surveying

Surveying is an exciting Geomatics Career Field that is in high demand and often over looked by many young people when choosing a career path. Land surveyors are involved in many aspects of geomatics including urban and rural planning, Global Positioning System (GPS) related services, software development, land information management, legal surveys and much more.
There are many employment opportunities for surveyors that currently exist in both the private and public sector such as professional land surveyors, land survey technicians, technologists, mapping technicians, and geomatics technicians. Take a few minutes and let GoGeomatics show you a little more about Surveying ...

Project Manager

Find out what a Project Manager role with a LIDAR data Acquisition company is like and how you could get yourself into the LIDAR survey business. A very exciting and dynamic role for young people to keep up to date with changing technology and also have a chance to see the world while getting paid to do it.