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Started from the Bottom, Now She’s Here
SYLVIA JUNGKIND SPEAKS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING OPEN TO OPPORTUNITY
IF THERE’S ONE THING that Sylvia Jungkind has learned in her 30 years on the job, it’s to never say no to an opportunity.
That outlook has helped propel Jungkind into a role with one of Canada’s, and the globe's, leading engineering consulting firms — WSP Canada Inc. But Jungkind’s ascension to the upper ranks of a multinational firm wasn’t linear.
In 1994, Jungkind was looking for work in Edmonton. She was referred by a friend to an administrative role for a small geomatics consulting firm. With no background in the industry, Jungkind applied anyway.
“They just kind of gave me things to do,” Jungkind recalls of her time as a receptionist for the firm. The organization was growing quickly, adding engineering consulting services to its offerings. “And anything they gave me,
I just did.”
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