On 11 November, second- and fourth-year students of the SPbGASU Faculty of Civil Engineering were given a lecture by Oleg Chernetchenko, Design Director at the Laboratory of Intelligent Engineering Systems (LIES), and Evgeny Nesterov, Head of the Information Modeling Department at the same company. LIES experts have been creating smart buildings and spaces for living and business for 18 years, and in their spare time, they host a podcast about design.

The speakers provided detailed insights into career paths in BIM and design.

Evgeny Nesterov shared his professional story and discussed a difficult career choice: whether to take a risk and join a startup or accept a job offer from a stable company. This experience served as an opportunity to discuss strategies suitable for young professionals at the start and what's important to consider when making your first serious decisions.

Oleg Chernetchenko offered practical advice, including personal experience, on how to successfully navigate interviews: how to prepare, what's important to highlight when sharing your experience, and what skills are particularly valuable in future BIM specialists and designers.

True stories, new ideas, and honest conversations about the profession made the meeting especially valuable: such lectures help students look to the future with more confidence and understand how to chart their own development path.

If you missed this lecture but would like to attend the next ones, stay tuned for announcements on the SPbGASU website and social media – LIES promises to return with new, exciting presentations.