2023 - 2024 Career Fairs and 网络事件
就业及实习展览会
网络事件
The 职业中心 hosts industry-specific networking events throughout the year to provide students the opportunity to explore career fields of interest, 了解, 建立联系, 建立他们的网络. Below is a summary of major networking events. You can find all events listed in 握手.
What is the difference between a career fair and a networking event?
While both events provide an opportunity to network and 建立联系, a career fair is designed to help students 建立联系 with recruiters who are seeking to fill full-time or internship roles. 网络 events are more informational and designed to help students explore career fields of interest.
组网事件信息
- 设定目标: Knowing what you want to accomplish will help you stay focused at the event. Are you interested in learning more about a specific field or position? Are you hoping to connect with professionals from a specific organization? Think through your goals so that you feel prepared with a plan.
- 做足功课: If a list of attendees is available, make sure you read through it to understand with whom you’d like to connect. Do some research on persons/employers of interest so that you feel ready to converse with them.
- 练习你的电梯演讲: An elevator pitch is a 30 second “personal commercial” detailing your interests and experience. An effective elevator pitch highlights your skills, 资格, 职业目标, and allows someone to connect with you over a shared interest. It also helps to end with a question to help lead into a conversation.
例子: I’m currently a junior at 电子游戏软件 majoring in psychology and communication. I recently took a class on strategic communication, and am fascinated by the ways in which corporations communicate with their employees to create culture. I’m hoping to intern this summer in some sort of corporate communication role to get a sense of what that looks like as a career path. I read that you worked in internal communications at LL Bean. 听起来很有趣.Can you tell me more about your role within the organization and what your typical day looks like?
- 永远专业着装: Business attire is recommended for career fairs, while business casual is often appropriate for networking events, 雇主资讯会, 小组讨论, 招聘信息, 以及其他演讲.
- 开始对话: Remember your goals, approach people of interest, and start conversations with your elevator pitch.
- 听: Try to focus on what the person is saying rather than thinking ahead to your next question. The information you learn from these types of conversations may help you clarify your interests in a specific field or may lead to opportunities.
- 索要一张名片: Ask if you can connect again after the event.
- 跟进: Send thank you emails to anyone you met within 24 hours. Try to personalize each message by referencing something specific you discussed.
- 记录你们的互动: keep a document detailing names and conversations you had so that you may reference it later on
