Career Week
About Career Week
To help students focus on their future and discover job opportunities in their field, the office of Experiential Learning and Career Management at Millersville University hosts an Annual Career Week. The activities and workshops include interviewing tips, internship and job opportunities, a fashion show, alumni networking and more.
Career Week offered several incentives for students who attended events including automatic entry for prize drawings. We had exciting prize drawings at each event!
Additionally, every student who attended the fashion show received a "swag bag" full of fun items. The events also offered free food, such as the "dining in professional style" event and the lunch speaker workshops.
Here's a summary of what we had for our Career Week 2012 (reserve October 21-25, 2013 for for Career Week 2013!)
Monday
Focus on Your Future
As the old saying goes "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." Students who attended this session began the journey of discovering what they value, love to do, and how it can all come together so they make a living doing what they love!
Prize Drawing for "What Color is Your Parachute" by Richard Bolles sponsored by ELCM
Dining in Professional Style
Do you know which fork to use first? Students learned interesting etiquette tips for how to succeed when attending a formal dinner. All attendees will learned basic reception and dining etiquette over a 5 course meal.
Prize Drawing for $100 Park City Centre Gift Card sponsored by The Lancaster Financial Group
Tuesday
Lunch Speaker: Making Social Media Work for You - Mr. Daron Pressley
Do you know how Facebook and Twitter accounts can hurt or help your career? Do you have a LinkedIn account? Students learned about using social media to succeed with their jobs.
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Prize Drawing for $25 iTunes Gift Card sponsored by ELCM
Co-Sponsored by the Entrepreneurial Leadership Center (ELC)
Refreshments provided by The Pita Pit of Lancaster.
Dress for Success Fashion Show
Career Wardrobes provided by The Bon Ton, Park City
First impressions count when meeting potential employers. When you go to interviews, do you dress for success or are you a better example of what not to wear? Both cases were represented for students at this vey popular event.
Prize Drawing for $100 Park City Centre Gift Card sponsored by ELCM
Wednesday
Lunch Speaker: Build a Winning Resume - Mr. Jim Clontz, Career Concepts, Inc.
Students who attended had the opportunity to have their resumes looked over and edited by an expert resume writer.
Prize Drawing for "What Color is Your Parachute" by Richard Bolles sponsored by ELCM
Free Flash Drives to the first 50 Participants
Career Building Workshops
Different workshops were offered. Topics were: discover how to obtain a federal job, enhance your resume, or get the low-down on financial IQ. Each panel will be presented twice.
Co-Sponsored by the the Office of Social Equity and Diversity
Prize Drawing for $100 MU Bookstore Gift Card sponsored by ELCM
How to Obtain a Federal Job - Mr. Jeff Hanks, Room 202
Financial I.Q. - Mr. Bob Williams, Room 204
Effective Job Networking - Mr. Jim Clontz, Career Concepts, Inc., Room 301
Is Grad School for You? - MU Graduate Student Association (GSA), Room 302
Thursday
Get Connected: Job and Internship Fair
Students were able to meet with over 60+ Pennsylvania employers for the opportunity to find the job or internship of their dreams (registration requested). Employers were recruiting for part time jobs, full time jobs and internship postions.
Prize Drawing for $100 MU Bookstore Gift Card sponsored by ELCM
Click here for a full list of the 60+ participating companies.
Guest Speaker: Andrew Slack, Excecutive Director, The Harry Potter Alliance
Andrew Slack found a way to turn his love for a favorite book series into a successful career. He is a social rights activist, writer, producer, comedian and executive director of the Harry Potter Alliance (HPA), a nonprofit that inspires hundreds of thousands of Harry Potter fans to act as heroes in our world through civic engagement and human rights advocacy. Andrew has been praised by JK Rowling in Time Magazine and on her website; he's also been featured on NPR's Morning Edition, the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, Australia's Today Show, and was a keynote speaker at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum. CLICK HERE to learn more information about The Harry Potter Alliance.
Co-Sponsored by the Entrepreneurial Leadership Center (ELC)
Prize Drawing for $100 MU Bookstore Gift Card sponsored by ELCM
CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO CLIP FROM ANDREW SLACK's PRESENTATION
