Career Services

This evening will have corporate recruiters, local experts and alumni running workshops on topics including:

·      The Job Search Process

·      Interviewing Skills

·      How to Get That Internship

·      Financial Survival After You Graduate

·      Social Media and Branding Yourself

·      How to Figure Out What to Do With Your Life

The workshops will take place over three 45 minute sessions, so you get to choose which topics you want to attend. Be sure to stick around until the end to network with the professionals at the Networking Social. You will also have the opportunity to win prizes including:

·      $100 gift certificate to go out and buy that power suit for interviewing

·      Professional Briefcase

·      Professional Interview Portfolios

·      Oswego gear from The Bookstore

·      Gift cards to places such as Canales

Conference Introduction: 6:00 pm

Keynote Speaker: Mike Gewirtzman '05

President of Vinyl Artist Management

This will take place in the Campus Center Auditorium

Session I: 6:25-7:05 pm

The Care and Feeding of Your New Boss

Campus Center Room 205

Alisia Engel, Executive Team Leader of Softlines, Target

Congratulations, you found a job! Now the really hard part begins. Learn how to succeed your first year on the job, ensure you come back a second year, get that promotion, and prepare yourself for the next move! We'll cover topics that include: how and why to manage your image in the workplace, identifying a mentor, critical differences between college and work life, and more!

Resumes & Cover Letters, Oh My!

Campus Center Room 201

Gary Morris, Interim Director, The Compass, SUNY Oswego

So you've got a killer resume and cover letter to land you the perfect job, but you're second guessing some of your words, and descriptions? Not sure what employers want when writing a cover letter? Learn how to create a dynamic resume and cover letter that will stand out to employers and get you to the top of the pile!

A Car, Some Cash, and a Place to Crash

Campus Center Room 132

Jonathon Briggs, Financial Professional Associate, Prudential Financial Services

We'll cover the topics that you need to hear about in order to financially survive out there. Rent or Own? Lease or Buy? Managing student loan debt, understanding budgeting, health insurance, taxes and why you should worry about retirement now... are just a few of the areas we'll cover.

Social Media and Branding Yourself: What Employers Expect From You

Campus Center Room 132

Jose Miguel Longo, Employer Relations, The Compass, SUNY Oswego

Come and learn how to use the tools to create a professional presence of yourself utilizing social media and other cutting edge websites. You may be using these forms of media already, but are you using them to your advantage? Well you can learn how to use it to land the job you have been looking for! Come learn how to make your profiles more professional for employers and how to search for jobs on these websites.

Session II: 7:15-8:00 pm

Test Drive Your Career

Campus Center Room 133

Paul Roodin, Director of Education Based Experience, The Compass, SUNY Oswego

Bottom line: Employers seek candidates with related experience. Running the Twister at Seabreeze is fun, but it is time to use your breaks and free-time during the semester to build your resume. Additionally, you'll get to test drive your career, gain valuable skills, make networking contacts, secure references, and more. Learn why you should get one, and how to go about finding the best internship for you!

Jobs Your Mother Never Thought You'd Have

Campus Center Room 205

Alyssa Amyotte, Coordinator, Service Learning & Community Service, SUNY Oswego

So, you've decided that the corporate world is not for you, and you can't imagine spending the time and money on graduate school right now. What can you do for a year or two that will score high on the cool-o-meter? Sure, there is the Peace Corps, but what else? We'll discuss a world of options that can take you literally to the ends of the earth and across all career fields.

Job Search: Stomp the Recruiters

Campus Center Room 201

Tonya Fitzgerald , Recruitment Specialist, Sherwin Williams

The transition from here to there can be challenging. Learn how to conduct yourself professionally throughout the job search process. Topics will include job search documents, managing your online profile appropriately, critical follow up, etiquette dining, and interview dress. In addition, you will be able to ask all the questions you have wanted to know about the recruiter and the job search process!

Interview Warrior: How to Crush the Competition

Campus Center Room 133

Heather Dera, Upstate District Recruiter, Enterprise Rent-A-Car

 Interviewing is the final-and most stressful -aspect of the entire job search process. It is also a skill you can learn! Join corporate recruiters as they discuss what recruiters look for, how to prepare for an interview, what questions you'll likely be asked, how to respond to difficult or illegal questions, and appropriate follow up.

Session III: 8:10-8:50 pm 

Social Media and Branding Yourself: What Employers Expect From You

Campus Center Room 132

Jose Miguel Longo, Employer Relations, The Compass, SUNY Oswego

Come and learn how to use the tools to create a professional presence of yourself utilizing social media and other cutting edge websites. You may be using these forms of media already, but are you using them to your advantage? Well you can learn how to use it to land the job you have been looking for! Come learn how to make your profiles more professional for employers and how to search for jobs on these websites.

Jobs Your Mother Never Thought You'd Have

Campus Center Room 205

Alyssa Amyotte, Coordinator, Service Learning & Community Service, SUNY Oswego

So, you've decided that the corporate world is not for you, and you can't imagine spending the time and money on graduate school right now. What can you do for a year or two that will score high on the cool-o-meter? Sure, there is the Peace Corps, but what else? We'll discuss a world of options that can take you literally to the ends of the earth and across all career fields.

Job Search: Stomp the Recruiters

Campus Center Room 201

Tonya Fitzgerald, Recruitment Specialist, Sherwin Williams

The transition from here to there can be challenging. Learn how to conduct yourself professionally throughout the job search process. Topics will include job search documents, managing your online profile appropriately, critical follow up, etiquette dining, and interview dress. In addition, you will be able to ask all the questions you have wanted to know about the recruiter and the job search process!

Interview Warrior: How to Crush the Competition

Campus Center Room 133

Heather Dera, Upstate District Recruiter, Enterprise Rent-A-Car

 Interviewing is the final-and most stressful -aspect of the entire job search process. It is also a skill you can learn! Join corporate recruiters as they discuss what recruiters look for, how to prepare for an interview, what questions you'll likely be asked, how to respond to difficult or illegal questions, and the appropriate follow up.

Networking Social

After the third session, starting at 8:50, there will be a brief networking event. Join us for a networking reception with great food, prizes that will make you look good, and to have exclusive access to the speakers! This will be located in the Campus Center Auditorium Foyer.

Mock Interview Start Times:

6:25, 6:40, 7:15, 8:05, & 8:30 pm in The Compass, 145 Campus Center 

Special  thanks to Enterprise: Rent-A-Car, Apple, Inc., Target, and CR Fletcher Associates for helping conduct the mock interviews.

ALSO A SPECIAL THANKS TO:

·       Oswego Career Services

·       Oswego Alumni Association

·       Financial Management Association (FMA)

·       Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)

·       Phi Beta Lamdba

·       Future Alumni Network (FANs)

·       Auxiliary Services