Hi-Touch Career Gear

Let's face it - employers want you to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills (among others) - and they want you to prove it in face to face interactions.  We'll provide you the skills to professionally promote yourself  and the forum for you to make it happen.  Below are just some examples of a typical year of opportunity courtesy of your Career Services office.

CAREER FAIRS:  THE place to practice your networking skills, your 30 second commercial, your handshake, and more.  Students bring resumes, a firm handshake and an enthusiastic smile to these events.  The leave home their rumpled clothes, half-baked resume, and backpacks.  As a bonus, nearly half of all students who attended our Career Fairs this year found internship and potential job opportunities.  If you are looking for a bit of cash, you can always attend our annual "Job-a-Rama" fair to find a p/t job on campus (Feb. 13)
Fall 2011:  Human Services & Volunteer Career Fair, Graduate School Fair, and the Fall Career & Internship Fair.
Spring 2013: Spring Career Fair March 7th; Teacher Recruitment Days April 17-19

CONFERENCES: We do a few conferences for various student populations, like first year students and sophomores.  
Our "Backpack to Briefcase" conference is the one YOU care about.  We have concurrent sessions facilitated  by employers, keynoters (high profile alumni/employers), networking sessions with - you guessed it - employers.  Are you catching a theme here?  This conference will help you get up to speed on many topics you need to master in order to understand HOW to find a job and HOW to position yourself competitively.  This conference is March 5th. 
Health Care Careers Conference:  that's right - as if one conference wasn't enough!  In one evening, you'll learn about a variety of career paths in the health care industry (BTW: think Public Relations, Accounting, Sales, and more).  This spring, we'll be connecting you with professionals in this field on March 12.

NETWORKING & ETIQUETTE EVENTS
It really IS who you know, and leveraging relationships to get ahead is key to reaching your goals.   Don't forget - networking at our career fairs or our conferences is an excellent strategy!
Etiquette Dining Events:   Learning which fork to use and what to do with your napkin when you get up is just the beginning of dining etiquette!  Set yourself apart from the crowd by understanding how to make professional introductions, being aware of the many cultural differences in this setting, the nuances of networking over a meal, how to manage alcohol consumption (or not), and much more!  Mark you calendar for April 10th for our spring event.
The New York City Career Connections event is an outstanding venue to network with world-class professionals - who also happen to be SUNY Oswego alumni! This nationally award-winning event is in it's 11th year for a reason - outstanding networking leads to outstanding relationships - which leads to outstanding opportunity.

EMPLOYER RELATIONS OPPORTUNITIES
Did you know that Career Services typcially facilitates nearly 600 F/T job interviews on campus each year?   We host a variety of employers on campus for luncheons, information sessions, campus center tabling, class presentations, etc.  Stay tuned, or your next employer might just miss you while they are on campus.