A series of events at Mississippi State early next month will help students hone their job-search skills in areas ranging from interviewing to dining etiquette.
The Sept. 9-13 Career Awareness Week is sponsored by the university's Career Center.
"The various activities are designed to immerse students in the skills necessary to navigate the job-search process," said center director Luther B. Epting. "These include everything from creating effective resumes to identifying employment possibilities in a tough economy."
Epting said corporate sponsors help to both underwrite the expense and provide the expertise for the Monday-Friday programs. Career Week culminates with a Friday barbecue lunch on the campus Drill Field.
Activities will begin on the 9th with an 11 a.m. registration blitz on the Drill Field. Successive Career Week sessions--most being held in Colvard Union locations--include:
--Also on the 9th, presentations on "How To Work a Career Fair" and "Experience Counts" at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., respectively, in the union small auditorium.
--the 10th, a 9-11 a.m. resume clinic in the union's second floor lobby; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. mock interviews in Room 316; and presentations at 11 a.m. in the small auditorium on resume writing, at 2 p.m. on selecting a job offer and at 4 p.m. on job search issues for international students. A ticket-required dinner etiquette workshop at the Leo Seal M-Club Building will conclude the day's activities. (Ticket information below.)
--the 11th, a 9 a.m.-11 a.m. resume clinic in the union lobby; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. mock interviews in Room 316; and sessions in the small auditorium at 11 a.m. on interviewing, at 2 p.m. on dressing for success and at 4 p.m. on job search issues for graduate students.
--the 12th, a 9-11 a.m. resume clinic in the union lobby; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. mock interviews in Room 316; and small auditorium presentations at 11 a.m. on job searching in a tough economy, at 2 p.m. on financial planning for the future and at 4 p.m. on job search issues for under-recruited majors.
To purchase tickets for the dinner etiquette workshop or obtain more information on Career Week, telephone (662) 325-3344. Also, information is available at http://www.careercenter.msstate.edu/.
