It’s Never Too Early to Get Ready for the 2012 Industry/Career Expo!

by Amy Treutel Mark your calendars right away, the 2012 Industry/Career Expo is October 10th!  With the Expo being just six weeks after the start of the fall semester, it is imperative you start taking measures to prepare yourself for this on-campus hiring event.  Begin preparing your resume.  A resume is an ever-changing document, so [...]

Congratulations, Graduates!

Alumni Career Spotlight: Jamil Suleman

One could call 2009 Aerospace Engineering graduate Jamil Suleman an experiential expert, considering that he has completed six semesters of internship/co-op experience with four different companies and while pursuing his education. In addition, to help finance his education, Jamil gained even more professional work experience through his engineering-related jobs at two local companies. The extensive [...]

Expo Survey Results Show the Value of Career Services

by Alicia Smyth Every year we survey Daytona Beach campus students who attend the Industry/Career Expo to find out about their experience at the event and if there were any positive outcomes. The results are always fun to tabulate because year after year, they show how valuable the Career Services Office can be to current [...]

The Value of a Thank You

by Kristy Amburgey If you attended the Industry/Career Expo or had an interview with one of the exhibiting companies, did you send them a thank you note?  If not, I challenge you to immediately send an email to the connection you made or your interviewer, thanking them for their time.  If you did not attend [...]

Employer Advice from the Industry/Career Expo

Every year at the end of the Industry/Career Expo, we survey employers to get their feedback on the event. We assess everything from the helpfulness of the Career Services staff to how happy employers were with the candidates with which they met. This year, we also asked employers if they had any specific job search [...]

Top 10 Reasons to Attend the Industry/Career Expo

by Sandi Ohman Below are the top 10 reasons students and alumni should attend the 2011 Industry/Career Expo on October 19. 10.  Familiarize yourself with the set-up and the environment of a career fair (1st & 2nd year students particularly), so you are not overwhelmed and overly nervous when it really counts 9.  Build your [...]

Alumni Career Spotlight: Natalia Kozyura

This week we are spotlighting Natalia Kozyura, a 2004 graduate of the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program at the Daytona Beach campus. Natalia worked closely with Career Services during her time as a student, completing an internship with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network and often participating in Career Services related activities and events. Natalia [...]

Alumni Career Spotlight: Aaron Deerey

Aaron Deerey is a 2004 graduate from the Bachelor of Science in Safety Science program at the Daytona Beach campus.  He has been working for the Lee County Port Authority in the state of Florida for 5 years.  Aaron enjoys outdoor activities like hunting and fishing, and he is active with mission and volunteer work [...]

Research is the Key to Success at the Industry/Career Expo

by Alicia Smyth Before you know it, the Industry/Career Expo will be here. With 89 employers registered and several thousand job seekers expected to attend, how do you stand out? The answer: prepare in advance. Consider this: when you approach an employer’s booth, if there are other candidates waiting to speak with a recruiter, you [...]

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