A job recruiter talks with a student at a previous Career Expo.
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Career Expo and
day-before schedules
Nearly 100 recruiters from companies and colleges will be at the WSU Career Expo 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, in Beasley Coliseum. Same-day interviews will be scheduled by recruiters 4-8 p.m.
“They are looking for Cougs to become their newest employees and interns, so we encourage all students and the WSU community to come to the event,” said Christie Motley, career relations manager in the Center for Advising and Career Development (CACD), a program of the University College at WSU.
To prepare to meet recruiters, students have several pre-event options. On Wednesday, Feb. 1, a week before Expo, the “Be a Star! Etiquette Dinner” returns to WSU.
On Monday, Feb. 6, the day before Expo, recruiters and professional career staff from CACD will conduct resume reviews and mock interviews 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in Lighty 180.
“We are very fortunate to have representatives from Bechtel, Northwest River Supply, First Investors and Sherwin Williams on hand Monday for mock interviews,” Motley said. “Our students can sign up for specific times using CougLink on the CACD website. Bechtel and CACD career counselors will be on hand for the drop-in resume reviews, which don’t require signups.”
More information can be found at http://cacd.wsu.edu or the CACD office at 335-6000.
“Whether you are actively pursuing your career options at this time, or just beginning to explore them, a visit to the WSU Career Expo is an outstanding way for all of our students and our community to learn what is available,” Motley said. “You can also show recruiters what you offer them.”
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PULLMAN, Wash. – Returning to campus after a two-year hiatus, the “Be A Star! Etiquette Dinner” on Feb. 1 is the first of several events leading up to the spring 2012 Career Expo at Washington State University on Feb. 7. The dinner will be 6-8:30 p.m. in the CUB ballroom; the program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for students as well as table sponsorships are available.
“Employers tell us they enjoy coming to the Palouse in search of the best people for their positions, but this year, in addition to traditional pre-Expo activities and the career fair itself, we decided to bring back the popular etiquette dinner,” said Christie Motley, employer relations manager in the Center for Advising and Career Development (CACD), a program in the University College at WSU.
“We plan for about 200 guests,” she said. “Faculty, staff and special guests will be seated with students.
“A special guest speaker, Crystal Stanfield from Enterprise Rent-A-Car, will present information and tips in a way that is fun and educational for everyone,” she said. Enterprise is sponsoring the dinner.
Motley said employers know WSU students are good employees: “Recruiters did rank us in the top 25 schools in the country, according to a 2010 Wall Street Journal rating. But in addition to being technically ready for the job, employees must also be confident and represent themselves well in all situations.”
“Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others,” wrote Emily Post, American authority on social behavior (1873-1960). “If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.” More than 50 years later, her great-great-grandchildren recently wrote the 18th edition of “Emily Post’s Etiquette: Manners for a New World,” published in 2011, which states: “Though times have changed, the principles of good manners remain constant.”
The young Posts continue: “Good table manners are always expected, but at times they become vitally important. Job applicants have not been hired because they chewed with their mouths open or held the fork like a shovel. Have no illusions: A potential employer is taking you to lunch not out of the kindness of his/her heart, but to gauge your overall finesse.”
Motley said the etiquette dinner will be a safe place to hear from the guest speaker tips about manners today, such as whether it’s considered OK to check your cell phone and text a response in the lull between salad and the main course.
“What should you do at an interview if you spill the contents of your water goblet onto your neighbor?” she said. “Is a good table topic a description of your recent tattoo experience? I look to our speaker for the latest opinions.”
A small number of student tickets for the dinner are still available; reservations can be made by registering online at http://cacd.wsu.edu . Table sponsors may still sign up by contacting Motley at cmotley@wsu.edu for more information.