Representatives from the City of St. Petersburg attended a previous
Internship and Career Fair.
Looking for your next career move? Want to make a personal connection before you fill out yet another online application? Come to the Internship and Career Fair on Wednesday, April 19, from noon to 3 p.m. in Fox Hall!
Director of Internships and Employer Relations Melena Postolowski, who works in the College's Center for Career Planning and Applied Learning, said in an email that the internship and employment opportunities cover a wide range of industries and functions. Businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations represented on this year's list of attendees include ones in the fields of finance, law, sports, marine science, education, and more.
Postolowski used gentle humor in her email to encourage attendees to dress for success at this business professional event.
"As much as we love the barefoot culture here at Eckerd, we do want students to put their best foot forward... covered... in a professional shoe," she wrote.
Representatives from many businesses and organizations
filled Fox Hall in 2015.
Postolowski also urged students to bring copies of their resumes ready to hand out, and suggested students visit the Career Services office on campus if they need help preparing or updating their information.
"Career Services offers a variety of resources, including resume reviews and professional appearance consultation," Postolowski wrote.
Career Services Event Coordinator Krystle Fogarty wrote in an email that students can have their pictures taken every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon in the Career Services office for use on LinkedIn and other professional social media and, through April 17, can get help with minor alterations and repairs to interview attire (email fogartkm@eckerd.edu to make arrangements).
"In addition to this, students can come in and print their resume on business-weight paper for free," Fogarty noted.
Triton Track
Another resource available to students and alumni is Triton Track, an online searchable job listing data base. Employers, both local and from out of the area, post job openings throughout the year. Look for the Triton Track link on the Career Services page. Please note that if you are an alumnus who has not used his/her Eckerd email in some time, you may need to update your user information and/or reset your password to access Triton Track.
Hire a Triton!
If you are an employer with a position to fill and you value people with broad contextual knowledge, creative problem-solving skills, and strong communicative skills, contact Melena Postolowski in Career Services at 727-864-8148 or by email at postolmn@eckerd.edu to find out how Eckerd College can help you find just the right person.
Akin-Tunde Akintewe '15 (Visual Arts) will be part of the April 6 panel.
Navigating the college-to-career-to-career-to-college-to-career maze can be challenging even for PEL students, most of whom already have, to some extent, established themselves in the working world. Never fear! Check out these panel discussions, workshops, and other opportunities sponsored by Eckerd College's Career Services, a program of the Center for Career Planning and Applied Learning:
Wednesday, April 6, 7-9 p.m.in Fox Hall (CPS) "Think Outside the Major," hosted by Associate Dean and Executive Director of the Center for Career Planning & Applied Learning Andrew Black and PEL Executive Director Amanda Hagood, is part of the College Program Series. This term's panel will be moderated by Jacob Kent '18, a current residential student majoring in Communication and features:
Akin-Tunde Akintewe '15 (PEL/Visual Arts), Regional Narrowband Technical Manager with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command,
Kaiya Waddell '06, Industry Manager for Democratic Politics at Facebook.
Mentors from the Eckerd community, including Diplomat in Residence Donna Oglesby and Dean of Students James Annarelli, also will be on hand to answer questions and offer insight into how to transition from classroom to career. This panel discussion is part of the College Program Series (CPS).
Thursday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. (CPS) "Coming out in the Workplace" in Miller AuditoriumFox Hall. Please note the venue has changed! [Updated 04/04/16 at 4:02 p.m.]
Saturday, April 8 at 10 a.m. Dress to Impress Field Trip to International Mall in Tampa. Meet at the mailboxes at 10 a.m. Email Krystal Fogarty at fogartkm@eckerd.edu to reserve your spot.
Monday, April 11, Noon to 4 p.m. First Impression, Fashion, Elevator Pitch, Networking resources, and Professional Photos for LinkedIn. Look for tables to be set up on campus.
Employers filled Fox Hall at a 2015 Career Services Fair.
Wednesday, April 13, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Eckerd College Career & Internship Fair, held in Fox Hall, features more than 50 area businesses representing a variety of
fields. Director of Career Services Grant Bailey said, in an email, the
companies attending
represent a variety of fields including finance, marine science,
research, technology, and sports.
Employers attend the Eckerd College Fair because they value Eckerd's
reputation for fostering skills such as "collaborative leadership,
innovation, analysis and critical thinking, problem solving, research,
oral and written communication skills, and a commitment to service,"
according to the information sent to interested employers.
PEL students are welcomed, and students do not need to register for the event.
"Simply show-up in professional attire, as if you were going to an
interview," Bailey wrote. He also suggested students bring copies of
their resume, preferably in a nice folder.
Employers filled Fox Hall at a 2015 Career Services fair.
by Anne W. Anderson Lunch & Learn photos by Craig Anderson
Looking for new career opportunities? More than 30 area businesses already have reserved space at the Eckerd College Career & Internship Fair to be held Wednesday, April 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Fox Hall.
Director of Career Services Grant Bailey said in an email he anticipates another 20 or so employers also will register. The companies attending represent a variety of fields including finance, marine science, research, technology, and sports.
"Currently registered employers include the Tampa Bay Rays, Tech Data, Northwestern Mutual, The Florida Aquarium, Statistics Solutions, and Mote Marine Aquarium," Bailey wrote.
Employers attend the Eckerd College Fair because they value Eckerd's reputation for fostering skills such as "collaborative leadership, innovation, analysis and critical thinking, problem solving, research, oral and written communication skills, and a commitment to service," according to the information sent to interested employers.
PEL students are welcomed, and students do not need to register for the event.
"Simply show-up in professional attire, as if you were going to an interview," Bailey wrote. He also suggested students bring copies of their resume, preferably in a nice folder.
Finding the right path to long-lasting career satisfaction
Kathy McDonald welcomes people to the Lunch & Learn.
Finding a job is only the first step to building a career. And there are different paths to building a satisfying career.
Not
everyone is an Organizational Climber who needs to become CEO of their
company to achieve career success and fulfillment, according to Kathy
McDonald, PEL's director of admissions and recruitment, and Mary E.
Anderson, career specialist with Eckerd College's Center for Career Planning and Applied Learning.
Two other career paths, McDonald explained, are those of the Continuous
Learner and the Master Craftsman (see condensed slide presentation
below).
McDonald and Anderson spoke to almost 30 PEL
students, alumni, and interested community friends who filled a
conference room at the PEL Tampa campus on Westshore Blvd. this past
month.
"Some people are organizational climbers,"
McDonald told the group as they lunched on a variety of wraps. "But
there's only so much room at the top. Plus, not everyone enjoys being in
management."
McDonald
noted that most of us follow more than one path depending on the
setting and on where we are in life. A person may be an organizational
climber as a community advocate but find success as a continuous learner
at work. Someone who begins a career as a continuous learner may
discover a particular area of focus and become a master craftsman in
that area.
Mary Anderson explains how to develop a personal brand.
"There's
no line in the sand that says we must be one or the other," McDonald
said in a follow-up interview. "What's important is that we consider the
question of what is right for me at this stage of my career."
Anderson
agreed. "In today's age of global living and learning, everyone has to
have traits of the continuous learner," she said. As jobs and fields
become obsolete and as what defines a career changes, we need to retool
ourselves to meet new conditions."
Anderson explained
how to develop a personal brand based on the particular path one is
following and then how to use that brand in a focused networking
strategy.
Tampa campus office manager Craig Anderson
(no relation to Mary) observed the free, Thursday noon session and found
the information about networking particularly useful. "It wasn't just
about career paths but also about how to work those paths into things
like using social media effectively," he said.
PEL students and alumni have access to career help
Both current PEL students and PEL alumni can access the services provided through Eckerd College's Center for Career Planning and Applied Learning, Mary Anderson noted.
"We help students and alumni connect what they are
learning or have learned in the classroom with how it applies in developing career
strategies," Anderson said.
Both Anderson and McDonald, who identify themselves as continuous learners, maintain close
connections with the business community and bring an immediacy to their
presentations. McDonald, for instance, presented a
similar workshop at the SuncoastHR chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) later in January.
"And I am continually monitoring emerging trends to spot new best practices in developing resumes and CVs," Anderson added.
To learn more about Eckerd's career planning services, contact Mary Anderson at
727-864-7832 (andersme1@eckerd.edu).
