Career Launchpad



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Program Agenda

Friday, January 18th

Time

Session  (all sessions on Friday are geared for recent or soon-to-be grads)

 

Facilitator

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m,

Individual Coaching:  What an employer analyzes when they use an assessment test on you & resume critique

Jay Hargis, Scott Williamson, and Brenda Smith along with the Vertex recruiting team

12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

 

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

HR Confidential:  What they don’t teach you about Human Resources

Brenda Smith

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

The Secrets to Navigating the Job Marketplace

Jay Hargis and Scott Williamson

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Recess:   Join us for snacks

 

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

You Don’t Have to Work for the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company!

John Raftery

Saturday , January 19th

Time

Session

 

Facilitator

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

 

8:30 a.m.  – 10:00 a.m.

Welcome and Keynote Address:  What corporate leaders want in a new employee

Lisa Kelley-Croswell

10:00 a.m. -10:15 a.m.

Break

 

10:15 a.m. -11:45 a.m.

Supporting and Coaching Your Job Seeker (Parent’s Only)

 

Joyce Maroney and co-worker

10:15 a.m. –11:45  a.m.

Resume Development:  Personal Branding (Student’s Only)

Davie Kimmelman, Corporate Recruiter

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

 

1:00 p.m. -2:00 p.m.

The Realities of Corporate Recruiting

 

Recruiter’s Panel

2:00 p.m. -3:00p.m.

 

Networking and Interviewing – It’s a whole new ballgame!

Tom Kennedy

3:00-3:15 pm.

Break

3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Today’s Multi-Generational Workplace

 

Gina Cole

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