Thursday, April 18
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Centennial Room, Davies Center
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Centennial Room, Davies Center
Reserve your seat for these discussions and presentations
Schedule of Sessions *
TUESDAY, October 9 |
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| Title | Description | Room | Time | ||
| Considering Graduate School | Get tips on choosing and applying for Graduate School. | Ho-Chunk | 11:00 | What are Transferable Skills and When Do I get them? | Learn how to build your college resume so that everyone can see, you’ve got what it takes! | Menominee | 11:00 | Study Abroad and National Student Exchange | Get your questions answered about Study Abroad and National Student Exchange. | Ho-Chunk | 12:00 | Employer Panel: Gaining Experience-what you can do now to ready yourself for the world of work | Employers discuss effective ways to make yourself stand out during the job search by gaining experience. | Menominee | 12:00 | Intern Panel: College of Business Interns | Interns from the College of Business discuss their experience, how they got their internship, and the benefits they feel they got out of doing an internship. | Ho-Chunk | 1:00 | Finding Your Passion | Feeling unsure of everything? This session will give you a realistic starting point with tools and techniques to find your passion and a career path you will love. Session will address assessing yourself, networking and gaining information from professionals and alumni, plus a number of other tools available to you through Career Services. | Menominee | 1:00 | Exploring Careers in the Arts and other Creative Fields | A panel of professionals from the creative field are available to share their stories and answer your questions | Ho-Chunk | 2:00 | Creating a Great Resume | Learn how to write and design a resume that puts your best information first and gets read by employers | Menominee | 2:00 | Interviewing Tips | Learn how to prepare for an interview so that you stand out the next time someone asks you "Why should I hire you?" | Ho-Chunk | 3:00 | Exploring Careers Working with Kids: Beyond Teaching | Learn about the variety of things you can do to earn a living while working with kids | Menominee | 3:00 |
Wednesday, October 10 |
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| Title | Description | Room | Time | ||
| Building your Leadership Skills | Being a leader can make a huge difference in your first job and your career. This session will help you determine what you can do now to help develop your leadership skills. | Ho-Chunk | 11:00 | Marketing Your Study Abroad Experience | You've studied abroad and have lots of great experiences that will set you apart. This session will help you learn how you can market them so that employers take notice | Menominee | 11:00 | Employer Panel: Perspectives on the Job Search | Hear from those who make the hiring decisions as they share ideas on what can you do to make a great first, second and lasting impression. | Ho-Chunk | 12:00 | Finding Your Passion | Feeling unsure of everything? This session will give you a realistic starting point with tools and techniques to find your passion and a career path you will love. Session will address assessing yourself, networking and gaining information from professionals and alumni, plus a number of other tools available to you through Career Services. | Menominee | 12:00 | Careers in Fitness and Wellness | Professionals in the field of fitness and wellness will discuss their career path and answer questions you have about the careers. | Ho-Chunk | 1:00 | Finding Your Strengths | How do you find your strengths and what will you do once you know what they are? This session will help you understand what makes you unique and how it fits into a career plan. | Menominee | 1:00 | Landing an Internship | Former and current interns discuss what helped them land an internship and answer your questions as you begin your internship search. | Ho-Chunk | 2:00 | Exploring Careers Helping People | You know you want to help people, but you're not sure how you can make a caerer out of it. This session will help you begin to see the opportunities available. | Menominee | 2:00 | Careers in Counseling | There are many different kinds of counselors. During this session you will hear from counselors in a variety of fields who will share their career path and answer your questions. | Ho-Chunk | 3:00 | Service Learning as a Career Exploration Tool | Service Learning, not just doing good. It’s easy, fun, helps you explore careers, and gain valuable experience for your resume. | Menominee | 3:00 |
Thursday, October 11 |
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| Title | Description | Room | Time | ||
| Careers in the Insurance Industry | This session, presented by Church Mutual, a large insurance company based in Wisconsin, explores the many opportunities to excel in the insurance industry from I.S., Marketing and Sales, to Human Resource Management and Actuarial Science. | Ho-Chunk | 11:00 | Employers want to talk to you about a job or internship. Help them find you! | Hundreds of employers post internships and professional positions on UW-Eau Claire's website every year. They also search for students and contact them directly to see if they are interested in interviewing. Have they found you? Do you want them to? This session will show you tips and tricks that you can use to be found on Blugold CareerLink. Attend for the chance to win a BCL registration. | Menominee | 11:00 | First Job Do's and Dont's | Once you land that first job, you want to succeed. This session will give you great advice on how to make a great impression and set the groundwork for a rewarding career. | Ho-Chunk | 12:00 | Careers in Non-Profits | If one of your job requirements is 'making a difference', this session will look at an industry that is always hiring: non-profits. Hear from professionals who will share their career path and answer your questions. | Ho-Chunk | 1:00 | Careers in Technology | Hear from employers and faculty as they discuss the variety of opportunities in the field of technology and answer your questions. | Menominee | 1:00 | Careers in Teaching | Hear about the world of teaching from professionals in the field. They will share their experiences and answer your questions. | Ho-Chunk | 2:00 | Internship Panel: College of Arts and Sciences interns | Students from the College of Arts and Sciences describe how they got their internship, and the experience and other benefits they got from doing an internship. | Menominee | 2:00 | Careers in Healthcare | Professionals from a variety of fields in health care share their career path, and answer your questions. | Centennial | 2:00 | Considering Graduate School | Get tips on choosing and applying for Graduate School. | Ho-Chunk | 3:00 |
* Schedule subject to change
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