At Career Expo 2010 you will . . .

• Connect with creative directors, designers, publishers and arts organizations to spark future opportunities
• Show your portfolio and résumé
• Share your vision
• Practice professional preparedness techniques
• Learn more about creative industries and make new contacts

How to Prepare for the Career Expo

• Prepare your résumé and have several people review it. Résumé samples are located in the Student Centers at either campus.
• Schedule an appointment with a career counselor to review your résumé before March 19.
• Watch for Café Résumé on March 4, 2010.
• Use spring break to finalize a compelling résumé and portfolio and prepare for your job search.
• Discuss presentation, contents, and order of the work in your portfolio with faculty members in your department. (You need not show all your work; limit it to your best work.)
• Make plenty of copies of your résumé to hand out at the Expo.
• Review your experiences and goals so they are fresh in your mind.
• Research all potential employer websites.
• Plan your outfit. Select something professional, clean, and presentable.

At the Expo

• Keep in mind many companies are interested in meeting students across multiple disciplines. Approach everybody—you never know!
• Introduce yourself (prepare an introduction), and then be prepared to ask information-gathering questions.
• Pick up business cards and literature. Provide company representatives with your resume, and “Leave Behinds” as appropriate.
• For those companies that interest you, inquire as to the best way to keep in touch with the representative after the expo.

How to Effectively Introduce Yourself

• When introducing yourself to a company representative, immediately apprise the individual of your interests and goals.
• Know why the organization interests you and express your related skills, accomplishments, and goals in a clear, concise manner.
• Identify at least two specific experiences that illustrate your skills and strengths.
• Practice. You want to sound natural, rather than robotic or nervous.
• Smile and demonstrate a positive and cheerful attitude.

How to Enter to Win Blick Art Materials

Students and alumni who attend the Career Expo and turn in a completed survey to the Blick Art table will receive a free gift and be automatically entered into the Career Expo raffle. The grand prize is a $100 Gift Certificate to Blick Art Materials.
The winner will be announced at the Career Expo MIXER, from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Still have questions? Please contact Career Services.