Tips for Students
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.
