{"id":804,"date":"2019-09-11T14:04:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T14:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/?p=804"},"modified":"2019-09-11T17:15:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T17:15:01","slug":"5-tips-to-make-the-most-of-career-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/2019\/09\/11\/5-tips-to-make-the-most-of-career-week\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips to Make the Most of Career Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Career Week is almost here! Every fall semester, Career Services<\/a> offers SU students opportunities to meet with employers during Career Week<\/a>. This year, Career Week kicks off Wednesday, Sept. 18, and continues through Tuesday, Sept. 24. It’s a great opportunity to explore employers, find internships and network. We all need a job, so don’t miss out! Keep these five tips in mind while taking advantage of employers looking for you <\/em>this Career Week!<\/p>\n

1. Take advantage of Career Week even if you\u2019re not a graduating senior.<\/h2>\n

Campus career fairs are often flooded with graduating seniors starting their job hunt, but employers don\u2019t want just seniors.\u00a0A senior might be able to score a job while a sophomore or junior might be able to land a sweet summer internship. Most of the career fairs on campus have tons of employers looking for both full-time hires and<\/em>\u00a0interns. All class years are welcome and wanted!<\/p>\n

2. Spruce up your resume (and bring copies to the fairs.)<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s smart to bring multiple copies of your resume to any and all career fairs you attend because employers will want to see what you\u2019ve done and what skills you have. But if you\u2019re going to show off your resume, it should be up-to-date and look as nice as possible. Make an appointment with your school\u2019s career center if you\u2019d like to have someone review your resume ahead of time.<\/p>\n

3. Check out visiting employers on Handshake.<\/h2>\n

All of the campus career fairs have information posted on Handshake<\/a>. You can check out what employers are attending and what opportunities they\u2019re offering. <\/em>Checking out who\u2019s coming ahead of time can help you decide what jobs you\u2019d be interested in and what employers you\u2019d like to try and speak to.<\/p>\n

4. Dress to impress.<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s hard to leave a good impression on a potential employer if you\u2019re chatting with them at a career fair in sweatpants and a t-shirt. If you\u2019re attending a fair, it\u2019s wise to dress business-casual (or nicer, if you feel inclined to do so.) You could be introducing yourself and handing a resume off to a future colleague or boss, so you definitely want to look professional.<\/p>\n

5. Build your network.<\/h2>\n

Many internships and jobs are found, both directly and indirectly, through proactive networking. Attending events during Career Week and meeting with employers will only help you later in life, even if you\u2019re not actively looking for a job or internship right now.<\/p>\n

Follow these tips to get the most out of this fall\u2019s Career Week, and remember that you can always go to your school\u2019s career center if you have any questions or need advice!<\/p>\n

Written by Samantha Perkins \u201920, S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Career Services Student Worker<\/p>\n

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Career Week is almost here! Every fall semester, Career Services offers SU students opportunities to meet with employers during Career Week. This year, Career Week kicks off Wednesday, Sept. 18, and continues through Tuesday, Sept. 24. It’s a great opportunity to explore employers, find internships and network. We all need a job, so don’t miss…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":319,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/319"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=804"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":824,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804\/revisions\/824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}