Register for the Diversity Recruitment Event!

Tue, 27 Oct 2015 17:07:53 -0400

Build your network and speak with top employers over FREE dinner at the Diversity Recruitment Event!

Whether or not you went to the UMBC Career Fair, it’s always a great idea to connect with employers and students not only to make connections and build your network, but to have a better grasp on your major and what you might want to do with it when you graduate. If you couldn’t make it to the job fair, there is another chance next week to make connections and get exceptional career advice from a career panel of various top employers. Next Thursday, November 5th at 5pm, the Career Center is hosting a Diversity Recruitment Dinner, which includes free (!) dinner, prizes, conversation and advice for students of ALL majors. I encourage students of all majors to partake in this event! Whether you’re a freshman or a senior, it’s never too late or too early to build your network with students and professionals that could potentially help you find career, internship, or research opportunities.

The dinner will include top employers who are interested in diversifying their workforce. You can check out the list of all of the employers registered to attend here. You get the opportunity to discuss their organization’s mission as well as the career opportunities they’re offering. This is a great chance to make connections, so I highly recommend dressing professionally and bringing several copies of your resume. I recommend checking out our website here if you’d like some tips on what to wear to the event and how to interact with employers.

If you want to get your resume looked at before the event, or if you even want advice for speaking with employers, you should definitely come by the Career Center a day this week or next before the event. We have drop-in hours between 2-4pm Monday-Friday for a 15 minute appointment, but if you want a more detailed 30 minute appointment with a Career Advisor feel free to make an appointment. To make an appointment, you can call the Career Center, come to our front desk or schedule online through your UMBCworks account. Check out some info on how to do that here.

There is limited seating for this event, and registration ends this Friday, October 30th, so be sure to register ASAP! You can register here: http://careers2.umbc.edu/calendar/diversity.php. You can also contact the Career Center (careers@umbc.edu or 410.455.2216) if you have any questions about the event!

If you can’t make this event but still want to start thinking about building your network, I highly recommend checking out the Career Center’s calendar of Recruiting and Career events here to see when employers are coming on campus or when we are going to them! Every week we have representatives from companies come in to talk to students and give them more information about their organization’s mission and what they are hiring for. This calendar also includes workshops to give advice on building some professional skills, which can be a very helpful way of staying prepared when you do find the perfect network opportunity.