Sunday, August 31, 2014


How to Build Your Career Profile- Sept 3 (5pm)

Do you have a resume? Have you created your Hokies-4-Hire profile? Are you on LinkedIn? These are three critical things you must have prior to the start of the recruiting season. Altria and Target recruiters will be present offering their advice and opinion. Food will be provided. The session will be held in Pamplin 1045 from 5-6pm and is sponsored by Alpha Kappa Psi. Al majors and all years are invited.  

Business Horizons - September 18 

The 32nd consecutive Business Horizons Career Fair will be held on Thursday, September 18 from 10-4pm in Squires Students Center. Over 150 firms and 500 company reps will be present to speak to over 2,000 students. 

 

This is the Super Bowl event of college recruiting. You will not be able to re-create these opportunities on your own. Here is a sneak peak and a promo video we share with employers: 

 

Business Horizons
Business Horizons

 

 

Please prepare now for this event. 

 

1. Download the Business Horizons mobile app in your app store and begin researching companies attending

 

2. On September 9 at 5 pm in Pamplin 1045 we will be hosting a workshop on How to Prepare for a Job Fair. 

 

3. Over 50 companies will be interviewing on September 19.  

Company Days in the Pamplin Atrium


 

Companies setup their booth in the lobby of the b-school and pass out information, swag, and food to students interested in their company. This is a great opportunity to establish a relationship with an employer and to learn more about their company and industry. Firms will be there from 10-2pm


 

Wednesday, September 3 - Altria

Thursday, September 4 - PWC and Geico 

 

Meet the Firms - September 4 (5-8pm)

For Accounting students, 23 public accounting firms will be in the Pamplin Atrium on Thursday, September 4 from 5-8pm. This event is ESSENTIAL for accounting students and is being held in conjunction to the accounting department's mandatory orientation sessions for its students. Free food and swag will be provided. Here is the complete list:

 

Baker Tilly, PWC, Deloitte, McGladrey, Grant Thornton, Cherry Bekaert, BDO, CohnReznick, KPMG, Auditor of Public Accounts, GreerWalker, Watkins Meegan, Young Nicholas,Branner and Phillips, Tate&Tryon, CliftonLarsonAllen, Yount Hyde and Barbour, EY, Protiviti, USGAO, Keiter, Dixon Hughes Goodman, Brown Edwards and Aronson.   

Booz Allen Hamilton's University Scholars Program
Interested in working for this Northern Virginia consulting giant? Here is your chance. They will not be on campus in the fall. Please submit the full packet prior to their deadline. For more details visit here

Resumania
Resumania is an opportunity to have your resume reviewed before upcoming career fairs! No appointment necessary! Read more....

Marriott
The Voyage Global Leadership Development Program is a unique way of training recent university graduates for a career at Marriott. Read more....

Grant Thornton
Join Grant Thornton for a fall social to celebrate the start of the fall semester. Read more....

The Intelligence Community
The Intelligence Community Student Programs Virtual Information Session and Fair is on Tuesday, September 23 from Noon to 6pm. Read more....

Glassdoor
Glassdoor is a free online career community that provides an inside look at thousands of companies. Read more....

Altria
Meet Altria at Company Day on September 3rd in the Pamplin Atrium.
Omni Resorts the Homestead
Omni Resorts the Homestead  has multiple career opportunities available. Read more....

Liberty Mutual Insurance
Liberty Mutual Insurance has a career opportunity available. Read more....
Nielsen
Meet Nielsen at Company Day on September 11th in the
Pamplin Atrium. Read more....

Disney College Programs
Disney College Programs wants to share some exciting season updates with you. Read more....

Archives
If you missed a previous Pamplin Career Connect eNewsletter. Please visit the archives.

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Contact Us



Stuart Mease

Director of Undergraduate Career Services
1046 Pamplin Hall, Blacksburg, VA | 540.231.6602 or smease@vt.edu 




Emily Africa

Diversity Recruiter and Career Advancement Coordinator
1046 Pamplin Hall, Blacksburg, VA | 540.231.6602 or





Sarah Messer
Office and Career Services Assistant

1046 Pamplin Hall, Blacksburg, VA |  540.231.6602 or

 

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