Pamplin College of Business

Career Connect

Sunday, January 18, 2016

I hope you are enjoying your winter break! Please start to think about and prepare for important career related events as you head back to campus for the spring semester:

Download the Business Horizons app by visiting your provider's app store to keep an up to date view of companies attending the fair.

January 19-January 26th: Resume review tables will be set up in the atrium. Stop by to have your resume looked over by Pamplin Career Services or a Company Recruiter.

January 19-January 26th: Company Days (see detailed list below). Stop by the Pamplin Atrium from 10am-2pm to visit with company recruiters, it's never too early to start the job search process!

Thursday, January 21st: Business Horizons Student Volunteer Sign-ups! Free T-Shirt and a chance to be involved with one of the largest events on campus. Sign ups begin at 6:30pm in Pamplin 33. Arrive early to learn more and select your shift for the day of the fair.

Thursday, January 21st: Pamplin Career Services and PWC will host a Business Horizons Career Fair Prep Workshop from 5-6pm in Pamplin 1045.

Friday, January 22nd: Pamplin Career Services and NetApp will host a Podcast/Digital version of a Career Fair prep workshop. Stay tuned for exact time and dial in information.

Wednesday, January 27th: Spring Business Horizons 1-6pm Squires Commonwealth Ballroom. See list of attending companies below and begin your research now.

Thursday, January 28th: Day after Interviews 8:30am-4:30pm.

List of attending companies with booth numbers as of January 12:

Accenture	201, 203
Airline Reporting Corporation	310
ALDI	207
ALKU	710
Altria Group	402, 404
Amazon	301
American Woodmark Corporation	407
Anthem, Inc.	116
Apex Systems	216
Appian	608
Aronson LLC	305
AroundCampus Group	408
Auditor of Public Accounts	512
AXA Advisors	605
Baker Tilly	205
Barnum Financial Group	417
Becker Professional Education	617
Bozzuto	413
Brown Edwards	313
Capital One	401, 403
Carahsoft	611
Carilion Clinic	610
CarMax	412
Carter Machinery	309
CGI	415
Cherry Bekaert	312
CMA CGM (Amercia) LLC	215
Cognizant Technology Solutions	314
CohnReznick LLP	112
Collabera	208
Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc.	114
Corvesta Inc.	509
Cumulus Media, DBA Cumulus Broadcasting, LLC	209
Cvent	118
Deloitte	620
Dixon Hughes Goodman	502, 504
DMG SECURITIES INC	614
E*TRADE Financial	513
Eastman	506
Enterprise Rent-A-Car	518
EY	602
Excella Consulting	503
Farm Credit Administration	217
FedBid, Inc.	416
Federal Reserve Board	316
Ferguson Enterprises	601
Fidelity Investments	320
Foresters Financial Services, Inc	508
Freddie Mac	219
GEICO	409
Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman	414
Genworth	308
Grant Thornton	202
Grant Thornton LLP	204
Hajoca Corporation	613
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	418
Immersion	514
Ingersoll Rand	405
Innovative Refrigeration Systems, Inc.	303
Insight Global	609
Iron Bow Technologies	516
iScholars	606
Kohl's Department Stores	419
KPMG LLP	102
Kroger	507
Lockheed Martin	120
Lutron Electronics Co,. Inc.	212
MassMutual Greater Richmond	406
MBO Partners	411
memoryBlue	517
Metro Systems Inc.	317
National Security Administration	612
Neff Rental LLC	318
NetApp	206
NVR / Ryan Homes	501
Otis Elevator Company	307
PepsiCo	306
Piper Companies	311
Potomac River Partners	603
Power Home Remodeling group	604
Precision Castparts Corp.	515
Protiviti	505
PwC	302, 304
Red Ventures	220
ROCS	110
RSM	319
SagePoint Financial, Inc.	108
Smithfield Foods	210
Springleaf	615
Target	101
The Home Depot	104
The Select Group	510
Total Quality Logistics	106
Vanguard	214
Virginia Tech - Master of Information Technology Program	511
Virginia Tech Human Resources	211
Vorsight	213
WestRock	607

Company Days in the Pamplin Atrium

Company Days are when firms come to the Pamplin Atrium and setup booths for students to learn more about their employment opportunities. Firms will distribute food, swag and info about their company. This is a great opportunity to connect with recruiters in an informal way. Firms will typically be there from 10am-2pm each day.

Wednesday January 20: KPMG, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Thursday January 21: PWC

Friday January 22: Kohl's

Tuesday January 26: RSM, Red Ventures, Appian

Hokies4Hire On-Campus Interviews

In order to request on-campus interviews for many employers , you must request an interview on Hokies4Hire. Please pay careful attention to application deadlines, and take action now.

Click here for Virginia Tech's Career Services On-Campus Interview instructions for the Smith Career Center.

Click here for their On-Campus Interview dates and deadlines.

The Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins has a Client Services Internship and a Business Development Internship career opportunity available. Learn more by attending their information session on February 5th in Pamplin 1045 from 4:00pm-6:00pm.

GEICO

GEICO is accepting applications for the 2016 GEICO Achievement Award Program until February 15, 2016. Visit geico.jobs/achievement where you can learn more about the program and fill out an application.

General Sales of VA, Inc.

General Sales of VA, Inc. has a career opportunity for outside sales people. Read more....

Chesterfield County Government

Chesterfield County Government is seeking an experienced, knowledgeable, and collaborative professional to help plan and perform projects in the Department of Internal Audit. Read more....

Carilion

Join Carilion at the 2016 VT Business Horizons Career Fair on Jan. 27 to learn more about openings with Carilion in finance, accounting, performance improvement, IT, analytics, data and business intelligence, human resources and more. We hope to see you there.

To view opportunities, visit CarilionClinic.org/careers or contact Rob Way at rjway@carilionclinic.org or call 540-983-4070 with any questions you may have.

Medical Recruiters Incorporated

Medical Recruiters Incorporated are looking to hire two recent graduates in a top notch local pharmaceutical company that offers a competitive base salary. For more information contact Natalie Skyberg at natalie@medrecinc.com.

Social and Decision Analytics Laboratory

The Social and Decision Analytics Laboratory's 2016 Summer Student Fellow Program is open to students in all disciplines and offers a number of unique opportunities to aspiring scholars and future practitioners. Read more....

VTKnowledgeWorks

VTKnowledgeWorks is hosting their Innovation Challenge on March 16, 2016. Accelerate innovative technology transfer from Virginia Tech to the private sector. Read more....

Cherry Bekaert

The "Rising Star" Scholarship program was designed by Cherry Bekaert LLP to recognize and reward Pamplin College of Business
Accounting juniors who have distinguished themselves. Application deadline is February 15, 2016. Read more....

Roanoke Business Magazine

Students interested in receiving academic credit for an internship with a regional business publication that could lead to full time opportunities may register for an independent study MKTG 4974 (CRN 16870). Student will be required to perform the tasks outlined here in addition to an academic assignment. There are a total of 6 opportunities - 2 content, 2 marketing and 2 sales. Stuart Mease will be the faculty member and to learn more email him at smease@vt.edu.

Universum 2015 Student Survey

Do you know where your career will take you in the near future? Do you know what goes into certain companies recruiting here on campus? Thanks to Universum's work, the gap between employers and university students is closing. The Universum Student Survey takes your responses and uses them to provide you with an in-depth review of who you are as an applicant, suggesting employers and industries you may not otherwise have considered. This powerful tool will give you an edge in the job search process. The best part? It's free and only takes about 15 minutes!

Make sure to take the 2015 Student Survey in order to let your opinions be heard! https://career-test.com/s/vatech

Brought to you by Virginia Tech Pamplin Career Services in partnership with Universum.

Career Connect Podcast Archive

Students, please listen below for a second chance to hear from employers that were featured in previous Podcasts:

*The audio will take a few minutes to buffer on your systems. Once this has completed, you will be able to move through the audio at your own pace.

Pamplin Student Organizations

Click here for the Pamplin Student Organization list for 2015.