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Conference helps students develop job search skills
With its theme, “The Real World--Will You Be Ready?,” the conference was geared toward exposing students to University resources that would be helpful in preparing them for the job market. Speakers at the conference included Phillip Holloman, vice president of Six-Sigma Initiatives of Cintas Co., and Otis Ellis, vice president of Morgan Stanley of Wilmington. Joyce Dennis Henderson, assistant director of UD’s MBNA Career Services Center, said that although seniors and graduate students were among the conference participants, the event is traditionally geared to freshmen and sophomores. “Our goal is to reach freshmen and sophomores so that we have two to three years to help them develop professionally and to help prepare them for entering the workplace,” Henderson said. “We also want them to learn networking skills.” Conference discussion panels led by alumni offered advice on a wide range of subjects, including marketing oneself to potential employers, developing leadership skills, multicultural relations, and learning about the nature of workplace politics, Henderson said. “The speakers gave the students invaluable advice,” Henderson said. “We also were pleased with the turnout.” Incentives for students attending the conference included chances to win a laptop computer from Dell, an iPod from Apple, round-trip airline tickets from Southwest Airlines, and complementary items from Barnes and Noble, TGI Friday and Outback Steak House. The program was administered by the MBNA Career Services Center and co-sponsored by Cintas Co., Center for Black Culture, Black Leadership Council, Black Student Union, Cultural Programming Advisory Board and HOLA, as well as the College of Arts and Sciences, RISE, NUCLEUS, FORTUNE and the Center for Counseling and Student Development. Article by Jerry Rhodes To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |
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