Career Week at the Anderson School of Management, an event to meant to help students jump into the work force, began Tuesday and will run through Sept. 15.
Karin Kase, Anderson’s Career Services manager, said Career Week is only for Anderson School of Management students and alums, and was developed to help prepare Anderson students for the fall recruiting season and for the Business Career Fair on Sept. 16.
“The event’s purpose is to connect our students with experienced professionals who can provide advice, information and possibly leads to internships or jobs if appropriate,” she said.
Put on by potential employers such as Hewlett-Packard, Fidelity Investments, Verizon and Sandia Laboratories, the reception is an opportunity for Anderson students and alumni to network with 25 business professionals for two and a half minutes each.
Kase said the idea of a student and employer reception came from Anderson’s business fraternity leaders, Delta Sigma Pi, which wanted business employers to meet exclusively with business students, and organization leaders and members before the career fairs. Career Week will also feature a résumé express station throughout the week where students can bring résumés to be reviewed by faculty or Fidelity Investments representatives.
“We all just want Anderson students and alums to be successful in finding internships, part- and full-time jobs in a very competitive job market,” Kase said.
