Students Hone Networking Skills in Advance of Career Fair
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Responding to employer feedback that some students struggle with networking at career fairs, a Wednesday event gave job-seekers an opportunity to practice interpersonal skills (and learn from their mistakes) in the nonthreatening atmosphere of Penn's Inn. Scheduled the week before Penn College's Fall Career Fair, "Networking Tips: How to Work a Room" was a collaboration among Career Services, Student Activities and Chef Charles R. Niedermyer II, an instructor of baking and pastry arts/culinary arts in the college's School of Business & Hospitality. After a PowerPoint presentation by the faculty member, more than 65 students circulated among simulated "booths" staffed by fake employers looking to fill internships, part-time vacancies and full-time positions. Two local businesses sent human resources personnel to talk with students, adding to the credibility of the exercise.
Photos by Becky J. Shaner, alumni relations assistant
Photos by Becky J. Shaner, alumni relations assistant