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2009-2010 Fair Info for Students & Alumni
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
1-4pm
Marvin Center Continental & Grand Ballrooms
For students who have been awarded Federal Work Study as part of their financial aid package. FWS-awarded students can take advantage of this opportunity to meet with employers and to pick up employment forms and complete tax paperwork. Dress appropriately as employers may conduct preliminary job interviews at the fair. Info on attending FWS-approved employers will be listed in GWork as they register for this fair. More info on FWS at GW: gwired.gwu.edu/career/fws. Info on participating employers
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
1-5pm
Marvin Center Continental & Grand Ballrooms
Meet with employers representing a variety of career fields recruiting for full-time, part-time, co-op and internship positions. Attend the fair to look for job leads, gather information, and to develop a network of contacts. Even if you are not seeking a job right now, it's never too early to come see what a career fair feels like at GW, talk to interesting employers about positions that might be right for you in the future, and collect information for next semester or next year. Proper attire required; professional business attire requested. Info on participating employers
Thursday, October 22, 2009
4-6pm
Marvin Center Continental Ballroom
4-430pm: Enjoy a Q&A session with communications industry panelists—media, public affairs, journalism, public relations and government relations.
430-6pm: Meet with representatives from various communications organizations to discuss your career plans, network, or learn about internships and jobs. Additionally, GW alumni in the communications industry will be in roaming the expo to connect with students and help you navigate the expo. Info on participating employers
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
11am-3pm
Marvin Center 3rd Floor
This nonprofit career fair will consist of a fair where job seekers can distribute resumes and speak with nonprofit recruiters about current and future employment, internship, and volunteer opportunities, and free information sessions offering nonprofit career advice to all job seekers. Registration info: http://sn.im/dccareerfair
Produced by Idealist.org and hosted by the GW Career Center in partnership with the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, the Office of Community Service/Student Activities Center, and the Human Services Program.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
4-6pm
City View Room, 1957 E Street, NW
Meet with representatives from various international affairs organizations to discuss your career plans, network, or learn about internships and jobs. Additionally, GW alumni in this field will be in roaming the expo to connect with students and help you navigate the expo. Info on participating employers
Thursday, February 4, 2010
1-4pm
Marvin Center Continental & Grand Ballrooms
Meet with employers representing a variety of career fields recruiting for paid and unpaid internships, and paid co-op positions. Attend the fair to look for leads, gather information, and to develop a network of contacts. GWorld ID required for entrance. Proper attire required. Info on participating employers
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
1-5pm
Marvin Center Continental & Grand Ballrooms
Meet with employers representing a variety of career fields recruiting for full-time, part-time, co-op and internship positions. Attend the fair to look for job leads, gather information, and to develop a network of contacts. GWorld ID required for entrance. Proper attire required; business attire requested. Info on participating employers
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
4-6pm
Marvin Center Grand Ballroom
Meet with representatives from various education and counseling organizations to discuss your career plans, network and learn about internships and jobs. Additionally, GW alumni in these industries will be circulating through the expo to connect with and help students navigate the expo. Info on participating employers
Students and alumni may view a list of employers who are attending, get detailed information about their organizations, including company descriptions and details on position types, majors recruited, citizenship requirements, degree levels recruited and hiring status at the Fair (i.e., whether they are accepting resumes or providing company information only) by logging into their GWork profile and finding the Quick Link to the appropriate fair.
| Click here for info on the REGISTERED ORGANIZATIONS for the International Affairs Industry Expo for Undergraduates |
For assistance with resume preparation or advice about how to approach an employer at a career fair, students can schedule a 20-minute consultation with a consultant (see next section). Also, review the Fair Preparation Resources & Tips section below.
Meet with a career consultant to discuss your plans and to get answers your questions about full-time and part-time jobs, internships and Co-op. The consultant can also assist you to prepare for the fairs and expos. Walk-in consulting is available Monday to Friday, 10am-12noon & 1-5pm. Scheduled appointments are also available if more time is needed (call 202.994.6495).
Resume Information & Assistance
Have your resume critiqued at the Career Center. You can do this online via the 48 Hour Resume Critique Service, or stop by in person during Walk-in Consulting hours.
View our online webshops:
2. Visit employer websites and create a list of employers you want to talk to during the Fair. You may find several employers who have what you are looking for, or just a few.
3. Create a list of questions for each employer. If you ask targeted questions that reveal to an employer you have done your research, you will create a positive impression and the recruiter will be able to discuss much more in-depth information which will provide you with more detailed information about possible openings.
Tips from Career Fair Recruiters Career Center staff often ask recruiters if they have advice for students attending GW career fairs. One of the most often heard recommendations is “Smile, say hello and introduce yourself, make eye contact." First impressions are very important. By presenting the recruiter with a pleasant engaging personality, you create an environment conducive to productive conversation.
Make the Most of the Career Fair Workshop
Monday, September 14
530-630pm
Career Center 208
Can't make this workshop? Click to watch the online webshop:
Make the Most of the Career Fair
GW is committed to operating, in all its programs and activities, in ways that express its responsibilities as a preeminent institutional citizen of the nation's capital. The Career Center is proactively engaging in creative partnerships with employers and equipping students for new opportunities in a market affected by the challenge of sustainability.
A carbon footprint is the measurement of the carbon dioxide emissions of something that drives the creation of those emissions like a person, company, country, etc. CO2 emissions come from activities such as the use of combustible engines in vehicles or the burning of coal for our electricity, and these emissions are causing the Earth's climate to change and warm, which will have catastrophic results if we do not act to reduce them. A carbon footprint is usually measured in metric tonnes of CO2 using a number of factors.
Carbon offsets allow you take action on global warming now. By supporting carbon-reducing projects such as renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects we can support the removal of tonnes of CO2. Supporting one metric ton of CO2 removal offsets one ton of CO2 being emitted.
Carbon dioxide emissions are a global problem, so reducing a ton of CO2 in Brazil or North Dakota has the same climate change benefit as doing so in your backyard.
Online Fair Employer Directory! We will utilize a PDF version of this document to save thousands of pages of paper and printing.
We will work with our catering company to make smart choices when choosing food and packaging options.
We will work with the Carbon Fund on offsetting our power/energy usage in the Marvin Center.
We will "starve the landfills" by recycling, reusing, or donating leftover and extra items so as to lessen the waste we produce.
This initiative is cosponsored with the GW Office of Sustainability and the Carbon Fund.
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