Preparing for the fall Career Showcase

September 16, 2008

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The fall Career Showcase will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 23 and 24 in the O’Connell Center. Career Showcase is a career fair that helps students and alumni explore potential career paths, network and identify career opportunities.

More than 300 companies and agencies will attend Career Showcase to hire intern, co-op and full time candidates. Preparation is a key to a successful Career Showcase experience.

“Showcase events are an opportunity for students to get their feet wet before being fully engaged the day of the Career Showcase,” said Ja’Net Glover, assistant director of career rvents.

All pre-Showcase events will be held at the Career Resource Center. Career Showcase events are for UF students and alumni only.

Extreme Resume Makeover is one workshop students and alumni may attend in preparation for Career Showcase. Typed resumes are critiqued in brief one-on-one sessions. The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 15 through 19 and on Sept. 22.

From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 16, students and alumni can join employers at the Mock Career Fair. At the event, attendees may practice presentation skills and learn more about employers that recruit at UF.

An Employer Resume Critiques workshop will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 17. This event is another chance to polish resumes before Career Showcase.

The final event before the showcase is the Career Showcase Essentials Workshop. The event will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 22 and will prepare students and alumni for Career Showcase with employers.

For more information about the Pre-Showcase events, visit www.crc.ufl.edu/showcase.