Events
Spring semester 2008
Seminars, career fairs & other events we sponsor, co-sponsor, or endorse
January | February | March | April | May
January 2008 |
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| Day | Date | Event | Location | Time |
| Mon. | Jan. 14 | First day of classes for spring semester 2008 University timetable and academic calendars |
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Jan. 22 | Resume Writing Seminar Events for College of Science |
Career Services Rm A | 5:30 - 6:30 pm |
| Tues. |
Jan. 22 | Pre-Connection Resume Writing Seminar Connection Co-op & Internship Job Fair Prep Events | Registration required |
Litton Reaves 1800 | 5:00 - 6:00 pm |
| Wed. | Jan. 23 | Graduate Student
Timeline for Post-graduation Success Events for graduate students |
GLC-B | Noon-1pm |
| Wed. | Jan. 23 | Pre-Connection Resume Writing Seminar Connection Co-op & Internship Job Fair Prep Events | Registration required |
Litton Reaves 1800 | 4:00 - 5:00 pm |
| Wed. |
Jan. 23 | Writing a Winning Resume and Cover Letter Events for College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences |
Career Services Rm A |
4:00-5:00 pm |
| Thur. | Jan. 24  |
Education Career Fair Sponsors/contact: Career Services at Virginia Tech, and Radford University Ms. Betsy McCoy Career Services, VT betsy.mccoy@vt.edu (540) 231-6776 |
Christiansburg Recreation Center Christiansburg, VA |
8:30-9am students register. 9-10:45am job fair. 11am-5pm interviews. |
| Thur. | Jan. 24 | Pre-Law organization info session Sponsor: Virginia Tech's pre-law chapter of Phi Alpha Delta |
Johnston Student Center Rm 104 | 6:30 - ? pm |
| Mon. | Jan. 28 | Resume Writing Seminar Events for College of Science |
Career Services Rm A | Noon-1pm |
| Mon. | Jan. 28 | Pre-Connection Interviewing seminar Connection Co-op & Internship Job Fair Prep Events | Registration required |
Litton Reaves 1860 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm |
| Tues. | Jan. 29 | Preparing for a Career Fair Events for College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences |
Career Services Rm B |
3:30 - 4:30 pm |
| Tues. |
Jan. 29 | Applying
to graduate or professional school: Writing an effective personal
statement More events on grad & prof school info & test prep |
1045 Pamplin | 5:00 - 6:00 pm |
| Wed. | Jan. 30 | For Graduate Students: Writing a Winning
Resume Events for graduate students |
GLC-B | Noon-1pm |
| Wed. | Jan. 30 | Choosing a career for students Job search 101 series |
Southgate Center 153 | Noon-1pm |
| Thur. | Jan. 31 | Pre-Connection Interviewing seminar Connection Co-op & Internship Job Fair Prep Events | Registration required |
Litton Reaves 1770 | 5:00 - 6:00 pm |
February 2008 |
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| Day | Date | Event | Location | Time |
| Fri. | Feb. 1 | Undergraduate
Co-op / Internship Program Orientation Required before you can participate in the program. Other dates, required sign-up |
Career
Services Rm A |
10:00 - 11:00 am |
| Tues. |
Feb. 5 |
Expositions: Roanoke & New River Valley Career & Lifestyle Fair Students must register in advance for booth time; employer circulate to meet students |
Graduate Life Center | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
| Tues. |
Feb. 5 | Career Fair Prep Seminar Events for College of Science |
Career Services Rm A | 5:30 - 6:30 pm |
| Tues. |
Feb. 5 | Resumania! Pre-career-fair-week resume critique blitz! Quick critiques on walk-in basis, extended evening hours. |
Career Services 2nd floor check-in | walk-in during 6:00 - 7:30 pm |
| Wed. | Feb. 6 | Career Fair Preparation
for Graduate Students Events for graduate students |
GLC-B | Noon - 1pm |
| Wed. | Feb. 6 | Undergraduate
Co-op / Internship Program Orientation Required before you can participate in the program. Other dates, required sign-up |
Career
Services Rm A |
3:00 - 4:00 pm |
| Wed. |
Feb. 6 | Marketing your Liberal Arts Degree Events for College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences |
Career Services Rm A |
4:00 - 5:00 pm |
| Wed. | Feb. 6 | Pre-Connection: Preparing for a Career Fair Connection Co-op & Internship Job Fair Prep Events | Registration required |
Smyth 146 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm |
| Wed. | Feb. 6 | Resumania! Pre-career-fair-week resume critique blitz! Quick critiques on walk-in basis, extended evening hours. |
Career Services 2nd floor check-in | walk-in during 6:00 - 7:30 pm |
| Thur. | Feb. 7 | Get the Internship Advantage: How to find and apply for internships. Featuring panel of student interns. Events for College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences |
Career Services Rm B |
3:30 - 4:30 pm |
| Thur. | Feb. 7 | Pre-Connection: Preparing for a Career Fair Connection Co-op & Internship Job Fair Prep Events | Registration required |
Engel 223 | 5:00 - 6:00 pm |
| Fri. | Feb. 8 | Foreign Service Exam Prep Events for College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences |
234 Wallace | 1:30 - 4:30 pm |
| Fri. | Feb. 8 | Professional Writers panel: Six VT grads discuss their careers as professional writers. | 370 Shanks | 3:00 - 5:00 pm |
| Tues. | Feb. 12 |
Connection Co-op & Internship
Job Fair Interviews scheduled during fair occur next day, Wed. Feb. 13 Sponsor/contact: Career Services Ms. Carolyn Rader raderc@vt.edu (540) 231-8086 |
Squires Commonwealth Ballroom | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
| Wed. | Feb. 13 |
Spring Construction Internship & Career Fair Interviews scheduled during fair take place next day, Th. Feb. 14 Sponsor/contact: Myers-Lawson School of Construction Ms. Dannette Gomez Beane gomezds@vt.edu (540) 231-1924 |
Cassell Coliseum | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm |
| Thur. | Feb. 14 |
CareerFest Job Fair Sponsor/contact: CAMEO (Council for the Advancement of Minority Engineering Organizations) Ms. Kirstyn Godwin cameo@vt.edu (540) 231-7337 |
Squires Commonwealth Ballroom | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
| Fr. | Feb. 15 |
Directions
Spring Career Fair Co-sponsors: College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Pamplin College of Business College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences College of Natural Resources College of Science Contact: Ms. Debbie Wilson Career Coordinator College of Science dewilso2@vt.edu (540) 231-8131 |
Squires Commonwealth Ballroom | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
| Tues. | Feb. 19 | Electronic Job Search Events for College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences |
Career Services Rm B |
3:30 - 4:30 pm |
| Tues. |
Feb. 19 |
GRE
Test Day Strategy Seminar Registration required More events on grad & prof school info & test prep |
1045 Pamplin | 5:00 - 6:00 pm |
| Tues. |
Feb. 19 |
GMAT
Test Day Strategy Seminar Registration required More events on grad & prof school info & test prep |
1045 Pamplin | 6:00 - 7:00 pm |
| Tues. |
Feb. 19 | Disney College Program Recruiting information session for paid internship program |
1670 Litton Reaves | 7:00 - 9:00 pm |
| Wed. | Feb. 20 | Interviewing Skills for Graduate Students Events for graduate students |
GLC-B | Noon-1pm |
| Wed. | Feb. 20 | Market Yourself on Paper and on the Virginia Tech Job Application System Job search 101 series |
Southgate Center 153 | Noon-1pm |
| Wed. | Feb. 20 | Disney College Program Recruiting information session for paid internship program |
1670 Litton Reaves | 7:00 - 9:00 pm |
| Thur. | Feb. 21 | Going Global: Working Abroad Events for College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences |
Career Services Rm B |
3:30 - 4:30 pm |
| Thur. | Feb. 21 |
Dining Etiquette in a Business Setting for Graduate Students Events for graduate students. Registration required, deadline Feb. 8 |
GLC Multi-purpose Room | 5:30 - 8:00 pm |
| Sat. |
Feb. 23 | Grad
& Professional School Entrance Exam FREE Practice Test Registration Required Choose: GRE, LSAT, GMAT, MCAT, DAT, OAT, PCAT More events on grad & prof school info & test prep |
VT campus; location provided when you register | 9:00 am check-in |
| Mon. | Feb. 25 |
School of Architecture + Design at Virginia Tech Career Day Sponsor/contact: School of Architecture + Design at Virginia Tech Ms. Trudy Epperly tepperly@vt.edu (540) 231-5384 |
The Inn at Virginia Tech, Latham Ballroom | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
| Tues. | Feb. 26 |
Civil Engineering Career Fair Sponsor/contact: Via Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering Ms. Kara Lattimer (540) 231-7148 karalatt@vt.edu |
Skelton Conference Center Ballroom | 10:00 am - 4:30 pm |
| Tues. | Feb. 26 | Working for Non-profits Events for College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences |
Career Services Rm B |
4:00 - 5:00 pm |
| Wed. | Feb. 27 | Job Search for the Performing Arts Events for College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences |
Career Services Rm A |
4:00 - 5:00 pm |
March 2008 |
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| Day | Date | Event | Location | Time |
Sat. Mar. 1 - Sun. Mar. 9 is Virginia Tech spring break.
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| Tues. | Mar. 4 |
17th Annual National
Capital Region VT Alumni Association Job Fair Sponsor: National Capital Region Chapter, VT Alumni Association |
Virginia Tech Northern Virginia Center (directions) | 3:00 - 8:00 pm |
| Wed. | Mar. 12 | National Institutes of Health (NIH) Administrative Fellows Program info session for master's level students. | Bethesda, MD location on NIH web site; reg by Mar 3 | 10am - 2pm |
| Thur. | Mar. 13 | Undergraduate
Co-op / Internship Program Orientation Required before you can participate in the program. Other dates, required sign-up |
Career
Services Rm A |
11:00 am - noon |
| Thur. | Mar. 13 | Annual Law Panel Featuring law school representatives. Sponsor: Virginia Tech's pre-law chapter of Phi Alpha Delta |
3100 Torgersen | 7:30 - 9:00 pm |
| Tues. |
Mar. 18 | Graduate
School: Everything you ever wanted to know More events on grad & prof school info & test prep |
1870 Litton Reaves | 7:00-8:15 pm |
| Wed. | Mar. 19 | Market Yourself in Person Job search 101 series |
Southgate Center 153 | Noon-1pm |
| Wed. | Mar. 19 | Working in the Field of Education Events for College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences |
Career Services Rm A |
4:00 - 5:00 pm |
| Thur. |
Mar. 20 | 10 Steps to Finding a Federal Job Events for College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences |
Career Services Rm B |
3:30 - 4:30 pm |
| Tues. |
Mar. 25 | Health Sciences Panel Events for College of Science |
Engle 223 | 5:30-7:00 pm |
| Wed. | Mar. 26 | Undergraduate
Co-op / Internship Program Orientation Required before you can participate in the program. Other dates, required sign-up |
Career
Services Rm A |
2:00 - 3:00 pm |
| Wed. | Mar. 26 | How to be a Successful Entrepreneur Sponsor: Pamplin College of Business |
Pamplin 1045 | 5:30-6:30 pm |
| Thur. | Mar. 27 | Road Trip Nation RV at Squires | Squires Plaza | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Thur. | Mar. 27 | Road Trip Nation info session | 129 McBryde | 3:30 - 5:00 pm |
| Thur. | Mar. 27 | Wachovia Distinguished speaker event Sponsor: Pamplin College of Business |
Alumni Assembly Hall | 3:30 - 4:30 pm |
| Thur. | Mar. 27 | Business & Marketing Teaching careers info session | Pamplin 1045 | 6:00 - 7:00 pm |
| Mon. | Mar. 31 | Managing Your Finances After College Sponsor: Pamplin College of Business |
Pamplin 1045 | 5:30-6:30 pm |
April 2008 |
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| Day | Date | Event | Location | Time |
| Tues. | Apr. 1 | Undergraduate
Co-op / Internship Program Orientation Required before you can participate in the program. Other dates, required sign-up |
Career
Services Rm A |
11:00 am - noon |
| Thur. | Apr. 3 | Gregg Levoy: Don't Just Declare a Major, Follow a Calling! Details and required registration by March 31 |
Squires Commonwealth Ballroom | 5:00 - 6:30 pm |
| Mon. | Apr. 7 | Business Ethics Conference: The Cheating Culture: Why more Americans are doing wrong to get ahead. Sponsor: Pamplin College of Business |
Burruss Auditorium | 7:00 - 8:30 pm |
| Wed. | Apr. 9 | Evaluating and Negotiating Offers Job search 101 series |
Southgate Center 153 | Noon-1pm |
| Wed. | Apr. 9 | Undergraduate
Co-op / Internship Program Orientation Required before you can participate in the program. Other dates, required sign-up |
Career
Services Rm A |
3:00 - 4:00 pm |
| Wed. | Apr. 9 | Info session on Career Associates Program for 2008-2009 RSVP: Facebook> Events> CareerAssociates |
Career
Services Rm A |
7:00 - ? pm |
| Tues. | Apr. 15 | U.S. Federal Government Agency Panel Events for College of Science Registration required. |
223 Engel | 5:30-7:00 pm |
| Wed. | Apr. 16 | Career Services closed from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm for university events in rememberance of April 16, 2007.  |
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| Thur. |
Apr. 17 | Graduating Without a Job Offer Events for College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences |
Career Services Rm B |
3:30 - 4:30 pm |
| Fri. | Apr. 18 | Undergraduate
Co-op / Internship Program Orientation Required before you can participate in the program. Other dates, required sign-up |
Career
Services Rm A |
10:00 - 11:00 am |
| Mon. | Apr. 21 | Undergraduate
Co-op / Internship Program Orientation Required before you can participate in the program. Other dates, required sign-up |
Career
Services Rm A |
9:00 - 10:00 am |
| Wed. | Apr. 30 | Undergraduate
Co-op / Internship Program Orientation Required before you can participate in the program. Other dates, required sign-up |
Career
Services Rm A |
1:30 - 2:30 pm |
May 2008 |
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| Day | Date | Event | Location | Time |
| Thur. | May 1 | Undergraduate
Co-op / Internship Program Orientation Required before you can participate in the program. Other dates, required sign-up |
Career
Services Rm A |
10:30 - 11:30 am |
| (Exams are Friday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 7. Good luck with exams.) | ||||
| Wed. | May 7 | Undergraduate
Co-op / Internship Program Orientation Required before you can participate in the program. Other dates, required sign-up |
Career
Services Rm A |
11:00 am - noon |
| Fri. | May 9 | Undergraduate
Co-op / Internship Program Orientation Required before you can participate in the program. Other dates, required sign-up |
Career
Services Rm A |
1:30 - 2:30 pm |
| (Spring commencement events are Friday-Saturday, May 9-10. Have a great semester break and summer!) | ||||
| Wed. | May 21 | Choosing a career: for faculty and staff Job search 101 series |
Southgate Center 153 | Noon-1pm |
Fall semester events will be posted in August. |
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Related event info
Past fall semester 2007 events
University timetable and academic calendars
Fairs:
Connection co-op & internship fair
Events by topic | interest:
Grad & prof school info & test prep
Cooperative Education & Internship Program
Events by college:
Pamplin College of Business calendar