Career Events

Job Search Clinics
Each February SVCC students have the opportunity to prepare for successful outcomes BEFORE meeting potential employers.

According to NACE Job Outlook 2008 "the job outlook is VERY GOOD!"  Employers plan to hire more new graduates from the class of 2008 than they hired in 2007. Finding the IDEAL job requires preparation.

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Team Building Leads to Success

Dr. Mike Henry
 

  • Getting a group to make a decision

  • How to create a TEAM that is unbeatable

Job Search Clinics

 

 

February 25-28, 2008

 

Eight Powerful Workshops 

designed to help SVCC  

students/alumni polish

their job seeking skills

 

2008 Schedule

Researching Company Profiles

Diane Phillips and Joyce Kinder

  • Investigating local companies

  • Finding information on companies via the Internet

  • When all else fails....

Creating a Winning Resume
Greg Horn
 

  • Create a resume that employers will read

  • Target the needs of employers

  • Sell your unique combination of skills  

Business Communication Skills
Deidra Call

  • What communication skills do employers want?

  • Communicating “I mean business”

  • Avoiding key business communication “turn offs”

Networking
Sharon Peery

  • Identify your Target Market

  • Network your way into the hidden job market

  • Promote what you can do to "Add Value"

Workplace Ethics

Brian Hale

  • Employer expectations in the workplace

  • Attributes of an ethical employee  

  • How a potential employee’s work ethic is judged

Interviewing Tips
Kathy Wright

  • Preparing for the interview

  • The different types of   interviews

  • Following up

Polishing Your Professional Image
Dr. Barbara Fuller

  • Understand how wellness and productivity relate to job success

  • Learn key ways to make a powerful first impression  

  • Know how to dress and how to present yourself

Career Resource Center, Southwest Virginia Community College, 369 College Road,   P.O. Box  SVCC, Richlands, Virginia 24641
Email: Sharon.Peery@sw.edu      Phone: 276.964.7544       Fax: 276.964.7744      EOE/AA