On Sept. 26, the Center for Career Development and Internships (CCDI) hosted a Career Carnival. This event was one of the many events the CCDI has planned for this fall semester.
The Career Carnival was a way to get students excited and prepared for the upcoming career fair, which will be taking place on campus next week.
The carnival included different resources, such as the “Resume Review Station,” to get feedback on resumes, the “Elevator Pitch Station,” to work on fine tuning students’ pitches for interviews and the “Colonel’s Clothing Closet Pop-Up,” which gave students an opportunity to put together professional outfits.
The CCDI staff and guests were present to speak with students about interviews, internships and their careers. Business recruiters from Enterprise and Children’s Service Center were present to give advice and feedback to students before the career fair.
One student working for the CCDI, Kahlasia Carter, a junior nursing major, shared some information about the CCDI and the upcoming fair.
“The Career Carnival is here to promote the Career Fair, which is next Tuesday on October first,” said Carter.
She continued by saying that the CCDI is “offering [an opportunity for] networking with employers and resume checking for students for the upcoming fair.”
Carter also spoke more about what the CCDI offers on a regular basis.
“We offer resume building, interview workshops, the Colonel’s Closet, career planning, and we host events so students can get acquainted in the field they want to work in,” she said.
Molly Blaskiewicz, a senior marketing major, shared that the carnival was beneficial, even if you do not intend to go to the Career Fair.
“There’s opportunities to learn how to build your resume and how to do an interview, which are all basic skills you should have no matter what you are doing,” she said.
While the intent of the event was information and preparation, there was still plenty of fun at the carnival. The event hosted a Dunkin Donuts truck that handed out free samples of coffee.
Blaskewicz said she tried the new drink.
“It was really good, it tasted like coffee ice cream.”
In addition, there were lots of food options within the CCDI building including hot dogs, walking tacos and popcorn. As this event was a carnival, there were also plenty of games like cornhole and basketball.
The CCDI also hosted gift card giveaways for students in attendance.
“Every table you went to you got a ticket, and then you could enter it into a raffle for a Visa gift card,” Blaskiewicz said.