CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Students

Career Development Events

Fall 2009- Spring 2010

 

 Senior Etiquette Dinner-Lyceum
***Don’t you deserve the opportunity to be ready to present your best self to others?

Who:  Seniors have priority seating but all students may RSVP to careerhelp@wingate.edu 
What:  The ABC’s of Dining with Mrs. Rebecca Stroupe Pitts
When:  Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Registration- 6:30 pm
Dinner- 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where:  LaVerne Banquet Hall
Attire:  Business Attire (dress pants/tie for men; dress pants/skirt for women)

****Sponsored by the Parent Association
 

 

2010 Career Fair Events

*Career Fair Preparation Discussion:
March 15th @ 7pm - Austin Aud.
Click here for event details

Lyceum-

*Career Fair- March 24th- 4pm-6:30pm
Student Registration: click here
Event Booklet: click here

 

 

Smelly Cat Coffeehouse

 
April  5th 2010 @
4-7 pm
Grab a free cup of coffee and donuts, make some new friends, and get your resume critiqued! ICD staff and Peer Career Mentors will be hanging around to discuss your career plans and any questions you have concerning your life after Wingate! Come out to this relaxed event once a month in Alumni Lobby!

   
  Graduate & Professional School Fair
*Nov 5th 2009- 8:30am-2:00pm
*Recruiter Registration-click here
*Student Registration-click here

*Event Booklet-click here
   
 

Internship & Part-time Job Fair
*Oct 6th 2009
*Open to Wingate University Students Only!

 

 

 

 

 

2009 Career Fair & Employer Networking Dinner for Junior & Seniors

Over 100 students participated in this year's Career Fair on February 18, 2009! Thirty employers were in attendance talking with students about internship, part-time and full-time opportunities. Employers were impressed with the level of professionalism Wingate University students offered. Based on a follow-up survey, 100% of the employers said they would like to attend Wingate University's Career Fair in the future! Thank you to the employers who participated through your attendance or sponsorship!

The following companies were represented at the 2009 Career Fair:
Anson County Schools-
www.ansonschools.org
Auto Bell-
www.autobell.com
Bankers Life & Casualty - www.bankerslife.com
Camp Thunderbird - www.campthunderbird.org
Carolina HealthCare System - www.carolinashealthcare.org
Charlotte Knights - www.charlotteknights.com
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department - www.cmpd.org
Daniel, Ratliff and Company- www.danielratliff.com
Discovery Place - www.discoveryplace.org
Eli Lilly & Company - www.lilly.com
Federal Bureau of Investigation - www.fbijobs.gov
First Investors Corporation -www.firstinvestors.com  
Girl Scouts Hornets Nest - www.hngirlscouts.org
Robert Half International -
www.accountemps.com
Kaplan -
www.kaplan.com
New York Life -
www.newyorklife.com
Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic- www.sherman.edu
SummerShine Resort Ministry -
www.summershine.us
Union Academy -
www.unionacademy.org
Union County Public Schools -
http://www.ucps.k12.nc.us/
Union County Parks and Recreation -
http://www.co.union.nc.us/
United Way of  Central Carolinas -
www.uwcentralcarolinas.org
US Army -
www.army.mil
US Navy Healthcare Programs - www.navy.com
Walgreens-
www.walgreens.jobs  
Western & Southern Financial Group -
www.wslife.com   
Wingate University Student Affairs - www.wingate.edu
Wingate University Human Resources-
www.wingate.edu
WJZY TV WMYT TV -
www.wjzy.com

Due to the economic situation, the following companies had to withdraw:
Bank of America and Best Buy.

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Thank you Career Fair Sponsors!
Bank of America
Best Buy
Lowe's Companies Inc
Office Max
SGA

 

   
  Majors Open House
Need some help deciding on a major? Are you questioning your current major? Walk through the Academic Quad and meet professors and students from different fields of study! This event allows you to pick-up information on that particular major, and provides time for conversations and personal connections with individuals that field!
Fall 2009: Date/Location TBD
Fall 2008: September 30, 2008 @ 9:30 am- 10:15 am (Academic Quad)
    

 

 

Office of Internships & Career Development  *  Alumni Building
careerhelp@wingate.edu  *  (704) 233-8024

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