This year's Career Week will take place November 14 - 18, 2011.
Students in a variety of majors and programs (and those who are undecided) will have opportunities throughout the week to explore exciting career options and opportunities.
MONDAY, November 14, 2011
Creating and Running Your Own Business
Presenter: Steven Swanbeck, CCM Alumnus and Founder, Jersey Girl Chocolate.
From ideas to products... Come hear how this entrepreneur brought his ideas to life.
Monday, CH 256, 9:30 a.m.
Early Childhood Career Options and Transfer
Presenter: Courtney Hartmann, College of St. Elizabeth.
Transferring to St. Elizabeth’s for a Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education? Your questions answered.
Monday, CH 161, 2:00 p.m.
TUESDAY, November 15, 2011
Opportunities in Accounting: A Recent Grad’s Perspective
Presenter: Michael Schmidt, CPA
Tuesday, DH 174, 9:30 a.m.
Science Careers in the Food Industry
Using your science degree in the food industry.
Presenter: Dr. Visscher, Senior Scientist, Kraft Foods.
Tuesday, CH 151, 9:30 a.m.
Media TV/Film Industry Careers
Presenters: CCM Alumni Mark Serao and Chris Vaglio, owners of Grey Sky Films talk about how they got from here to there, and how you can too!
Tuesday, LRC (Library) TV Studio 221, 11:00 a.m.
Criminal Justice Careers
Presenters: Sgt. Yvonne Christiano of the Parsippany Police Department and ASAC Tom Masters of the Federal Air Marshals
Tuesday, DH 110,12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
True Colors
Presenter: Edie Nelson, Counselor, EOF
Learn what your personality ‘colors’ are, dealing with different ‘colors’ and what careers would best suit your colors.
Tuesday, SCC 234C, 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Meeting Planners International
Presenters: Linda Santangelo Mosely and Julia Ramos
Tuesday, Hospitality Dining Room, 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Radiography Program Information Session
Presenter: Denise Vill’Neuve, Program Coordinator
This information session will provide an overview of CCM’s diagnostic radiography program and the success rate of its radiography graduates.
Tuesday, LRC (Library) 115, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, November 16, 2011
Business Information Systems Applications – Optimal Resume Website
Presenter: Rosemary Grant, Career Services
Comparing resume templates available and introducing Optimal Resume.
Wednesday, EH 208, 9:30 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.
Optimal Resume
Presenter: Rosemary Grant, Career Services
Introduce Optimal Resume to Academic Strategies students.
Wednesday, LRC BI Room, 11:00 a.m.
Engineering: Production, Processing & Management
Presenters: Engineers from Alcoa Howmet
Wednesday, SCC 234B, 11:00 a.m.
Graphic Design: The Professional Journey of a CCM Grad
Presenter: Jacie Woznicki, BFA, Rutgers ‘09, CCM ’06 and Designer at M&M Mars
Wednesday, DH 252, 6:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, November 17, 2011
Optimal Resume
Presenter: Rosemary Grant, Career Services
Introduce Optimal Resume to Academic Strategies students.
Thursday, LRC BI Room, 9:30 a.m.
Facebook 2011 – What You Need to Know
Presenter: Pam Marcenaro, EOF
Hands-on workshop to optimize recent updates and maximize effective utilization in the job market.
Thursday, LRC 140, 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
GENERAL CAREER INTEREST - All Week
Focus – Career Guidance Tool
Unsure of your career plans or your major? Learn about FOCUS2 – CCM’s online career planning system for self assessment and career exploration.
Stop by the Office of Counseling Services and Student Success for your access code.
Foreign Languages - Strengthen Your Resume
CCM offers 11 languages to choose from.
Stop by DH 207 for additional information during Career Week.
Optimal Interview
Test your interview skills while you record and play back your responses to see what and where you may need some practice.
Stop by Career Services, CH 203, for your access code.
Optimal Resume
Create, save and manage your resume on this system using helpful examples and instructions provided.
Stop by Career Services, CH 203 for your access code.