The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

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Creative Ways to Engage Employers in a Down Economy

Presented by

Caroline O’SheaAssistant Director of Employer Relations

Cary Weir LytleAssociate Director of Employer Relations

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

Brandeis University

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The Foundation

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

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Where to Play in the Sandbox?

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

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Target Fields

GovernmentSocial & Human ServiceAdvertising & MarketingPublishing & MediaGreenHealth careBiotech, PharmaScience ResearchPolicyFinanceConsultingBusinessIT/Hi-tech

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

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A Team of Champs

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

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Events Drive Engagement

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

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Creative Mix

• Pilot Programs– Start small

• Career Development Programs– Establish relationship

• Traditional Programs– Career fairs, information sessions, OCR

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

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Create a Market On-campus

Government Careers Forum

Biotech Summit

Green Careers Forum

Finance and Consulting Summit new

Marketing Communications Forum

new

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

Brandeis University

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“Collaboration”

Faculty

Career Development Team

Students

Graduate Career Centers

Professional Associations

Alumni

Alumni Relations/Development

Other Schools

Partnership for Public Service

Friends and Family

Colleagues

Office of Technology Licensing

Employers

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

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Foot in the Door

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

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You Are the Most Important Factor

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

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Consulting 101

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

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What’s Your Value Proposition

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

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Family-style Menu

I. Programs & Events

a. Fall 2010 Career Fair (Sep. 28, 2010)

b. 2nd Annual Biotech Summit (Nov. 4, 2010)

c. Hiatt Job Trek w/ Students to Pfizer (Jan. 7, 2011)

d. Internship Recruiting (Jan./Feb. 2011)

e. 4th Annual Green Careers Forum (TBD, March 2011)

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

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Tell Everybody

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

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Celebrate Success

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

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Examine Outcomes

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

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Year 2

• Start earlier

• Map out your menus

• Expand commitments

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

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• Think big and take risks

• Make the first move

• Be tenacious

• Remember, you are in the drivers seat

• Have fun

Top 5 Tips

The Hiatt Career Center prepares students and alumni to develop skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

Brandeis University

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There’s Plenty of Place to Play