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(01/29/13 8:58am)
Students should come with resumes in hand and knowledge in mind to today’s Career Fest and Science, Engineering and Technology fairs, ready to make a professional impression on the more than 150 employers who will be there, according to Career Center representative Erica Lake.Potential employers will expect students to already have knowledge of their companies and of their position offerings, so students should do some research of their own prior to meeting with recruiters at the fair, said Lake, the Career Center’s assistant director for employer relations.Upon arriving at the fairs, students will find informational handshake and personal introduction stations, where they will be briefly versed on how to make a good first impression on recruiters. First impressions, Lake said, are very important.Lake offered other tips for students attending the event:— Dress professionally. For women, this means wearing a dress or dress pants with a collared shirt and close-toed shoes. For men, a suit is preferred, otherwise a button-down shirt with slacks and a tie. Students should not wear jeans, shorts, hats or other casual attire.“Dressing professionally is very important because people typically will make a judgment call within the first minute of knowing someone,” Lake said. “They want to know whether you will be able to represent their company in a professional manner, and that comes across in how you dress, how you speak and how you carry yourself.”— Bring resume copies. Include past internships, leadership positions and volunteer experiences. Other points employers will look for on resumes include examples of initiative, effective communication skills and project management.“Identify in your resume the ways that you have made an impact. If you have improved in operation, that is impressive,” Lake said.— Ask questions, and take notes. Lake suggests making notes on the back of a company’s business card while speaking with recruiters.— Follow up. Most of the employers represented at the fair will be on campus as soon as the following day or within the next few months to conduct interviews with students, Lake said. She suggests sending a follow-up email to the company soon after talking with recruiters at the fair.“That personal interaction that they’ve had face to face is very important, and the follow-up is important. It shows the candidate is really interested in the position and takes the initiative to follow up,” Lake said.— Don’t stock up on freebies.“Be aware of perception,” Lake said. “Be more focused on the employment opportunities than the free stuff.”The S.E.T. and Career Fest fairs will be held concurrently at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center from noon to 4 p.m. today. Shuttles will run to and from the event between 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., picking up at Russell House, Capstone House and Swearingen Engineering Center.
(01/25/13 11:11am)
Student Health Services could break ground on a new, $27 million health center as early as December.
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(01/23/13 10:31am)
Some of Carolina Productions’ most heavily attended events last fall were relatively low-budget acts, while a handful of high-dollar speakers drew low attendance, according to cost and attendance data compiled by CP this week.
(01/17/13 9:40am)
Two USC online graduate programs are recognized in the 2013 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online Education Programs list, which was released earlier this week.
(01/15/13 9:08am)
While thousands of Gamecock fans traveled to Tampa, Fla., over break to attend the Outback Bowl, a smaller contingent of USC students traveled to the nation’s capital for a week of advocacy learning and volunteer service.
(01/15/13 9:08am)
(01/15/13 9:08am)
Unseasonably warm temperatures drew students out of their rooms and onto the Horseshoe during the first day of classes.
(01/14/13 11:02am)
TAMPA, Fla. — They would’ve come for the game alone, but the thousands of Gamecock fans who arrived in Tampa in the days leading up to the Outback Bowl found that the city had activities and an atmosphere that would please beyond the stadium.
(01/14/13 10:51am)
Two big-name network comedians are heading up Carolina Productions’ nearly $100,000 calendar this semester.
(01/02/13 8:29am)
TAMPA, Fla.— In an Outback Bowl that hinged on a handful of big plays, the man South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier called the team’s “star player” in his Monday press conference had yet to make a single play of note.
(01/01/13 8:08am)
High school bands, Sir Big Spur featured in New Year's Eve events
(12/31/12 10:27pm)
USC, Michigan crowds hit the beach for the annual Outback Bowl pep rally
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(11/19/12 9:08am)
Before it can be burned, it must be built.
(11/15/12 10:05am)
Charles Witherspoon made excuses when his family in Lancaster would ask to come visit him in Columbia. He didn’t want them to know he was homeless.
(11/14/12 11:04am)
Original, hand-colored illustrations and holiday-red hardcover bindings adorn first-edition copies of Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol,” which sit encased inside the Hollings Special Collections Library.
(11/12/12 10:41am)
Friday afternoon, George Rogers traded his famous No. 38 jersey for No. 21 in honor of USC’s latest football star — injured tailback Marcus Lattimore.
(11/07/12 12:38pm)
Students from a mix of organizations — many of them in Fraternity and Sorority Life — flocked to Greene Street Monday night to support their members participating in the annual Spurs and Struts competition that kicked off USC’s Homecoming week.
(11/07/12 12:31pm)
Around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday night, champagne bottles popped at the headquarters of the South Carolina Democratic Party, and Dick Harpootlian, its chairman, took a drink straight from one of them.