2017 GBN Career Fair Guide · 2017-10-29 · with employers and have the opportunity to practice your interview skills in a less formidable environment than a formal interview. Use

2017 GBN

Career Fair Guide WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4

TABLE OF CONTENTS Agenda .................................................................................................. 1 Floor Plan .............................................................................................. 2 Acknowledgments................................................................................. 3 Self-Awareness Worksheet ................................................................... 4 Getting The Most From The Career Fair ............................................... 5 Participating Employers ........................................................................ 7 Additional Resources .......................................................................... 14 Business Exhibitor Floor Plan .............................................................. 15

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AGENDA

5:00-6:00pm

Business Exhibitor Check-in and Booth Set-Up | CARMODY CENTER

Volunteer Check-in | CARMODY FOYER

5:30-6:00pm

Check-in for Career Fair Attendees | CARMODY FOYER

Sign-up: Mock Interviews and Resume Reviews | CARMODY FOYER

Peer-to-Peer Networking | LOWER COMMONS

6:00 – 8:00 pm

CAREER FAIR | CARMODY CENTER

Resume Drop-Off | CARMODY CENTER

Peer-to-Peer Networking | LOWER COMMONS

Refreshments | LOWER COMMONS

6:40-8:00pm

Mock Interviews and Resume Reviews | UPPER COMMONS

THANK YOU

The Gonzaga Business Network (GBN) wishes to thank the many volunteers who so generously gave of their time and support tonight. In addition, GBN would also like to acknowledge the following people and companies who contributed to this evening’s success:

ACADEMY OF THE HOLY CROSS | ARCHBISHOP CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL| PAUL BUCKLEY

CONNELY SCHOOL OF THE HOLY CHILD |EAGLES’ WINGS

PRISCILLA C. FLYNN | GEORGETOWN VISITATION PREPARATORY SCHOOL

GONZAGA COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL | GONZAGA DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

GONZAGA FATHERS’ CLUB |GONZAGA MOTHERS' CLUB | BYRON HARPER | STEVE LANGEVIN

STEVE LICHTENFELS |PRINT1 | PALM SERVICES |PERFECT SETTINGS | CONRAD SINGH

SPOT ON EVENTS | STONE RIDGE SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART | ALEX WESTON

THE FATHERS’ CLUBS OF HOLY CROSS, HOLY CHILD, STONE RIDGE AND VISITATION


EVENT FLOOR PLAN (EXHIBITOR FLOOR PLAN ENLARGED ON PAGE 15)


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A warm welcome from the Gonzaga Business Network (GBN) Career Fair Planning Committee to

everyone participating in tonight’s Sixth Annual GBN Career Fair. We are grateful to the many

exhibitors here this evening – some for the sixth consecutive year – who are offering employment

opportunities to our alumni attendees. And a special thank-you to the many volunteers from our

participating schools who are ensuring our exhibitors and attendees have a first-class experience.

They’ve taken time out from busy holiday schedules to help with recruiting exhibitors and

attendees, getting our participants registered, conducting mock interviews and resume reviews,

and countless other duties. Thank you!!

Gonzaga welcomes our neighbor on North Capitol Street, Archbishop Carroll High School. We are

happy that the graduates from The Academy of Holy Cross, Georgetown Visitation Preparatory

School, Connelly School of the Holy Child, and Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart are joining us

again. And we are pleased to include graduates of Washington Jesuit Academy as attendees at

tonight’s program – together exemplifying the GBN motto of being “men and women for others.”

Through the collective efforts of committee members from these schools, hundreds of graduates

will have the opportunity to engage representatives from over eighty organizations from a broad

range of local and national industries. As a committee, our goal is to provide an opportunity for the

graduates to either begin or expand their career options. Ultimately, we encourage the alumni

from the respective schools to maximize the tremendous network that exists within our Catholic

school community.

THE GBN 2017 CAREER FAIR COMMITTEE

Zack Brickhouse | Kathleen Bula | Michael Crilley | Michael Anne Cullen Mary Dattolli | Leo Dimond | Suzie Egan| Davis Entwistle | Bo Fitzpatrick

Lulu Gonella | Ian Graham |Samantha Hopkins | Chris Kelly | Ann Kerrigan Laurie Magino | Suzi Montes de Oca | Jon Pels | Jerry Quinn | Elise Ravenscroft

Chris Remington | Mark Savercool | Nathalie Sullivan


Gonzaga Business Network Career Fair General Session: Self Awareness and Getting the Most From the Career Fair

Self-Awareness Worksheet SELF-AWARENESS Quickly assessing your strengths, weaknesses, skills and interests before walking into the GBN Career Fair can help you to ask pertinent questions and focus your conversations with potential employers. Some of the following questions are intended to get you thinking about how to get the most out of the career fair:

What are your key qualities and characteristics?

What experience do you have and how is it relevant to the employers with whom you intend to speak?

What are your greatest strengths and how might you leverage them tonight and in your career?

What are some of the areas in which you would like to develop and what is your plan for development?

GOALS

What do you want to achieve this evening in order for you to consider it a success? List two goals that you have for the career fair. (For example, “find out more about the opportunities in the banking/finance industry,” “practice my interpersonal communication and informational interviewing skills,” or “speak with at least three employers about post-graduate service work.

1. _______________________________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________________________

ACTION STEPS:

List three measurable action steps that you will take as a result of tonight’s program:

1. _______________________________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________________________


Getting the Most from the Career Fair

The 2017 GBN Career Fair is a great place to gather information about potential employers and make

contacts that can lead to a job or internship. This is your first opportunity to make a great impression

with employers and have the opportunity to practice your interview skills in a less formidable

environment than a formal interview. Use this experience to practice talking about what you have

done, what you know, and what your interests are. After tonight’s event, you should have a better

sense of your career direction and will have made contact with several organizations that hire people

with your skills and interests. When thinking about a potential employer’s needs and your

background, evaluate whether each company might be a match for you.

Have a Plan

Take a few moments to plan your path.

Mark those tables that are high priority, and those that look as though they’ll be high in traffic, and plan accordingly.

Have a resume that represents your knowledge, skills, and abilities effectively. If you are looking at several career options, you may want to have two or more targeted résumés.

Be prepared to share basic information about yourself and your career interests. For example:

“Hello, my name is Tim Johnson. I'm a senior at Georgetown University majoring in

English. I'm very interested in a marketing career. As you can see on my résumé, I

completed an internship in the Marketing Division of the ABC Company in New York

last summer. While there, I was able to gain some substantive experience and now

have greater clarity about my future career. I was recognized for my ability to work

with clients and colleagues and am very interested in talking with you about

marketing opportunities with your organization.”

Stay Open-Minded

Don’t discount industries or companies simply because they are outside of your area of

expertise.

If someone asks if you are interested in hearing about their company, listen! Even if it is not in

your field, or you do not think it would be the best fit for you.

Explain the type of job in which you are interested and leave your resume for consideration in

the event that a job opens up.

Take a pamphlet or a business card.


Connect and Be Confident

Approach an employer, make eye contact, smile, and offer your hand when you introduce

yourself.

If you can, establish rapport—perhaps you and the interviewer share a common interest or

experience.

Questions to Ask Employers

What are you looking for in the employees you hire?

What are the characteristics of your most successful employees?

Are there specific career tracks within the organization? What can the typical employee hired in

your division expect to be doing in 2, 5, or 10 years?

What is your organization’s culture like?

Are there opportunities for on-going training through your organization?

Would you mind sharing your career history? What made you choose this company and why

do you stay? How long have you been with the company?

What is the one thing that most surprised you about this company?

Take Notes and Organizational Literature

There is a short amount of time to gather and digest a lot of information.

Most recruiters will have information for you to pick up, including brochures, thumb drive, CD's,

position descriptions, and other data.

Ask for business cards from the recruiters you have met.

Write down the answers to the questions you asked, as well as any other information you learn.

Set up a spreadsheet – With whom did you speak? With whom do you need to follow up?

Write thank-you notes to the companies that impressed you the most.

In your note, make reference to the personal interaction. It will make you more memorable,

and demonstrates your knowledge of how to navigate business relations.

Request to connect on LinkedIn.

Share any interesting articles or information that relates to the industry.

Distinguishing yourself is very important, given the high volume of jobseekers.

Make revisions to your cover letter, resume and interview techniques. While at the event, you

may realize a couple of things you wish to change; take note of these changes before too much

time passes.


PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS

NAME OF ORGANIZATION AND WEBSITE INDUSTRY

A Coakley & Williams Construction, Inc.

coakleywilliams.com

Engineering

B Hoffman CFO Consulting hoffmancfo.com

Professional and Business Services

C Homeside Financial gohomeside.com

Financial Services

D APCO Worldwide apcoworldwide.com

Public Relations

E CBRE cbre.com

Financial Services

1 Berenzweig Leonard, LLP berenzweiglaw.com


2 Ventera Corporation ventera.com


3 Dogs on Deployment Dogsondeployment.org

Non-profit/Not-for-Profit or Foundation

4 SAP, National Security Services sapns2.com

Information Technology

5 Ernst & Young, LLP ey.com


6 U.S. Navy JAG Corps

jag.navy.mil

Federal Government

7 Amec Foster Wheeler amecfw.com


8 The World Bank Group

worldbank.org


9 Akridge akridge.com

Commercial Real Estate

http://www.hoffmancfo.com/

http://www.gohomeside.com/

http://www.apcoworldwide.com/

http://www.berenzweiglaw.com/

http://www.ventera.com/

http://www.ey.com/

http://www.worldbank.org/

http://www.akridge.com/



10 Augustinian Volunteers osavol.org

Educational Services, Healthcare and Social Assistance, Non-profit/Not-for-Profit or Foundation

11 Cornerstone Government Affairs cgagroup.com


12 Prince George's County Police Department - Office of the Inspector General princegeorgescountymd.gov/sites/PoliceDepartment/AboutUs/Pages/Office-of-the-Inspector-General.aspx

State and Local

Government

13 Prince George's County Police Department pgpolice.org

State and Local

Government

14 Fairfax County Government myskillsource.gov

State and Local Government

15 Booz Allen Hamilton boozallen.com


16 Archdiocese of Washington Office of Human Resources adw.org/employment-opportunities/

Educational Services, Healthcare and Social Assistance, Non-profit/Not-for-Profit or Foundation

17 Anthony Wilder Design and Build anthonywilder.com

Architecture, Interior Design, Construction and Landscape Design

18 Lockton Companies LLC lockton.com

Financial Services, Professional and Business Services

19 ACE (Alliance for Catholic Education) ace.nd.edu

Educational Services

20 Gonzaga Purple Caucus of Public Policy Professionals bit.ly/PurpleCaucus

Public Relations, Professional and Business Services

21 TRSA TRSA.org

Non-profit/Not-for-Profit

or Foundation

http://www.osavol.org/

http://www.cgagroup.com/

http://www.myskillsource.gov/

http://www.boozallen.com/

http://adw.org/employment-opportunities/

http://www.anthonywilder.com/

http://bit.ly/PurpleCaucus



22 First Financial Group ffgdc.com

Financial Services

23 Urgo Hotels & Resorts urgohotels.com

Leisure and Hospitality

24 Jones Lang LaSalle jll.com

Commercial real estate services

25 Blumont blumont.org


or Foundation

26 20-20 Services 20-20services.com


27 Capuchin Franciscan Volunteer Corps (Cap Corps) capcorps.org


28 Councilor Buchanan Mitchell cbmcpa.com


29 U.S. Department of State careers.state.gov

Federal Government/ International Relations

30 PRISM INC prisminc.com


31 U.S. Peace Corps

peacecorps.gov

Volunteer Service Organization

32 USAID usaid.gov www.usajobs.gov

Agriculture, Educational

Services, Engineering,

Federal Government,

Healthcare and Social

Assistance, State and

Local Government,

Transportation and

Warehousing, Public

Policy

http://www.urgohotels.com/

http://www.jll.com/

http://www.blumont.org/

http://www.capcorps.org/

http://www.cbmcpa.com/

http://www.peacecorps.gov/



33 CACI caci.com

Engineering

34 PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP pwc.com


35 Cordia Partners cordiapartners.com


36 American Continental Group acg-consultants.com

Public Policy Development and Advocacy Firm

37 Rand Construction randcc.com

Goods Producing: Construction, Mining, Manufacturing, etc

38 Jesuit Volunteer Corps jesuitvolunteers.org


39 ATF: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives atf.gov

Federal Government

40 Ruppert Landscape ruppertlandscape.com

Commercial landscape construction/landscape management

41 Notre Dame Mission Volunteers AmeriCorps ndmva.org


42 Ignatian Volunteer Corps ivcusa.org


43 CohnReznick cohnreznick.com


44 Bernstein Management Corporation bmcproperties.com

Other Services

45 United States Secret Service secretservice.gov

Federal Government

https://my.caci.com/AboutCACI/Pages/CACI%20Culture%20Monthly%20Spotlight.aspx

http://www.pwc.com/

http://www.cordiapartners.com/

http://www.jesuitvolunteers.org/

http://www.atf.gov/

http://www.ruppertlandscape.com/

http://www.ndmva.org/

http://www.cohnreznick.com/

http://www.bmcproperties.com/



46 Ethos Group ethosgroup.com


47 United Bank

bankwithunited.com

Financial Services

48 Raffa raffa.com


49 Neighbor's Keeper

neighbors-keeper.org

Healthcare and Social Assistance

50 FINRA finra.org

Financial Services, Non-profit/Not-for-Profit or Foundation

51 Perfect Settings perfectsettings.com

Leisure and Hospitality

52 Renner and Company, CPA, P.C. rennercpa.com


53 The Catholic University of America MSBA Program msba.cua.edu


54 ATLANTIC BINGO SUPPLY, INC./ABS DISTRIBUTORS atlanticbingosupply.com

Wholesale Trade

55 Giuliani Associates giuliani.com

Informational Services: Marketing, Media, Publishing, Professional and Business Services, Transportation and Warehousing

56 Aon aon.com


57 Partnership for Public Service ourpublicservice.org

Federal Government

http://www.bankwithunited.com/

http://neighbors-keeper.org/

http://www.rennercpa.com/

http://msba.cua.edu/default.cfm

http://www.atlanticbingosupply.com/

http://www.giuliani.com/

http://www.aon.com/



58 Salter & Company LLC, CPA’s saltercpa.com

Financial Services

59 US Courts uscourts.gov

Federal Government

60 Washington Jesuit Academy wjacademy.org


61 Gonzaga College High School gonzaga.org


62 DMG Securities Inc. dmgsecurities.com

Financial Services

63 Cambridge International Systems, Inc. cbridgeinc.com

Engineering, Professional and Business Services

64 PKF O'Connor Davies, LLP pkfod.com

Financial Services

65 CALIBRE calibresys.com


66 Clark Construction LLC clarkconstruction.com

Goods Producing: Construction, Mining, Manufacturing, etc

67 Deloitte & Touche LLP www2.deloitte.com/us/en.html


68 Department of Homeland Security www.dhs.gov/homeland-security-careers/secretarys-honors-program

Federal Government

69 Veritas veritas.com

Information

Technology/Data

Management

70 Merck www.merck.com

Healthcare and Social Assistance

71 AHT Insurance ahtins.com


http://www.gonzaga.org/

http://www.dmgsecurities.com/

http://www.cbridgeinc.com/

http://www.pkfod.com/

http://www.calibresys.com/

http://www.clarkconstruction.com/

http://www.dhs.gov/homeland-security-careers/secretarys-honors-program

http://www.merck.com/

http://www.ahtins.com/



72 DC Metropolitan Police Department

joinmpd.dc.gov

State and Local Government

73 Central Intelligence Agency cia.gov

Federal Government

74 Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington catholiccharitiesdc.org


75 Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement, Executive Office of the President whitehouse.gov/omb/intellectualproperty

Federal Government

76 Wells Fargo

wfhm.com/janet-crilley

Financial Services

77 DC Public Schools

www.joindcpublicschools.com


78 Catholic Charities of Baltimore

cc-md.org


or Foundation

79 Payroll Networks

payrollnetwork.com

Financial Services

80 WETA

weta.org

Informational Services:

Marketing, Media,

Publishing, Non-

profit/Not-for-Profit or

Foundation

http://www.joinmpd.dc.gov/

http://www.cia.gov/

http://www.catholiccharitiesdc.org/


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES USING SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY IN THE JOB SEARCH

Clearly, recruiting has changed with the advent of technology and social media. We begin to build our professional network the minute we create our first Facebook account. Intentionally, or unintentionally, we grow our network with Twitter followers, Facebook friends, and LinkedIn connections. In fact, social media has become one of the most important ways to network professionally and conduct a job search. Today, most companies have their own Facebook and LinkedIn pages and use them as vehicles for recruitment. Jobvite’s annual survey found that 92% of companies utilize social media to find and hire new talent, up from 2011’s 89%. The survey also revealed that LinkedIn is the preferred tool for recruiting, with 89% of the respondents citing it as the tool of choice when hiring. Facebook and Twitter were the next most cited tools, with 25% and 15%, respectively.

According to Alexis Grant, author of 10 Smart Ways to Use Social Media in Your Job Search, there are a few

tips and strategies that can help you use social media effectively:

1. Let people know that you are looking. Tweet or update your status when you have published your resume.

2. Don’t be afraid to network on Facebook. Friends are usually more willing to help. 3. Make sure your Facebook profile is private. You may not want employers to see your personal

updates. 4. Find information about hiring managers. Knowing them helps you customize your resume and

cover letter. 5. Hyperlink your resume. Add the URL for your LinkedIn and Twitter profiles to your contact

information on the resume. 6. Be strategic with Facebook lists. Make sure updates of a personal nature are visible only to friends,

while updates about professional topics can be shared with professional contacts. 7. Create the connections you need to get the job. Go beyond whom you already know and expand

your network. 8. Get Google on your side. Complete your LinkedIn profile, be active on the network, which will

push your profile to the top of Google search of your name. 9. Join industry chats on Twitter. Keep yourself updated about what’s new. 10. Seek out job search advice. “Like” career experts and career blogs for fresh tips even when you

are not searching for a job.


BUSINESS EXHIBITOR FLOOR PLAN Please reference pages 7-13 for corresponding booth numbers. Large floorplans will also be on display.


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