{"id":870,"date":"2024-11-13T16:08:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T21:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/?p=870"},"modified":"2024-11-28T16:09:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T21:09:35","slug":"the-winter-career-networking-fair-heres-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/2024\/the-winter-career-networking-fair-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"The Winter Career &amp; Networking Fair: Here&#8217;s What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        The Winter Career &amp; Networking Fair: Here&#8217;s What You Need to Know\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"winter-career-networking-fair\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Winter Career &amp; Networking Fair<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduating this year or exploring your career options? Carleton students and new grads are encouraged to attend the in-person <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/career\/cu-events\/winter-career-and-networking-fair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Winter Career &amp; Networking Fair<\/a> on Wednesday, February 5, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Career &amp; Networking Fairs are a chance to identify hiring trends and get to know employers, regardless of what stage you are at in your university career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benefits of attending:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Establish and grow your professional network by making contacts for the future<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore full-time, part-time, co-op and summer opportunities from hiring employers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn about future employment opportunities from networking employers * Discover a range of organizations\u2014small, medium and large\u2014to see if you would be a good fit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practice your networking skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maximize your time by meeting with a variety of employers without needing to leave campus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Many employers will encourage students to apply to employment opportunities through the mySuccess job board or their organizations&#8217; job portals. At the Career &amp; Networking Fair, you can drop by the resume review station for a short on-the-spot resume check-up to make sure you&#8217;re submitting a strong application. You&#8217;re encouraged to have a paper copy on hand for the review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"prepare-for-the-fair\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prepare for the Fair<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In advance of the Career &amp; Networking Fair, students are encouraged to attend the Prepare for the Fair events (registration opens in early December 2024):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wednesday, January 29, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 pm.: Building a Strong LinkedIn Profile and Cultivating Your Online Network<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, January 30, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: Practicing Your Networking Skills and Techniques<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For full information and to register for the Career &amp; Networking Fair or Prepare for the Fair events, visit the mySuccess Co-op and Careers Workshops and Events Calendar (<a href=\"https:\/\/students.carleton.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">log in to Carleton360 through the Current Students website<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have questions about these events, or require accommodations for a disability to attend the events, please <a href=\"mailto:careerfair@carleton.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email the Career Fair team<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winter Career &amp; Networking Fair Graduating this year or exploring your career options? Carleton students and new grads are encouraged to attend the in-person Winter Career &amp; Networking Fair on Wednesday, February 5, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Career &amp; Networking Fairs are a chance to identify hiring trends and get to know [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/72"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=870"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":872,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870\/revisions\/872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}