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JOB SEARCH TOOLS & SKILLS: Resumes and vitae Cover letters & other letters E-mail Telephone References Researching employers   FINDING JOBS & EMPLOYERS: How VT grads did it Who hired VT grads How to start your job search Pros & cons of ways to job-hunt Advertised jobs Unadvertised jobs Networking VT CareerLink CareerSearch Hokies4Hire & the On-Campus Interviewing Program Job listing web sites On-line job search advice & privacy protection   MEETING EMPLOYERS: Handshakes Career fairs / job fairs Employer info sessions Interviewing Interview attire Business casual attire Dining etiquette   DECIDING ON A JOB OFFER: Salary, benefits, negotiating Responding to job offers Acknowledging a job offer Deadline extensions Declining Accepting Contracts Relocating   SPECIAL INTERESTS: Diverse students International students Students with disabilities LGBT students Graduate students	Dining etiquette   Dining etiquette can be critical to career and job search success! Employers want to see you in social situations to see how you conduct yourself, particularly if the job you want requires a certain standard of conduct with clients and superiors. You could be critically scrutinized on your table manners and conduct. On a practical level, interviews that last for several hours extend through mealtimes, and the employer is gracious to host you for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner. The meal is a time to visit and interact, and this is always more important than the function of eating.   See dining etiquette Q & A for complete details.     Students are invited to attend Career Services' Annual Fall Dining Etiquette Dinner:   Learn to Outclass and Outperform, and be Outstanding!   When Wednesday, October 10, 2007, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.   Location Owens Banquet Hall   Attire Business attire required.   Register Advance registration required, seating limited to 225 students. Registration will be open Monday, September 17 through Friday, September 28, 2007; register in person at Career Services during office hours.   Cost $10 registration fee includes 4-course meal and seminar. Cash, check, Hokie Passport, Dining Dollars, Flex Dining or Commuter Cash accepted. Please note: The full cost of this event is much higher than what your $10 registration fee covers! Thanks to our sponsors, students who register pay only a portion of the actual cost.   Sponsors For four years this event has been co-sponsored with gracious support from Wolseley North American Division (formerly Ferguson Enterprises) and the Virginia Tech Alumni Association. Apex Systems joins us as a sponsor for the 2007 event. We greatly appreciate the generosity of these sponsors!   Contact for questions: Ms. Kristin Eicholtz Career Advisor k.a.eicholtz@vt.edu 231-6241     Related information: These links leave Career Services' web site and open a new browser window. They are not pop-ups; they open only when you select the link.   Diner's Digest:     American Table Manners     The Secret of the Formal Place Setting     How to Use a Knife, Fork, and Spoon     How to Use a Napkin     Tips and Pitfalls     Foods You Can Eat With Your Fingers
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