Employers want EXPERIENCE…Get yours NOW!!!

Employer & Student Information Panel + Q & A
Cooperative Education & Internship Program [CEIP]
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
7:00 – 8:30pm
Squires Colonial Hall

After the panel:
Employer-student networking opportunity.
Pizza and refreshments served.

Did you know?:
According the most recent National Association of Colleges and Employers survey:
97% of employers factor candidate experience into their hiring decisions.

VT graduates told us:
Even though 90% had career-related experience during college, 33% wished they had gotten more! Source: Post-Graduation Report

Internship and co-op experiences give you skills you need to get the job you want after graduation.  Hear from students and employers why YOU should participate in the Cooperative Education and Internship Program.
  Student Panel Members:
  Hana Tran, Mechanical Engineer, Altec Industries, CEIP Student Ambassador
Kristen Bieszczad, Industrial Systems Engineering, Disney Professional Program, CEIP Student Ambassador
Andrew Mussey, Computer Science, TechPad
Matthew Cook, Biology, Washington Regional Transplant Community
Joe Cardwell, Forest Resource Management, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Amber Cannaday, Communication, ITT Geospatial Systems
 

Employer Panel Members:
  Kathy Payne, Dominion
Orien F. Patterson, U.S. Customs and Border Protection/ Dept. of Homeland Security
David Ingram, ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Co.
William Ranson, DuPont
Pat Skelly, IBM Corporation
Jim Thurston, ITT Geospatial Systems
  Additional Employers participating in Q&A and Meet & Greet:
  James Shuman, Advance Auto Parts
Diane Davis, Kollmorgen
Mary Ramsey, Lockheed Martin
Adam Skrobialowski, Ryan Weese, Shawn Mayclin & Thomas Barry, Cargill
 

Event sponsor / Contact:
  Sponsor: Career Services at Virginia Tech, Cooperative Education & Internship Program
Contact: Ms. Julie Mills
Co-op/Internship Program Coordinator & Advisor
Externship Program Coordinator
Smith Career Center (0128)
Virginia Tech
(540) 231-6241