Podcasts Archive
CareerCast of the week past casts... (Format: mp3)
3.24.08 It’s still not too late to look for an internship or a job after graduation. The Roadtrip Nation green RV on campus Thursday, March 27, Squires Plaza.
Length: 2:08 | Size: 1.92 MB | Details on Roadtrip Nation at VT
3.10.08 Welcome back from spring break! Only eight weeks until the end of the semester. It’s not too late to start your job search for internships or full time employment.
Length: 1:48 | Size: 1.65 MB
1.22.08 Seven job fairs will happen on campus this spring! Get ready with prep events. Career Services debuts CareerNews, an eNewsletter for each college.
Length: 1:53 | Size: 1.69 MB | Career fair prep and more events
1.14.08 Welcome back! Get ready for the upcoming job fairs and events for spring.
Length: 2:11 | Size: 2.01 MB | Job and career fairs this semester
11.26.07 Career Services: Top Ten things to do over Winter Break
Length: 1:59 | Size: 1.81 MB
11.5.07 Being friends with Hokie Joe on Facebook. Andre interviews Mary Ann Cole about the benefits of being friends with Hokie Joe.
Length: 2:31 | Size: 2.31 MB | Go to Facebook to be friends with Hokie Joe
10.29.07 January Externship Program; interview with Julie Richardson
Length: 4:19 | Size: 3.95 MB | More about the Externship Program
10.22.07 Course: Exploring Careers & Making Decisions
Length: 3:26 | Size: 3.14 MB | More about the class
10.15.07 About the Mock Interview Program
Length: 3:41 | Size: 3.37 MB | More about Mock Interview Prog
10.8.07 Hokies4Hire and the grad school prep test events
Length: 5:56 | Size: 5.44 MB | More about Hokies4Hire | More about grad & professional school prep events
9.24.07 What happens at the dining etiquette dinner and seminar
Length: 3:52 | Size: 3.54 MB | Upcoming events. | More on dining etiquette.
What employers look for in students at career and job fairs
Target recruiter perspective on students and career fairs
Crystal Tomczyk, Virginia Tech alumna (May 2006, Apparel Design & Merchandising) and Target recruiter for seven months, tells what she looks for in students at career fairs. More on how to prepare for career fairs.
Format: m4a | Length: 5:38 | Size: 2.8 MB
Tindall recruiter viewpoint on what employers seek
Andrea Pe'rez, Virginia Tech alumna (May 2005, Industrial & Systems Engineering, and co-op student) and current Tindall recruiter, shares what her organization seeks in job candidates, and what she wishes she had done differently as a student.
Format: m4a | Length: 4:08 | Size: 2.0 MB
Western recruiter talks about how students can be successful
Jeff Palco, staffing manager with Western, shares his views on recruiting Virginia Tech students, and the value of the internship program.
Format: m4a | Length: 4:45 | Size: 4.35 MB
Student perspectives
VT students' experiences at a job fair
VT students who attended the Connection Co-op & Internship Job Fair share what their experiences were like. More about Connection for students.
Format: m4a | Length: 7:29 | Size: 5.56 MB
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Meet our podcaster:
Andre M. Powell, New Orleans native, has been our fall semester 2007 podcaster while a senior at Virginia Tech pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Apparel Design and Merchandising Management in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. He is the founder of Naturally Sharp, one of Tech's amazing all-male A cappella groups. He is honored to be the Voice of Career Services Podcasts. Andre says, "Thanks for the opportunity; never thought my voice would be on the World Wide Web!"
We now say "farewell" to Andre who graduated in December 2007.
Questions about these podcasts:
Contact
Ms. Mary Ann Cole
Career Services
231-9616
mcole@vt.edu