Beginning February 7, the Center for Success is holding three types of workshops to prepare students of Saint Xavier for the spring College-to-Career Expo which takes place on Tuesday, March 14. The workshops include information about resumes and cover letters, elevator pitches, and what students should do before, during, and after the expo workshops.
Found on TheDen, this event is open to all students, alumni, and community members. Business casual attire and a draft of a resume are highly recommended.
As TheDen states, these workshops are short yet intense. The sessions run for half an hour on average, and many times are provided, as listed below:
RESUMES AND COVER LETTERS:
Location: WAC L-206
February 7th – 11 a.m.
February 8th – Noon
February 9th – Noon
February 28th – Noon
ELEVATOR PITCH:
Location: WAC L-206
February 14th – 11 a.m.
February 15th – Noon
February 16th – Noon
March 1st – 11 a.m.
WHAT TO DO BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE EXPO:
Location: WAC L-206
February 21st – 11 a.m.
February 22nd – Noon
February 23rd – Noon
March 2nd – 11 a.m.
By taking part in the workshops, attendees can learn about the potential careers and employers that will be featured at the expo in March. There are currently over eighty groups in attendance which offer a variety of opportunities for students to be informed about career options they take interest in.
The groups in attendance, according to TheDen via email, will be:
- Christian Appalachian Project
- Elmhurst University
- Enterprise Holdings
- Jewel Osco
- Thresholds
- Tinley Park-Park District
- Wintrust
- Blue Plate Catering
- BRIA Healthcare
- Clarity Clinic
- Matteson ESD 162
- Northwestern Mutual – Rosemont
- Academy for Urban School Leadership
- Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
- Adducci Vega Financial Group, LLC
- AdventHealth
- Advocate Aurora Health
- Ally Financial Inc.
- Amate House
- Asbury Court
- B.U.I.L.D. Chicago
- Big Shoulders Fund
- BlueGrace Logistics
- BY YOUR SIDE- Autism Therapy Services
- Camping World | Good Sam
- Catholic Order of Foresters
- Chicago Commons Association
- Chicago Police Department
- Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund
- ChildCare Careers
- Children’s Home & Aid
- Community Alternatives Unlimited
- Comp-U-Dopt
- Cook County Sheriff’s Office
- Cray, Kaiser Ltd.
- Dayton Freight
- DePaul University
- DuPage County Sheriff’s Office
- Easterseals
- ECHO Joint Agreement
- El Hogar del Nino (Home of the Child)
- Fairlife, LLC
- Family Guidance Centers Inc
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Giant Steps
- Girls Inc. of Chicago
- I.Q. Technologies, Inc.
- Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
- Illinois Department of Human Services
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Illinois Student Assistance
- Illinois Tollway
- IMRF – Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
- Internships4Diversity
- John Kasperek Co., Inc.
- Ladder Up
- LED Phantom Distribution
- Marquette Associates
- Metropolitan Family Services
- Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
- Misericordia Home
- MoLo Solutions
- Morgan Stanley
- NFA
- Northwestern Medicine
- Northwestern Mutual Chicagoland
- OSF HeathCare
- Ozinga
- Peoples Bank
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC)
- Saint Xavier University
- Schillings
- Schneider
- Sherwin-Williams Company
- SMC Corporation of America
- Spanish Coalition for Housing
- Start Early
- The Menta Group Special Education
- The Plexus Groupe
- Titan Security Group
- True Believers Community Connections
- U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General
- UChicago Medicine
- Uline
- Warrior Insurance Network
- WCPT 820 Chicago’s Progressive Talk
- Westside Children’s Therapy
Resumes created by students can be reviewed by the Center for Success.
Students can RSVP for the workshops and the College-To-Career Expo on TheDen. Interested individuals can contact the Center for Success at centerforsuccess@sxu.edu, or 773-298-3131 for more information regarding the College-to-Career Expo and its workshops.