Career Development Days is a three-day event providing you with professional development workshops, employer presentations and networking opportunities. It will take place in the Memorial Union Rooms 206, 207, and 208 on Tuesday-Thursday, April 16-19. Each day there will be a free networking lunch from 12-1:30pm. Make sure you register on HANDSHAKE.
Career Development Days is a chance for College of Forestry undergraduate, graduate and recently graduated students to enhance skills and energize your career search. Energize your job search, enhance your job search and engage with industry professional at Career Development Days.
Why should YOU attend?
- ask employers about their company – go ahead, they want to answer all of your questions.
- understand various companies and what work they do
- professional development growth – learn from workshops about the skills employers are looking for: interviewing, problem solving, communication, collaboration, and more!
- networking – gain contacts for when you are looking for a job, like the saying goes, “it’s all about who you know…”
- find a job or internship – there might be an opportunity to secure a seasonal or internship position.
- learn more about what you want from a career – or what you don’t.
- engage with other COF students – maybe you’ll meet someone new.
Schedule of Events
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
9:00 a.m. – Employer Information Session: Timber Products Company, John Underwood, Human Resources Manager
10:00 a.m. – Workshop: What Are Employers Really Looking in Your Interview? – Sean Hart, Area Manager, Georgia Pacific
11:00 a.m. – Employer Information Session: US Forest Service, Jeanna Ramos, Equal Employment Specialist
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.: Networking Lunch open to students, employers, presenters, CoF faculty and staff (MU 207)
1:30 p.m. – Workshop: Problem-solving and Creative Solutions in the Workplace – Fred Pfund, Forester, Starker Forests
2:30 p.m. – Employer Information Session: Oregon Parks & Recreation, Jennifer Godfrey, Park Naturalist Interpreter, Detriot Lake State Park
3:30 p.m. – Workshop: Building Your Career From the Ground Up – Todd Payne, President & CEO, Seneca Jones (Seneca Family of Companies)
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
9:00 a.m. – Employer Information Session: Brooks Tree Farm, Kathy LeCompte, Owner
10:00 a.m. – Workshop: Effective Communications Skills in the Workplace – Inka Bajandas, Public Outreach Manager, Oregon Forest Resources Institute
11:00 a.m. – Employer Information Session: AKS Engineering, Bruce Baldwin, Engineering Technician & Arborist
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.: Networking Lunch open to students, presenters, CoF faculty and staff (MU 207)
1:30 p.m. – Workshop: Beyond OSU: How OSU Can Help Your Post-graduation Employment Search & Career – Yuliya Dennis, OSU Alumni Association and Britt Hoskins, OSU Career Development Center
2:30 p.m. – Employer Information Session: Green Diamond Resource Company, Laura Baltadonis, Senior Human Resources Business Partner
3:30 p.m. – Workshop: Successful Collaboration in the Workplace – Melissa Yamamoto, Assistant Director of Leadership Development, OSU Student Leadership and Involvement
Thursday, April 19, 2018
11:00 a.m. – Workshop: Everything You Need to Know About Social Media and Your Career – Jenna Riccolo, OSU Career Development Center,
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.: Networking Lunch open to students, presenters, CoF faculty and staff – Mini Resource Fair including representatives from the OSU Alumni Association, OSU Career Development Center, OSU Academic Success Center, and CoF Continuing Education (MU 207)
1:30 p.m. – Workshop: Staying Organized & Maintaining Flexibility to Adapt to a Changing Environment – Valerie Johnson, CEO and co-owner, DR Johnson
**All Employer Information Sessions will be held in MU 206. All professional development workshops will be held in MU 208.
**Register to attend on Handshake!
For questions please contact the Student Resources and Engagement Office at 541-737-1594 or Brooke.Harrington@oregonstate.edu.
