The Career Center invites students to prepare for job interviews and the hiring process during its “Fast Forward- Put Your Best Foot Forward” event on Nov. 4.
The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Career Center lobby area, located on the second floor of the Robert D. and Shirley Hunter Welcome Center. During the event, Abilene business employers will review student résumés and facilitate mock interviews.
Participants will first check in and will then be scheduled a resumé review and mock interview with local human resource professionals. Representatives from First Financial Bank, Hendrick Medical Center and Genesis Network Solutions are among the featured businesses.
Bradon Owens, employer relations manager of the Career Center, said it is important for students to enter the job search prepared.
“This allows you to have a better understanding of what employers are looking for, and it will be from the actual employers who make those hiring decisions,” Owens said. “It’s rare that a student has the opportunity to do that.”
Lucy Yu, junior business management major from Shanghai, China, said she believes meeting with outside representatives will be good practice.
“I’ve never been to the Career Center, but it sounds like a good chance to interact with these businesses before you come to them looking to be hired,” Yu said.
Rachel Elam, officer manager of the ACU Career Center, said she hopes that bringing in outside business representatives will bridge the gap between college life and the job market.
“The job world can be scary, ” Elam said. “Approaching this through a group setting can really be helpful.”
Elam said she encourages students to use the Center’s available resources and interact with the employers.
“It’s a great head start,” Elam said. “Meeting individual staff members will help students when they’re really meeting these professionals.”
“Fast Forward” is especially geared towards students applying for internships, graduate school or simply those who are looking for work. Career Center advisers are also available to answer any internship or job search questions.
Although all of these services are offered by the Career Center on a daily basis, this is the first time that an event like this will occur on campus, according to its website.
To guarantee a session, students can RSVP through the event sign-up on the Career Center’s website at www.acu.edu/careercenter. Students without an appointment are still welcome.
