The Dickinson Career Center held its annual Networking Day on Saturday, Feb. 9. The event provides an opportunity for students to make business connections with alumni and hear expert advice on pursuing careers after graduation.
Photos by A. Pierce Bounds '71
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Etiquette Luncheon
Collin Sullivan '09 (center-left) and Laurence Ostrom '86 (center) discuss dining etiquette.
Erica Mentzel '08 (left), Brian DeMarco '97 (right) and another Dickinsonian practice using chopsticks.
Etiquette Luncheon speaker Lynne Breil explains some of the finer points of eating in delicate situations.
John Breil demonstrates the proper technique for eating with chopsticks.
Comparing Job Offers
Above and below: Spyro Karetsos '96 discusses the types of benefits students may be offered with their first job.
Brendan Hughes '08 and Sandra Garcia '08 listen in anticipation of the benefits their first jobs may offer.
How to Network
Left: Panelist Shannon Rodgers '02, Allison Sandford '96 and Kathy Clawson '98 explain how networking can help alumni succeed professionally.
International Student Immigration
Attendees at the session listen intently.
Huyen Vu '09 (foreground) learns about international work visas.
Left: Ed Wallace explains the process for securing international work visas.
Successful Interviewing
Brian Dorfler '97 discusses strategies for successful interviewing.
Networking in the Non-Profit World
Faith Camp '04 and Jennifer Ross '93 discuss how to network in the non-profit world while Rohan Sen '08 moderates.
Becoming a Professional
Panelists Allison Sandford '96, Shannon Rodgers '02, Keith Hackenburg '05 and Kathy Clawson '98 explain what behavior will be expected in the work world.
Hackenburg addresses the audience.
Left: Sandford is emphatic about professional behavior in the workplace.
Surviving Your First Year Out of College
Christopher Cocores '05 and Faith Camp '04 explain how to survive the first year beyond the limestone walls.
Networking Reception
Laura Major '08 (center, left) gets some advice from Wilford Scott '72 at the reception.
Kirsten Midura '08 discusses Networking Day with a friend.
Jennifer Silva '05
Current Dickinson students get advice from an alumnus.
