Greek Ladders Weekly - October 3, 2016

Our weekly bulletin provides information about upcoming career events taking place on college, events we're planning or speaking, career planning best practices, and introductions to employers and our collaborative partners. The bulletin is designed to help connect students with employers, and vice-versa.

This week's campus career events

Click on the links for more information about the event. Career fairs in bold.

Monday, October 3

University of Kentucky - Graduate and Professional Showcase

Tuesday, October 4

Wednesday, October 5

Thursday, October 6

Friday, October 7

We're ready to help you get ready for the career fair. Send us an email to review your resume and/or LinkedIn profile. Be sure to attach a copy and/or link in the email.

Find great speakers at ForCollegeForLife

ForCollegeForLife was launched in 2014 with the mission of assisting individuals, organizations and schools to reach their full potential through practical, inspirational and aspirational writing, speaking and coaching. The team at ForCollegeForLife shares a series of values which define not only its culture, but also how the company interacts with the educational world; they are Excellence, Energy, Fun, Personalization, Service, Big Ideas, Collaboration, Mentorship and Passion.

Speakers include:

Each speaker brings unique passion, broad experiences, and extreme enthusiasm into their presentations. For detailed information about each speaker, click on their name(s) and visit www.ForCollegeForLife.com.

University of Nevada Students -- Don't Miss These Opportunity!

We're working closely with the University of Nevada's College of Business to connect fraternity and sorority students to many career possibilities and recruiters. We'll be at the following events to help prepare students and introduce them to great employers.

Prepare for the Fair - Wednesday, October 5 - 10:00am-2:00pm in JCSU Ballrooms
Pre-Fair Networking Reception - Wednesday, October 12 - 4:30pm in JCSU Ballrooms
All Majors Career & Internship Fair - Thursday, October 13 - 10:00am-2:00pm in JCSU Ballrooms

View our calendar (or click the above links) to RSVP for the events. We'll connect you to leaders and, if you're interested, we'll proof your resume.

Use Action Verbs to Describe Your Experience

15 seconds. We hear it from frequently from recruiters. If all they give is 15 seconds to review a resume, one way to catch their attention is by using strong action verbs.

As you write your resume, particularly to describe your work experience, and college and community involvement, be sure to use appealing action verbs. The words will accentuate experiences, skills, and characteristics, they'll leap from the page.

Not every action verb works for everyone, here are a few to consider for your resume:

Management/Leadership Skills
Administered - Authorized - Delegated - Directed - Established - Increased - Instituted - Managed - Organized - Produced - Strengthened - Supervised

Communication Skills
Arranged - Authored - Composed - Developed - Formulated - Interviewed - Moderated - Negotiated - Presented - Recruited

CLICK HERE for the full blog and list of many more action words.

Next Week's Career Fairs

Tuesday, October 11

California State University-Dominguez Hills - STEM & Health Science Career & Internship Fair
Weber State University - STEM Fair

Wednesday, October 12

California State University-Dominguez Hills - Business, Government, and Other Career & Internship Fair
St. Mary's University - Graduating Student Job Search Workshop
University of Nevada-Reno - All Majors Networking Reception

Thursday, October 13

Arizona State University - Reverse Career Fair
California State University-Dominguez Hills - Arts & Entertainment Career & Internship Fair
California State University-Long Beach - Job & Internship Fair
California State University-San Diego - Graduate & Professional School Fair
St. Mary's University - Internship Search Workshop
University of Nevada-Reno - All Majors Career and Internship Fair