Food, Fun and Prizes at the Diversity Career Connection Mixer
Attend the Diversity Career Connections Mixer on Sept. 13.
Register today to attend the Diversity Career Connection Virtual Mixer taking place Tuesday evening, Sept. 13, in the Arkansas Union Verizon Ballroom.
Student Agenda
- 6-6:30 p.m. — Eat & Learn How to Network & Create Your Personal Branding Statement
- 6:30-7:45 p.m. — Group Speed Networking with Employers
- 7:45-8 p.m. — Door Prize Drawings
Heavy refreshments will be served.
Grab a bite to eat and learn how to create your 60-second elevator pitch and to ask power questions that will help you instantly connect with top hiring managers, recruiters and others! Learn to speed-network with companies such as Cintas, Conagra Brands, General Mills, Leggett & Platt, Mastercard, MurphyUSA, Procter & Gamble, and Walmart Corporate (just to name a few), who are seeking to connect with diverse students!
Each participant will be given a passport to speak with at least six different company representatives, speed-networking style. This means you get to engage with several companies in a short amount of time. Each student is encouraged to collect at least six stamps in their passport by the end of the event. Those who do so can then be entered in a drawing to win door prizes that will be given away at the end of the event.
Business casual attire and registration are required to attend. Seats are limited. Register today!
Contacts
KayLee Simmons, director of career events
University Career Development Center
479-575-6199,
ksim02@uark.edu
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