Career Carnival Recap

On March 24, 2014, Chestnut Hill College’s Career Development hosted a Career Carnival for students, faculty, and staff. The aim was to educate students on a wide range of topics, all linking back to careers. As well as educate, the carnival theme was put into place to give it a fun, laid back feel that attracted students to check it out. Lots of hard work was put into preparation for the carnival from the entire career development staff, plus their five work study students. The carnival lasted from 2:00pm to 3:30pm, in which an excellent amount of students spent their common time hanging out, learning, eating, and most importantly having fun.

            There were a number of different booths to explore upon entrance to the Redmond Room that day. With the food table in the corner, students looped around in a circle, visiting each booth, receiving a food voucher for their participation. The first booth was called LinkedIn Photo Booth where Nick, a work study student, helped students create or improve their LinkedIn profile, all starting with a professional picture. Next was a Resume table, where a number of different resume samples were on display for students. After that another work study student, Sarah, displayed fashionable, professional, yet affordable clothes, appropriate for an interview or a typical work day. Next to Sarah’s Dress for Less was Myths about Majors, run by work study student Lauren. There, you could learn myths about majors in college through a true or false game and play pin the major on the celebrity. Lastly, work study students Janelle and Aaron taught students what to do and what not to do on an interview, with fun movie clips and a PowerPoint presentation.

The Career Development Carnival was a success, and will surely be put on again next year. While the Carnival may be over, Career Development hosts lots of other workshops, trips, and events, all in an effort to help students get ahead in the competitive career world. Take advantage of this great resource, and check out what Career Development has to offer!

 

Written by Lauren Greene, ’17