VOL. CXVIII, No. 87
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WEDNESday, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 Oregon State University
Management material Brian nguyen | THE DAILY BAROMETER
Associate professor and management program director Keith Leavitt in Austin Hall, where the COB will hold a managment career opportunity event Wednesday.
College of Business putting on ‘An Evening With Management Professionals’ By Cameron Ray News Contributor
The Career Success Center in the College of Business, along with management faculty and the Management Club at Oregon State University, will be hosting “An Evening with Management Professionals” today from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in Austin Hall 102. The event provides a great opportunity for students to learn what it is like to be a manager in different companies and in different roles, according to Holly Hill, the assistant director of the Career Success Center. Students will be able to learn from, as well as network with management professionals from a number of companies including Columbia Sportswear, Marquis Health and Target. “The goal is to give management students an idea of what it’s like to go into a management position,” Hill said. The companies are bringing multiple managers of different capacities anywhere from three to four people. They will speak about what their day-to-day is like, and discuss the best and the worst things about being a manager. According to Keith Leavitt, an associate professor and a program director for Management in the College of Business, the event will help management students bridge the gap between being a student and becoming a professional. “This event is one of many opportunities that are coming up to let our students take the reigns in their own career development,” Leavitt said. Management students will be split into sessions based on their indicated management interests. These sessions will consist of two 45 minute discussions with single companies. The discussions are driven by student questions toward the professionals. Following the two sessions there is a networking reception to meet with all the employers, where students can ask more personalized questions and meet with companies not involved in their sessions. Students will be meeting with companies who are looking to the event to hire students right out of school. “The majority of jobs are not advertised. They are not
found from online postings. The majority of people who find professional careers do it through their networks. So networking and connecting with individuals who know people who are hiring or who are hiring themselves—this is another opportunity to help students grow their professional network,” Hill said. According to Anthony Klotz, assistant professor and faculty advisor for the Management Club in the College of Business, management students are unclear of what a career in management looks like. There are not many opportunities for them to gain management experience as a student and this event is designed to help them better understand their future careers. The Management Club was the core of the planning
team for this event, they partnered with the Career Success Center to select companies for the sessions. This is the first time the management major will have a dedicated event for meeting and networking with companies and they plan to make it an annual event, according to Klotz. The Career Success Center’s objective is to help students become competitive, land internships, and get jobs. They work with students on résumés, internship searches, hold mock interviews, and more all to support students. The Management Club meets weekly in Austin 116 and is open to students. baro.news@oregonstate.edu
Brian Nguyen | THE DAILY BAROMETER
Career advisor Holly Hill in her office at the Career Success Center in Austin Hall where she works.
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