Career
Development
Center

Student Resources

• Career Planning
• Focus
• Career Links by Major
• Internships
• MentorNet
• Prof/Grad School
• Resumes
• Job Searching
• Op-Net 
• Events/Job Fairs

Visit the CDC!

Summer Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00-5:00

(The online appointment
scheduler will back up
in September.)

Walk-ins are welcome at
any time during the summer,
though you may wish to call
ahead or make an appoint-
ment to ensure that someone
is here to meet with you! 

211 Glendening Hall
240.895.4203
careercenter@smcm.edu

Registrants: Please retain your confirmation letter as it includes essential details about your return. If you find that you are unable to attend the program, please let us know as soon as possible. A full refund will be provided for notice of cancellation provided by January 9. Otherwise we'll see you at 9:00 AM in Schaefer 106 on Thursday, January 12th! Click here for a PDF of the final program schedule (also below).

***Online Evaluation Form! Must be completed between Saturday evening and Monday 12:00 noon for enrollment in raffle!***

Program Schedule

THURSDAY JANUARY 12 9:00 Registration 9:30 Welcome & Overview 10:00 Opening Keynote: Keys to Success in Today's Professional World Ned Waugaman '79, Customer Service, Bloomberg Government 10:45 Write a Better Letter Andrea Spearman, Program Coordinator of the CDC 11:45 Lunch on your own
1:15 Perfect your Pitch & Sell Yourself! Dana Van Abbema, Director of the CDC 1:45 A Recruitier's Advice on Resumes Asia Acebedo, talent Acquisition Specialist, Enterprise Rent-A-Car 2:45 Building Credit & Creating a Budget Chuck Rosenfield, Senior VP, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 4:00 Federal Employment: Opportunities for Everyone Karol Taylor, Federal Job Expert/Author 6:00 Optional Federal Job Consultation Campus Center 228. Get Advice from a Federal Job Expert!
FRIDAY JANUARY 13 9:00 The Successful Job Search Dana van Abbema, Director of the CDC 10:00 The Art of Interviewing Jay Nwachu, National Recruiter at INROADS 11:15 Making Sense of Employer-Sponsored Benefits Lance Cassidy, VP of Sales, Jon S. Frank & Assoc. 12:00 Etiquette Luncheon, DPC International School of Protocal. An interactive lunch that will help you navigate any professional meal setting!
2:15 Speed Interviewing (Split Group) Test your interviewing skills speed-dating style! 3:15 The "Networking Q&A" (Split Group) Learn from two successful alumni about how to effectively network! 4:15 You Got the Job! Now What? Scott Mewhinney, Recruiting Services team, Booz Allen Hamilton
SATURDAY JANUARY 14    Brunch on your own    1:30 Young Alumni Panels    Get advice from recent grads about the first years after    graduation    2:45 Alumni Council Panels    Hear from those well on their way to achieving their    professional goals    4:00 Alumni Reception    Mingle with fellow attendees, presenters, panelists, and    other alumni; bring your name tag and business cards!    Light refreshments sponsored by the Office of Alumni    Relations