Career Development Center Workshops

Workshops

We offer free on-campus workshops that feature career experts and representatives from various fields, as well as interactive workshops for advice and assistance with interviewing skills, resume critiques and more.

Day/Date/Time	Workshop Topic	Location/Contact
Tuesday September 9 12:30–1:30 p.m.	Creating Effective Resumes This workshop will be facilitated by employment agency staff and is designed to provide students with real-world insights into resume development. Staff will discuss the items to incorporate, and those to leave out of your resume. The focus will be to create an easy-to-read, practical resume, that gets results.	Downtown Campus, Room A-1058 (small auditorium) For more information, contact Brent Brown at 904.633.5962.
Thursday September 25 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m.	Career Center Lunch and Learn Careers in Politics Lunch and learn workshops have guest panelists from different organizations discussing their career paths and opportunities in their specific field. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of each panelist. Lunch will be provided!	Kent Campus R.S.V.P. required, contact Karen Palato at 904.381.3594. Seating is limited!
Tuesday September 30 3:30–4:30 p.m.	Career Interest Assessment and Interpretation for Undecided Students	Kent Campus R.S.V.P. required, contact Karen Palato at 904.381.3594. Seating is limited!
Tuesday October 7 6:15–7:30 p.m.	Résumé Writing	Kent Campus R.S.V.P. required, contact Karen Palato at 904.381.3594. Seating is limited!
Thursday October 9 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m.	Career Center Lunch and Learn Careers in Non-Profits Lunch and learn workshops have guest panelists from different organizations discussing their career paths and opportunities in their specific field. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of each panelist. Lunch will be provided!	Kent Campus R.S.V.P. required, contact Karen Palato at 904.381.3594. Seating is limited!
Tuesday October 14 12:30–1:30 p.m.	How to Prepare for Career Fairs This workshop is designed to discuss some of the things that recruiters are looking for as they are manning their stations at career and job fairs. Resumes, appearance, professional demeanor and appropriate conversation and questions will be addressed.	Downtown Campus, Room A-1001G R.S.V.P. required, call 904.633.8492. Seating is limited!
Tuesday October 14 2–3:15 p.m.	Dress for Success	Kent Campus R.S.V.P. required, contact Karen Palato at 904.381.3594. Seating is limited!
Wednesday October 22 9:30–10:45 a.m.	Résumé Writing	Kent Campus R.S.V.P. required, contact Karen Palato at 904.381.3594. Seating is limited!
Monday November 17 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m.	Career Center Lunch and Learn Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Lunch and learn workshops have guest panelists from different organizations discussing their career paths and opportunities in their specific field. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of each panelist. Lunch will be provided!	Kent Campus R.S.V.P. required, contact Karen Palato at 904.381.3594. Seating is limited!
Tuesday November 18 12:30–1:30 p.m.	Common Sense Job Search This workshop is designed to provide attendees with a practical approach to developing an effective job search strategy. WorkSource Florida staff will be presenting information that is drawn from years of experience with companies in the real-world; giving students a feel for what employers are looking for.	Downtown Campus, Room A-1058 (small auditorium) For more information, contact Brent Brown at 904.633.5962.
Wednesday November 19 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.	Career Interest Assessment and Interpretation for Undecided Students	Kent Campus R.S.V.P. required, contact Karen Palato at 904.381.3594. Seating is limited!
Thursday November 20 Drop by between 2–4 p.m.	Get Connected! Introduction to College Central Network	Kent Campus, Room B-102 R.S.V.P. required, contact Karen Palato at 904.381.3594. Seating is limited!
Ongoing	Resume and Cover Letter Assistance Learn how to write an effective resume — one that tells them what they really want to know about you. Also learn how to write a good cover letter — a must in today’s job market. If properly done, a cover letter sets the stage for the reader to accept your resume as something worth serious attention. Only if your cover letter and resume work together and do their jobs properly will interviews, and ultimately job offers result.	South Campus, Room U-104 For more information or to make an appointment, contact Fernando Figuerrez at 904.646.2283
Ongoing	Practice Interviews - "Practice Makes Perfect" Virtual interview software and mock interviews are available at the Career Devleopment Center, courtesy of WorkSource, to help you put your best foot forward in an interview.	South Campus, Room U-104 For more information or to make an appointment, contact Carmen Lamboy at 904.646.2268.
Video Presentation	Helpful Advice for the Job Interview Presenter: Candace Moody, Vice President, WorkSource This video presentation was designed to help students prepare to answer some of the most common — and challenging — interview questions.	For more information, contact Brent Brown at 904.633.5962.