CAREER CORNER: Alumni event makes a buzz
It’s a January evening in a midtown Man- hattan high-rise, where dozens of Skid- more volunteers, alumni job seekers and changers, and students nearing gradua- tion are networking like crazy. The energy is high, the vibe is good, and the conver- sations are flowing. Everyone’s following the advice of Adam Wald ’94 to “meet at least three people and e-mail each of them the next day.” They’ve been re- minded that networking is the best way, bar none, to land a job. Jenna Hartwell, the Career Develop- ment Center’s associate director for alumni career development, kicked off this “Evening of Career Transition and Transformation” with a workshop, “The Road Not (yet) Taken,” featuring small- group brainstorming and a roadmap for alumni considering career changes. In its second year (and sold out well in ad- vance), the event is a direct outgrowth of Skidmore’s commitment to provide “free career counseling to alumni for life,” as Hartwell puts it. “How cool is that?” she asks. “At most colleges you have to pay for it, or you get two ses-
sions and you’re done.” Hartwell teamed with
Wald, president of Skid- more’s New York City club and an alumni board mem- ber, and with Mike Sposili, director of alumni affairs and college events, to set the context for the eve - ning. Then it got under way, as 43 alumni volun- teers (and some Skidmore parents and staff) from 13 career fields made them- selves available for face- to-face networking for almost two hours. Wald, a voiceover actor who also pro- vides career advice to artists, made a simple suggestion: “Write a little elevator speech for yourself—your own personal story. In job interviews you’re often going to hear, ‘Tell me about yourself.’ So be ready!” Among the buzz of conversations and
connections (video highlights are at
youtu.be/8JJ0r7joyoE), education pub- lisher and Skidmore Parents Council
It’s right around the bend…
REUNION 2014
Now’s the time to join your classmates for a weekend at Skidmore, to plan your next big get-together.
Planning Weekend: SECTION I July 25–27, 2013, Thursday–Saturday (for classes 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, & 1974)
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Reunion
ENRIQUE TIBURCIO ’06 (AT RIGHT) DIVES INTO CAREER NETWORKING AT THE NEW YORK CITY EVENT.
member David Behrman, P ’13, chatted with freelance writer Michele Herman ’79 about potential work at his Behrman House Inc. Nearby, volunteer David Har- rison ’87, business analyst and senior VP at Citigroup, was delighted to reconnect with Enrique Tiburcio ’06, who as a stu- dent had job-shadowed with Harrison. “Enrique is doing extremely well for him- self now,” says Harrison proudly. “He’s a VP at JP Morgan. And he talked with students last November at Skidmore’s ‘Wall Street 101’ panel.” All in all, Hartwell says, the evening
exceeded her expectations. “I wish I could adequately convey the level of engagement—and noise—in the room! It was wonderful to observe so many thoughtful conversations, words of en- couragement, and inspirational ideas.” Hartwell underscores that this is just one way that Skidmore serves alumni on every step of career journeys that may span their lifetimes. “An instructor of mine once told me that building a career is like building a home: you start with a vision, but eventually you redecorate, tack on an addition, or knock down a wall. In that metaphor, your college ex- perience is your front door. I want our alumni to know that, no matter where they go, what they do, or how much they accomplish, their front door is and al- ways will be Skidmore. The time they spent here is the point of entry to their professional lives.” —MM, PM
SPRING 2013 SCOPE 29
PETER MACDONALD
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