'Speed Date Your Career' creates connections
Friday, February 21, 2025
Photos by Alexandra Butler, photographer/photo editor
“Speed Date Your Career,” held recently in the Center for Career Design, gave students the opportunity to engage with Penn College Corporate Tomorrow Makers for networking practice, recruitment opportunities, raffle prizes and refreshments.
Companies connecting with students were Geisinger, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, R-V Industries and UPMC.
“The event was great, and we really enjoyed talking with the students and getting to know their goals a little better and how we could possibly help them,” said one of the Maryland representatives.
Career Services coordinates numerous recruitment events throughout the year.
Offering welcoming smiles to participants as soon as they enter the hallway leading to the Center for Career Design: Cody Pavlick (left), career services intern, and Renee Y. Bitler, office assistant to college relations.
The Center for Career Design teems with teamwork and connections.
Conversations flow between students and the college's Corporate Tomorrow Makers.
Madison N. Sweeney, a career services student intern, is ready to assist fellow students or visiting employers. She's a business administration student from Lewistown.
Business administration major Samir K. Pringle, of Philadelphia, checks in at the event registration desk.
Getting prepped for that career journey
Practicing those ever-important networking skills
Among the friendly staff pitching in at the event are (from left): Stacey L. Girven, career and alumni events manager; Lizze R. Winters, career and professional programming manager; Lori A. Boos, alumni and career engagement manager; Shelley L. Moore, senior director of the Center for Career Design; and Sweeney.
