Big ole thanks to Kevin Purcer of Erwin-Penland for joining us for NetworkBash Ignite.
Close to 175 students, faculty, staff, and professionals filled Self Auditorium at the Strom Thurmond Institute to listen to Kevin’s presentation, which centered on building your personal brand. Many students later commented how about how impressed they were with Kevin’s ease in talking directly to them. It made a powerful statement to them about the true meaning of building a personal brand for today’s careers.
Kevin walked the audience through the ideas behind popular brands like Coca Cola and individual brands like Ochocinco, Steve Jobs, and Lady Gaga. These concepts were blended with ideas for building your personal brand online – and establishing an online reputation for employers researching their job applicants. Two interesting points about brands in Kevin’s presentation…brands know what they are not and they know their roots.
At the end of Kevin’s 45 minute chat, numerous questions came from students about his personal professional path, and seeking advice with respect to approaching today’s job market.
Below is Kevin’s presentation using Slideshare. If you cannot view the presentation using your mobile device, CLICK HERE to download the PDF.
Big thanks to all of our sponsors for this event, including Spiro Center for Entrepreneurship, Rutland Center for Ethics, Michelin Career Center, Clemson’s Advanced Writing Program, and the Clemson Alumni Association.
Seven different sessions covering three different topics and over 400 students joined the conversation. The day was all about putting career relationships in the forefront of students’ minds; companies including GE, Michelin, Techtronic Industries, SCANA, Milliken, and Fluor helped make it happen.
The main purpose of the event was to help prepare students for the Career Fair at Littlejohn Coliseum on September 15, but more importantly…reinforce the idea that finding a career is more than just typing a resume. The second session of the day, the 10:00am Career Fair Do’s and Don’ts, witnessed over 100 students pack the McKissick Theater. From great information to great questions, this conversation led to”ah ha” moment’s revealing that finding a job is more than just showing up to a career fair.
David Hicks (Director of Field Recruiting for Techtronics Industries) was excited to see so many students show up interested in getting ready for tomorrow’s careers today. With the competitive job market, it is so important to find innovative ways to get remembered by company recruiters.
The Fall Career Fair of 2010 is hosted by the Michelin Career Center and will be at Littlejohn Coliseum on September 15th from 1:00-5:00pm. With over 100 companies attending, NetworkBash Ignite provided the perfect platform for students to prepare for interviews, how to pitch themselves, and the basic Career Fair do’s and don’ts. Each of the recruiters representing these companies will be making many more stops other than Clemson, so the competition is high to make an lasting impact for a job. NetworkBash Ignite provided that educational conversation for students when thinking about sprucing up the resume for the September 15th Career Fair.
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We will be posting the presentations and information from each of the sessions from NetworkBash Ignite.
It is 1:oopm and so far we have had three sessions here in McKissick Theater at Clemson University’s Hendrix Student Center…NetworkBash Ignite is off and rolling. We have had close to 250 students show up for the three sessions with the Career Fair Do’s and Don’ts taking the prize with the biggest turnout – 100 students. Recruiters from Michelin and Fluor Corporation have really made this conversation awesome, bring practical experience and expertise to the conversation.
NetworkBash Ignite has three different sessions rotating throughout the day:
1) Refining Your Interview Skills
2) Career Fair Do’s & Don’ts
3) 30-second commercial
It is all about building career relationships. From the the 30 second pitch to how not to shake a hand! Check out the pictures on our Facebook Page at http://Facebook.com/NetworkBash.
More to come from the rest of the day!
