Feb. 7-9, 2012
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
A Wing of Thornton Hall
There are many great companies planning to attend, bringing with them opportunities for full-time and/or internship positions. Log into your CAVLink account and click on the "events" tab for an up-to-date list of participating companies and a searchable list(by date, by industry, by majors, etc.) of registered employers. If you click on the company name you will find some details about the company, and most of them include their web sites for your use in researching the companies prior to the event. We encourage you to attend, and are happy to assist you in fine tuning your resume before the Career Fair. Alumni are welcome to attend and do not have to pre-register.
Don't have a CAVLink account, register here using the password, "Hoos4Hire"

ELEARNING
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Start Date: February 16 and 17, 2012
End Date: May 18, 2012
Face-to-face Meeting Dates: February 16-17 and May 18, 2012
Audience: Open enrollment (anyone interested in career development, workforce and employment professionals, college career center staff, public and private middle and high school career and technical education staff, HR, military recruiters)
Outcome: Certificate of Completion, eligible for 6 hours of graduate credit
Registration Fee: $915 (includes textbook/DVD materials; online instructional system)
Registry Members: Beth and Frank Lengel
Register online at: www.careerdevelopmentfacilitator.com
Contact Beth Lengel at bethlengel@gmail.com or (803) 463-6603 for more information.

Friday, February 17, 2012
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Georgetown University, Leavey Center
One of the largest career fairs of its kind on the East Coast, over 80 government and non-profit employers will be on hand, looking to fill both full-time and internship positions. This career fair is open to students and alumni from U.Va., Georgetown University, University of Richmond, New York University, NYU's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Swarthmore, and the College of William & Mary. Last year, over 1,500 students attended.

Thursday, February 23
Alumni Hall (211 Emmet Street)
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Presentation begins at 6 p.m.
Free parking in the front lot
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
5 - 8 p.m.
National Rural Electric Co-op Assoc.
4301 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22203
One of the largest career fairs of its kind on the East Coast, over 80 government and non-profit employers will be on hand, looking to fill both full-time and internship positions.
Alumni: register here
Employers: register here

K-12 Education Job & Interviewing Fair
Thursday, March 22, 2012
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
U.Va.'s Newcomb Hall
This annual k-12 education job and interviewing fair is open to all U.Va. and non-U.Va. job seekers/students/alumni interested in k-12 positions in Teaching, Counseling, Speech Language Pathology (SLP) or Administration: Free admission and no advance registration. All majors & degrees sought (not just certified candidates); and math, science & Spanish majors highly encouraged to attend.

Interested in hiring? Employers can register now; job seekers register on site.

Wednesday, March 28
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Main Building
Don't miss the region's premier community job fair! PVCC has been successfully connecting employers with local talent for nearly three decades! This year's event is no exception! This job fair is open to all employers, especially veteran-friendly companies and high-demand industries within the Central Virginia region, including health care, information technology, financial services, retail and green construction.

Thursdays from 10-11 a.m.
Alumni Hall (Virginia Room)
Stop by Alumni Hall to meet informally with an Alumni Career Services advisor. Get some job or career hunting tips, get some individual questions answered, and talk with other job seekers.

No reservation is required, there's no fee, and it's open to all alumni, spouses and partners. Bring along your resume if you'd like an advisor to review it.

Limited parking available at Alumni Hall; parking available at Newcomb Parking garage. Questions: ecs9u@virginia.edu.

The Friday Forum Online Webinar series provides you information to enhance professional and personal success through continual learning and career development resources. Alumni, parents, family and friends are all welcome to attend at no charge.

Typically, webinars are held on Fridays from 12 – 1 p.m. EST. To register, please click on each webinar below or the "more info" button to go to our Webinars and Events page. When you register, you will be provided with a link to the webinar session; you will also receive a link to the recording of the webinar following the presentation.

A JOURNEY TO EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP with Betty Shotton
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012
12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM EST

STRATEGIC INTERVIEWING: BECOMING THE CANDIDATE OF CHOICE with Larry Braman
Fri., Mar. 2, 2012
12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM EST

FICTION & MEMOIR: 5 WAYS TO WRITE AND 3 PATHS TO PUBLISH with Ginger Moran
Fri., Mar. 16, 2012
12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM EST

Be a part of the Friday Forum webinar series! Are you an alum who has a topic to share with your fellow alums, family and friends, that supports professional, personal and career development? We'd like to hear from you. Click the button below for information on how to become a Friday Forum webinar presenter.

You are invited to join the University of Virginia Career Networking Community, our newest LinkedIn Group. Open to alumni, students, parents, faculty and staff, recruiters and all professionals who support U.Va students and grads. Develop connections, share info on jobs/internship opportunities, and get and give advice on careers, grad school and more.

UCAN is a searchable career networking database that includes over 23,000 alumni in a broad range of professions and fields, who have agreed to provide fellow alums and students with advice and perspectives on career paths, job search strategies, company cultures and more. Contact Liz Sprouse with questions about UCAN. To sign up as a UCAN volunteer:

1. Register for HoosOnline. (If you’re already registered, go to “Update Contact Info”)
2. Say YES to the “I would like to be a UCAN Career Contact” question
3. Provide 3 pieces of information from drop-down menus