Events
UPCOMING RECRUITING & NETWORKING EVENTS
We are excited to offer many of our events on-campus, in person this Fall! Whether virtual or in-person, we look forward to having you join us!
Questions? Contact our Career Services team in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business & Entrepreneurship at 330-672-1285 or buscareers@kent.edu
Ask Me Anything (AMA)
January 24 - May 8, occurring the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month | 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm│ Business Administration Building (BSA), Outside of #211
The ACCBE Career Services Office, alongside an employer partner, will host an information table where students can drop by to ask questions about anything. We’ll offer some prompts in our advertising, highlight our partner who will be in attendance, and intentionally welcome anyone to stop by to ask us anything! Partners are encouraged to bring snacks and giveaways and will also be able to set up a recruitment information table on the same day if interested. All Ambassador Crawford College students are welcome.
Ready for Business: Career Fair Prep + Resume Review Session
Monday, January 29 │ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm │ Business Administration Building (BSA), Room #215
This event is to help prepare students for the upcoming career fair.
Info Table - Curbell Plastics
Tuesday, January 30 │ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm │ Business Administration Building (BSA), 2nd Floor
Info table to connect students with employer opportunities. Open to all Crawford College of Business students.
Ready for Business: Mock Interviews
Friday, February 2 │ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm │ Business Administration Building (BSA), The Brinzo Center For Entrepreneurship (#A123)
Prepare for upcoming internship and job interviews with our mock interview sessions with real employers.
Info Table - Superior Beverage
Tuesday, February 6 │ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm │ Business Administration Building (BSA), 2nd Floor
Info table to connect students with employer opportunities. Open to all Crawford College of Business students.
Info Table - RSM
Thursday, February 8 │ 2:00 mm – 4:30 pm │ Business Administration Building (BSA), 2nd Floor
Info table to connect students with employer opportunities. Open to all Crawford College of Business students.
Meet and Greet: Networking + Career Fair
Tuesday, February 13 │ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm │ Kent Student Center (KSC), Room #218
Recruiting/networking event where students will have the chance to discover opportunities for the following:
- spring or summer 2024 FT positions
- summer 2024 internship positions
- early networking for spring 2025 internships
The event is for all Ambassador Crawford College students. The firms and industry partners attending will be recruiting accounting majors who are seeking summer internships and graduating students who are pursuing full-time employment opportunities. Some employers may also recruit for Fall 2024/Spring 2025 internships and full-time positions.
Ready for Business: Career Fair Prep + Resume Review Session
Wednesday, February 21 │ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm │ Business Administration Building (BSA), Room #A325
This event is to help prepare students for the upcoming career fair.
Sales & Marketing Career Fair
Tuesday, February 27 │ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm │ Kent Student Center (KSC), Room #218
The Sales and Marketing Fair is a career fair event for students interested in connecting with employers from various industries for sales and marketing-related internships and full-time positions. The Sales and Marketing Fair is co-hosted by the PSE Fraternity, a student organization within the Sales Certificate program in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
Ready for Business: Authentic Workplaces
Thursday, February 29 │ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm │ Business Administration Building (BSA), The Brinzo Center For Entrepreneurship (#A123)
Ready for Business: Business Meals + Etiquette
Friday, March 8 │ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm │ Kent Student Center (KSC), Schwebel Room (3rd Floor)
This event is to demonstrate appropriate etiquette business meals. The fee to register for this event is $20 per person.
Finance Networking Event
Friday, March 8 │ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm │ Kent Student Center (KSC), Schwebel Room (3rd Floor)
Join the Department of Finance faculty and Crawford College of Business & Entrepreneurship leadership for a networking reception at The Kent Student Center, Schwebel Room (3rd floor). Business professional dress is required.
Ready for Business: Accommodations at Work
Tuesday, March 12 │ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm │ Business Administration Building (BSA), The Brinzo Center For Entrepreneurship (#A123)
Ready for Business: Mock Interviews
Thursday, March 14 │ 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm │ Virtual via Teams
Prepare for upcoming internship and job interviews with our mock interview sessions with real employers. Sign up for a 20 minute mock interview with 10 minutes of feedback with an employer partner. Sessions facilitated via Teams.
IS/IT Virtual Career Expo
Wednesday, March 20 │ 10:00 am – 2:30 pm │ Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Join us for the IS/IT Career Expo! Students from any major interested in exploring careers within Information Technology and Information Science are welcome to join. At our six panel discussions, you will have the opportunity to learn from and network with IS and IT professionals. Ask questions to gather valuable information to aid in career decision making! Please bring your questions and join us virtually on March 20th. Panels will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Panel Schedule:
- 10:00 am = Information Visualization / Data Science Panel
- 10:45 am = Leadership & Project Management Panel
- 11:30 am = Infrastructure & Operations Panel
- 12:15 pm = Security Panel
- 1:00 pm = Help Desk & User Support Panel
- 1:45 pm = Software Development Panel
Questions? Please contact Amanda Johnson at ajohn169@kent.edu or stop in the Career Services Office room A309.
Ready for Business: Networking for Good
Thursday, April 4 │ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm │ DI Hub, 2nd Floor
Join the Ambassador Crawford College of Business & Entrepreneurship and the office of Community Engaged Learning for an afternoon of networking and community service on April 4, 2024 from 11:30am - 1:30pm. Networking for Good, part of our Ready for Business series, is a collaboration between Community Engaged Learning and Ambassador Crawford College for students and employer partners to connect and build relationships, explore career options, engage in experiential interviewing conversations, all while working together on projects that will help members of the Kent community. Lunch will be served.
ACCBE Virtual Career Fair - Spring
Tuesday, April 23 │ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm │ Virtual via Handshake
The Ambassador Crawford Virtual Career Fair is for students interested in connecting with employers from various industries for business and entrepreneurship related internships and full time positions.
BUSINESS TREKS
Back by popular demand! Students will travel to company headquarters for a half-day visit. Details and list of trips forthcoming.
Thank you as always for supporting the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship!
Contact Us
Questions? Contact us at 330-672-1185 or email buscareers@kent.edu
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