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. 

Learn More About AMA

 

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. 

Student Registration 

 

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. 

Student Registration 

 

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.

Student Registration 

 

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. 

Student Registration 

 

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. 

Student Registration 

 

Ready for Business: Authentic Workplaces

Thursday, February 29 │ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm │ Business Administration Building (BSA), The Brinzo Center For Entrepreneurship (#A123)

Student Registration 

 

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. 

Student Registration 

 

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.

Student Registration 

 

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)

Student Registration 

 

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.

Student Registration 

 

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.

Student Registration 

 

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.

Student Registration 

 

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.

Student Registration 


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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Event Preparation: Tips & Resources

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Video: Understanding Virtual Career Fairs

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