Career Coffee Talks

Whether you're considering changing your career goals, going back to school, or completely upending your future plans, this session will help you identify what you need to consider when making a career change and how to navigate those changes.

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About the Presenter: Keith Smith

Keith Smith, Associate Director in Career Exploration and Development, oversees administrative and operational activities for on-campus student employment. Keith utilizes a growth mindset and is focused on assisting others in the pursuit of their personal goals and overcoming obstacles. A project close to the heart of Keith is to assist students in the articulation of their experiences and leads various projects helping to promote, understand and utilize Career Readiness Competencies

You're looking for a new opportunity - so where do you start? This session will highlight multiple tools to assist you in your search including Handshake (an online recruitment platform used at Kent State) as well as how to maximize various social media platforms to expand your network and view of opportunities! Whether you’re actively seeking something new or just interested in exploring options for a future search, this session will help you identify the tools and resources you’ll need to get started!

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Session Materials
Job search strategies
Online and virtual networking quick guide
Handshake Scavenger Hunt

Jody Patterson, Associate Director, Career Exploration, provides direct as well as administrative support to career advising initiatives across campus. Over the last nine years, Jody has established, implemented and maintained policies, procedures and programming related to career education at Kent State University.  She also serves as the Student Accessibility Services liaison and supports the Hospitality and Tourism Career Community.

What do your resume and cover letter say about you? What do employers want to know? Learn how to continually update and present your information and experiences in a resume and cover letter to highlight YOU!

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Session Materials
Cover Letter Worksheet
Cover Letter Worksheet-PDF
Transferrable Skills
Resume Accomplishments Statements

About the Presenters: Kristin Williams and Michelle Adkins

Kristin Williams, Executive Director of Career Exploration and Development leads the charge for the integration of the career development process into the culture of the University, including the creation of career communities and the scaling of the career ecosystem.  She focuses her work on career education, employer relations, career community development, student employment as a high impact practice, and career events.  With a collaborative approach to her work, she has been a part of the University-wide efforts to secure private funding and corporate partnerships to yield more than $1M in funding to support career programming and our students’ participation in internships, co-operative education, and more.

Michelle Adkins joined the Career Exploration & Development (CED) team in May 2019 and in August 2020 assumed a split position as Associate Director, Career Services with Kent State College of Business Administration and CED.  Michelle provides leadership to students pursuing a career in the business industry as well as those seeking opportunities in health sciences.  Michelle also provides leadership to Career Exploration and Development’s Flashternship program and has worked with the Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement to recruit alumni as possible Flashternship hosts.  

Have you ever wondered how to use LinkedIn strategically for networking or a job search?  Come learn some cool new ways to tap into the Golden Flash network (Flashes Help Flashes), and how to use some of the newest updates on LinkedIn.

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Session Materials
Networking on LinkedIn
Tailoring Your Profile
LinkedIn Alumni Tool

About the Presenter: LuAnn Linson Coldwell

LuAnn Linson Coldwell has assisted thousands of alumni and students with achieving their career goals, through career advising and teaching undergraduate (Career Navigation) and graduate (Career Advising Theory and Practice) courses. For more details, see her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luannlinsoncoldwell/

You submitted a killer resume, aced the interview, and received an offer, now what? This session will walk you through how to negotiate the best opportunities for yourself and how to get the most out of your job offer.

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Session Materials
Negotiating Check List
Negotiation

About the Presenter: Julie Paskiet

Julie Paskiet is a Senior Career Advisor in Career Exploration and Development. Julie has been at Kent State for the past four years and specializes in working with the Education, Government and Social Services Career Community. Julie also leads the diversity and inclusion initiatives for the department and particularly enjoys providing specialized outreach to the LGBTQ+ Community.