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Career
planning panel timely and helpful
The 50 students
and alumni who attended a panel discussion, "Planning Careers
In Today's Economy," said they found the discussion helpful,
timely and pertinent to today's job market. "It opened my
eyes to change my strategy," said one. "It was a good reality
check concerning what a job search is about in the real world
now," said another.
The Oct. 1 event,
held in Casadesus Recital Hall, was hosted by the Southern
Tier Alumni Network in association with United University
Professions and the Career Development Center.
The panel discussion
covered issues relating to the process of entering the workforce
in today's economy, job search advice, career change techniques
and tips on surviving layoffs. A question-and-answer session
followed. Bill McCarthy, associate director of the Career
Development Center, moderated the panel. The panelists and
their topics included Steve Ovadia '91, vice president, ProActive
Solutions, who spoke on entering the workforce in today's
economy; Patrick Doyle, executive director, Broome-Tioga Workforce
Development System, who spoke on job search techniques; and
Mary Sacco, owner of Crest Personnel Agency, who spoke on
career changes.
Ovadia advised
a multi-faceted approach to working through a soft economy:
understand the challenges; take inventory of your strengths,
develop a vision and develop a plan.
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