Opportunities Fair
The University of Alabama Management and Marketing Department invites you to participate in their Annual Opportunities Fair on October 15-17, 2008 at the Ferguson Center. The Opportunities Fair is an annual event when UA spotlights the opportunities that are available to the sales professional through conference sessions and a Career Fair.. This event seeks to create connections between UA students who are interested in a sales career, and those companies who are interested in hiring young talent.
The theme for this year’s Opportunities Fair is "The Secret: Sales Recruiting Secrets Revealed”. The topics for the panel discussion will focus on unmasking the secret to launching a sucessful sales career.
Sessions: | Secret #1: (2 - 2:30pm) The attributes of a winning resume Secret #2: (2:45 - 3:15pm) Competitive Analysis (Recruiting experiences) Secret #3: (3:30 - 4pm) Marketability Secret #4: (4:15 - 4:45pm) Preparing for Interview questions |
The tentative schedule is as follows:
Wednesday | 11am - 1pm: Lunch 1pm - 1:45pm: Registration 2pm - 4:45pm: Sessions with Students 5pm - 8pm: Dinner/Museum |
Thursday | 9:30am - 12pm: Career Fair 12:15pm - 2pm: Luncheon with Students 2pm - 4pm: Career Fair/Interviews 4:30pm: Wrap-Up Session
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Friday | 9am - 12pm: Interviews with Students |
*All attending companies will receive both a physical and electronic resume book containing the resumes of all sales majors who attend.