April 10, 2006 The Lion’s Eye Page 3 Eye On C Delco Career Fair: A Success By Business A New Way To Save Standards Money For College By Sharm Achilles saal92@psu.edu Aopinst a roan full of aployers, juniors ad seniors dressed to impress ard brought reared, ad hopefully edited, resués. By doing this, they can hopefully cain sae insight an how to dain a jd or grab an intemship kefore gradation. Pam Ste el's career services hosted the Sorirg Jd Fair an March 30 in the Classrocan Building Lorge. Mticipating the transition fran college to the professiarl wark force, the students net with representatives fram over 20 carpenies throughout Delaware County. Tre fair of fered a sample of capenies to students that varied fram young carpanies exeriencing rapid growth in recent years as well as senior caneenies with a firm reouta- tion. Fven though the carpenies attending the fair have lol of fices, they are hidhly recog - nized. For exaple, a handful boasted a place in the Fartre 500, such as Davita, a dialysis camparty from Berwyn and State Fam car insurance. Over 70 students squeezed their way through the room covered with tables fram wall to wall to goesk to prospective aployers d fering part time ad full time goortinities. Students arrived in husiness casual attire. Many came prepared having researched potential employers. The goal of students was to leave a solid impression ard develop an - tacts in the local husiness comunity. Resumes passed hands and cawversations flowed about available positions and capa - ry aedatials. Stdats pat forth their lest ef farts, depite the lod moise ad intimidet - Ing rere of the evant. 'T thoght it wes actielly a little oer- welming. I tried to db research before hard, ut it was just overwhelming," Rachel Gosselin, a senior husiness mejor said. W ith so mary people ard limited scace, it would ke careless not to mention thet stu- dats’ potatial careers were at stake. 'T jet fxr got everything, ! added Gosselin. Not aly were students able to meke strag aarectians, hut they received ad reached art to recruiters for avice ad sugoort. Sally Fit, a career canselar here at Delco said thet the eva: wes good for networking. Ben if stidents dn't walk away with a jdo, they gain experience talking to arployers ad feeling aut what kinds of jdos they want. W ava reoresentative, Catherine Corcoran advised perticipants to lok at the mission statement ard values of each carpany to see if it matches with their own values ad needs. Se also sugested students to talk to peo - ple wo actially work in their stores. State Fam, an amel perticipent in the career fair, d fers gportinities in sch fields as claims, huren resources, agency ad pub- lic ef fairs. " We are locking for people with good cam- mnication skills, outgoing ard wo exhibit custarer service kills, " Michelle Ritzdoeraer, State Farm goeratias recruiter said. Gradeting seniars in search of a job shauldh't just take into casideration what the aapanies are locking for, ut what they want for thameelves. Cancast Cable has operations natiawide. If a student wants to trawl, they can doose a campany with of fies across the cantry to meke transferring ef fortless said Jamifer Ostrowsky, a Cawcast amloyee who was boasting their good, solid reputation, of ferry a variety of decartments in dif ferent loatias. "That's very exciting, egeecially for a voug pers, ge said. RAVE], a residmtial rebebilitation facility for adult sarvivars of tranetic rain injuries, seeks students in psydolagy and health relat - el fields. Diane Amicone, ReMed program, director suggests students keep thelr gotians goen ard work in meny dif ferent aress to cain exer - axe. Her advice: "G for sarething you enjoy ...ch ad interview a lot!” A Flying Start To Frisbee Intramurals 3VS 3 Rasketlall Tourney By JULIAHAGAN soecial to the Lian’ s Be Tre three on three kaskettall leege is in full swirg at Perm State Deloo. Fifteen tears of three canpete every Your. = "Tf you wart to see argenized dhecs, care to the three oa three kagkettdall leege, " said Athletic Director Joe DiAntonio. Monday and W ednesday in the gym during carmen The popular amal event has always drawn a large grap of participants. This year, the apias list of kes - We Support the Penn State Discount Program By Sean Nichols Social to the Lian’ s Be Savething interesting hes just start - ed for sodkats, faailty, ad saeff & Pam State Delaware Comty .What you may ask? Why the PAWS+ discount program. Newly formed, the PAWS + program was organized by the Student Af fairs Comittee of the SA to ben- efit sodas, faulty, ad saff nn receiving discomnts that local husiness - es provide at their discretion. While in the organizing stages for several mths, the Stcat Af firs Comittee drafted a letter, a hsiness fom, ad a “PAWS+” logo for the businesses to camplete, ad retum to the Stat Af fairs Guir. Valatire's Day 2006 of ficially started the kidef £ event. Several manters of the camiit - tee agoreacdhed all of the businesses at the local Granite Rn Mall to see if they would be interested in joining the progran. Te program, similar to the PAWS HERE program at Pen Ste Altcos, was very successful for local business - es In tre Altoam, Pamsylvania area. Students Wy couldn't it work for Pan Stae Delaware County? The stidents introduced thamselves, and gave the merecers of the husiness - es the infometiarl packet explaining wat the program wes, ad what's its main purpose was intended to do; Not aly to provide discounts to students, faailty, ad gaff, ht to also ge a sense of Bam State awareness within the camunity. The husinesses had three weeks to decide if they wanted to ke rayesented in this growing mo- gran. The deedline quickly gporoached, and five husinesses hed retumed the capleted fom. The “PAWS+” logos were printed ait, ad persaplly hard delivered to the marecers before the start of the program on Axil 1, 2006. The husi- resses irchue: The American Café Restaurant, Rain's Deli, Orange Julius/Dairy Queen, Pada Express, ad Searo's. These businesses are all lomated an the first ad secad floors of the mall, ad are all easily acessible. Fach of the husinesses is providing a discant of 10% to the stdaits, faaul - tv, ad =f £ that dow their Ran Ste ID cards to the eployee assisting with The program contirues throughout the rest of the vear ad exs m Decanter 31, 2006. At thet time the nerecer's of the husinesses will have the goin of relying to te mo- gan. With this in mind, hooefully “PAWS+” will becare a permanent program within the Studer Af firs Camittee at Pam State Delaware County. If sodats, faadlty, sf f dnoald know of ay local kusinesses that are interested in the program, plesse visit the SGA wasite, or amtact the Stet Af fairs Geir, Seen Nidols at san5001@psu. edu. kettall hopefuls darended two divisians instead of the usel sirgle pool of players. The league of fers capetitive and fast-paced gares as well as a needed autlet for basketlall fans whom did rot play a this year's sucessful varsity saeds. The action amtinues until the ed of the sdool veer.
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