Make Career Connections at Connect@Wes

Wesleyan students and alumni are invited to a networking and relationship building opportunity, Connect@Wes, held Feb. 28 and March 1 on campus. Events held throughout the weekend are designed to help with career advancement.

Events begin with “Creating Connections,” a hands-on opportunity for students to practice presenting themselves as professionals through structured speed-networking. Students will apply to participate and will be matched with expert advisors (recruiters and hiring managers as well as alumni and parent volunteers) for brief, one-on-one sessions. Expert advisors will use their experience and expertise to critique what they have heard and give valuable insight on how the presentation might have been more effective. Students must apply for this opportunity.

Other events include a dinner with Wesleyan’s Board of Trustees, workshops on “Create Your Career Calling Card,” “Get the Most Out of Your Workplace,” and “Be Ready to Move Up, Or Out.” Featured speakers include Ed Heffernan ’84, CEO and President of Alliance Data; Jim Citrin P’12 ’14, senior director at Spencer Stuart and Associates; and Bradley Whitford ’81, Emmy award-winning actor and advocate for Clothes Off Our Back Foundation.

Connect@Wes is sponsored by University Relations and the Career Center and is designed to help current students and alumni build relationships with other members of the Wesleyan community and receive advice from an array of experts.

The event is free, but requires registration. For more information, click here.