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Events and Job Fairs

Career Services offers a wide variety of events and programs designed to help students in every aspect of their career development. They include:

  • Career Fairs and Recruitment Events
  • Career Seminars on various topics like Career Decision-Making, Resume Writing, LinkedIn and Networking, Interview Preparation, Dining Etiquette and Dressing for Success
  • Career Panels and Presentations on Specific Jobs or Skills
  • Career Information Sessions
  • Career Technology Workshops

Unless otherwise stated, Career Services programs are open to all students, alumni, and the public.

 

For Job Fairs, Panels and Networking Events:

  • Professional attire is encouraged, and job seekers should bring fresh copies of an updated resume - go HERE for help with resumes and related tasks.  
  • Before and after any career fair, students and the general public may view job openings HERE on the SCC Job Board.
  • Interested employers may find information about registering for events HERE.
Job Fairs & Events Registered Employers

Spring 2024 Career Services Events

Professional Networking Skills/Etiquette Reception

  • Thursday, Feb. 15 - 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
  • Jackson Campus; Burrell Conference Center, 447 College Drive, Sylva, North Carolina 28779
  • This is an educational program designed to provide an opportunity to learn and practice "soft skills" required when interviewing over a meal, meeting employers and colleagues in a reception setting, and networking at a job fair, conference, or other social event. Real employers from Healthcare, Business, and Hospitality will participate and lead role-playing demonstrations, and there will be free delicious food provided by HCA Healthcare and High Hampton Inn!  Students must pre-register - you can do it yourself for them each on an individual basis if you're bringing a small-enough class or cohort, or you can assign them to do it themselves - use this linkhttps://forms.gle/3nKrEux3r5FMKePs5.

Healthcare Job Fair

  • Thursday, February 22, 2024, 1:00pm-4:00pm (Snow Date February 29)
  • Jackson Campus; Burrell Conference Center, 447 College Drive, Sylva, North Carolina 28779
  • This annual Healthcare Job and Career Fair in the early spring serves to connect students, alumni, and members of our community with local, regional, and wider area healthcare employers of all kinds and across all sectors.  Most local and regional hospitals and hospital systems will be represented, in addition to Skilled Nursing, speciality care clinics, healthcare talent acquisition and placement, and related employers.  New students, high school students, and members of our community can explore healthcare careers and related programs at SCC, and current students and graduates can enjoy a fast-track chance to learn about professional opportunities.

Talent Jam

  • February 27, 2024, 9:30am-10:45am
  • Jackson Campus; Myers Auditorium, 447 College Drive, Sylva, North Carolina 28779
  • Professor Susan Cain's Communication students in collaboration with Career Services and the Mountain West Partnership for Economic Development will be performing rehearsed "elevator pitches" along with some regional employers!  Additional classes and participants are welcome!

Spring Job Fair

  • Thursday, February 29, 2024, 1:00pm-4:00pm
  • Jackson Campus; Burrell Conference Center, 447 College Drive, Sylva, North Carolina 28779
  • This annual Spring Job and Career Fair serves students in the surrounding region of Jackson, Swain, Macon Counties, and the Qualla Boundary/Cherokee. College and high school students, alumni, and the general public are welcome to attend and apply for full-time, seasonal, part-time, professional, and entry-level jobs of all kinds. Employers from business, education, government, non-profit, healthcare, food services, hospitality and tourism, wilderness therapy, outdoor industries, and more are welcome to recruit. Professional attire is encouraged, and job seekers should bring fresh copies of an updated resume. Before and after any career fair, students and the general public may view job openings on the SCC Job Board via Handshake.

"Hometown Heroes" Career & Resource Fair

  • Thursday, April 11th 2024, 11:00am-3:00pm
  • College Drive, Sylva, North Carolina 28779
  • The Hometown Heroes Career and Resource Fair provides opportunities for students and any member of our community and public to explore academic and co-curricular career paths in the following areas, talk with real professionals, and in many cases apply for actual jobs:
    • Military (all branches) and related government
    • Law Enforcement and related government (local, state, and federal)
    • Corrections
    • First Responder Professions (including but not limited to fire, ambulance, and other medical)

MORE!

  • Also, veterans and future veterans can explore resources on our campus and in our community.
  • Agencies of all kinds and branches of the military are welcome - challenged even - to bring and park vehicles and equipment that showcase their professions and educate the public. At the registration table on the day of the event, everyone (including employers/representatives) may submit ballots for prizes (categories have yet to be determined but they may include "coolest," "cleanest," "most interesting," "most educational," and "most identifying" vehicles! A way to register/enter vehicles for the competition as well as prizes are also to be forthcoming, by late March. Also safety and parking directions will be issued before the event.
  • This event will be held outside in the open air, in the Balsam Center Parking Lot at our Sylva Campus. Our Burrell Conference Center will serve as a rain location - speciality vehicles may still be parked in the Balsam Lot for visibility and promotion, but in the event of inclement weather tables and the fair will be held indoors.
  • There will be a special performance of our National Anthem at Noon.
  • This event is free for all employers, students, other organizations, and members of our community.

 

Career Services Events 

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