Events for the Week of 5/5/14

Macy’s Meet and Greet

Tuesday, May 6 from 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm (Drop in; No appointment necessary!)
Looking for a company that will provide management training?  Interested in a company that promotes from within? Bring a resume and meet with Macy's representatives who will discuss their full-time Supervisory and part-time Associate opportunities and answer all of your questions! Open to all majors.

Quick Question Hours:

Get your Resume or Cover Letter critiqued at The Career Center!

Monday – Thursday: 2pm – 4pm

Friday: 11am – 1pm

The weather is heating up… don’t let your career path get cold!

The Career Center will be open during Summer Break to help you stay on your Path of Pride! Make an appointment with one of our counselors or drop in during Quick Question hours for a resume or cover letter critique! 

Starting May 19, 2014 through August 29, 2014: 

Office Hours:

Monday—Thursday: 9am-5pm

Friday: 9am-4pm

Quick Questions:

Monday-Friday: 11am-1pm

Looking for information about different careers while building your professional network?

All you have to do is A.S.K.!

Get answers by using the Alumni Student Konnection, where you can communicate directly with Hofstra Alumni in a variety of fields to learn more about different careers and industries that interest you! Use this resource to build or add to your professional network and learn about ways to advance your career search!

To get started:

Log In to the Hofstra Portal at my.hofstra.edu

Click on “Hofstra Online”

Click on “A.S.K. Online - Alumni Student Konnection”

Search by Class Year, School, Major, or other keywords to Konnect with Alumni!

Looking for more information about the career search process?

Visit Candid Career!

Candid Career is a great resource for students, no matter where you stand on your Path of Pride. You can watch videos that show you what it’s like to work in a certain field, learn tips and tricks on interviewing, and more!

Climbing the Corporate Ladder

Want to be the CEO of an international company like Target?   Or maybe electronics is your thing and being the CEO of Best Buy would be your dream job. Well, let me give you the inside scoop on how Robert Ulrich, CEO of Target Corporation from 1994-2008 and Brad Anderson, CEO of Best Buy, got their starts. You might want to right this down so go get a pen.  Are you ready?  Here it is…they worked in retail. 

Robert Ulrich started as a Cart Attendant, then held various positions including Sales Manager, Buyer, Group Manager and Vice President for Dayton Hudson department Store Group (now Target.)

As for Brad Anderson, he attained a Bachelor’s degree in sociology and went to work as a salesperson for a music store.  He rose up through the ranks, eventually becoming Vice President, Executive Vice President, President and COO and, later, CEO of Best Buy.

Retail companies are famous from promoting from within.  In fact, when they hire college grads it is with the intent to train them so that they can, in fact, climb the corporate ladder.  They look for applicants who enjoy working with people, have enthusiasm and motivation and can think on their feet.

Two giants in the retail industry will be visiting The Career Center to speak with students about managerial training programs. Target will be holding an information session on Tuesday, April 29 from 5:30-7:00 and Macy’s will be holding “Meet & Greet” sessions on Tuesday, May 6 from 10:00-12:00 and 2:00-4:00 (stop in anytime during the Macy’s open hours.)

Hope to see you there!

Darlene Johnson,
Senior Associate Director