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New York Recruiting Alliance When: Monday, February 25, 2008 University Career Services (UCS) of UNC-CH has formed a consortium with the career offices of Northwestern University, University of Virginia, and Smith College to sponsor employment interviews in New York City on Monday, Feb. 25, 2008. The consortium is called the New York Recruiting Alliance. We will hold an information session for seniors interested in the New York Recruiting Alliance on Thursday, November 8 at 4:00pm in Carolina Union 3413. The purpose of the program is to expand interview opportunities for students who are interested in the fields of advertising, publishing, legal research, public relations, market research, consulting, arts, and non-profit organizations. Most employers in these fields do not conduct on-campus recruiting. We anticipate that twenty-thirty employers in the fields mentioned will participate in the program. Participation means that the employer will be sent resumes of students from all four schools who are interested in interviewing with that employer; the employer will then select students from each school to interview in New York on February 25th. Which employers are participating? Hundreds of organizations in advertising, publishing, the arts, non-profits, and law are now being contacted. A list of the participating employers will be available at UCS and on the NYRA home page by January 14, 2008. Are these interviews for real job openings? Because many of these employers do not have structured training programs nor do they hire in large numbers, it is often difficult for them to predict in February whether they will actually have vacancies in May. Therefore, some of the interviews are more for the sake of information and contacts. The form on each employer which will be posted in our offices and on our homepage will indicate whether or not the employer is interviewing for actual vacancies. (Many students who have participated in the New York Recruiting Alliance have found even the "information interviews" to be extremely worthwhile. In some cases, these contacts resulted in a job offer later.) How can students sign-up to participate?
What about travel arrangements and costs? Students are responsible for their own travel arrangements and costs. We hope that you have a friend or relative with whom you can stay in N.Y. Another possibility is to get together with several UNC students and share a room at one of the nearby hotels. The Webster Hotel and Apartments for Women has low daily rates for job hunters, and you might also try some of the internet travel sites for a good hotel rate. A UNC alumna might have housing available for one or two students. Plese speak to the UCS director if you wish to explore this option. When and where are the interviews? The interviews will be held between 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 25, 2008 at the American Management Association Conference Center (9th Floor, 1601 Broadway at 48th Street), in New York City. Due to space restrictions, several employers will be conducting interviews in the same room. What if I change my mind about participating after dropping my resume? PLEASE DO NOT DROP YOUR RESUME IF YOU ARE NOT SERIOUSLY COMMITTED TO PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. If you are selected by one or more employer(s) and you sign up for interviews, you are obligating yourself to travel to N.Y. and interview on February 25th. If an emergency occurs and you will be unable to interview after you have signed-up, please call UCS (919-962-6507) immediately. Any student who does not appear for a scheduled interview without notifying UCS in advance will be denied further use of the Office.
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