Virtual Partnership Conference

Virtual SIUC Partnership Conference

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2024 Summer Conference TBA

The Career Development Center hosted the first ever Virtual Partnership Conference on Wednesday, June 28th, 2023 and we invited all the employers that were connected with us on our university's Handshake account. We had employers of all types and sizes register and participate in discussion and submit Q&A to help guide and build our sessions.

Our topics ranged from

Career Development Center services
The externship program
Sustainability
Hot trends in Employment Law
How to best connect with students during the interview process.

72 employers registered for the conference, which surpassed our goal of 50 to register/join the event. We used this virtual conference as a platform to bridge the connection between employer expectations and the current student populations.

Join us next summer for the 2024 Virtual Partnership Conference: Sign up for news of upcoming events by becoming an approved employer through SIU HERE

Employer Quotes

"It is wonderful the effort that SIU is investing in its students to promote success postgraduate. I wish these services were offered when I was in school."

"Amazing information and our company started using Handshake more frequently."

"I am very excited about the opportunities offered on and off campus, specifically the department specific speaking opportunities and externships."

"The SIUC Virtual Partnership Conference was a great way to get to know the faculty that makes it happen on campus. It gave me insight into how I can serve them as a partner and serve their students as an employer. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to get involved with SIUC in the future."

"This was a very well-rounded conference. There was a basic training on the Handshake app, discussion on how to appeal to students, how students could be helpful to an organization, and opportunities both on campus and off campus to connect with potential candidates. A lot of great information was shared today."

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