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Career Services hosts carnival kicking off Career Month

Written by Shelby Weir, The Shorthorn staff

Wednesday, 03 February 2010 08:53 PM

Accounting junior Powers Bilodeau mans the �Hat Trick� game at the Career Services Carnival on Wednesday afternoon in the Palo Duro Lounge. Mr. Bliodeau is a Career Ambassador who helps advertise Career Services activities such as the Career Services Job Fair. (The Shorthorn: Raziq Brown)

Covered in mystical purples and blues, Cheri Butler sat behind a cosmic tablecloth. She had all of the getup of a classic fortuneteller, minus the crystal ball.

The Career Services Office associate director didn’t always plan on looking into the future, but got her chance Wednesday.

Career Services kicked off Career Month with a carnival in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge.

While there were no clowns, a fortuneteller, ringmaster and Blaze were all in attendance. Career Services director Barbara Peet played the role of ringmaster.

“The coat fit, so I volunteered,” she said. “I mean, how many chances are you going to get to play ringmaster?”

Students could enjoy free cotton candy, popcorn and hot chocolate. Some of the booths included tic-tac-toe, a hoop shot and ring toss.

“My favorite game was the hoop shot,” architecture junior Janet Sandoval said. “I made every shot and I got a free Frisbee.”

Sandoval is currently looking for a job, which she said is part of what attracted her to the carnival.

Upcoming activities hosted by Career Services

How to Get a Federal Job
12:30-2 p.m. Feb. 10
University Center Concho

Internship Workshop
1 p.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 11
University Center Guadalupe

International Student Workshop
2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Feb. 12
Swift Center

Resume Critiques
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 15-18
University Center Palo Duro Lounge
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 19
Business Building First Floor Foyer

How to be successful at the Job Fair
1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 16
University Center Palo Duro Lounge

Etiquette Dinner
5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m. Feb. 17
University Center Carlisle Suite

Job Fair
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 24
Maverick Activities Center

For more information, contact the Career Services Office at careers@uta.edu

“I haven’t found a job yet,” she said. “This is my first time to do anything with Career Services, and it’s very fun and interacting.”

Career Services wanted to host an event where students could learn something as well as have a good time, said Jasmine Chavers, administrative assistant for Career Services.

“We wanted to have a fun event so students can be aware of our career month,” she said. “We want students to know what we offer at Career Services.”

This is the first year career month has started with a carnival.

When students first entered they got a card with a series of questions. Each one focused on something career-related and could be answered after completing each game at the different booths.

Once students had completely answered everything on their card, they could turn them in for a chance to win a digital camcorder.

“Our goal for the carnival was to raise awareness,” Peet said. “At each station they learned an answer. We wanted students to walk out with information.”

Environmental science graduate Vinodh Valluri attended to see what Career Services had to offer, he said.

“People probably got the idea that this event will be much more formal,” he said. “But it was much more fun than that.”

Valluri said that one thing he learned was that 80 percent of job hires are found through networking.

“That was an eye-opener,” he said. “I am learning to use a Web site called myplan.com to create my profile.”
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