Transportation & Logistics Career Day

1. Transportation & Logistics Career Day Friday, October 28, 2011 What you need to know

2. What is T&L Career Day? • Recruiters from regional, national and international transportation and logistics companies are invited to participate in the only discipline-specific recruiting event on campus. T&L Career Day brings corporate representatives and students together for one-on-one prescheduled interviews for internship, part-time and full-time positions. • Transportation & Logistics Career Day started in 2002 with a handful of companies and was held as an annual event until 2007. In 2008, Career Day became a biannual event held in the fall (October) and spring (February).

3. Look who came to T&L Career Day Spring Career Day 2011 • AllFr8 Logistics • AV Logistics • Beaver Street Fisheries • Cogistics, Inc. • Corporate Traffic • Crowley Maritime • CSX Transportation • Gexpro Services • JC Penney • Michael’s Distribution Center • Navair ISSC • NYK Logistics • PenserSC • PSS World Medical • Rexel • ShipXpress • Suddath Companies • Sunteck Transport • Target • Tennessee Commercial Warehouse • US State Department • Winn Dixie

4. What does that mean? • 23 Companies • 44 Recruiters • 40 Students • 230 face-to-face 25 minute Interviews • An incredible opportunity!

5. Important Deadlines • Registration – Monday, September 12http://www.unf.edu/coggin/trans_logist/career_day_studentreg.php. Found on Coggin College website under Academics, T&L Flagship, Career Day, Student Registration. • Resumes must be critiqued by the Career Management Center prior to submission. • Submit approved resume in MS Word document to Lynn.Brown@unf.edu • Format – Lastname_Firstname_Resume.docx • Resume Deadline – Friday, September 23.

6. Helpful Hints • Make sure you check your email every day. • Make Lynn.Brown@unf.edu a safe sender so messages don’t get caught in junk mail. • When you send your registration, resume, rankings, or any other important information request a delivery receipt or expect a response from me. If you don’t get a response within 2 days check back to make sure your email was received.

7. Helpful Hints cont’d:Research every company • Prioritize your research and focus on the companies you are most interested in. • Be proactive. Don’t wait to start doing the research after you receive your interview schedule. It will be too stressful. • Do enough research so that you will have a working knowledge of every company attending. • Schedules are subject to change so you may get to sit down with a recruiter that is not on your list. • Be prepared for ANYTHING!

8. Informal interviews • There will be many opportunities for informal interviews and networking. Be prepared to make a good impression during the: • Networking breakfast • Lunch • In the break room • In the elevator Ask for a business card, offer your resume, sell yourself. Don’t be shy and give it your best shot!

9. How the interview schedule is determined • Recruiters have access to the resumes of all participants on a secure website. • Recruiters rank candidates in order of preference based on the resume. • Students rank companies according to preference based on job description (if provided) or company profile, #1 being best. • Email rankings in alphabetical order to Lynn.Brown@unf.edu. • Rank as many as you want. • Preferences are put into a mathematical model that makes a logical match.

10. How the interview schedule is determined, cont’d. • If you have to start late, leave early or have any other time constraints, please indicate by Friday, October 14. • If you can’t make it at all let us know by Friday, October 21so the schedule can be adjusted. • If you are a “No Show” – it will make you and the program look very bad & you will not be admitted to the Spring Career Day. • Keep your phone on vibrate because you may have an opportunity to fill in at the last minute.

11. I didn’t get an interview with my first choice. Why not? • The interview schedule is based on the data received from students and recruiters. • If you ranked a company as #1 and the company does not want to interview you, you will not get an interview. • If you are not qualified (grad date, etc.), the company may decline an interview regardless of your preference. • If you don’t submit a preference the schedule will be completely random.

12. T&L Career Day Schedule Coggin College 7:30 – 8:30 AM: Registration Coggin Lobby Networking Breakfast Rm 1020 8:45 – 12:05 PM: Series of 25 minute interviews followed by10 minute break 12:10 –12:50 PM: Box lunch in Room 1020 Career Services all purpose room in Founders Hall Bldg. 2 1:00 – 3:10 PM: Interviews resume • You will receive your interview schedule the day before Career Day. • Your schedule is subject to change. You will be called or texted if there is an opportunity for an additional interview. Be ready! • Break room with refreshments on 3rd floor in room 3136 and 3138. • Do not blow off any interviews no matter what.

13. What to wear, what to bring • Business Professional (no exceptions) • Dark suit, tie for men, ironed shirt, polished shoes, no cologne. • Women, conservative suit, hose, close-toed shoes, minimal jewelry and make-up, no fragrance. • Use a lint roller. • Do not chew gum. • Bring a padfolio with note pad & pen. A limited number are available for free. • 30 resumes printed on resume paper • Business cards

14. Following up after the interview • Make sure you collect business cards from all recruiters. • Follow up with a thank you email within 24 hours. • If you met a recruiter informally you can still follow up with an email.

15. T&L Career Day Committee • If you would like to volunteer to help run the event please contact Lynn.Brown@unf.edu. • This is a great way to network in a more informal atmosphere. • It is also a great way to prove yourself in real time.

16. Resources • Coggin Career Management Center on the 2nd floor for information on proper dress, networking etiquette, interviewing tips, resume critiquing, mock interviews and more.

17. T&L Career Day Questions? Contact Lynn.Brown@unf.edu