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Communication Career Prep Day Oct. 15 at Western

October 10, 2019

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MACOMB, IL -- The 11th annual Western Illinois University Department of Communication's Career Preparation Day will be held from 8:45 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 in the University Union Grand Ballroom.

All communication majors, minors and graduate students are encouraged to attend this event and learn from department alumni about interviewing, networking, job seeking, e-recruiting, transitioning from college student to full-time employee, resume writing, promoting their communication degree and more.

A keynote address, by WIU alumna Jennifer Haney-Crowe, will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the University Union Grand Ballroom. Haney-Crowe is a B2B marketer with more than 18 years of experience developing and executing marketing programs. She is currently the product marketing lead responsible for developing the go-to-market strategy, messaging, value proposition and demand generation programs for the Trustwave Threat Detection and Response services.

The event concludes with a networking and dessert social. The day has become the WIU Department of Communication's largest event and is a success because of donations from program alumni.

For a complete list of programming, visit wiu.edu/cofac/communication/career_prepday.php. For more information about the event, contact Assistant Professor Stacey Macchi at SM-Macchi@wiu.edu.


Posted By: University Communications (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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