military mojo dc event candidate schedule
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Military MOJO – Washington, DC
September 25-26, 2014
THE RITZ-CARLTON PENTAGON CITY 1250 South Hayes Street, Arlington, Virginia 22202 (703) 415-5000
PENTAGON CITY METRO STOP
THUR 25 SEPT INDUSTRY SEMINARS - DIPLOMAT ROOM (Snacks & Beverages Provided)
2:00pm – 2:30pm OWN YOUR OWN AGENCY – Be Your Own Boss Farmers Insurance – Darryl Peete USA and Lucas Buck
2:30pm – 3:00pm MICROSOFT – Careers in the Federal Sector (Cyber/IT/Intel) Joe Wallace USMC – Military Talent Acquisition
3:00pm – 4:00pm CAREERS IN FEDERAL CONSULTING Capital Edge Consulting – Rick Agopsowicz USAF; Deloitte Consulting – Michael Bernard
4:00pm – 4:30pm APPLYING FOR JOBS ONLINE – What happens after you hit “SUBMIT” Hosted by: Eaton Corporation – George Bernloehr USA
4:30pm – 5:00pm THE COGNIZANT DIFFERENCE – The Future of IT Cognizant Technology Solutions – Jefferson Boyle, VP Advanced Solutions Group
5:00pm – 6:30pm CAREERS IN THE FINANCE INDUSTRY Capital One – Chris Giacchi; Northwestern Mutual – Leo Tucker; PNC – Chris Phillips USMC
NETWORKING RECEPTION – AMBASSADOR ROOM
6:30pm – 7:30pm Complimentary Food & Beverage & Bar Candidates & Companies Invited – Business Casual Attire – No jeans
FRIDAY 26 SEPT GRAND BALLROOM
8:30am – All Day CANDIDATE REGISTRATION
8:45am – 9:00am CANDIDATE ORIENTATION – Prep for the Career Fair Presented by Don Newman of BPMI and Dan Piontkowski USN of KPMG
9:00am – 12:15pm CAREER FAIR BEGINS
12:15pm – 1:00pm LUNCH – On Your Own – Food Court in Mall
1:00pm – 4:00pm CAREER FAIR CONTINUES – STAY ALL DAY!
Companies Registered to Date
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Accenture
Amazon Bank of America
Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. Booz Allen Hamilton
CIA Coca-Cola Refreshments
Delex Systems, Inc. Dell Services Federal Government
ECOLAB Edward Jones Ernst & Young
FBI FirstCommand
General Electric General Motors Georgia Pacific Goldman Sachs
Henry M. Jackson Foundation J Dog Franchises, LLC
SPONSORS
CAPITAL EDGE CONSULTING
CAPITAL ONE
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY
SOLUTIONS
DELOITTE CONSULTING
EATON
FARMERS INSURANCE
GENERAL MILLS
MICROSOFT
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
PNC BANK
ROBERT SMITH SCHOOL of
BUSINESS at UMD
Johnson & Johnson JP Morgan Chase KPMG Kraft Foods Morgan Stanley NTT America Oracle PwC Sears Holdings Corporation Shell Oil Shenandoah University SM&A Southwest Airlines Systems Planning & Analysis Thermo Fisher Scientific Travelers University of Michigan U.S. Department of the Treasury U.S. Patent & Trade Office U.S. Secret Service Zurich
ATTIRE:
Thursday is Business Casual – No jeans! Friday – look your best – Dark business suit with crisp white shirt – Black Shoes;
Uniform of the day is also acceptable.
INTERVIEWS:
Some companies contact candidates the week prior to schedule interviews; Companies will also schedule interviews as
they meet candidates at their booths at the career fair.
RESUMES:
Bring extras to hand to recruiters at their booths; Keep resumes no longer than 2-pages; Bring multiple versions of your
resume – tailored to the industry/company/job.
JOBS:
Apply on-line for jobs you are interested in – tailor your resume to that job, Bring the job description with you to the
career fair and speak to the company recruiter about the position.
PREPARE:
Look at the company websites; Do not approach a company and ask what they are hiring for. Take notes when speaking
to the recruiters – get their contact info for follow up, send thank you notes.