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Thursday, 21 February 2008 |
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by JULIA HARR
Lifestyles Reporter
First impressions are made quickly-just one reason dressing nicely for an interview is essential.
The Career Development Center is sponsoring an essay contest with a prize of a $250 gift certificate for dress attire.
Male winners will have the opportunity to dress themselves in business attire from Van Heusen, and women will have the same opportunity at Kasper, located at Shoppes on the Parkway in Blowing Rock.
“Both
winners will have a personal shopping assistant,” said Sharon Jensen,
assistant director of career development. “This will ensure that they
get the most for their money and that they will put together a really
nice ensemble.”
According to specifications on the Career Development Center’s Web
site, the essay should be 650 to 900 words long and explain how a
faculty or staff member at the university has influenced their personal
career plans.
“Juniors, seniors or graduate students seeking an internship, full-time
job or entrance into an advanced degree program are eligible to apply,”
according to the Web site.
Submissions must be received by March 1 and the winner will be notified by March 17.
The faculty or staff member honored through the essay contest will not
be released until after grades have been posted, Jensen said.
All majors are accepted and are encouraged to apply.
Students can get the submission form and detailed instructions from www.careers.appstate.edu.
Jensen said many submissions have already been made.
The contest began this year to honor Dr. David Ball, former director of the Career Development Center.
Ball retired from the center in May 2006 and then passed away unexpectedly in December 2006 at the age of 61.
Dr. Kathryn Copley, Ball’s girlfriend, established the fund as a way to
remember him and to give students an outlet to express their gratitude
to someone who had the most influence on future career plans, Jensen
said.
“Our director was so good about encouraging students to look their
best,” Jensen said. “He always had ties behind his door. Students would
come in and if they didn’t have a tie or he didn’t like theirs he would
be like ‘son, come in here for a minute,’ and have them change the tie.”
Jensen said he was old fashioned and would always ask a [woman] within
the department to speak with female students who needed a little
direction.
Jensen sees this as an opportunity for students to thank people who have meant something to them.
“So often we forget to say thank you to a person,” she said. “This
could be a catalyst for change or inspiration. Even if [students] don’t
enter, maybe it will encourage them to thank people that matter.”
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