The Donald L. Harrison College of Business, Southeast Missouri State University, will be hosting the Sixth Annual St. Louis Interview Days on Sept. 25-26, 2008. The general format will be similar to previous years, but in a new location due to a continual growth in the number of firms and students participating. This year's event will be held in the Holday Inn-Southwest Viking Conference Center, 10709 Watson Road in St. Louis, just east of the I-70 and I-44 intersection. Please mark Sept. 25-26, 2008, on your calendar.

A reception will be held on Thursday evening, Sept. 25, 2008, from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.  Interviews will be scheduled on Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.  Interview Days provide an opportunity for St. Louis-area employers to interview Southeast business students for entry-level positions and/or internships. Last year, over 500 interviews were conducted and resulted in a significant number of job placements.

 If you did not participate last year and wish to insure you receive additional notifications, please complete and submit your information here, or e-mail Ms. Sharon Hale at smhale@semo.edu, or call (573) 651-2120.

Schedule of Events:
Student resumes are collected in advance and published in a book or on CD, and sent to pre-registered companies approximately two weeks before the event. After reviewing the resumes, companies submit a list of students they wish to interview and an interview schedule is developed (coordinating times with students' schedules). Interviews are held in 30-minute increments on Friday, Sept. 26, with an hour break for lunch (provided). Interview Days provides an excellent opportunity for one-on-one indepth interaction that is unavailable at career fairs. Companies have the opportunity to pre-select and choose students they want to interview. Harrison College of Business personnel are available throughout the event to provide assistance.

Company representatives can meet and interact with all interested students at the reception on Thursday evening. This reception provides an opportunity for students and employers to meet and network informally, and you may find additional students to consider for an interview. Some companies bring a team with them on Thursday evening (often Southeast graduates they hope will connect with students to generate interest in their firm). A list of students who have expressed interest in your company (other than the ones you have selected for interviews) is provided with your interview schedule. We have found that companies are usually interested in talking with anyone expressing an interest in their company and we want to give them that opportunity if they desire.

Your company’s web site will be posted for students to review and gain further information about your company before the interview. If you have job positions you are looking to fill, just send us a job description and we will be happy to disseminate this to students you select for interviews.

Registration forms will be available at a later date to download. A formal letter and registration information will be mailed to past participating companies in early summer. If you would like to be included in our mailing list, please submit your information here. For further information, you can contact Nolan Brunnworth at (636) 449-5068.

Some comments from companies who attended Fall 2007 Interview Days:

"Everything was great! Thanks."
"This is an excellent program which provides opportunities to students that might not be available."
"Outstanding event!"
"Great event again this year."
This is such a great opportunity for employers to see a large number of qualified students in just one day…..Southeast is amazing!"
"Excellent."

Directions to the Viking Conference Center.

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