Ask the Business Professional

“It was really cool to see the other side--what exactly they looked at--when they looked at my resume and cover letter," said undergraduate Jenna Robinson, describing her experience at Career Service's recent Ask the Business Professional workshop. Held on Tuesday, January 25, the workshop gave students the chance to get candid, real-world feedback on their resumes, cover letters, and job/internship search strategies. “To my knowledge, this type of workshop is a fairly uncommon model among business schools, but one to which students react enthusiastically," said Bill Sherman of Career Services. And it's not just students who benefit: participating companies get something back too, according to Sherry Shultz of Levi Strauss & Co: “Our goal is to help to build a bridge between our company and the University of Oregon."