UMW Business alums C
andace Cross (2014), David Heller (2014), and Keith Kritzberg (2014) returned to campus on February 12, 2015 to talk to current business students about life after graduation. The alums assembled in Lee Hall where Dean of the College of Business, Lynne Richardson, moderated the panel discussion.
Cross, newly promoted to a recruiting position at Attentive.ly, a software company, encouraged students to start job hunting no later than the beginning of their senior year. Heller, currently in futures trading, suggested that students interact with their professors more by asking career advice and about networking. He emphasized that the College of Business alumni mentorship program and events like speed networking helped him prepare to become a competitive job candidate. Kritzberg, an account executive at Bloomberg BNA, expressed that his Business Communications class at UMW was essential in preparing him for life after graduation. He used LinkedIn and attended the College of Business speed networking event to prepare and make connections. He urged networking as a way to find professional opportunities. All three panelists had job offers by the beginning of the spring semester of their senior year.
Their advice to current students? Be sure to secure an internship, network, follow through, and attend the UMW Career Fair. Advice to seniors? Follow up with contacts if a job is not in place, network, tailor the resume to each job and pay attention to key words in the job description.
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