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USC to Hold Pink Slip Networking Event
May 29, 2009 7:45 AM
The USC Marshall School of Business and the USC Alumni Association are responding to the widespread job anxiety caused by the current recession by co-hosting a “Pink Slip” networking mixer from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on June 3 at The Lab restaurant/pub at 3500 S. Figueroa St., directly across the street from the University Park campus.
Scott Turner, associate director of alumni career services at the Keenan MBA Career Resource Center at USC Marshall, conceived the idea following communication with alumni who have lost their jobs in the current economic climate. Scott Mory, associate senior vice president for alumni relations, will co-host the event, and all USC alumni are welcome.
Turner plans to use the concept of “speed” coaching at the event. He has gathered a team of career coaches from different USC schools and divisions to advise attendees about job searches, interviewing and writing cover letters and resumes. Attendees are asked to bring several copies of their resumes and will have the opportunity for 10-minute one-on-one meetings with a career coach.
The coaching team consists of Michael Payne, Niti Shah and John Bertrand from the Keenan Center, Suzanne Alcantara, associate director of career development at the USC Annenberg School for Communication, and Renee McAllister and Diana Seyb, recruiters for Employee Recruitment Services, part of Career and Protective Services at USC.
In addition to career coaches, Jennifer Rosky from CareerProgressions will present the workshop “How to Get a Great Job in a Down Economy.”
The origin of the term pink slip is traced to Henry Ford, whose managers would evaluate assembly line employees each day by placing a report in each worker’s designated locker space. A report written on white paper indicated satisfactory work, but the use of pink paper meant the employee would be dismissed.
“The event is being held to support alumni who have recently lost their jobs, allow them to network with other Trojans and learn how to stay competitive in today’s tough job climate,” Turner said. It is one of many events organized to help Trojans find jobs.
To register for the event, contact Turner at scott.turner@marshall.usc.edu.
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