Q3

Q3

September 23, 2014
Third piece of Q-camp Process helps seniors fine-tune networking skills on the golf course

This year marked the launch of Q3, the third and final installment of the Q-camp Process. The program looks to provide professional guidance and training to senior business students who have begun their job search. Seniors spent a beautiful Saturday at a local golf club learning to evaluate their summer internship experiences, talk positively and confidently about themselves, build effective networking relationships, use LinkedIn to grow their professional network and utilize golf as a networking tool.

Rebecca Gluck, ’15, a double major in business administration, concentrating in international business, and international studies with a focus in world politics and diplomacy, is part of the first class of students to experience the full Q-camp Process.

“Shelley Olds Burns, director of the Center for Professional Skills and Development, tailored each part of the Q-camp Process to what students need at different times in their career. For example, during my sophomore year I didn’t know what I wanted to do for a living, and Q-camp gave me a jumpstart on finding my first internship. Q2 taught me to manage my upcoming internship with the goal of being hired. Finally Q3 helped seniors who may not yet have a job to leverage our networks in order to find a job. The Q-camp Process has helped my peers and me take charge of our futures.” Gluck hopes to use her refreshed skills to land a job in the coming months. 

Peter McNitt, ’15, majoring in finance with a minor in classical studies, shared, “Q3 is a great way for attendees to forge their professional paths. We learned how to network, about the different aspects of business and how to continue evaluating our strengths and weaknesses. On a deeper level Q3 was a great way to reflect on our last two years and how we’ve grown since Q-camp and through Q2 where we built the foundation of knowledge we’ve been able to apply at our internships. Q3 pushed us to think through that time and consider whether we liked our work. If so, we learned how to maximize our experience moving forward, and if not, we learned how to sell ourselves to a different employer. The Q-camp Process equipped me with the skills, knowledge, network and mentors to help me land my job.” Upon graduation McNitt will join the investment bank at JPMorgan in New York.  

Jessie Barford, ’15, a business administration major with a concentration in management and a psychology minor, shared, “I learned a lot about networking, which I realize is most likely how I will find a job. It’s so important to meet people and make a connection to get a foot in the door. I especially enjoyed the LinkedIn session and will be updating my profile as soon as I can.” Barford hopes to work in the training and development side of human resources. 

For Anna Jeszeck, ’15, a business administration major with concentrations in finance and marketing, and Case Taylor, ’15, a business administration major with a concentration in finance and a math minor, valued the reflection aspect of Q3. Taylor revealed, “Q3 helped me organize my thoughts from my internship experience this past summer at a New York investment bank into something I can pitch to a potential employer. It’s helped me sharpen my strategy for upcoming interviews.” Jeszeck added, “I was at an integrated marketing agency in New York this summer, and I loved it. Q3 helped me define and refine my goal of pursuing a career in event marketing.”

She looked back on the day’s events. “It was an amazing opportunity to build and strengthen valuable relationships with my classmates and the business professionals who joined us and to work on improving my golf game. It was a beautiful day, and we were lucky to be there.”

Photo: Jeszeck and Jordan Young, '15, enjoy a day on the golf course.