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Career & Internship Expo

Career & Internship Expo

Current students and alumni will have the opportunity to meet and network with potential employers at the University of Memphis on Wednesday, April 4th.

The Career Services Office and Academic Internship Office is bringing in more than 40 employers looking to recruit new employees. Students will be able to hand-deliver resumes to the businesses represented.

Some of the employers attending the expo include FedEx Ground, FedEx Services, Nucor Steel, Barnhart Crane and Rigging, Flinn Broadcasting Corp., and many others.

The annual expo will be held in the University Center Ballroom from 10a.m. to 3p.m.

MPLIC Free Small Business Class

MPLIC Free Small Business Class

If you currently own a restaurant or are planning to own a restaurant within the next couple of years, check out the free small business class “So You Want to Open a Restaurant-Are You Crazy?” 

On Thursday, March 22 at 6 pm at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, Vernon Tabor SCORE Counselor and restaurant owner will provide insight and useful tips to successfully owning and operating a restaurant. 

For more information, call 415-2734. 

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Job fair can help you find broadcasting career

If you’ve dreamed of a job on TV or radio, you can find out about jobs in the field during the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters Career Fair.

Here’s some information from the group:

Representatives from radio and television stations from many broadcast markets in Tennessee will be available to answer questions and collect resumes from people interested in a career in broadcasting.

On Tuesday March 27 the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters and its member stations will be on the Memphis Campus of Freed Hardeman University at 5565 Shelby Oaks Drive.

The career fair will begin at 4 p.m. and broadcasters will be available to answer questions until 7 p.m.

Call 615-365-1840 or email info@tabtn.org for more information.

Five resume boosters

A photographer candidate recently submitted his resume to my chief photographer.

The rag was riddled with typos, grammatical errors and misspellings. It looked like the guy had never heard of the "spell check" feature on his laptop.

Shoot! Score! In the waste basket!

Those are the obvious resume mistakes. Author and career coach Ford R. Myers suggested these five ways to tidy your resume, including some that aren't so obvious:

* BE BRIEF. Myers said there are basically five parts of a resume:  Header/Contact Information, Career Summary, Professional Experience, Education & Affiliations and Professional Development. Out of those, Myers said Career Summary should be the tightest.

"The summary is a brief statement of who you are, where you're 'coming from' and what skills and expertise you have to contribute to an organization," said Myers.

Memphis-based ServiceMaster brands help military veterans raise money to start businesses

Information provided by GLOBE NEWSWIRE

Four ServiceMaster brands have joined forces with a new online fundraising program called Boost A Hero in an effort to help military veterans purchase franchise businesses. Boost A Hero, available at www.sprigster.com, provides a platform where vets utilize "crowdfunding" to raise the capital they need to purchase franchises like ServiceMaster Clean, Merry Maids, Furniture Medic and AmeriSpec -- which are all ServiceMaster brands.

The four ServiceMaster brands are charter members of the Boost A Hero program, which was recently initiated by Sprigster in partnership with the International Franchise Association (IFA).

"The unemployment rate for military veterans is 50 percent higher than the national average, despite the fact that vets make outstanding team members and business owners," said Beth Solomon, IFA Vice President of Strategic Initiatives & Industry Relations.

Free Small Business Classes at Memphis Public Library

The Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library will host three small business classes that include information on everything from steps to starting and maintaining a business, to the legal aspects of owning and operating a small business.

How to Start and Finance a Small Business

This program will cover the finer points of starting a business, including writing a business plan and obtaining financing.

Presenter: Sandra Jackson, Senior Area Manager, Tennessee District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

When: Thursday March 8, 2012

Time: 6:00pm

Where: Benjamin L.