NSHMBA Job Fair & College Expo 9-4-08

The National Society of Hispanic MBAs
Job Fair and College Expo
www.orlando.nshmba.org

September 4, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Winter Park Civic Center
Address: 1050 West Morse Blvd / Winter Park, FL 32792

Business professionals, recent graduates and undergraduate students of all majors looking for jobs are welcome!!
Attending: Walt Disney World, Publix Super Markets, Darden Restaurants, State Farm, the Orlando Magic, Universal Studios, Starwood Hotel and Resorts, and many more
Recruiting for: engineers, finance, accounting, HR, IT majors and others for full-time jobs, part-time jobs and internships
Plus: Graduate school and scholarship information

How do I expand my Network?

Are you using LinkedIn? It's a FREE service and a great way to expand your professional network. Sign up at https://www.linkedin.com/home
If you're already familiar with social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, consider expanding your professional network using LinkedIn or BrightFuse.
Who to invite? Current/former classmates, co-workers, supervisors, UCF Alumni, current/former fraternity/sorority members, people you knew when you were younger (former teachers, high school classmates, coaches, mentors, community leaders, church leaders.)

Company of the Week: Accenture

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments.
Accenture is truly global in reach. According to collegegrad.com, they anticipate 1200 entry-level hires in 2008. View a list of offices here.
Currently, Accenture does not have plans to recruit on the UCF campus in 2008. In the meantime, you may search open positions via the careers portion of their website.

Who's Hiring College Grads?

Each year, collegegrad.com rates the Top Entry Level Employers. Enterprise Rent-A-Car is on top again this year, with an estimated 8500 new hires. The extensive list includes companies such as Lockheed Martin, Hewitt, Walgreen Company, Accenture, State Street, PNC Financial Services, and many, many more. For the complete list, visit
http://www.collegegrad.com/topemployers/

Vestal & Wiler Partners with UCF Career Services

Vestal & Wiler is one of the leading Certified Public Accounting Firms in Central Florida, providing innovative and creative solutions to business problems.

UCF Career Services is proud to welcome Vestal & Wiler as a Bronze Level Partner with UCF Career Services for the 2007-2008 academic year.

Meet with a recruiter from Vestal & Wiler at our Fall Career Expo on October 1, 2008!

Check them out on the web at
http://www.vestal-wiler.com/

Publix to acquire Florida Albertson's for $500 million

In a deal expected to be finalized in September, Publix will acquire 49 Albertson's LLC store locations throughout Florida to a tune of $500 million. According to the Orlando Business Journal, Publix will close the Albertson's stores for enough time to allow for improvements.
Albertson's will continue to operate nearly 50 stores in Florida after the deal is completed.
Read the full story here: http://orlando.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2008/08/04/daily46.html

Where Undergrads Dream of Working

Universum USA's annual ranking of prospective employers is filled with surprises despite several companies that haven't budged from the top of the list.

Google (GOOG), Walt Disney (DIS), and Apple (AAPL) once again grabbed the top three slots in research firm Universum USA's annual survey of more than 40,000 U.S. undergraduates' top five dream employers.

To read more, click here Business Week: Undergrads

Target Openings

Target is currently accepting application for Executive Team Leaders.
This position is now being advertised on KnightLink through UCF Career Services, where you may view a complete position description.
To log in to KnightLink, see link on right-hand side of this page.

College degree required. All majors may apply.

News from Melbourne: Harris continues to sign major contracts

Read recently in Florida Trend...

"Amid reports that it’s for sale, Harris Corp. (NYSE-HRS) continues to sign major contracts, including a potential seven-year, $53-million deal to supply communication and navigation systems for the next generation of spacesuits for NASA’s Constellation program.

Medical device manufacturer C2C Development and electronic testing product developer Global Engineering Management and Support have moved into the Florida Technological Research and Development Authority’s Business Innovation Center in Melbourne."

Keep reading at http://www.floridatrend.com/around_the_state.asp