#17

My second career service event was extremely helpful and informative. I attended the urban planning mixer at ASU. The event consisted of a Q&A panel of five different urban planners. Three of the four planners worked for local cities in the Phoenix area and the other two planners worked in the private sector for private companies. The seminar also had over fifteen different companies and city tables in the back that were offering internships and even jobs. Their was a good student turn out that attended, about 40 or so. The mixer started off with an hour long Q&A with the five professional planners. The bulk of the questions were asked by the student host. The questions were very useful! For example, What is a typical day like as a planner, how did they end up as a planner and so on. Each planner took turns answering the questions, which was interesting because they were all in different departments, and came from different backgrounds. The Q&A also covered how to dress, interview, and overall job expectations. After the Q&A the student were free to eat and mingle in the back were job booths were set up. I walked around and handed out my resume, along with most other student. I spent time shaking hands and networking with future job opportunities. I really gained a significant amount of confidence by attending the mixer.