Tap the Talent

This Monday, I had the opportunity to participate in the Tap the Talent event at Dalhousie. It’s an event that’s put on by the management career services and this year had a great turn out of BMGMT, MBA, and BCOMM students.

The day started early with a 5 minute presentation by each of the 10 employers present at the event: Sunlife Financial, Frito Lay, Pepsi Bottling Group, Xerox, Bell Aliant, Fastenal, Enterprise, Canadian Tire, Labatt, and Investors Group. After the employers were wrapped up the students had the opportunity to take the floor. We each had 1 minute to give an “elevator pitch” or a mini speech aimed to essentially stand out amongst the other 25 or so students.

I was fortunate enough to be selected to interview with every company, which meant a fun but busy day. It was a great opportunity to meet some wonderful people from a variety of organizations and industries. It’s interesting what a day can do to change your perspective on your career path. I must say that Sunlife had a wonderful 5 minute presentation, and combined with a great interview with Suzanne from Sunlife has completely changed my opinions on financial planning as a career option.

I would recommend this event to any student. It’s a great way to meet some key people and to build on your job searching efforts. Big thanks to Management Career Services for organizing the event.