The Society of Women Engineers Corporate Dinner is the largest annual student-run corporate event in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Each year we invite organizations to send representatives to this event held at the University of Pennsylvania. More than 150 undergraduates and graduates attend and have the opportunity to speak with representatives during a reception and dinner about internship opportunities and full-time positions. Students attending the dinner will submit their resumes to the online resume book which will be accessible to all representatives prior to the dinner.







Event Information:

Date/Time: Thursday, February 19, 2009 , 6-9 PM
Location: Hilton Inn at Penn – 3600 Sansom Street
               Woodlands Ballroom

Tickets, which are $15 apiece, will be sold from:
Wednesday, February 4 to Friday, February 13
between 10AM to 5PM in front of Towne 111

List of Attending Companies:
Schlumberger
BBN Technologies
L’Oreal
Boeing
Synthes
Microsoft
IMS Health
Merck

(Download a brief description of companies and
which engineering major they are interested in)
Event Schedule:
6 pm: Hors d’oeuvres Reception – get a chance to speak with all company representatives (students may arrive any time between 6 pm and 6:50 pm)
7 pm: Dinner begins – sit with one of your company choices
7:05 pm: Welcome from Sammy and Karen
7:55 pm: Introduction of speaker by Dean Glandt; Speech by Dawn Eringis, Penn CBE Alumna and successful engineering entrepreneur and business executive
8 pm: Dessert Reception – another chance to speak with representatives

Before the dinner:
Upload your resume to PennLink (http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/pennlink.html
by one of the two online drop dates:
     Noon on Wednesday, February 11th
     Noon on Tuesday, February 17th

You will not have permission to upload to the Society of Women Engineers resume book until one of these dates, so do not try to upload before the drop date after you have bought your ticket.

What to wear:
Business attire – many attendees wear suits.

What to bring:
+ A small notebook and pen for writing down names or application instructions
+ Do not bring resumes! Company representatives will have access to your resume through the PennLink resume book.

At the dinner:
1. Sign-in at the registration table and pick up your nametag with your table assignment and entrée choice. A map of the reception will be available.

2. Approach the representatives at the reception. Don't be nervous, the representatives are here to speak with you. Be sociable and professional. Alumni representatives will have a blue alumni ribbon on their nametags.

3. Be prepared to initiate conversation, by asking questions or saying something that gives the person an invitation to talk. The idea is to converse with employers, not to just have a question & answer session. Your conversation should last for a minute and a half.

4. Introduce yourself and thank the employer for attending. Shake hands and make eye contact.

5. Be aware of others waiting. If you are not particularly interested in working for this organization, thank the recruiter for his/her time and walk on. If you are very interested, say something like, "I'd like to speak with you further, but I see that you have others waiting. May I come back later to see if you have more time?"

6. Be discreet in talking about employers. Even if you know the recruiter keep in mind that they represent the employer now. All conversations should be on a professional level.

7. If you want to pursue a job with a recruiter, make sure you know what to do next (ie. fill out an application form, send a letter of recommendation, etc.).

8. After the event, jot down some information about each representative that you spoke to. This will help you in the future when contacting this person or others in the organization. Sending thank you notes is recommended for those companies you are especially interested in pursuing. Try to trigger the representative's memory of you by stating something that you had discussed with them.


Uploading Your Resume:

Online resume submissions for the Corporate Dinner resume book begin Monday, February 16th at 12 noon. Please upload your resume by visiting the PennLink website at http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/pennlink.html and following these steps:

1. Sign into PennLink and click on the "Documents" button at the top of the window. This will bring up two tabs, "Documents" and "Opt-in Resume Book."

2. In the front tab, "Documents," add a resume by clicking the "Add New" button and following the steps provided. (Your resume will need to be in pdf format, and we recommend using the pdf converter within the PennLink system.)

3. The tab behind "Documents" is "Opt-in Resume Book." In that tab you will see all documents you have designated as "resume." Select the resume you want included in the book and click the corresponding "Select Resume Books" under "Options."

4. Place a checkmark in the box for "Target Opt-In Resume Book: Society of Women Engineers" and click "Submit.

If you are not registered for PennLink please register at http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/pennlink.html before uploading your resume. Also, if you have not signed into your PennLink account recently, you may encounter problems on your first attempt. However, once you sign in using your PennKey, your PennLink account should be reactivated and become accessible.

Please upload your resume between Monday, February 16th at noon and Wednesday, February 18th at noon. The sooner you upload your resume, the sooner company representatives can view it.

If you run into problems or have questions about the online resume book, please contact Mylene Kerschner at mylene@exchange.upenn.edu.


Business Etiquette Workshops

Tuesday, February 3, 2:00 - 3:00 and 3:00 - 4:00, McNeil Room 97

Are email thank you letters okay or should it be snail mail? When is one drink too many? Which glass is yours - which fork do you use first? Think you know what "business casual" really means? Do the same greetings apply in different countries? What's appropriate for "small talk"? You get one chance to make a great First Impression! Want to learn what it takes? Whether in preparation for interviews or for your first week on the job, enhance your professional style! Learn the Do's and Don'ts in today's workplace! Career Services is offering two different presentations. You may attend one or both.


·2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Topics for this session will include:
                 Building Professional Relationships, Dress, Tech-Manners, and Greetings

·3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Dining, including using correct utensils, eating difficult foods,
                 alcohol consumption, conversation/small talk, and greetings



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You may also register by filling out this form and e-mailing it to swecorporatedinner@gmail.com



Full access to the online resume book will be available through the
University of Pennsylvania's Career Services PennLink website

(https://upenn-csm.symplicity.com/employers)

for organizations registered for the Corporate Dinner.
Registration for PennLink access is free through the website.


Please email:
1. A pdf or jpeg version of the black and white
advertisement for the Corporate Dinner brochure and
2. A pdf or jpeg version of your company's color
logo for Corporate Dinner marketing to
swecd@seas.upenn.edu by Monday, January 26, 2009.

Dimensions of printed ads (width x height):
Platinum full-page – 10 ½ x 8 inches
Gold half page – 5 ¼ x 8 inches
Silver, Bronze, Associate quarter page – 5 ¼ x 4 inches



Please send any questions or comments to Karen Au Yeung and Samantha Wang at swecorporatedinner@gmail.com
(not swecd@gmail.com, as stated in the pamphlet distributed on Engineering Career Day.)