I just finished speaking at Allegheny College In Meadville, Pennsylvania today. The group was small but very engaged. I was there promoting a few events we have coming up at the Pittsburgh Technology Council like our @pgh.cafe and the Education Meets industry event. The @pgh.cafe is on October 20th and the EMI event is on October 25th.

They asked me to speak on career advice for college students so of course I had to share some of the principles outlined in my new book “The 7 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Graduated.” It went very well and the feedback I received was great.

Two of the students who were at the event were marketing and PR majors. The one young lady is truly being innovative in her approach to job searching. She is doing a direct mail campaign to Allegheny College alumni by mailing them a postcard to introduce herself to them and then trying to line up meetings with each of them at their upcoming homecoming game. This job search strategy kills two birds with one stone.

1. She makes great contacts with Allegheny College graduates that could help her find a job.

2. She promotes the college by bringing some of the alumni back to campus for homecoming.

This is a great example of how to be truly innovative in your job search strategy.

I do want to thank Jim Fitch from Allegheny College for being such a great supporter of the Pittsburgh Technology Council and my work a speaker!

Sorry, I forgot to take pictures of the event.