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Employer in Residence | November 8-12
Visit HLH South Lobby this week to meet these employers:
Lincoln Electric System (LES)
Monday, November 8 | 11 am - 1 pm
One of the nation’s most efficient electric utilities, LES powers the many homes, businesses and governmental properties throughout Lincoln and the surrounding area.
Quantum Workplace
Tuesday, November 9 | 11 am - 1 pm
Quantum Workplace offers a full suite of employee engagement and performance solutions that help organizations drive employee, team, and business success.
Humanex Ventures
Wednesday, November 10 | 11 am - 1 pm
Humanex Ventures works with our partners to help them Architect Excellence in talent, culture, and teams to ensure you select vs. hire, grow and develop your people, and build an elite culture.
to ensure you select vs. hire, grow and develop your people, and build an elite culture.
Hyland
Thursday, November 11 | 11 am - 1 pm
Hyland is a leading content services provider that enables thousands of organizations to focus on what they do best and deliver better experiences to the people they serve.
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Handshake Events
Join us at these upcoming events listed on Handshake.
Blackstone’s Future Women Leaders Program Virtual Session
November 18, 7:00 am - November 19, 4:00 pm
A unique two day experience among financial firms, giving participants early exposure to finance and business through interactive information seminars, networking, and skill-building sessions.
Insight Global's College-to-Career Series - Session 3: Perfecting Your Pitch
November 18, 2021 1:00pm - 1:30pm
This session focuses on building your pitch to use in interviews and at career events where you can distinguish yourself as a candidate. You'll learn where and when to use your pitch, how to craft it, and how to sell yourself to employers in a professional manner.
Meet UNL Alum Mekita Rivas: Contributing Editor at Cosmopolitan and Bustle
Mekita Rivas is a contributing editor at Cosmopolitan and Bustle. Her writing has been published in The New York Times, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, InStyle, Glamour, Refinery29, among others. Mekita currently resides in Washington, D.C., and regularly covers culture, style, and politics. In 2012, Mekita graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she studied journalism and English and now she returns to campus to share her First Gen story with the UNL community. Thursday, November 11 in the Swanson Auditorium of the Nebraska Union from 5:45-7:00pm.
Interested in a Career in Trade? Register Now for The International Trade Career Panel Webinar
Careers in international trade span numerous roles and responsibilities across the government and private sectors. Hear from professionals involved in a range of trade issues about their career journeys and get their advice on how to get started on a career in trade! Wednesday, November 17, 12:30 - 1:30 pm.
Featured Guest Speakers
Meredith Bond
Director of the US Commercial Service’s Omaha office, a federal agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. She helps develop international marketing strategies and collaborates with local trade development organizations.
Greg Ibach
Under Secretary in Residence at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He works to connect UNL Research, Teaching and Extension expertise to current policy initiatives and opportunities at the state and federal government level.
Broderick Lewis
Senior Manager, Revenue Management (Asia Export Solutions) at Tyson Foods. He is a resilient, enthusiastic, adaptable global leader with multiple years of experience driving growth and profitability throughout multiple levels of the food supply chain.
Anku Nath Mancini
Manager for Advanced Analytics in John Deere’s captive finance unit where she oversees a data science team focused on modeling and mitigating financial risk. Prior to this role, she served as Senior Manager, International Affairs with a focus on trade agreements, Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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