For the first time, the Wackerle Career and Leadership Center will honor November’s National Career and Development Month. Throughout the month, the Wackerle Career and Leadership Center will be sponsoring special career-building events and programs designed to bring awareness to the many facets of career development and to offer specific advice to students on how to effectively develop their careers while providing a fun and entertaining atmosphere.

Events start as early as Friday, Nov. 2 with a visit to State Farm’s operation center and corporate headquarters in Bloomington, Ill for pre-registered students. Other event highlights include the popular, annual Etiquette Dinner, Students Networking with Employers and the “What’s Your Type?” Myers-Briggs Type Indicator presentation.

A special month-long event is Extreme Makeover: Career Edition. It will follow Senior Lindsey Nissen as she is subjected to mock interviews, etiquette advice, personal styling and career counseling. Lindsey will give a presentation on what her experience was like and what she learned on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the Morgan Room. Lindsey’s entire makeover experience will be broadcast regularly on MCTV.

Students who are interested in these and other events throughout the month should visit WackerleTrack at: www.monm.edu/wackerletrack for a full schedule of upcoming events. Students are also encouraged to view the Wackerle bulletin board opposite of Scot’s Market for weekly updates and chances to win prizes.

National Career and Development Month is hosted annually by the National Career and Development Association. The National Career and Development Center was founded in 1913 with the aim to “promote the career development of all people over the lifespan.”

For more information contact Michelle Shawgo, director of the Wackerle Career Development Program, at mshawgo@monm.edu.

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