Sweats to Suits Your transition from campus to the workplace

About

Hi Y'all (as we say here in Texas),

My name is Joy Schwartz.  I'm the author of the blog I hope you're reading and now following!

To provide a bit of background... I have nearly seven years of experience recruiting college graduates.  I recently left one of the world's largest professional services firms where I was a campus recruiting manager.  I now work for a college career center as a Career Counselor and I spend my days helping college students make the most out of their job and internship searches!

"Sweats to Suits" is a title my sister-in-law came up with for the all-encompassing career coaching I have provided students, friends, and relatives over the years.  After helping her with her own job search I became acutely aware of how daunting a task it is for most college students to imagine their transition from campus to the workplace.

When I was going through the job search process myself I enjoyed it and took it seriously - like another class or part-time job.  I've since realized that my approach was uncommon and foreign, especially to students who didn't have the benefit of a business curriculum.  Many students dressed in business casual attire on a regular basis in the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State, where I went to school.  Even if they didn't have interviews or networking events, they certainly dressed the part and could have fooled me!  Eventually, I ditched my own sweats and followed "suit".  While I wouldn't recommend giving up your collegiate wear immediately, I do hope you'll consider some of the tips and advice you'll find in my Sweats to Suits blog entries.

I will be posting thoughts, stories, candidate and student blunders from my own experience, but I also plan to draw on experiences from friends and former colleagues.  My hope is to have a new posting each week.  Please email me if you would like to be a "guest blogger", or if you have an interest in working with me as a speaker, writer, or coach.

Please add my blog to your RSS Reader.  I'll do my best to keep you entertained along the way!

Happy searching!

Joy