EVENTS

Seal The Deal
Identify
Highlight
Impress
Express
Connect
CAPES Week
The Exhibit
Happy Hour

SEAL THE DEAL

Career Events Series is a set of five seminars aimed at guiding Engineering students through the different steps of the job search; from job selection to interview simulation. Every seminar, the students gain valuable insight, received reference materials and won freebies from the different sponsors.

IDENTIFY: JOB SELECTION

July 29, 2011
Engineering Theater
Speaker: Ms. Cynthia C. Manabat, Custom Touchpoint Resources Inc.

Identify helped Engineering students make informed career decisions by raising their awareness of the global and local job market, the recruitment cycle and the activities that strengthen their qualifications for their desired line work.

HIGHLIGHT: RÉSUMÉ AND COVER LETTER WRITING

August 4, 2011
Engineering Theater
Speaker: Diana Gener, Pascual Laboratories

Highlight taught the students to create a comprehensive but concise résumé and how to effectively support it with the appropriate cover letter. The students recevied handouts with résumé and cover letter samples and templates.

IMPRESS: INTERVIEW 101 AND POWER DRESSING

August 26, 2011
Engineering Theater
Speaker: Grace De Castro, Nestle

Impress taught the participants how to showcase themselves during the whole job application process. The speaker shared several tips on how to properly write résumés, how to dress appropriately in corporate settings and how to boost one’s confidence during an interview.

EXPRESS: JOB INTERVIEW SIMULATION

September 6-9, 2011
Melchor Hall

Express is a comprehensive job interview practice where the participants were given detailed assements and tips after a mock interview with an accredited human resource representative from the sponsor companies.

CONNECT: JUMPSTART YOUR CAREER

September 17, 2011
The Loft at The Manansala, Rockwell, Makati

Company representatives and top students gathered in Connect to share a night of focused group sessions, allowing the students to learn from the experience and advice of the representatives.

The Exhibit

Faces of CAPES Week

CAPES WEEK: Opening Exhibit

For the first time since its conception 20 years ago, the UP Career Assistance Program for Engineering Students celebrated CAPES Week from July 18 – 23, 2011. To formally launch the celebration, an opening event for the weeklong exhibit set-up at Melchor Hall’s 2nd floor lobby was held last July 19, 2011.

The program was hosted by Ms. Pia Ortiz and Mr. Ian Yap, both UP CAPES members, and consisted of a few talks starting with a warm welcome from Dr. Rhodora Gonzalez, Associate Dean for Institutional Linkages.

In her speech, she commended UP CAPES’ dedication to serving the College of Engineering and wished them luck in their activities for the year.

Ms. Ilyana Endaya, Nestle’s Recruitment Account Executive, also shared a few words, saying that “Nestle believes in the UP Talent”. On the other hand, UP CAPES also believes that in partnering with Nestle Philippines this goal of offering better service in the engineering student community will be made possible.

Indeed, with their help, CAPES has lined up career oriented events which endeavors to build up and prepare students for the industry as discussed next by Ms. Maria Katrina Guevarra, UP CAPES President. These events include career talks, seminars and the annual job fair which will be held on January 9 – 30 this schoolyear.

A special talk was also delivered by the first President of UP CAPES, Ms. Alma Kort.

Finally, the exhibit was formally opened by a ribbon-cutting event by Ms. Guevarra, Ms. Endaya and Ms. Gonzalez.

The opening gathered UP CAPES members as well as students from the College of Engineering. They were able to participate in CAPES’ and Nestle’s Happy Hour, a dice rolling game where participants had the chance to win gift packs from Nestle. They also participated in a survey and enjoyed the free cupcakes offered after the ribbon-cutting.