Transition Tactics, a unique program hosted by the Elon Career Center to give juniors and seniors a head start on the transition from college to the business world, will be held Wednesday, May 19. Details...
Students pre-registered for the program, which is filled to capacity with more than 100 students taking part. The innovative one-day program helps students polish their job skills through a variety of sessions on topics including business etiquette, financial planning, networking and other strategies. The program is scheduled for 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., in McKinnon Hall.
The keynote speaker will be Ann Marie Sabath, president of At Ease, Inc. Sabath’s firm specializes in domestic and international business etiquette programs. Sabath’s concepts on business etiquette have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Delta Airlines’ Sky Magazine.
Other guest speakers include Kathryn Larson, a financial planner with American Express; Melanie Rights, regional recruiting manager for Enterprise Rent-a-Car; and Debarah Wilson, a management professional who works with job seekers.
Several Elon alumni are slated to take part in a panel discussion about their experience in the business world. Among those scheduled to particpate are Jason Knight ’96, a Greensboro attorney/sports agent; Patrick Riddick ’96, an inventory specialist and a musician who formed the popular local band Dakkota with several friends during his undergraduate days; Sandra Reid ’85, area administrator for the N.C. Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in Winston-Salem, N.C.; and Laura Creech Schaefer ’02, owner of The Flower Patch in Burlington.