The Center for Career Education offers several arts and media-focused events in the coming weeks. Please see below for a list of related events. You can register for each by clicking on the event name. For more details, please contact careereducation@columbia.edu. =========================== Media Networking Night 2010 Wednesday, March 24, 2010 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Low Memorial Library, Rotunda Are you interested in a career in the Media industry? Still wondering what you want to do post-college? Media Networking Night is an exclusive opportunity for you to get the inside scoop on the industry from employers and alumni. Meet with over 150 professionals working in film, publishing, graphic design and more! Use this unique opportunity to ask the hard questions – like how they got where they are and what the day-to-day life is like – without all the pressure of a formal career fair. Light refreshments will be served. To see the list of employers and alumni currently registered to attend, please see our Special Events Website. =========================== To Prepare for Media Networking Night: Networking 101: Media Networking Night 2010 Tuesday, March 23, 2010 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Center for Career Education, Conference Room Attending a networking event can be a very daunting experience, but with help from CCE you can attend Media Networking Night with complete confidence. This Networking 101 workshop is designed to give you tips on how to prepare for the event, how to make the most on the night of and how to follow up to maximize the connections you make at the event. We look forward to seeing you there with all your questions and concerns! =========================== Other Media-Related Events: Intro to Finding a Job or Internship Using Social Media 2010 Monday, March 22, 2010 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Center for Career Education, Conference Room Have you considered that the endless hours you spend on Twitter and Facebook might actually help you secure a job or internship? Are you using LinkedIn to it's fullest potential? Finding a Job or Internship using Social Media will help you to find your personal brand and market it using social media to make the right connections in your industry to get you the job. This is a very practical workshop and will be most helpful to you if you have some experience with LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter. -------------------- The Future of the Media Panel Tuesday, March 30, 2010 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Center for Career Education Conference Room Are you interested in entering the media and communications field? Attend "The Future of the Media" panel and meet with five senior executives in the industry who can share advice from their career paths and their expectations about the future of the industry. Learn tips about how to best prepare for internships and entry level roles in the changing landscape of the media and communications field. Meet with School of the Arts alum (SOA '94) and Events Chair for the National Book Critics Circle, John Reed, and other panelists including: Jane Ciabattari, President of the National Book Critics Circle, Traci Terrill , Vice President, Editorial, Creative & Consumer Marketing Group, VH1, Kirk Kraeutler (SIPA ’93), Assistant Foreign Editor, The New York Times and Mark James, Sony