CAREER CARNIVALCAREER

CARNIVAL

A A FunFun and and ProductiveProductive Marketing Program!Marketing Program!

Winter Camp The Planning Time

Winter Camp The Planning Time

The GoalsThe Goals Scheduling Event - Best timeScheduling Event - Best time What GamesWhat Games Ring Master / Barker!Ring Master / Barker! The PrizesThe Prizes Promoting the EventPromoting the Event The CostThe Cost The OutcomesThe Outcomes

The GoalsThe Goals

To generate more student awareness of the To generate more student awareness of the CDC’s servicesCDC’s services

To promote more exploration of career To promote more exploration of career issues by studentsissues by students

To assist students in feeling more To assist students in feeling more comfortable about utilizing the services of comfortable about utilizing the services of the CDCthe CDC

Scheduling The Event - Best Time

Scheduling The Event - Best Time

When are the students on When are the students on

campus?campus? Time of Day (11-1)Time of Day (11-1)

Where do they hang-out?Where do they hang-out? OutsideOutside

Weather, Weather, Weather, Weather,

Weather!Weather!

The Midway GamesThe Midway Games

Wheel of Major or Spin Wheel of Major or Spin for your Majorfor your Major

Toss for TrainingToss for Training Putt for PaycheckPutt for Paycheck RaffleRaffle

Game we have Game we have dropped - Who dropped - Who wants a Career?wants a Career?

Wheel of MajorWheel of Major

This is a “Wheel of Fortune” This is a “Wheel of Fortune” type of gametype of game

Students spin the wheelStudents spin the wheel List of “majors” is on the List of “majors” is on the

wheelwheel The gamekeeper explains to The gamekeeper explains to

the student that a better way to the student that a better way to select a major is to see a career select a major is to see a career counselor counselor

Toss for TrainingToss for Training

This is a ring toss game. We changed This is a ring toss game. We changed it to a “Toss Across” game the it to a “Toss Across” game the second year.second year.

The student tosses a bean bag to The student tosses a bean bag to select a degree level they will obtain, select a degree level they will obtain, as well as “Low GPA” and as well as “Low GPA” and “Probation” just for fun “Probation” just for fun

They receive a degree level They receive a degree level certificate after this game to take to certificate after this game to take to the “Putt for Paycheck” gamethe “Putt for Paycheck” game

Again this another opportunity for the Again this another opportunity for the gamekeeper to encourage them to gamekeeper to encourage them to visit the CDC visit the CDC

Putt for PaycheckPutt for Paycheck

The student is given a Putter to The student is given a Putter to Putt for a salaryPutt for a salary

The certificate for Degree level The certificate for Degree level received in the “Toss for Training” received in the “Toss for Training” game determines the number of game determines the number of puttsputts

The salary amounts are $30,000, The salary amounts are $30,000, $60,000 and $100,000$60,000 and $100,000

This is an opportunity for us to This is an opportunity for us to help the student explore the help the student explore the correlation between education correlation between education level and earnings potential.level and earnings potential.

RaffleRaffle

This will vary with each This will vary with each

yearyear

We raffle the most We raffle the most

desirable prize(s)desirable prize(s)

Students earn raffle tickets Students earn raffle tickets

by winning games by winning games

(everyone wins!)(everyone wins!)

Who wants a Career?Who wants a Career?

In other words “ Who wants In other words “ Who wants to be a Millionaire?”to be a Millionaire?”

Our Ring Master leads this Our Ring Master leads this game with a contestant game with a contestant answering questions on answering questions on career issues (our favorite career issues (our favorite question is: Where is the question is: Where is the CDC located on campus?)CDC located on campus?)

A megaphone is very handy A megaphone is very handy for this gamefor this game

Ring Master / Barker!Ring Master / Barker!

This is one of our Career This is one of our Career CounselorsCounselors

Must be outgoingMust be outgoing Willing to talk to anyone and Willing to talk to anyone and

everyoneeveryone Can talk more and louder than Can talk more and louder than

any of the studentsany of the students Willing to interrupt students in Willing to interrupt students in

deep conversation on the Quaddeep conversation on the Quad

The PrizesThe Prizes

Each year we contact employers that work Each year we contact employers that work with us and request donations of items we with us and request donations of items we can give out as prizes for each game.can give out as prizes for each game.

The response has been overwhelming as The response has been overwhelming as boxes of gifts were sent to our officeboxes of gifts were sent to our office

Some of the items: logo-stamped stress Some of the items: logo-stamped stress ball, cups, toy lava-lamps, soda huggies, ball, cups, toy lava-lamps, soda huggies, pens, microwave popcorn, key chains, pens, microwave popcorn, key chains, and softwareand software

The University Bookstore has even The University Bookstore has even donated items for the raffledonated items for the raffle

The CDC has included in the raffle a The CDC has included in the raffle a coupon for a free Myers-Briggs Type coupon for a free Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Campbell Interest & Skills Indicator and Campbell Interest & Skills SurveySurvey

Promoting the EventPromoting the Event

Advertising on-campusAdvertising on-campus Flyers posted around Flyers posted around

campuscampus Sidewalks Chalked a Sidewalks Chalked a

couple of days before the couple of days before the eventevent

E-mails sent to faculty E-mails sent to faculty and staffand staff

Info on the CDC web site Info on the CDC web site

The CostThe Cost

The first year we spent only The first year we spent only $30.00 ( games, table cloth $30.00 ( games, table cloth material, suckers)material, suckers)

The second year we invested The second year we invested money for more permanent money for more permanent games since we had decided games since we had decided to make this an annual event to make this an annual event (approx. $980.00)(approx. $980.00)

Each year there after no Each year there after no more money was spentmore money was spent

So - The Outcome!So - The Outcome!

Students have come to Students have come to the CDC after seeing the CDC after seeing us on the Quadus on the Quad

A more relaxed A more relaxed atmosphere where atmosphere where students are students are comfortable coming to comfortable coming to see a Career see a Career CounselorCounselor

Brought To You ByBrought To You By

Career Development Center Southern Illinois University

EdwardsvilleJean A. Paterson

Director&

Susan SeibertAssistant Director

Contact InformationContact Information

Jean A. Paterson A. Paterson jpaters@siue.edujpaters@siue.edu

Susan SeibertSusan Seibert sseiber@siue.edusseiber@siue.edu

3126 Founders Hall3126 Founders HallCampus Box 1620Campus Box 1620

Edwardsville, IL 62026Edwardsville, IL 62026618-650-3708618-650-3708

Our Web siteOur Web site

www.siue.edu/careerdevelopmentcenterwww.siue.edu/careerdevelopmentcenter