Walton Career Services Hosts Fall Events

Students and potential employers discuss job requirements, benefits and more at Walton College's Corporate Comes to Campus event on Thursday.
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Students and potential employers discuss job requirements, benefits and more at Walton College's Corporate Comes to Campus event on Thursday.

Walton Career Services at the Sam M. Walton College of Business is kicking off the fall semester with tons of events for students applying for internships and full-time positions, developing a resume or learning about employers. Walton Career Services will host the following events this fall:

August Events:

  • Are you Ready? Pop-Up Shop: Every Tuesday, 9-11 a.m.
  • Corporate Comes to Campus: Aug. 29, 9 a.m. to noon 

September Events:

  • Are you Ready? Pop-Up Shop: Every Tuesday, 9-11 a.m.
  • Walmart Career Fest: Sept. 4, noon to 3 p.m. 
  • Aldi Corporate Spotlight: Sept. 10, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
  • Google Comes to Campus: Sept. 11-13 
  • Walton Retail Career Day: Sept. 12, 11 a.m. to 3:30 pm.   
  • Resume Rescue: Sept. 17 & 18 
  • Pitched Perfect: Sept. 17, 3:30-5:30 p.m. 
  • Diversity in the Workplace Panel: Sept. 18, 4-5 p.m. 
  • Business Career Fair: Sept. 24, 10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m.

October Events:

  • Are you Ready? Pop-Up Shop: Every Tuesday, 9-11 a.m.
  • capSpire – Company of the Day: Oct. 1, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
  • USA Truck – Company of the Day: Oct. 8, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
  • Walmart Tech Week: Oct. 7-11
  • Leggett & Platt – Company of the Day: Oct. 15, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
  • Tech Careers in Startups: Oct. 24, 5-8 p.m. 
  • Walmart Trivia Night: Oct. 29, 6:30-8 p.m. 

November Events:

  • Are you Ready? Pop-Up Shop: Every Tuesday, 9-11 a.m.
  • Verizon – Company of the Day: Nov. 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
  • FIS – Company of the Day: Nov. 12, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  
  • Shopper Marketing Panel: Nov. 12, 4:30-6 p.m. 
  • S.A.M. Talk with Laura Phillips of Walmart: Nov. 13, 2-2:30 p.m. 
  • Goosehead – Company of the Day: Nov. 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  

For details and to register for events, visit Handshake at uark.joinhandshake.com. For information regarding Walton Career Services, visit walton.uark.edu/career.

Contacts

Catherine Beasley, corporate programs manager
Walton Career Services
479-575-6100, cbeasley@walton.uark.edu

Lori McLemore, marketing and communications officer
Sam M. Walton College of Business
479-575-5021, mclemore@uark.edu

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