CareerFest
One Day Career Exploration Event!
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Explore different industries
Experience various careers
Engage with alumni, community members and employers
Embark on your career journey
Event Highlights:
FREE FOOD
TIE DYE T-SHIRTS
RAFFLE PRIZES
SPINNING WHEEL PRIZES
CareerFest Community Partners:
Check back regularly for a list of Community Partners attending!
| Cisco Systems Inc., Customer Service Specialist |
| Airlie Gardens, Environmental Education Program Coordinator |
| Airlie Gardens, Wedding & Event Coordinator |
| The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education, Program Director |
| UNCW Police, Lieutenant |
| UNCW Police, Detective |
| paws4people Foundation, Director at Puppy Development Center |
| Shoals Club, Recreation & Aquatics Manager |
| Wilmington Sharks, General Manager |
| North Carolina Coastal Federation, Coastal Outreach Specialist |
| Autism Society of North Carolina, Staffing Specialist |
| Autism Society of North Carolina, Recruitment Specialist |
| New Hanover County Fire Rescue, Administrative Coordinator/Fire HR |
| UNCW Title IX Office, Director of Title IX and Clery Compliance |
| Sea Turtle Camp/Surf Camp, Program Coordinator |
| WWAY-TV, LLC, Business Manager |
| UNCW ITS Consulting Services & Support, Consulting Specialist |
| Cumulus Radio, Promotions & Marketing Director |
| Gibson Consultants, Internal Recruiter & Trainer |
| NC Ports, HR Generalist |
| UNCW Alumni Relations, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations |
| American Red Cross - Eastern NC Region, Regional Volunteer Services Manager |
| Sherwin-Williams, Recruiting Coordinator |
| Sherwin-Williams, District Manager |
| UNCW Human Resources, Onboarding Specialist |
| Brunswick County Schools, Career & Technical Education Teacher |
| Cameron Art Museum, Graphic Design & Marketing |
| Bon's Eye Marketing, Account Director |
| Bon's Eye Marketing, President |
| Northwestern Mutual, Financial Advisor/College Unit Director |
| Health Promotion, Campus Dietitian |
| Health Promotion, Direct Services Coordinator |
| Avalara, Senior Adversarial Engineer |
| Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, Public & Environmental Policy Specialist |
| Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, Water Treatment Supervisor |
| Bald Head Island Conservancy, Coastal Educator/AmeriCorps Member |
| Bald Head Island Conservancy, Coastal Educator |
| New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Nurse Recruiter |
| Longwave Yoga, Marketing Director |
| Longwave Yoga, Yoga Instructor |
| PEAK Athletics, Owner/General Manager |
| Coastal Carolina Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, President |
| UNCW Counseling Center, Psychologist & Outreach Coordinator |
| New Hanover County Department of Social Services, Social Worker |
| Coastal Horizons Center, SAIOP/SACOT Supervisor |
| District Attorney's Office, Undergraduate Internship Supervisor |
| District Attorney's Office, Administrative Assistant |
| The ACTS Movement Inc, Founder & CEO |
| Victory Junction, Volunteer Associate |
| Monteith Construction Corp, Development Director |
| Peace Corps, Recruiter |
| Verizon, Human Resources Recruiter |
| Untappd, Social Media Specialist |
| Fort Bragg Morale, Welfare & Recreation, Aquatic Program Manager |
| Waffle House, Division Manager |
| UNCW Randall Library, Associate Director |
| Crown Hotel & Travel Management, Creative Director of Online Services |
| Crown Hotel & Travel Management, Executive Coordinator |
| UNCW Abrons Student Health Center, Physician Assistant |
| UNCW Abrons Student Health Center, Registered Nurse |
| City of Wilmington, Recreation Supervisor |
| City of Wilmington, Youth Athletics Coordinator |
| New Hanover County Sheriff's Office, Detective |
| NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher, Volunteer Coordinator |
| Encore Magazine, Staff Editor |
| UNCW Sustainability, Chief Sustainability Officer |
| UNCW Sustainability, Sustainability Peer Educators |
| Apiture, Lead Mobile Engineer |
| Healing Hands Chiro-prak-tik, Chiropractor |
| A1 Biochem Labs, Research Scientist II |
| Going Green Publications, Owner/Publisher |
| You Can Vote, Campus & Community Coordinator |
| PPD, Health; Science & Technology |
| US Army Corps of Engineers, Science & Technology |
| YMCA of Southeastern NC, Finance Director |
CareerFest Sponsors:
Diamond Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
What is CareerFest?
CareerFest is a free one-day career exploration event where students can:
- Explore different industries
- Experience various careers
- Engage with alumni, community members & employers
- Embark on their career journey
Contact the Planning Team:
Stacey Huffman (huffmans@uncw.edu)
UNC Wilmington Career Center
Fisher University Union 2035
910-962-3174
www.uncw.edu/career
2020 Raffle Prizes:
Raffle Basket #1: "Movie Night"
Raffle Basket #2: "Game Night"
Raffle Basket #3: "Beach Day"
CareerFest 2019 Photos:
