Career Center

Event Planning Intern

Career Center
Campus: Manhattan

Job Summary

The Career Center facilitates the career readiness of all students in the K-State community. We help students explore their interests and values, develop their potential through internships and involvement, teach them to tell their story through resumes and interviews, and connect them with employers and opportunities. We offer individual advising, assessments, workshops, career classes, and events that help clients explore majors and careers, develop job search strategies, and make direct links to employers interested in hiring K-State students.

The Event Planning Interns will help plan and support at least four career fairs/events over the course of the academic year. These career fairs and career events help connect students and employers for both internships and full-time employment.

Qualifications
  • Strong organization and planning skills
  • Good attention to detail
  • Able to remain calm under pressure
  • Self-motivated, proactive and team oriented attitude
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strong problem solving skills
  • Data base management skills
Responsibilities
  • Assist in planning, coordinating and executing tasks related to upcoming career fairs and events
  • Assist with administrative tasks which include, but not limited to:
  • Producing pre-fair items such as employer welcome packets and student guides
  • Post-fair duties such as invoicing employers, working on budget items and updating database information
  • Correspond with committee members, student volunteers and employers attending the fair
  • Prepare reports for career fair meetings
  • Be present at the events to assist with “day of” responsibilities
  • Other duties as assigned

Hourly Wage: $9.00

Conditions of Appointment:

Flexible scheduling of 10-15 hours per week (anticipate more around events. Helpful if applicant can work summer and return a week early from winter break)

Application: submit the following via Handshake.

  • Letter of interest
  • Resume
  • Names, emails and telephone numbers of three professional references

Application materials may be addressed to Jodi Swendson.

Application Deadline: May 1, 2025

Questions

If you have questions, please contact Mary Ewing, HCS Liaison, at mewing@k-state.edu.