Host job fairs

 

During this reporting period, this SEU station hosted a job fair at the Holiday Inn in Owatonna, Minnesota. Our SEU organized this events and solicited employers to participate. The SEU promoted the event on each of the SEU stations and station websites as well as in the local newspapers. Our Market Manager, Sales Manager, and Program Director attended the job fairs, during which they collected resumes and discussed employment opportunities in broadcasting with the members of the general public who attended. The job fair took place on January 29^th, 2009, from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Sponsor scholarship program

 

This reporting period marked the17th year in which this SEU sponsored a scholarship program called Scholar Dollars, which awards six $500 scholarships to local students planning to attend college and major in communications, marketing, or broadcasting. From February through April 15th, Owatonna’s guidance office collected applications for the scholarships. In May our sales manager and market manager worked with the school’s guidance office to review the candidates’ credentials and select the scholarship recipients. On May 15^th, we hosted a breakfast at McDonalds Restaurant where we presented the scholarships to the selected candidates.

Career Fair

This SEU participated in a career fair at South Central College on March 10^th. The career fair ,called “Career Fest “, had local area high school students come in to learn and ask questions about jobs in different fields. The market manager, Gary Foss, lead a group discussion during session 4 from 1:05 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.