40th Annual Hal Shaffer Memorial Executive in Residence
Featuring: Just Born Co-CEO’s David Shaffer and Chip Jett and VP Corporate Responsibility, Sam Jett
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
College Center 220, Bethlehem Campus
3:00 pm - Fireside Chat with Q & A
4:30 pm - Mocktails Networking Reception
5:15 pm - Dinner
Exploring family-owned generational businesses and their impact on the community and economy. In 2023 Just Born Quality Confections celebrated its 100th anniversary. Join us to learn what the next 100 years has in store for this exceptional company.
Questions: 610.861.4589 or careers@northampton.edu
New This Spring! Spartan Career Workshop Series on Zoom
Our career workshops are led by the Center for Career Development team. These engaging sessions are FREE and open to NCC students, alumni, and faculty, as well as employers and community members.
Review our fall workshop series below and click through to join the sessions that best fit your schedule - no registration required! Workshops are offered live online via Zoom at the dates and times noted.
We look forward to seeing you on Zoom!
Click below to learn more about each workshop.
- Market yourself with clarity and confidence
- Clearly and concisely state your accomplishments and strengths
- Identify the best resume and cover letter formats to highlight your skills and experience
- Learn how to reduce anxiety and interview with ease
- Understand the actions you can take before, during, and after the interview to increase your confidence and stand out as the best candidate
- Understand how to use the STAR method to answer behavioral questions
- Understand how to use your resume as a tool during the interview
Wednesday, February 19, 11:00am
- Learn what it means to be career-ready
- Learn how to apply the skills employers want in a dream candidate
- Now that you’ve got the job, how do you keep it?
Ready, Set, Graduate: Prep Week for Success
Week of April 14-17 (10 am - 2 pm)
Center for Career Development - College Center 250
Ready, Set, Graduate: Prep Week for Success will feature a different career readiness activity each day including Polish or Create Your Resume and Cover Letter, Job Search Strategies including Handshake, Create/Refresh Your LinkedIn Profile, and Brush Up on Your Interview Skills. The attached calendar provides more information about this week’s activities. Racks of professional clothing from our on-campus boutique, First Impressions, will be available in our office suite, College Center 250. Students will also have the opportunity to have professional headshots taken as well as to complete our important Graduate Survey for the First Destination Report. Light refreshments will be available on Monday 4/14 and Thursday 4/17.
All activities will take place in the Center for Career Development , College Center 250.
If you have any questions, please contact careers@northampton.edu or 610.861.5344
Save the Date! More 2025 Career Development Events
February
10, 19 & 24 - Spartan Career Workshop Series
18 - Networking Lunch: Panel & Practice (Student Life - 11am-12:30pm)
20 - Professional Clothing Drive (Laub Lounge - 10am - 2pm)
26 - Networking Lunch: Panel & Practice (Pocono Campus - 11am-12:30pm)
March
4, 18, 27 - Spartan Career Workshop Series
26 - Executive in Residence Lecture (CC-220 - 3pm)
31 - All Majors Job Fair (Laub Lounge - 11am - 2pm)
April
3, 10, & 17 - Spartan Career Workshop Series
7 - All Majors Job Fair (Laub Lounge - 11am - 2pm)
9 - Career Quest Pocono Job Fair (Pocono Hall - 10am - 3pm)
11 - Dental Hygienist Job Fair (Fowler 605 - 11am - 1pm)
14, 15, 16, 17 - Ready, Set, Graduate: Prep Week for Success (College Center 250 - 10am - 2pm)
