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Sage Kiernan-Sherrow\u00a0<\/strong> | News Editor\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Coffee Talks are an ongoing program hosted by the Service Learning and Career Development Center located in the Werner University Center. They are small, comfortable events that connect students with local businesses in the hopes that students will be able to gain more information about a potential career path. Brooke Kline, a Peer Career Advisor under SLCD, said they were created, \u201cwith the idea in mind that we wanted students to have a more casual meeting with potential employers,\u201d as opposed to formal recruitment events such as career fairs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n According to Kline, for students with a genuine interest in the organizations, it\u2019s best to go in with some questions prepared \u2014 such as if they are looking to employ people with specific majors \u2014 but anyone is welcome and the recruiters are always very passionate talking about what they do.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe get feedback from quite a few employers saying \u2018I\u2019ve met with a lot of great students today who were very interested in our program\u2019 and later on we hear that they actually have a job there,\u201d Kline said of the program\u2019s success rate.<\/span><\/p>\n Typically, Coffee Talks occur approximately eight times per term, always falling on Tuesdays between 2-4 p.m. in the WUC near the Wolf Grill and they invite a wide range of organizations to participate. Last Tuesday, Jan. 28, Mustardseed Preschool was invited and the next upcoming organization is the Chintimini Wildlife Center, which will be engaging with students next Tuesday, Feb. 11. If an organization is hiring, their job postings will appear on Handshake, and Coffee Talks sometimes offer resume or application-building workshops as well. Students interested in finding future Coffee Talks can find the full schedule on Handshake, located in the Portal, or refer to Western\u2019s event calendar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n