Travelers Employees Offer Interview Advice
Willimantic, CT (10/10/2018) — Eastern Connecticut State University hosted a panel of Travelers Insurance employees on Oct. 3 who spoke with students about interviews, résumés and corporate leadership. The event was organized by the Center for Internships and Career Development (CICD).
Three of the five panelists are Eastern alumni. Freddy Cruz '18 (double major in business administration and business information systems) works in Travelers' Technology Foundational Development Program; Tyler Stebbins '16 (business information systems) works in business insurance IT; and Anthony Peterson '14 (business administration) is a pricing analyst.
The panelists fielded questions about their paths from college to the corporate world and offered tips on how to succeed in the job-application process. Students were advised to dress well for interviews, to do research on the company and to ask follow-up questions.
Students were also encouraged to bolster their résumés and interviewing skills through workshops offered at Eastern's CICD, regardless of major or career aspirations. The panelists stressed the importance of being able to ask uncomfortable questions and to stop thinking of their majors as fields, but rather as skillsets.
"Never stop learning," urged one panelist. "When you transition from college to career, it's just another step. Take the same lessons you learn from here to your job."
Written by Raven Dillon
Eastern Connecticut State University is the state of Connecticut's public liberal arts university, serving more than 5,300 students annually at its Willimantic campus and satellite locations. In addition to attracting students from 163 of Connecticut's 169 towns, Eastern also draws students from 26 other states and 20 other countries. A residential campus offering 40 majors and 65 minors, Eastern offers students a strong liberal art foundation grounded in an array of applied learning opportunities. Ranked the 25th top public university in the North Region by U.S. News and World Report in its 2018 Best College ratings, Eastern has also been awarded 'Green Campus' status by the Princeton Review eight years in a row. For more information, visit www.easternct.edu.
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Travelers Insurance employees (left to right) Tiana Correa, Freddy Cruz, Chance Foster, Anthony Peterson and Tyler Stebbins offer advice about the job-application process.