SIUC’s budget coordinator is scheduled to speak tonight to help students become aware of careers available after they graduate, student leaders say.

Corey Bradford, budget coordinator, will speak on careers and higher education for business students as part of Career Enhancement Week, Jason Ervin, president of Blacks in Business said.

Career Enhancement Week is a week the College of Business has been putting on, not just for business students but for everyone, Kassy Ruhmann, president of the College of Business Student Council, said.

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Career Enhancement Week provides information to students about career opportunities that exist in the workplace, Bradford said.

Bradford said he will cover 12 pitfalls students should try to avoid when seeking jobs.

One is to come to work on time, Bradford said. Coming late to work is a pitfall. Another pitfall is being more competitive than cooperative and not following proper protocol.

When you work for a business, you are part of a team, Bradford said. The team that works the best together is a team that wins. When you’re on a team, you work with one another, not against one another.

Another pitfall is not going through proper channels Bradford said.

When you circumvent a rule or policy, you need to find out what channels you need to submit things through, Bradford said.

Bradford said there are positive actions people can take that will lead to advances in the business world.

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Be productive. Produce work at a high quality and make good use of your time, Bradford said. Try to learn something each day.

Bradford said he thinks it is important for University administrators to help students out in any way possible.

Without students, we wouldn’t be here, Bradford said.

Bradford said he would like to encourage students to explore all of their employment opportunities in the private, as well as the public sector, teaching them to prepare for a very competitive work force by building a portfolio to make students marketable.

Career Enhancement week runs through Thursday. Speeches will be given in one-hour sessions in the River Rooms of the Student Center.

Bradford will speak at 6 p.m. in the Student Center Ohio Room.

Thursday at 6 p.m., in the Old Main Room, the week will be brought to a close with a dinner banquet and fashion show.

Corey Bradford, SIUC Office of the President, 6 p.m., Ohio Room

Rebecca Whittington, President Chamber of Commerce 7 p.m. today, Ohio Room

Bob Bleyer, Bank of Carbondale president, 8 p.m., Illinois Room

David Sullivan, Northwestern Mutual, 6 p.m., Illinois Room

Jack Williams, Central Distribution Liquors, 7 p.m., Illinois Room

Banquet, How To Be Successful in The Financial Services Industry, 6 p.m., Old Main Dining Room