Tonight was a joint networking event with the attorney networking group of the Notre Dame Club of Chicago and the Texas Christian alumni club. The event was at the Metropolitan Club in the Sears Tower and included appetizers with a cash bar. There were a number of professionals present and current students from the TCU MBA program, who were visiting Chicago through the career services department of the school. There was a cocktail hour with an open meet and greet period. Then there were two speakers featured, followed by another open networking period. This is a common setup at networking events and the same setup I've experienced at previous ND attorney networking events.
The two speakers were both from the academic world, one a business law professor in the TCU MBA program, and the other an ND alumni, employment lawyer, and professor at UIC. Both speakers focused their talks towards the industry and the non-attorneys present. Their topics involved the increasing use of mandatory arbitration to settle disputes, and employment law concerns from a business prospective.
During the open meet and greet, I bumped into a friend of mine who I met at a similar event. She's a great networker and is always trying to help others develop their careers.
Additionally, I spoke at length with director of the Graduate Career Service Center for the Neeley school of business at TCU. We discussed different resources here in Chicago to aid MBA students in their search for employment after school. Particularly we discussed CoreNet Global, its Chicago chapter and the CoreNet University Alliance and Resume Bank for students. CoreNet Global is a professional association for corporate real estate executives. Check out the Chicago Chapter's website at www.corenetglobal.org/chapters/chicago. The Chicago Chapter's Universioty Alliance serves as a way to link students to senior real estate executives. It's a great resource for students. Check out the website at www.corenetglobal.org/chapters/chicago/universityalliance.html.
I left shortly after the speakers, but despite my early exit, the event was informational and I was able to meet some new people and discuss some great resources.
Nate
The two speakers were both from the academic world, one a business law professor in the TCU MBA program, and the other an ND alumni, employment lawyer, and professor at UIC. Both speakers focused their talks towards the industry and the non-attorneys present. Their topics involved the increasing use of mandatory arbitration to settle disputes, and employment law concerns from a business prospective.
During the open meet and greet, I bumped into a friend of mine who I met at a similar event. She's a great networker and is always trying to help others develop their careers.
Additionally, I spoke at length with director of the Graduate Career Service Center for the Neeley school of business at TCU. We discussed different resources here in Chicago to aid MBA students in their search for employment after school. Particularly we discussed CoreNet Global, its Chicago chapter and the CoreNet University Alliance and Resume Bank for students. CoreNet Global is a professional association for corporate real estate executives. Check out the Chicago Chapter's website at www.corenetglobal.org/chapters/chicago. The Chicago Chapter's Universioty Alliance serves as a way to link students to senior real estate executives. It's a great resource for students. Check out the website at www.corenetglobal.org/chapters/chicago/universityalliance.html.
I left shortly after the speakers, but despite my early exit, the event was informational and I was able to meet some new people and discuss some great resources.
Nate
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