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ing one's self. "Facial expressions and hand gestures should be open," Francis said. "Slowing down and thinking of how to respond to a question can avoid power robbers like 'uh' and 'um."' Eye contact and speaking clearly are essential. When hand gestures are used they should not be "too big or jerky."

"Be honest and don't round up your grade point average," Hutchison said. "Companies have ways of checking qualifications, especially GPAs, since all they need are your transcripts."

Hutchison said, "Writing a thank you note has become a lost art form. A small personal hand written note can go a Jong way."

Job fairs offer opportunity

What's a better way to get your foot in the door than a job fair?

Today, it is about who you know and what experiences you have had in order to land yourself a prime job opportunity.

Nancy Hutchinson, director of Cooperative Education and Career Services said, "The significance of job fairs is that they are a leading chance for students to be able to start networking in order to find full-time employment upon graduation."

This is also a method for students to acquire an internship or co-op.

Many job fairs are held throughout the surrounding areas as well as in Philadelphia. They provide a wide variety of employers who attend these events and they are offered to all majors. According_to Hutchinson, four of these job fairs she finds particularly good for the Cabrini students: Intercollegiate Career Fair, Greater Philadelphia Teacher Job Fair, Teacher Recruitment Day and Great Valley Job Fair. "They are fairly local, free and offer 60 to 110 employers who represent their company at these job fairs." Students may find companies such as Vanguard, Unisys, Shared Medical Systems and U.S. Health Care among others at these events who are frequently recruiting for all kinds of jobs.

"Even if students do not find employers they are particularly interested in working for, it is a wonderful opportunity to go and learn how to conduct themselves, how to speak to someone and how to dress and that is very valuable in and of itself;' Hutchinson said.

To find out more information regarding job fairs, they are publicized in the Co-op and Career News Letter as well as on Cabrini's website under calendar of events and are regularly updated on the Co-op and Career Services website.