Paige Goss '07, of Raleigh, N.C.-based firm The Select Group, visited campus Sept. 19 to speak in classes and strengthen ties between her firm and the university.
Goss serves as director of operations for the engineering and information technology recruiting firm. In her role, she oversees the all the company’s training and development, human resources, legal, IT and logistics matters. On Wednesday, Goss returned to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ to meet with representatives in the Student Professional Development Center and speak in Assistant Professor Michael Rodriguez’s upper-level sales and marketing classes.
“It’s giving back. Look at me, I’m 27 and I’m running a big part of a large company in Raleigh,” she says. “I wouldn’t be where I am today without my college experience at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ.”
Two years ago, when began planning an on-campus recruiting program to find top young professionals, Goss suggested they take a look at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. Since then, The Select Group has become a strong supporter of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Chandler Family Professional Sales Center, and Goss returns to campus often to speak in classes, conduct interviews and attend meet-and-greet sessions with students.
“We’ve found some really great talent here,” Goss says of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students she’s seen come through The Select Group’s doors.
She also lends her expertise to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ student-athletes. A former ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ softball player, Goss returned to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ a year ago to speak about how to use athletics experiences as key points of a strong professional pitch.
“There’s a lot to fish through after you graduate, and I feel like I can help these students be successful,” she says.
Interested in reconnecting with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and encouraging your company to do the same? Contact the Student Professional Development Center’s Office of Corporate and Employer Relations.