Students in the New York metropolitan area gathered for APIASF's first career development workshop presented in partnership with McDonald's.

Workshop moderator, Tariq Khan, opened the workshop and introduced the panel speakers to students.

Workshop attendees had the opportunity to hear from representatives from McDonald's, United States Navy, Walmart, Sodexo, Macy's and Eagle Asset Management, Inc.

Captain Conrad Chun (right) shared career opportunities with students that exist in the United States Navy.

Students listen intently as panelists share ways to stand out to potential employers.

Each panelist shared information about their company and lessons learned throughout their career.

After the panelists, there was a question and answer session for students.

From left to right are: Pat Sowell Harris, Global Chief Diversity Officer, McDonald's; Captain Conrad Chun, Special Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations for Public Affairs, United States Navy; Dora Lim, General Manager, Sodexo; Michael Fung, Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy, Walmart; J. Cooper Abbott, Executive Vice President, Head of Investment, Co-Chief Operating Officer, Eagle Asset Management, Inc.; and James Eng, VP Store Manager, Macy's.

After the workshop, Michael Fung, Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy for Walmart, met with students to answer questions.

APIASF scholarship recipient Hewett Chiu takes advantage of the opportunity to meet with a Sodexo recruiter following the workshop.

Pat Sowell Harris, Global Chief Diversity Officer at McDonald's, held a book signing for students after the workshop.

Students met with recruiters from Navy after the session to learn more about options like officer candidate school.