Students dressed to impress at last week’s All Majors Career Fair.

The career fair, held in the fall and spring semesters every year, serves as a way for college students to meet and network with different companies and schools from around the region.

“Based on attendance records from previous career fairs, approximately 46 percent of those attending the career fair are placed in jobs,” said Roslynn Pogue, director of Career Connections.

Students from all different majors congregated in the second floor of the SUB Wednesday, as they filled out name tags and clutched their resumes.

For many students, the career fair was an event to be taken very seriously, as it could make or break their futures. For juniors and seniors, there is only a small window of time left to secure jobs before being released into the real world.

“I updated my resume, thought about possible discussion topics, researched the companies I was interested in, and made sure my appearance was marketable to every company,” said Katie Hogan, a junior construction management major who attended the fair.

Graduation time is also the time to start paying back student loans. Many of students have a fear that they will not be placed in jobs or that their jobs might not pay enough to cover their student debt.

“I think everyone has that fear at some point, but the construction industry is starting to pick up, so I’m hoping for plenty of opportunities after graduation,” said Hogan.

Sixty-six companies and schools were represented this year. Representatives from Target, KNOE, Tulane University Law School, Mary Kay Cosmetics and many more were eagerly awaiting the flood of students attending the fair.

Students were able to walk around to as many booths as they wanted  networking, slipping resumes into the employers’ hands and selling their personalities.

The career fair helps give students the knowledge they need in order to go out and get a job.

The fair is meant to leave students with a better understanding of what is expected of them in the workforce and have a better grasp on what prospective employers are looking for.