Every year nursing and health science majors attend the Nursing and Health Sciences Career Fair in hopes of getting a lucky break. Over 20 employers arrived with the same expectation of getting thriving recipients.

Career Connections was pleased with turnout of over 200 nursing and health science students who arrived at the event seeking new opportunities for internships and careers.

Get seen, get heard, and get hired, is the theme for this year. This is what they believe a student should be doing in order to get a career.

Employers such as St. Francis Medical Center, Morehouse General Hospital, Synergy Care, Inc., TheraTeam, U. S. Army healthcare and many more made an appearance for the students.

“We were really impressed with the students coming throughout the fair,” said Lori Geiger, a nurse recruiter from Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria. “They were very well-rounded and did very well transiting in groups to introduce and present themselves.”

Roslynn Pogue, director of Career Connections and Experimental Education, thinks that these events give students the chance to talk with a great variety of companies help them find careers.

“The Career Fair put job opportunities into perspective. I think they did a good job of offering local and traveling careers,” said Donna Tarver, a senior occupational therapy major.

Students were able to fill out an evaluation form at the end of the fair regarding whether this event was beneficial to them or not.

“There were several great opportunities, but I feel that they were mostly for therapists.” said Skylar Walker, a senior nursing major. “The employers they did have for nursing were very helpful.”

Career Connections offers several career fairs throughout the year and encourages all students to attend.