Students will have many employment opportunities at the All-Majors Spring Career Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday in the SUB Ballrooms. The event sponsored by Career Connections is open to juniors, seniors, alumni and graduates looking for internships or full-time jobs.
Forty-seven companies will be at the fair, including Chase, Century Link and the St. Francis Medical Center as well as out-of-state companies. Students attending are encouraged to dress professionally and to bring several copies of their résumé.
“We encourage students to come so that they can get a networking start,” said Roslynn Pogue, interim director of Career Connections. “You don’t know where it could lead you.”
Students who pre-register for the career fair on the Career Connections website will have a chance to win a 32 GB iPad 2. The first 50 students to register will receive a free T-shirt.
Sam Baynes, a pre-pharmacy junior from Spokane, Wa., said he will be attending the career fair to make new connections that could help him get into pharmacy school.
“I’m looking for opportunities….to get an internship or a job experience to get my foot in the door,” Baynes said.
David Reeves, a senior computer science major from West Monroe, now has a full-time job offer at CenturyLink thanks to an internship from attending past fairs.
“I definitely recommend it to anyone,” Reeves said. “It’s a way to get your name and face out, and it’s a way to make a good impression.”