Annual Career Fair to be held Wednesday in TSC
Once again it is time for the biggest career fair in the state. The annual Utah State University Career Fair will be held on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Sunburst Lounge and the Ballroom of the Taggart Student Center.
“This is an experience for everyone, all students, staff and community members,” said assistant director of Career Services Jennifer Loscher.
Employers from companies such as Hewlett Packard, IBM, Moore, Icon and Microsoft will be there to meet students, give out information about their company and talk about opportunities available.
Loscher said this is a good way for underclassmen to see what employers are in their fields, and juniors and seniors to submit résumés and look at available internships.
She said there are a variety of different employers coming, however there will be many recruiting for engineering and business majors as well as government employers.
“Students can also sign up to host a company and assist the recruiter,” Loscher said.
She said there are a few hosting positions left and students can look on the Web site at www.usu.edu/career to see which ones are available along with a list of all of the employers who will be attending.
Assistant director of Career Services Melissa Scheaffer said fees for employers who come are on a donation basis only, and with USU students being so well-prepared, companies are motivated to come which is why the fair is the biggest in the state.
“They [employers] love the quality of USU students,” Scheaffer said. “We tend to be more prepared than other universities.”
Scheaffer said there will be something there for everyone. Recruiting for employers at the fair is sometimes based on students’ request along with targeted mailings and adviser contacts.
“We make a combined effort to get students what they want,” Scheaffer said.
She said to make the most out of the fair students should go to the Web page first to map out which employers they want to talk to. Second, she suggests bringing complete résumés and dressing professionally.
“You never want to miss a chance to make a great first impression,” Scheaffer said.
Third she suggests students come prepared with a 30 second “infomercial” to sell themselves and state their qualifications and reasons they are the ones for the job. Lastly, they should follow-up.
Loscher also said some companies will have sign-up sheets for interviews the day after the fair, which is something new this year.
“I am not really ready to jump into a career yet,” Bryan McEntyre, a junior history major, said. “But I am going to go check it out anyway just to see what is out there.”
Loscher said it should be a good experience for all who attend. Just come prepared with a stack of résumés.