The Fall 2002 Career Fair and Graduate School Fair brings employers to University students, providing an opportunity to network, job hunt or hone interview skills and résumés.
The Career Fair happens today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the EMU Ballroom and will feature more than 107 organizations, nonprofits, corporations and graduate schools. Company recruiters can offer students both job and internship opportunities.
Recruiters will be scheduling interviews at the Career Fair. However, students can also sign up through the Campus Interview Program on the Career Center Web site at http://uocareer.uoregon.edu.
University accounting student Misty Pundt said she’s excited about the Career Fair because she wants to start networking before she graduates next year.
Pundt added that she searches for opportunities to ensure she’ll have a good job in her field when she’s done with school. She hopes to work for one of the “big four” accounting firms: Deloitte & Touche, KPMG, Ernst & Young and Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
“I’m making sure I’m assertive about it and making sure I get a hold of companies on my own time,” said Pundt, who added that she found company contact numbers at the Career Center.
Other students also found useful interviewing and networking advice from Career Center staff Tuesday in a session called “How to Work the Fair.”
Students will find similar opportunities at the Career Fair today for business patter and networking, in addition to checking out 48 graduate schools.
“The economy is still pretty sluggish, so the job market is still pretty tight,” Career Center marketing and communication specialist Mei Yong said. “These recruiters who are here have real positions open.”
Rhon White, a recruiter from The Bon Marché corporate office, is one of many company representatives looking for potential employees. White said he needs near-graduates to begin an executive training program in February, and interns for the summer.
White said he knows the type of employee who will be a success in his company.
“Obviously it’s going to be someone who enjoys dealing with people and is outgoing, but there’s a fit for everyone,” he said.
He said his company is looking for students with a retail background, strong work ethic, business sense, as well as analytical and management skills.
“There’s an attitude with someone who’s eager to do what it takes versus someone who wants a title and to sit behind a computer,” he said.