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The fall 2013 Career Fair featured representatives from 59 different organizations that were available to talk with students about opportunities for career entry level positions, internships, summer and part-time positions, and graduate school.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe career fair is a chance for students to meet and network with employers. Networking is how people land jobs, so you can talk to people at a career fair, find out what different companies do, give your resume to them, apply with them \u2013 those are the ways to network into jobs. Where else can students see this many employers in one spot?\u201d says Jean Dake, Director of the UTC Career & Student Employment Center.<\/p>\n

Competition in the job market makes it especially important for students to consider opportunities like the ones presented at the Career Fair.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very competitive job market out there, even though it has improved over the past four or five years. Students are competing with candidates from all over the country, not just other UTC graduates, so whatever they can do to market themselves, whether it\u2019s getting a good internship or a good part time job that relates to their field, will make them a better candidate,\u201d says Dake.<\/p>\n

Students came out to the Career Fair for a variety of reasons, some looking for specific opportunities while others were interested in more general exploration of the job market.
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Jannette Potts, a current student majoring in marketing, came to explore the job market before her upcoming graduation. \u201cI came out today to see all the opportunities these firms are offering in the marketing field and in general. I\u2019m trying to get a feel for what\u2019s available before I jump into the real world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Potts explains the importance of attending career fairs, \u201cI think it takes a lot of stress off of someone. You graduate and the next day you\u2019re like, what do I do next? I\u2019ve got to find a job. This gives you a head start on your future, looking at all the opportunities now rather than the day after you graduate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hussnain Javid, a current chemical engineering major, came out to the career fair looking for possible internships and co-op opportunities. He talks about why it\u2019s important to him to find an internship while he is still in school.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis way you don\u2019t have to wait when you get out of school. You\u2019ve already built experience and you kind of have something planned. A lot of places are going to ask about your experience and you\u2019ll already have it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Beth Terry, an alumna with a Master of Accountancy degree, was checking out the job opportunities at the Career Fair.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis gives you a good idea of what\u2019s around this area. If you just did an online search for jobs, you might not find all these things. You also get to talk to a lot of people, and its good practice for a real interview at some point later. The more practice students can get doing this kind of thing, the more comfortable they will be doing it later on.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"career-day-2013-27\"<\/a>Ali Robinette, a UTC alumna who majored in business management, found her current employer through a UTC Career Fair. She returned to campus as a representative promoting the company to potential new recruits.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went to one career fair right before I graduated. I actually found Enterprise through that. It helped me with an in, because as a student I wondered what I was going to do after I graduated and where I was going to go, so it was a great resource,\u201d says Robinette, \u201cThe career fair is great because it gives you insight into what employers are looking for, who\u2019s hiring, and what\u2019s going on out there after you graduate. It\u2019s all different businesses looking for all different major types, so it provides a lot for students from every background.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Career Fair isn\u2019t just for people on the verge of graduation, however.<\/p>\n

\u201cThroughout their college career, students need to be networking with employers, finding out what kinds of jobs employers have, what kind of expectations employers have, and landing internships for jobs that relate to their field. They should do this all through their college career, and not wait until after graduation, because they may have missed a great opportunity,\u201d says Dake.<\/p>\n

The Career and Student Employment Center offers a variety of services throughout the year, such as resume help, mock interviews, and job postings. Explore their resources here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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