Engineering Career Fair 2009
Pull out your business professional attire and get ready to meet and mingle with potential employers from various engineering companies, because it is time for the 2009 Engineering Career Fair! This is a great opportunity for engineering majors, as well as others, to get their name and face in front of potential employers who are looking to hire undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral candidates for various full-time permanent positions, internships, and co-ops.
This year, the Alfred University Career Development Center will be sponsoring the event, which will be held in the Knight Club on the 3rd Floor of the Powell Campus Center. The fair will begin at 12:00 p.m. and run until 3:00 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. This event is free to all students, alumni, and community members interested in exploring career possibilities.
Not only is this a great networking opportunity for students, but employers also view the event as a great opportunity for them. Take a look at what Cathy Lund, Project Manager, Campus Programs from Owens-Illinois, had to say about the event:
“The Alfred University Engineering Career Fair provides a great opportunity for O-I colleagues to get to know Alfred students. Since we're interested in providing multiple touch points across a student's academic career, we encourage underclassmen and those ready to graduate to stop by and visit us. This convenient, open setting provides a comfortable environment for students to tell us about their interests and motivations (we always ask!) and allows us to share information about O-I's culture, opportunities, and expectations. Ultimately, we rely on this event to help us identify students whose professional interests and motivations are in line with our business needs and what we have to offer. It has become an integral part of our recruiting strategy at Alfred, and we look forward to this year's event!”
We encourage all attendees to dress in business professional attire and to bring several resumes to leave with employers. If you are unsure of what business professional attire is, or if you need help with your resume, visit www.alfred.edu/cdc, where you can find useful links such as “Resume Guidelines” and “Dress for Success.” It would also be a good idea to look at the career fair employer list, so you can plan on who you would like to talk to during the fair, as well as research the companies to know a little about them prior to the event. For a growing list of companies attending the career fair please visit the Alfred University Career Development Center’s website at www.alfred.edu/cdc. Companies are recruiting you, so give yourself the greatest chance for success and prepare thoroughly.
If you do leave a good impression on an employer, you may receive an invitation to the Engineering Career Fair Networking Reception later that night, where employers and students will have a second chance to talk with each other and Alfred University Engineering faculty/staff. The reception is held from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and is an invite only event. To gain access to the reception, you must receive a “golden ticket” from an employer during the career fair earlier in the day. These tickets are only good for the intended recipient.
Don’t forget! On Wednesday, Sept. 30 the Alfred University Career Development Center will be having extended walk-in hours from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for students to get their resumes critiqued. Free resume paper will be given to everyone that comes to the CDC that day!
For full details on the Engineering Career Fair, please go to the Alfred University Career Development Center Website: http://www.alfred.edu/cdc.
