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Employers encourage attendance at job fair
The Pointer
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Need a job? Got a resume and nice pair of slacks? Perfect.
Get the ironing board out and get rid of the wrinkles in your resume and dress pants because the annual Central Wisconsin Collegiate Job Fair will take place this Tues., Feb. 24 in The Laird Room of the Dreyfus University Center from 12-4 p.m.
This job fair allows current students or graduates to connect with employers throughout Wisconsin who are seeking graduates interested in careers, as well as continuing students interested in internships or other practical experience.
Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Mid-State Technical College and UW-Colleges in Marshfield/Wood County and Wausau/Marathon County, the job fair offers free admission for UW-SP students or graduates as well as students from other Wisconsin colleges and universities.
“We recognize the importance of providing efficient ways to connect our students and graduates with employers,” said Lorry Walters, associate director at UW-SP Career Services.
Approximately 40 employers from diverse divisions of the market, including employment services, non-profit, insurance/financial services, software/computing services, retail, manufacturing/production, transportation/logistics, sustainable agriculture, government/military, and medical research, will attend.
Some employers will return this year, such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Footlocker.com/Eastbay, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network and Sentury Insurance. Others, such as Del Monte, Kmart, LaForce, Nekoosa Coated Products, Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative and UniFirst Corporation, are attending for the first time.
Employers that have attended the job fair in the past advise that students come professionally dressed with a proficient resume and knowledge of the companies attending.
Walters agrees, advising that this is a “professional event.” She recommends dressing in business professional or business casual attire, bringing copies of resumes and materials to take notes with, and most importantly, a positive attitude.
Staff from Career Services will be on site at the fair to provide assistance to students and graduates that have questions or would like their resumes critiqued.
In addition, UW-SP Career Services staff will be in the concourse of the DUC from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. to answer questions and provide information on Thursday, Feb. 19 as well as Monday, Feb. 23.
Programs are offered by UW-SP Career Services to help with resume writing, interview preparation, job fair preparation and other topics. This is available at http://www.uwsp.edu/career (select “Career Programs Spring 2009”).
For further information, contact Stephany Hartman from MSTC at 715-422-5389 or Lorry Walters from UW-SP at 715-346-3938.
The Web site for the event provides a directory of participating employers at http://mstc.edu/jobfair.hrm.
