On Wednesday, February 25, Sykes ballrooms and lobby were filled with professionally-dressed students scrambling to talk to as many employers as possible at West Chester University’s Annual Spring Career Fair.
This annual event gives current students and alumni the opportunity to connect with representatives from all different career paths and learn about different companies, whether they are looking for a full-time job, part-time job, or an internship.
This year’s Career Fair, hosted by the Twardowski Career Development Center, had 70 different organizations for students and alumni to network with and give their resume to.
The wide range of employers gave the chance for all majors to find something in their niche. These employers included ARAMARK, Frontline Technologies, Propulsion Media Labs, Verizon Wireless-Zone, and Vanguard.
Students and alumni were asked to sign in and get a nametag to display their name and major outside the doors before entertaining the fair. They were then given a booklet with a list of all the organizations present in order to make it easier to navigate through the crowd. [pullquote align=”center”]The career fair is a beneficial opportunity for students and alumni. Senior Adam Farence said, ‘The career fair is a rare opportunity to have one on one conversations with potential employers. The experience was invaluable.[/pullquote]
Each organization had their own table and at least two representatives to talk to the eager students and alumni. Because of the large amount of organizations, tables were also placed outside the ballrooms in the Sykes lobby to accommodate for all employers.
The career fair is a beneficial opportunity for students and alumni. Senior Adam Farence said, “The career fair is a rare opportunity to have one on one conversations with potential employers. The experience was invaluable.”
Colleen Curry is a fourth-year student majoring in communication studies. She can be reached at CC763513@wcupa.edu.