Although Ruth Norwinda had a summer internship at a physical therapy clinic in New York, she said she plans to visit the Fall Career Expo to jump-start her search for an internship next summer.
“I want to get a head start on it,” said the Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences junior.
The Fall Expo, organized by the Center for Career Development, will bring 93 recruiters to the Metcalf Ballroom Thursday, Oct. 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
“Students can make a good personable impression with recruiters,” said Associate Director of the Center for Career Development Eleanor Cartelli.
Companies are sending recruiters for internship and job positions in areas from education to financial services to child development, she said. Some recruiters, she said, have multiple positions they aim to fill.
“I want to see what kind of positions and jobs are out there for when I graduate,” said College of Arts and Sciences sophomore Sharjil Hannan.
Cartelli said that while it may seem early to be looking for internships and jobs, some of the career opportunities offered now have deadlines in December and will not be available in the Spring Career Expo.
“Even if I don’t end up with an internship, I will have knowledge of what to do next year,” said School of Management sophomore Jessica Chan.
Meeting with the recruiters at the expo provides an opportunity for students to get good practical experience and to test their desired career out, Cartelli said.
“[The Expo] tries to connect employers with students, but it’s really up to the students to have their elevator pitch ready, to be in interview attire, to have their resumes and to follow up,” Cartelli said. “Meeting and giving recruiters your resume isn’t enough, you shouldn’t stop there.”
Recruiters look for students at colleges to develop a prescreened pool of how students would fit in at a job in their companies, said Northwestern Mutual Campus recruiter Theresa Cacnio.
“I want to see them dress for the job that they want, not that they have, not to be afraid to approach the company they are looking for, and to be able to talk about it [the company] specifically, to show that they did the research beforehand,” Cacnio said.
The Employers Relation Team has increased its outreach to employers, Cartelli said. Last fall, the expo hosted 86 employers and garnered a turnout of 866 students, while the spring expo had 99 employers and got a turnout of 1,100 students.
“This will only work as long as students show up,” Cartelli said.
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