September 27, 2002: Volume 56, Number 3

Career Festival: not just about jobs anymore

Students and employers at next week's Career Festival will be using the "I" word: internships.

Once the place where students went for jobs, the fair has become a place where students and employers can discuss internships that can lead to jobs, according to organizers.

The Career Festival is Thursday, Oct. 3, from noon to 4 p.m. in Memorial Fieldhouse.

"Many employers are offering internships and cooperatives, which are good from both the perspective of the student and the employer," said Rochelle Caruso, assistant director of the Becker Career Center, who is organizing the fair. The programs are a good way for both the employer and student to find a good match, she said.

Reflecting the tendency of students to sit out the tight job market, there is a higher-than-usual representation of graduate and professional schools at this year's fair, Caruso said. "More students are at least considering graduate school as an option," she said.

This fall's Career Festival has a high representation of financial and technical employers, those who have predicted a hiring need for a growing economy, Caruso noted, adding that the National Association of Colleges and Employers predicts a 6 percent increase in the number of students employed right out of college this year.

The Career Festival will host 85 employers and graduate or professional schools. For more information, call ext. 6176 or visit: http://cdc.union.edu/.

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