Employer attendance largest since 2007,
organizers say
MURFREESBORO — After an hour of visiting various employers set up Thursday (Oct.
29) at MTSU Murphy Center, nighttime M.B.A. student Matthew West hadn’t yet
landed a formal interview, but appreciated the opportunity to get face-time
with those recruiters who may hold the key to the sales job he was hunting.
“It’s a great
experience,” said West, sporting a dark gray suit, name tag and clutching
copies of his resume. “It’s always good to get out there and meet and greet with
some of the employers and get the face-to-face experience that is really
necessarily in the interview process.”
Organizers
estimate about 750 MTSU students and
alumni flocked to Murphy Center’s track level Thursday in search of jobs,
internships and graduate school opportunities at the 33rd annual MTSU Fall
Career Fair. With 130-plus employers in attendance, this year’s fair was the
largest since 2007 and was again free and open to all MTSU students and alumni.
Hosted by the Career Development Center at MTSU, the fall fair is the
university’s largest on-campus fair of the year. Participating employers, ranging
from FedEx to Kohl’s to ExpressJet, were looking to hire for professional
entry-level positions and/or career-related internships while graduate and
professional schools were recruiting for their academic programs.
Marissa Stapelman, director of talent acquisition for Lincoln Property
Company, said her property management firm was looking to fill entry-level
positions. With locations in Nashville, Hermitage, Franklin, Hendersonville and
Smyrna, coming to MTSU was a natural fit because of proximity and the desire of
some students to land full- or part-time work nearby.
“We’ve met a lot of great people, very outgoing, very professional … and
they’ve provided great resumes for us to use in our hiring process,” Stapelman
said. “This helps us get our name out there.”
Organizers encouraged attendees to dress in business attire and bring
multiple copies of their resumes. In the days leading up to the fair, resume
workshops and advising were available at the Career Development Center.
“A lot of employers will participate in a career fair to generate an
applicant pool, and then come back to campus to interview students,” said Bill
Fletcher, director of the Career Development Center. “The value of the career
fair is that it gives students and employers the opportunity to meet face to
face. In this day and time of online applications, that’s very important.”
Fair sponsors included Enterprise-Rent-A-Car, UBS Financial Services and
EFC Systems.
The Career Development Center serves all students in each of the
university’s nine colleges. Students can come to the center’s office \ for
walk-in advising, resume critique and more. Scheduled appointments are also available
with career advisers. Alumni services are outlined on the center’s website.
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