MURFREESBORO — To
get a jump-start for summer employment, 26 MTSU Concrete Industry Management
students utilized a speed-networking environment to catch recruiters’
attention.
Nicole Green, the department's marketing and recruiting
coordinator, brought in 18 companies from the industry for the speed-networking
event held in late February in the Tennessee Room of the James Union Building.
Concrete Industry Management, one of the university’s
signature programs, holds these types of events because it helps students meet
face to face with potential full-time employers following the internship
process and graduation.
“It was nerve-wracking, but truly a blessing,” said Traelyn
Colquitt, a junior concrete and construction major from Kingston, Tennessee.
“To be able to do college and potentially have three internships is something
you shouldn’t take for granted.”
Senior Concrete Industry Management production, sales and
service major Ashley Sirikoun of Murfreesboro called it an “eye-opening and fun
experience.”
“Getting to network with various companies is something
other majors (at MTSU) get a chance to do,” she added. “It gives me a look into
the industry and future career path.”
Less than a week after the event, two companies had hired
one student each (and wanting to hire at least one more), 11 companies wanted
to conduct additional interviews and seven companies — unable to attend the
speed-networking event because it had to be capped because of a lack of space
in JUB — want to schedule interviews with students.
Six MTSU alumni from five of the participating companies
attended.
To learn more about the CIM program, which is one of 11
departments in the MTSU College of Basic and Applied Sciences, visit http://www.mtsu.edu/programs/concrete-industry/
or call 615-494-7658.
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