[294] Career Development Center Holds Job Fair Feb. 8 at Williamson County AG Expo Center

Release date: Feb. 3, 2011

News and Media Relations contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Career Development Center contact: Bill Fletcher, 615-898-2500
or bfletch@mtsu.edu

Career Development Center Holds Job Fair
Feb. 8 at Williamson County Ag Expo Center

(MURFREESBORO) — The MTSU Career Development Center will play host to two career events during the spring semester, aiming at connecting students with employers hiring for internships, summer job and full-time entry-level opportunities.
The MTSU Spring Career Fair on Tuesday, Feb. 8, will feature more than 150 corporate, educational and government employers seeking internship and full-time entry-level candidates. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Williamson County Ag Expo Center near Franklin.
The fair is sponsored by a consortium of area universities and is held each spring for prospective graduates from each participating university. Employers from business and government provide employment information and accept resumes from candidates.
A side component of this fair is teacher recruitment. Representatives from school districts from counties across the region recruit new teachers. Some are offering on-site interviews.
A free ticket is required for the event and can be obtained by visiting the Career Development Center in Room 328 of the Keathley University Center.
On Wednesday, Feb. 23, the Internships and Summer Jobs Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Murphy Center. Employers from various industries will be recruiting for both seasonal employment and professional internship opportunities.
“Seventy-three percent of students work 11 or more hours a week, according to the 2010 MTSU Graduating Senior Survey,” said Bill Fletcher, director of the Career Development Center. “The Internships and Summer Jobs Fair is an excellent way for employers to tap into an eager workforce interested in part-time jobs and internships.”
For additional information, please contact the Career Development Center at 615-898-2500 or visit www.mtsu.edu/career.
###
Media welcomed.


In Brief

The first of two career events hosted by the MTSU Career Development Center will be Tuesday, Feb. 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Williamson County Ag Expo Center near Franklin. A free ticket is required for admission, and can be obtained from the Career Development Center in Keathley University Center Room 328. On Wednesday, Feb. 23, the Internships and Summer Jobs Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Murphy Center. For additional information, please contact the career center at 615-898-2500 or visit www.mtsu.edu/career.


Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree — the only one in Tennessee — as a model program. MTSU recently unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.

For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.