By Lauren Akselrod
Cavalier Daily Associate Editor
Graduation looms ahead. The "real world" is out there and closer than ever before.
Whether it's the pursuit of a career in health care or the wish to work for a microbrewery, now is the time of year students start to squirm at the realization that the comforting University world soon will be a distant memory.
Yesterday in the Newcomb Hall ballroom, the College of Arts and Sciences and University Career Services sponsored their annual job fair. University students were invited to meet an array of companies and representatives eager to offer a glimpse of what they were looking for and hoping to recruit employees and summer interns.
The job fair, entitled "Where the Jobs Are," actually kicked off Career 2002 Week, with the internship fair today and tomorrow and the education expo Thursday and Friday.
"This year we have 56 organizations, all looking to hire right now," said Ladd Flock, director of Career Services for the College. "The number of companies is down from last year because banks and consultant firms have already met their recruiting quotas."
According to Flock, however, the number of government agencies participating in the fair has increased because of the fact that 50 percent of people now in government positions can retire in the next five years.
"The government is working hard to fill those positions," he said.
But the fair is not limited to fourth years hoping to score a job offer.
"Second and third years come here to find out what skills companies are looking for," Flock said, "and all the recruiters are friendly and work well with the students."
The types of organizations at the fair ranged from nonprofit organizations like TeachForAmerica and retailers like Hechts to prestigious companies such as Capital One and Budweiser. One thing that each company had in common, however, was an optimistic attitude and the hope of meeting and informing students of the opportunities.
"I think that the job fair is great exposure for people who haven't heard of an organization before coming," said Erin Tunney, applicant communications associate of TeachForAmerica.
Judging from the high attendance rate, students at the job fair seemed to agree.
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