{"id":1192,"date":"2019-07-17T18:18:03","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/news-archives\/career-fair\/"},"modified":"2019-07-17T18:18:03","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:18:03","slug":"career-fair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/career-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"WestConn to hold 13th Annual Career Fair on April 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DANBURY, CONN. <\/strong>\u2014 Western Connecticut State University students preparing for commencement and beginning to explore post-graduation job options will have the opportunity to meet with more than 50 employers at WestConn\u2019s 13th annual Career Fair on Wednesday, April 2.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The fair, sponsored by the WCSU Career Development Center (CDC), will be from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in the Feldman Arena of the William O’Neill Athletic and Convocation Center on the university’s Westside campus, Lake Avenue Extension in Danbury. The event will be free and open to WestConn students, alumni, faculty and staff.<\/p>\n

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The CDC organizes the annual event to enable WestConn graduate and undergraduate students and alumni to discuss opportunities with prospective employers for full-time, part-time and summer work in a diversity of fields, as well as coop and internship positions. The fair has helped hundreds of WestConn students to gain employment, among them senior Edmund Breitling, who attended the Career Fair last year.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s awesome!\u201d Breitling said. \u201cI got two internships working at Cartus in two different departments. It\u2019s a fair for college students, so the employers aren\u2019t looking for a lot of experienced people. They were looking for us as much as we were looking for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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With more than 50 companies, government agencies and nonprofit organizations represented at the fair, students will find a wide variety of employers in professional fields ranging from pharmaceuticals and manufacturing to banking and law enforcement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI though it provided a great opportunity to network with companies that I would want to get fully involved with after graduation,\u201d WestConn senior John Ready said. \u201cThey seemed to show a genuine interest in the students. I\u2019m definitely going back this year!\u201d <\/p>\n

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WestConn senior Rachel Teodosio will be attending the fair for the first time. \u201cI\u2019m planning to attend the Career Fair because I think it will be a great opportunity to get my resume out to several companies that I may not have been aware of otherwise,\u201d she said. \u201cI like the idea of the fair being at a university because you know you\u2019re pretty much on the same level as everyone else there submitting their resumes. This type of career fair gives students a better chance at getting a job or internship.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The CDC advises all attendees to bring an ample supply of resumes to submit to employer representatives, and to \u201cdress for success.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For more information, call the CDC at (203) 837-8263.<\/p>\n

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