April 5, 2005 FEV a te The Lion's Eye ye on Campus Page 3 A sneak peek at the real world At job fair, students, employers look for match By MARTIN BEATTY Lion’s Eye staff writer MMB166@psu.edu The Job Fair organized by the Penn State Delaware County Career Services department last Thursday featured more than 30 businesses and companies in the Classroom building lounge. Many students, dressed in casual work attire, carefully handed their resumes to potential employers set up at tables scattered throughout the lounge. "lI am hoping to get an internship or a decent-paying part-time job in order to get started on a positive career path," Stephen Brown, a third-year business major, said as he was navigating his way through. the tables. Most organizations were interest- ed in students who'd completed two years of college or those who are in their final semester. "We are really just interested in seniors who are set to receive a degree in either marketing or finance,” said Elizabeth Dyer, the contact for Independence Financial Associates. “Not too many people have really fit our description." Primerica, a division of Citigroup, was notably open in accepting peo- ple in a variety of majors. Bob Crow, the Primerica representa- tive, said the company was inter- ested in hiring "people who tend toward management and either aspire to be managers or were a manager in high school or college." However, there were some chains interested in any students for part- time work and did not require any experience. Some banks were also represent- ed. Commerce and Bank of America were looking for students with cus- tomer-service experience and com- puter skills, for part-time teller positions. Although experience is always preferred, both banks boast- ed training programs of two weeks or less. Other companies were strictly looking for interns. The radio sta- tion 92.5 WXTU was searching for students interested in gaining work experience in radio broadcasting Photo by Matthew Kelly Hopeful students mingle with potential employers at last Thursday’s job fair, pursuing the ultimate purpose of college: to get a job. and marketing/promotions. The positions available do not pay money; rather they are solely for college credit. UPS seemed the most organized and prepared company represented among the seven tables evaluated. The parcel post company provided a packet of information that could answer just about any question that may arise from a candidate about the potential job, and the materials were laid out and distrib- uted very well and neatly organized and labeled.
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