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| Spring Career Fair in 2018. (Photo courtesy of Career Services) |
Trinity students flocked to the Spring Career Fair at Laurie Auditorium on Wednesday, setting a new record of 362 participants, the highest thus far for a spring career fair.
The students, most of them seniors, met with representatives from 49 employers, including USAA, Trinity Real Estate Finance, and Valero.
Career Services normally plans the fair three to four months ahead of time, meeting with the companies and putting the fair into motion, said Katie Ramirez, the associate director of Career Services. The goal was to “make sure that it is a diverse group of employers and that it’s not just representing one major or industry,” said Ramirez.
Companies are eager to register and get a table at the event, and there is usually a waiting list, Ramirez added.
Cameron Carlin, a senior majoring in Communications with a minor in Sport Management, was at Laurie on Wednesday to speak with some of these companies. Carlin said he has been to every career fair during his time at Trinity, but it is “a different experience as a senior.”
Carlin, who plans to graduate in December, was looking for an internship this summer, and also “making connections and getting my foot in the door with companies.” He was most interested in HEB, Valero and Make-A-Wish.
George Haaland, a 2016 graduate of Trinity, was representing Trinity Real Estate Finance. The company has been a regular at the fair. On his production team alone, six of the nine people are Trinity graduates, as they truly value the liberal arts degree, Haaland said.
Haaland and his colleague, Collin Newton, spoke highly of the level of intimacy that the Trinity University career fairs provided with the stage lighting and well-rounded students. Comparing with career fairs at other universities, where they sometimes received 50 applications, Newton said Trinity’s career fair allowed companies to better connect with the students.
The Career Services holds the Career Fair twice a year, one in fall and one in spring semester.
Cameron Carlin, a senior majoring in Communications with a minor in Sport Management, was at Laurie on Wednesday to speak with some of these companies. Carlin said he has been to every career fair during his time at Trinity, but it is “a different experience as a senior.”
Carlin, who plans to graduate in December, was looking for an internship this summer, and also “making connections and getting my foot in the door with companies.” He was most interested in HEB, Valero and Make-A-Wish.
George Haaland, a 2016 graduate of Trinity, was representing Trinity Real Estate Finance. The company has been a regular at the fair. On his production team alone, six of the nine people are Trinity graduates, as they truly value the liberal arts degree, Haaland said.
Haaland and his colleague, Collin Newton, spoke highly of the level of intimacy that the Trinity University career fairs provided with the stage lighting and well-rounded students. Comparing with career fairs at other universities, where they sometimes received 50 applications, Newton said Trinity’s career fair allowed companies to better connect with the students.
The Career Services holds the Career Fair twice a year, one in fall and one in spring semester.
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| Featured employers at this year's Spring Career Fair (Photo by Matthew Thomas) |
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