Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State students--and alumni--will have the opportunity next week to shake hands and share resumes with employer representatives from around the country.
The university's annual fall semester Career Days event takes place Tuesday [Sept. 23] and Wednesday [the 24th]. Free and open to all academic majors, the noon-4 p.m. events take place in Humphrey Coliseum.
Each year, MSU holds career fairs in early February and September, prior to the beginning of on-campus recruiting.
"Approximately 175 employers and more than 1,200 students and alumni participate in this event each year," said Leslie Neal, an MSU Career Center coordinator. "We have more than 150 recruiters that have registered."
Neal said Tuesday is designated as Business and Non-Technical Career Day; Wednesday, Engineering and Technical Career Day.
Student preregistration is not required. Participants may register upon arrival and receive a list of employers in attendance.
After check-in with a Career Center representative, each student will receive a name tag indicating academic major and class year.
"In order for their name tag to have their current major and classification, we suggest that students update their profile information on their 'Connections' account at www.career.msstate.edu," Neal emphasized.
Business professional attire is highly recommended, and students should bring several copies of their résumé, she added.
"We encourage students to bring their résumés by the Career Center to be critiqued prior to the event, so that they are as professional as possible before being presented to employers," Neal said.
Because opportunities to engage large numbers of employers during a single event will be rare after graduation, Neal said she and her Career Center colleagues regularly encourage students to seize this opportunity to make a lasting professional impression.
"MSU students and alumni should consider this an opportunity to discuss their career interests and skill set with potential employers, collect company literature and network with everyone at the fair," she said.
For additional information, contact Neal at 662-325-3344 or lneal@career.msstate.edu. Center visits may be online at www.career.msstate.edu or in person at 300 Montgomery Hall.
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