Recruiters, students meet at job fair

Tanith L. Balaban Arizona Daily Wildcat Yogesh Meher, a mechanical engineer graduate student, chats with Motorola representative Hector Marquez yesterday,during Career Week, about job opportunities in the company. Students attending Career Week, held in the Senior Ballroom, have made contacts for job and internship opportunities now and in preparation for the future.

Career Services staff member Michael Potter said a total of 2,862 students attended the employer job fairs yesterday and Tuesday.

The fair began with a reception Friday, then continued this week, hosting corporate recruiters from more than 200 different companies in the Memorial Student Union Ballroom.

Students were able to find information about companies as well as hand in resumes directly to company representatives.

A broad range of companies turned out for the event, as well as departments from federal and state governments, offering internships and permanent positions for jobs in the United States and overseas.

The recruiters attracted students to their stations with an assortment of promotional items such as pens, keychains, sunglasses and even small rubber brains.

Mike Bigler, a Boeing representative, said his company was accepting resumes for internships and entry level positions.

Bigler said Boeing has already scheduled interviews for today, for applicants they talked to at yesterday's event.

Sang Kim, an electrical engineering major, said he made 35 copies of his resume to distribute to employers.

Kim said the career fair was an "excellent experience," and he was able to schedule an interview yesterday with Micron Technology Inc.

Elaine Jarrett, a chemical engineering junior, said the career fair was a convenient way to job hunt, but would have been better if tags were issued to students identifying their name and occupational field.

Jarrett said that would ease introductions between employers and students.

Other events during Career Week included a presentation by Dayton Hudson Corporation CEO Vivian Stephenson, which was sponsored by the UA Southwest Retail Center.

According to Stephenson, the retail industry has changed dramatically in the last decade due to the advancement of information technology.

Stephenson said her company is seeking graduates for positions in management and technology system operators.