Yurielle Menard/ Staff Writer
Is your resume ready and prepared to be handed off to employers?
Feb. 11 and 12, Career Services held the Spring 2016 Career Fair where students lined up to get into the GC ballrooms.
The first day of the event catered mainly towards the technical and accounting majors. Students looked forward to employers like General Electric, New York Life Insurance Company and TD Bank to name a few. The second day featured students visiting employers from many different fields.
According their website, FIU Career Services “regularly introduce over 80 employers to nearly 1,500 of our students and alumni.”
The website says, “Employers comprise private industry; public, educational, and non-profit organizations; local government, federal government, law enforcement and military.”
The event was free to students and alumni but they needed to dress professional, have their Panther ID and “be able to submit one copy of their resume.”
Many companies habitually attend every year, like the armed forces or insurance companies, but non-profit organization AMIKids had their first attendance this year. Marie Haskins, Director of Human Resources, explained that what she was most looking forward to was the strong interaction and experience with students.
Students like Gloria Levorin, Giovanni Carmona and Brittany Emestica came prepared to leave with employment.
Two students in the area of finance intended to find companies that would hire them to become financial analysts or advisers in the near future.
Levorin, a graduate student in finance from Italy, came with an interest in financial analysis and advising as she comes close to finishing up her Master’s degree.
As an international student, Levorin hopes to gain employment anywhere despite the location as “many companies do not give sponsorships.”
Carmona, a senior finance and marketing major, sees the opportunity for a career as he is about to graduate.
“I’m specifically looking in the financial industry such as financial analyst or adviser, so that’s one of the reasons I came out today,” he said.
Emestica, a senior management and marketing major has been preparing for the career fair since her sophomore year and the opportunities it holds.
She said, “This is actually my third career fair. I feel like I’m a little more ready and prepared as a senior now. I’m just keeping an open mind while I’m here so I’m talking to any company to see what they have to offer because you never know what door can open.”
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