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In today's job market,
students need to use every opportunity available to them, to land a good job
in their field of study upon graduation. The University of Maine makes sure
students have a chance to meet employers face to face in the annual career
fair. Patricia Counihan, Director of the University of Maine's Career
Center: "The purpose is to bring as many employers as we can here to campus
to make it as easy as possible for students to connect with employers. It's
designed to help students talk with employers about the possibility of jobs
after graduation, internships and learn more about career opportunities with
their companies and organizations." Dozens of employers from literally all
walks of life came to Orono this past week and got a chance to talk with
UMaine students in an informal setting. The fair allows the student to
either browze the many career options open to them, or find out specific
information about one particular employer. Kathy Marquez, Assistant Director
of Employer Relations: " We had first and second year students who were kind
of (saying) ok, now what do I do? We were trying to direct them and give
them some feedback. Other people were very focused because they could go to
our website , see who's coming, click into that company's website...they
were all hotlinked so that they could do their research." Chris Brissette,
Senior, UMaine Business School: " You get to get out there and see some of
the businesses such as Syntas. It was nice to sit down with them and find
out what they did and go from there. A live interview was an experience that
was definitely worth it." The annual career fair is not the only event
sponsored by the Career Center. Patty Counihan: " We're a full service
career center which means that we help students from the very beginning,
students who don't have any idea what they want to pursue for a career. We
help them figure that out through career counseling, our workshops, our
career library and then we help students work with them all the way through
to gaining experience, finding internships...we help them with that
process." Interviewer asks Chris Brissette:' So your experience with the
Career Center is?" Response: "Fantantic."
