2008 Woodie Awards
Record turnout for Spring Career Fair
Courtney Perlee
Issue date: 2/21/08 Section: News
The change of atmosphere on campus was evident to junior Joe Mazza on Tuesday afternoon.
Students in the cafeteria and the Mahogany room were dressed in suits and business attire, rather than their usual jeans and a sweatshirt.
It was Spring 2008 Career Fair that had more than 450 Sacred Heart students and alumni at the William H. Pitt Center on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Upon entering the main gym there were representatives from 119 companies, all of them ready to speak with students, accept resumes and consider candidates for internships or positions at their company.
"I wasn't expecting so many students to be here," said Mazza who was surprised by the turnout.
Mazza, a media studies major, was in search of an internship opportunity or summer job.
"I thought the representatives would be picky and selective about whom they spoke with, but they were willing to listen to my questions and seemed like they were trying to sell the company to me," said Mazza.
Along with other students, senior Jamie Paulsen was content with her experience at the fair, but felt let down with the number of recruiting companies present. Although some of these agencies were also offering marketing internships or job positions, most were advertising their own services at the same time.
"I feel like it's wasting a table for advertisement," said Paulsen.
GoliathJobs.com was one of those companies promoting their own services at the fair. The representative present for GoliathJobs.com, Kate Mezzapelle, said that her company was offering a marketing internship, where the student's job would be "to create a buzz on campus" about the company.
She also provided information about the company's Web site, which is similar to Monster.com except that the Stamford, Conn. based company is free and attracts smaller business as well as non-profit companies.
Nicole Davison, assistant director of Career Development was optimistic about the response both students and employers attending fair. There were a record number of employers as well as a sizeable student turnout.
Students in the cafeteria and the Mahogany room were dressed in suits and business attire, rather than their usual jeans and a sweatshirt.
It was Spring 2008 Career Fair that had more than 450 Sacred Heart students and alumni at the William H. Pitt Center on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Upon entering the main gym there were representatives from 119 companies, all of them ready to speak with students, accept resumes and consider candidates for internships or positions at their company.
"I wasn't expecting so many students to be here," said Mazza who was surprised by the turnout.
Mazza, a media studies major, was in search of an internship opportunity or summer job.
"I thought the representatives would be picky and selective about whom they spoke with, but they were willing to listen to my questions and seemed like they were trying to sell the company to me," said Mazza.
Along with other students, senior Jamie Paulsen was content with her experience at the fair, but felt let down with the number of recruiting companies present. Although some of these agencies were also offering marketing internships or job positions, most were advertising their own services at the same time.
"I feel like it's wasting a table for advertisement," said Paulsen.
GoliathJobs.com was one of those companies promoting their own services at the fair. The representative present for GoliathJobs.com, Kate Mezzapelle, said that her company was offering a marketing internship, where the student's job would be "to create a buzz on campus" about the company.
She also provided information about the company's Web site, which is similar to Monster.com except that the Stamford, Conn. based company is free and attracts smaller business as well as non-profit companies.
Nicole Davison, assistant director of Career Development was optimistic about the response both students and employers attending fair. There were a record number of employers as well as a sizeable student turnout.
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