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College of Business Recruiting Fairs have Record Attendance
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Peder Jensen and Jodi Thelen, COB alumni and Kiewit recruiters
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On Wednesday, October 1, businesses from across the country met
with more than 300 College of Business students for the annual
Meet the Recruiters Fair and Meet the Accounting Recruiters
Fairs. The Meet the Recruiters event is co-sponsored by MSU
Career Services and Student Employment and the Accounting event
is sponsored by Beta Alpha Psi. Business cards were exchanged
while resumes were handed over and interviews were set up between
students and potential employers. The sea of professionally
dressed students was reminiscent of Wall Street.
More than 50 companies from across the nation were represented at
the two highly energized events, displaying banners and providing
additional information about their companies. The positive
effects from previous recruiting fairs were apparent, with some
College of Business alumni now serving as company recruiting
representatives.
Students were able to mingle with recruiters from a variety of
companies -- small to large, local, regional, international, for
profit, and non-profit. Opportunities for students to find a
great job or internship match were abundant.
This year's recruiters included companies such as Kiewit Pacific,
Boeing, Northwest Farm Credit, RightNow Technologies, State Farm
Insurance, NAVSEA, PrintingforLess.com, FBI, Northwestern Mutual
Financial Network, and Gallup.
The range of companies was also very diverse at the Meet the
Accounting Recruiters Fair. Not only did the "big four"
accounting firms of Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and
PriceWaterhouseCoopers attend, but a large number of local and
regional firms attended the event including Anderson ZurMuehlen &
Co., Galusha Higgins & Galusha, Joseph Eve, Junkermeier
Campanella Clark & Stevens and Rudd & Company. Firms based in
Idaho, Alaska and Nevada were also present.
Current College of Business students found the experience
rewarding and beneficial. Many students attended to become
acquainted with the different firms and worked on developing
their professional skills, while others actively pursued
internships and future employment. Students were also able to
utilize these skills when they attended the MSU Career Fair the
next day.
For more information about the MSU College of Business Meet the
Recruiters Fair, please contact Linda Ward at 406-994-1995 or
lward@montana.edu. Information about MSU s career fair can be
found at http://www.montana.edu/careers/events/student_info/fairs_events.htm
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