Students preparing to graduate and take the first step in the job-hunting process may find some options at the Fall Career Fair.
The career fair, sponsored by the Ball State Career Center is today from noon to 4 p.m. in Worthen Arena. More than 100 companies interested in hiring Ball State students will be in attendance.
Companies at the fair include Allstate Insurance Company, Gannett Digital Ventures, PepsiCo - Frito-Lay and other corporate companies.
Cindy Hershman, coordinator of Employer Relations at the Career Center, said 128 employers registered to attend the event, a 28 percent increase compared to last year. About 500-600 students are expected to attend the event.
"We would love to increase the attendance this year," Hershman said. "Since we have more employers coming looking for a variety of majors."
Hershman said there are numerous opportunities for the Career Center to help students find internships and jobs. Students worried about not having the perfect resume prepared should go to the Career Center, which has numerous tools to help.
The Career Center sponsors workshops to help with resume basics and tips on how to catch the eye of desired employers. It also critiques finished resumes, and Student Center employees can help run through an interviewing practices throughout the semester.
The Career Fair will feature companies with permanent job offers and companies with internship opportunities. One of the companies that will be in attendance at the fair is Indiana INTERNnet.
This company is a free internship-matching program for students and employers that began in 2001. Students use the website, IndianaINTERN.net, as a profile account displaying all of their skills and experience and as a result, employers can find them.
Courtney Sampson, Indiana INTERNnet program coordinator, said the website caters to students with different experience levels.
"Our program connects high school and college students with internship experience," she said. "The goal is to keep Indiana students with degrees in our state."
Sampson said some students might think it may be difficult to land their dream internship because of the country's poor economic status, but she advised them to keep searching.
"College students are competing with people that already have degrees," she said. "About 1,800 positions are listed on our website with about 1,300 student profiles listed. This leaves a huge gap for many students to be given a great opportunity."
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