Tuesday's career fair teeming with opportunities: the College of Business
Connections vital for employment, job search should be assertive
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Rather than waiting for a job offer to appear in the mail, business students are encouraged to get out there and make connections with potential employers.
The colleges of Business, Liberal Arts and Sciences and Engineering Career Fair takes place from noon–6 p.m. Tuesday in Hilton Coliseum.
All business students are encouraged to attend, even if they currently have an internship set up.
“We really want them to get the message that you need to go over there to connect with employers,” said Tammy Stegman, career coordinator for Business Career Services. “This is your time to build relationships.”
Megan Groshek, graduate assistant in educational leadership and policy studies and career coordinator for Business Career Services, said the Career Fair is one of the few times students will actually be approached by employers.
“Employers are coming to them because they want to connect with them, they want to connect with Iowa State students and I think that’s a really important message to get out,” Groshek said.
With the struggling economy, students may think employers are not hiring. But this is not the case.
Stegman said research and statistics show employers are beginning to hire college graduates again.
“It’s our job to properly inform them so that they know, yes, they are hiring and there are jobs out there, but they have to assertive,” Stegman said.
“They have to go out and look for them, they can’t just expect something to just be delivered in their mailbox with their dream job after they graduate.”
Eric Davis, account executive of Des Moines Truck Brokers, Inc., said representatives from the company have not been to Iowa State’s Career Fair in a long time.
They are attending this year in the hopes of improving their business.
“We’re a small company with only nine employees,” Davis said. “We’re looking to grow and need someone to help us grow.”
Davis said the company is looking for graduating students to cover the position of carrier coordinator. There is also a possibility of the company hiring an intern who would be an assistant to the carrier coordinator, Davis said.
Signs of the economy rebuilding itself may also be noted by companies who are attending the Career Fair for the first time.
Aaron’s Sales and Lease Ownership, Inc. is one of those companies.
Kyle Gall, general manager of Aaron’s in Ames, said the company started out with four businesses 10 years ago and hopes to have 100 stores within the next 10 years.
He said the company is looking to hire graduating seniors who are motivated and willing to help the company reach its goal.
“Obviously Iowa State is a huge deal in the state of Iowa, and there’s a bunch of really great students that have come out of that school,” Gall said. “Any way we can get our hands on some great personalities and great people for the company, we really want to try to do that.”
The colleges of Business, Liberal Arts and Sciences and Engineering Career Fair takes place from noon–6 p.m. Tuesday in Hilton Coliseum.
All business students are encouraged to attend, even if they currently have an internship set up.
“We really want them to get the message that you need to go over there to connect with employers,” said Tammy Stegman, career coordinator for Business Career Services. “This is your time to build relationships.”
Megan Groshek, graduate assistant in educational leadership and policy studies and career coordinator for Business Career Services, said the Career Fair is one of the few times students will actually be approached by employers.
“Employers are coming to them because they want to connect with them, they want to connect with Iowa State students and I think that’s a really important message to get out,” Groshek said.
With the struggling economy, students may think employers are not hiring. But this is not the case.
Stegman said research and statistics show employers are beginning to hire college graduates again.
“It’s our job to properly inform them so that they know, yes, they are hiring and there are jobs out there, but they have to assertive,” Stegman said.
“They have to go out and look for them, they can’t just expect something to just be delivered in their mailbox with their dream job after they graduate.”
Eric Davis, account executive of Des Moines Truck Brokers, Inc., said representatives from the company have not been to Iowa State’s Career Fair in a long time.
They are attending this year in the hopes of improving their business.
“We’re a small company with only nine employees,” Davis said. “We’re looking to grow and need someone to help us grow.”
Davis said the company is looking for graduating students to cover the position of carrier coordinator. There is also a possibility of the company hiring an intern who would be an assistant to the carrier coordinator, Davis said.
Signs of the economy rebuilding itself may also be noted by companies who are attending the Career Fair for the first time.
Aaron’s Sales and Lease Ownership, Inc. is one of those companies.
Kyle Gall, general manager of Aaron’s in Ames, said the company started out with four businesses 10 years ago and hopes to have 100 stores within the next 10 years.
He said the company is looking to hire graduating seniors who are motivated and willing to help the company reach its goal.
“Obviously Iowa State is a huge deal in the state of Iowa, and there’s a bunch of really great students that have come out of that school,” Gall said. “Any way we can get our hands on some great personalities and great people for the company, we really want to try to do that.”
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