Gloomy on the Outside..Bustling on the Inside

Courtney Gordon

Last Thursday Montana Tech’s campus was rainy, humid, and cold. And although the temperature may not have been low compared to our winters, the humidity made it into a chill-you-to-the-bone cold. Don’t let the weather fool you though; inside the HPER you wouldn’t have known how gloomy it was outside. Why? Because last Thursday was the 11th annual career fair at Tech.
The HPER gym was hustling and bustling with hopeful employers and students dressed to impress.

There were over seventy employers at this year’s career fair and they were truly enthusiastic about all of the students who attended. Although there were a few students there just looking for some cool freebies, most of the students looked like they were ready to be interviewed. The businesses there were handing out pens, pencils, highlighters, hand sanitizer, bags, you name it, a company there probably had their logo on it. There were all kinds of employers, from Enterprise Rent-a-Car, to dozens of mining companies, to the Army ROTC, students had a wide variety of employers to speak with about opportunities within their company. A pamphlet was offered to students upon entry to the fair and in it was an entire list of employers, what their company was about, what degrees they were looking for, and whether they offered summer internships. So any student could map out exactly which employers they wanted to talk to, and about what opportunities they were interested in. Nothing is more impressive to an employer than someone who takes the time to do their research before walking around the career fair looking lost and confused.

Overall the career fair had a pretty good turnout. Don’t worry too much if you missed it though; there will be another, possibly smaller, career fair in the fall for those of you that either forgot, were sick, or just didn’t know about it. Thank you to all the students and employers who participated in the fair; your enthusiasm is what gives all the Tech students such a great job placement rate.