Fall Career Fair Features New Companies and Veteran Recruiters

With 264 companies registered for the Fall Career Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 24, their 900 recruiters run the gamut from new to returning to never-miss-a-fair.

Among the new companies, according to Jim Turnquist, director of Career Services, is Chevron. Although they have recruited and hired on their own on campus, this year they’ve joined the Career Fair and expanded their search.

“In the past, they focused on geology, but this year they are looking for many different engineering fields: chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, mechanical,” Turnquist says. “That’s a big plus.”

Back after a hiatus from recruiting is Procter and Gamble. They are scouting for chemical, electrical and mechanical engineers.  “This is fantastic,” Turnquist says.

A new company to the fair is Tata Motors, India’s largest auto manufacturer. “They have an IT branch, called Consultancy Services, which is also huge,” he explains.

Old favorites like Dow Chemical have increased their presence. Instead of a couple of interview rooms, they’ve reserved eight for the day after the fair.

Turnquist says the Career Fair has grown into a week-plus of activities in both the fall and spring semesters. Interview skills training and resume blitzes have already started, and fair week has numerous events:

• Chrysler and GM both have ride and drive events planned. Chrysler’s Sunday Copper Harbor trips are filled. GM’s ride and drives target both faculty/staff and students. 
• The Society of Women Engineers is hosting an Evening with Industry, where recruiters can meet with students before the fair. It is scheduled for 5:15 p.m., Monday, Sept. 23 in the Memorial Union Ballroom.
• More than 40 company information sessions are scheduled for Monday evening. "And these companies are looking for people," Turnquist says. "They are looking to hire. 

• The University Department Information Fair (Meet the Faculty) will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the fair. Academic and administrative departments can meet with company representatives.

• Center for Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Reception—Corporations can meet with students from organizations such as the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (oSTEM), American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), and more. The event is scheduled for 6 to 7:45 p.m. at the Hamar House Tuesday, Sept. 24.
• Railroad Information Night is 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 in the Douglass Houghton Hall Ballroom.  The Railroad Engineering and Activity Club and Tech's Rail Transportation Program bring together students and railroad industry representatives.

Michigan Technological University is a public research university founded in 1885 in Houghton, Michigan, and is home to nearly 7,500 students from more than 60 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan’s flagship technological university offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, computing, forestry, business, health professions, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, and the arts. The rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, offering year-round opportunities for outdoor adventure.