02.24.12 - Juniata College Seeks Area Businesses to Recruit, Meet Students at Annual Career Day Event

1/6/2012 10:18:02 AM

Juniata College is currently recruiting representatives from area and regional businesses interested in recruiting Juniata students for full-time jobs, internships or to discuss career options.

The event, to be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24 in the intramural gym in Kennedy Sports and Recreation Center, is open to small businesses, industry representatives and employers from the public service sector.

To inquire about attending the Career Fair as a recruiter, please contact Darwin Kysor, director of career services, at (814) 641-3351, or David Meadows, director of alumni relations, at (814) 641-3445.

In addition, Darwin Kysor, director of Juniata’s career services office, invites Juniata alumni who own a local business or are employed outside central Pennsylvania to return to campus to act as a recruiter or career resource for the 400 students who annually attend the fair.

“It really increases the visibility of your organization or company,” Kysor explains. “It’s also a great way to meet and talk with Juniata students and see how the college’s high academic standards and dedication to experiential learning can translate to productivity at your organization.”

Each business also will have the opportunity to interact with Juniata faculty as well. “About 60 percent of our graduating classes are comprised of students from Pennsylvania and many of them stay in the area to work. It’s a great opportunity to see how dynamic our graduates are,” Meadows says. 

The program on the day of the Career Fair begins with employer check-in at 10:30 a.m. There will be refreshments served, along with a light lunch, during the hours of the fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Representatives can leave at 3 p.m.

The fair is attended by primarily juniors and seniors, but more than 400 students from all class ranks attend the fair.

Representatives from such companies as Eli Lilly & Co., Merck & Co., MeadWestvaco New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co., PPG Industries, Deloitte Inc. and Cisney & O’Donnell have attended the Career Fair in past years.

In addition to the career fair, Juniata’s Office of Career Services, will also host several events throughout the week of Monday, Feb. 20 through Friday, Feb. 24. Among those events:

• A resume workshop at 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 20 in Sill Boardroom in the von Liebig Center for Science.
• A panel offering advice and strategies for pursuing graduate school at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22 in Neff Lecture Hall in the von Liebig center.
• A panel focusing on entrepreneurialism at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 23 in Neff Lecture Hall.
• In addition, there will be a wine etiquette workshop at 3:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24 just preceding a wine and cheese networking reception at 4 p.m. The location of the reception and workshop will be announced at a later date.