So Who's Going To The Career Fair Anyway?

Well, in addition to you of course, there are already 107 companies participating in this fall's Career Fair.

That's a lot of companies, and you're obviously not going to have enough time to talk to everyone. But then again, why would you want to? Only a portion of the companies coming relate to your major or the field you want to work in, so why not make the most of the Career Fair and talk to all of these companies that actually relate to you while skipping by the ones that don't?

So how do you do this? Luckily for you, the CDC had already made this information available. If you log into your Job Finder Account, click on the events tab at the top, and then select 09careerfair, you will be able to see a list of all of the companies coming. In addition to that, this list also provides a link to the company's website, a short description about what they do, what majors they're looking for as well as to what types of jobs they have (summer internships, co ops, full time, etc). Companies love it when you already know some information about them and you get major points for being prepared. Plus, then you'll be able to ask the questions that actually matter instead of surface questions like "What do you do?" or "Are you looking for any interns?". You get the point.

So what if you don't have a Job Finder Account yet? Don't worry, it's really easy to sign up. You can find a link to Job Finder in the left column of the CDC's main web page. From there your username is your Student ID and your password is the first four digits of your Student ID plus your birth month and date. So, for example. If you Student ID is 333444555 and your birthday is February 14,1990, your password would be 33340214.

If you already set up your account and don't remember your password, just stop by the CDC and someone working there will be able to reset it for you.

So check out the companies coming and polish up your resume (Resumazing! is on Thursday in the Odeum from 1-7), and get ready because the Career Fair is only 8 days away!