Got jobs? Career Fair helps employ job seekers

Brittany Lofton
News Reporter
Beginning at 9 a.m. on March 31, Mesa State College will host the Career Connections Fair in the College Center Ballroom. The career fair is free of charge and provides an opportunity to all job seekers, including Mesa State alumni and for those in the community. The potential employers are not only local, but also national. The fair not only benefits prospective employees, but employers trying to find qualified canidates.

There are several tips that employers give before heading over to the career fair.

1) Print off plenty of resumes
2) Dress professional
3) Strategize what companies to talk to first
4) Prepare to talk briefly about yourself, not excessively.
5) Ask questions about positions available and what makes a good candidate.
6) Obtain contact info
7) Take good notes
8) Don’t talk salary
9) Be enthusiastic about the position you are applying for.

Companies attending the fair:
Advocare
Alpine Bank
AXA Advisors
Beauti Control
City Market
Colorado Air National Guard
Colorado Army National Guard
Colorado National Monument (National Park Service)
Cumulus Broadcasting
Farmers Insurance Group
FCI Constructors
First Consumer
Frito Lay
Gateway Canyons
Halliburton
Hoak Media of Colorado
Internal Revenue Service
JG Management Systems
KNZZ Radio
Mesa County Workforce Center
Minot Area Development Corp.
Montrose Memorial Hospital
Montrose Police Department
Northwestern Mutual – Denver
Primerica
Rocky Mountain Health Plans
SAGE Technical Services
SOS Staffing Services
St. Mary’s Hospital
Target Corporation
The Daily Sentinel
The Pampered Chef
U.S. Army Medical Recruiting
University Directories
Walgreens
Walmart
Wells Fargo Bank
Wells Fargo Financial
Western Colorado Conservation Corps of Partners
Ziplocal.com

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