{"id":203645,"date":"2013-02-25T15:17:13","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T15:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/d45h139.public.uconn.edu\/sites\/news\/?p=14723"},"modified":"2025-01-29T16:23:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T21:23:24","slug":"spring-career-fair-a-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2013\/02\/spring-career-fair-a-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Career Fair a Hit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/d45h139.public.uconn.edu\/sites\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/career1a.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13284 img-responsive lazyload\" alt=\"career1a\" data-src=\"http:\/\/d45h139.public.uconn.edu\/sites\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/career1a.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><\/a>On February 19<sup>th<\/sup>, in celebration of National Engineers Week, more than 60 employers and hundreds of UConn engineering students filled the Rome Commons Ballroom at the Storrs campus for the opportunity to meet, discuss career and internship opportunities and do their best to impress.\u00a0 The 2013 spring career fair was widely praised by employers and students alike for its organization and excellent attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Among those exhibiting were major defense industry leaders, energy companies, insurance giants, engineering consulting companies, construction firms, manufacturers, computing giants, defense-industry leaders, pharmaceutical companies, and State and federal employers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/d45h139.public.uconn.edu\/sites\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/career22.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14655 alignleft img-responsive lazyload\" alt=\"career2\" data-src=\"http:\/\/d45h139.public.uconn.edu\/sites\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/career22.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/208;\" \/><\/a>The career fair afforded students the opportunity to dress up, learn more about summer and full-time job opportunities, present their credentials and initiate contacts.\u00a0 The School hosted pre-fair sessions for interested students that include helpful tips on effective resume writing, as well as interviewing skills.<\/p>\n<p>Please view the photo album <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uconnengineering\/sets\/72157632822659584\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">here<\/span><\/a><\/span> (photos by Justine Braisted &#8217;13 SFA).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 19th, in celebration of National Engineers Week, more than 60 employers and hundreds of UConn engineering students filled the Rome Commons Ballroom at the Storrs campus for the opportunity to meet, discuss career and internship opportunities and do their best to impress.  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