Career Fair Matches Students with Businesses

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Galloway, N.J. 鈥  Representatives from more than 100 businesses came to 淫性视频鈥檚 Spring Career and Internship Fair on Feb. 28 looking for students to fill jobs and internships.

Among them were multiple casino  hotels from Atlantic City, including Ocean Resorts, Tropicana Casino and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

career fiar spring icona鈥淚 think 淫性视频 students get looked at more because they鈥檙e from the area,鈥 said Michelle Russo, a recruiter from Ocean Resorts. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a great area for great opportunities.鈥

Global Furniture Group was excited about their first experience at 淫性视频鈥檚 Career Fair. They are looking to fill positions in design jobs, customer service, sales, HR, and internships.

Vanguard went virtual to add students to their recruiting system, providing a tablet for students to type their name and email and be drectly added to Vanguard鈥檚 system.

鈥淲e love coming to 淫性视频,鈥 said Sara Gettings representing ICONA Resorts. Gettings and alumna Theresa Messina were at the Career Fair searching to fill summer team member positions.

A 淫性视频 graduate and Area Rental Manager for Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Joseph Ewald said his degree from 淫性视频 helped him develop professional skills that he uses today.

 鈥溡允悠碘檚 Business program taught me how to manage all kinds of people,鈥 said Ewald. 鈥淚 learned how to manage people who are the opposite of me.鈥

Current 淫性视频 student, Hana Nammour, received an internship at Enterprise last summer. They kept him on the job and plan to hire him full-time after he graduates in May.

 鈥淚 received this internship at 淫性视频鈥檚 Career Fair last year,鈥 said Nammour. 鈥淚 used my communication and networking skills and it all worked out.鈥

career fair enterpriseAnother current 淫性视频 student, Brandon McCleery,  was looking for multiple people to fill internship roles at the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, just as he did.  

鈥淣etworking was really important,鈥 said McCleery. He learned a lot about networking and personal branding from his business classes here at 淫性视频, which he said 鈥渉elped me a lot.鈥

Several alumni participated in the event as well. Sarah Snell graduated from 淫性视频 in 2005 and now works as Holman Frenia Allison, P.C.鈥檚 Chief Operating Officer.

鈥淚 love 淫性视频,鈥 said Snell. 鈥淭hey do well ensuring students have opportunities at local businesses.鈥

Snell said 淫性视频 helped set her apart from others when seeking internships and jobs, because of the help she received from her professors.

鈥淚 felt very connected to my professors here,鈥 she said. 鈥淲e were able to have open and honest conversations about questions I had.鈥

Anthony Pruneau, HR Generalist for Connect Plus, is another 淫性视频 alumni who credits his courses for developing professional skills.

 鈥淒r. (Ronald) Caplan鈥檚 writing class gave me skills that I use every day,鈥 said Pruneau. 鈥淗e taught me how to write correctly and professionally.鈥

The Career Center provides services to students, alumni and employers.  Director Terri Carr said the Center hosts the Career Fair to connect students to employers.

"This event helps students build relationships with organizations and explore opportunities that excite them," she said. "Whether part-time or full-time employment; or, semester-long or summer internships,  students and employers have an opportunity to meet face-to-face and explore the possibilities of working together."

- Reported by Julia Sus

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Contact:
Diane D鈥橝mico
Director of News and Media Relations
淫性视频
Galloway, N.J. 08205
Diane.DAmico@stockton.edu
609-652-4593
609-412-8069