Wednesday, February 15, 2012

SPRING CAREER AND INTERNSHIP FAIR 2012

SPRING CAREER AND INTERNSHIP FAIR 2012
First Floor, Stamp Student Union - DIFFERENT EMPLOYERS EACH DAY 
February 21 – 23  • 12:00pm – 5:00pm


The largest fair of the spring is next week! Due to the economy, the hiring outlook nationwide is still challenging. Take advantage of an opportunity to meet potential employers who are still hiring for full-time, part-time, and internship positions before it's too late! No pre-registration is required; however, we do ask that you bring your student ID and dress to impress (interview style)!  

WHAT KINDS OF EMPLOYERS ARE COMING?
Over three days you will find 212 employers hiring for non-technical positions and 202 employers looking to fill technical positions.  These include 104 employers who are looking to hire for BOTH types of positions.

Some of the employers attending the fair that students in the Behavioral & Social Sciences can look forward to include: 
·         American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI)
·         Bureau of Economic Analysis
·         Capital One
·         Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
·         City Year Washington, DC
·         Columban Center for Advocacy & Outreach
·         District Department of the Environment
·         Fund for Public Interest Research
·         Grassroots Campaigns
·         Hearts and Homes for Youth, Inc.
·         International Rescue Committee
·         Kennedy Krieger Institute
·         Macy's, Inc.
·         Maryland Public Television
·         Metropolitan Police Department
·         National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
·         National Institutes of Health
·         Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
·         Peace Corps
·         SiriusXM
·         St. Luke's House, Inc.
·         T. Rowe Price
·         UN Association of the National Capital Area
·         Unilever
·         United Service Organizations (USO)
·         United States Secret Service
·         US Census Bureau
·         US Department of State
·         US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
·         Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
·         and many more! 

Check out ALL the employers and which days they will be attending the Fair at www.Careers.umd.edu/page.cfm?page_id=135. (You can filter by non-technical and technical positions as well.) 

 ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THE FAIR? 

·         Visit www.CareerCenter.umd.edu/FairPrep 

·         Attend the "Walk-in Resume Critique in the Union – co-sponsored by Northwestern Mutual" on Monday, February 20, 2012, from 11:30am - 2:30pm in the Baltimore Room, SSU, and bring your resume!