The Office of Career Services (OCS) sponsored the Annual Spring Career Fair, Thurs. Feb. 24 in Corbett Sports Center from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

There were representatives from companies such as BB&T, Hewlett Packard, Teach for America, and Verizon Wireless.  The majority of the companies were looking for interns for next semester, or for over the summer.

Cynthia Downing, Assistant Director for Career counseling programs, said she “helps to prepare students for the workforce. That can be helping out with resume development, interviewing, how to network at a career fair, job searching and the list goes on.”

“The Career Fair has increasingly grown in size. A&T actually has one of the largest career fairs in N.C. There are over 20 companies that are looking for any major; it just depends on what the student wants to do with that major,” stated Downing.

Even though the fair had more opportunities for engineering and technology majors, everyone was encouraged by OCS to attend.

“There over 150 companies here today. There is something here for everyone,” said Cynthia Downing.

Zebedee Talley, Coordinator of the Spring Career Fair, said “the purpose of the Spring Fair is to give students the opportunity to communicate and network with companies/organizations concerning internships, co-ops and full-time positions.”

“The Career Fair has gone well, A&T always has a ton of opportunities available so students can actually go out and try to pursue different career paths and goals. I would definitely like to see more upperclassmen attend the career fair as well,” said Kyle Bailey, a junior industrial systems engineering major from Atlanta, Ga.

Talley wants Aggies to network with employer’s representatives and learn about these opportunities. “Students should leave here with a number of opportunities,” said Talley.

The OCS encourages students to register online for job and internship placement opportunities.  Next semester, there will be another career fair and students are urged to prepare for it.

• Janae Smith