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Show 4 -- DIXIE SUN CAMPUS BEAT Advisors and representatives from Utah State University will be on campus to meet with students on Monday, March 3, 2003 from 1 0:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M. Presentation at 12:30 p.m. in the Science Building Board Room. Stop by our booth which will be located in the science building. For further information, contact the Advisement Center. WEDNESDAY, JOB FAIR continued from FRONT DSC will get a chance to look and see what to expect. a struggling economy there is always some question as to just how many jobs there are out there, but Employment Fair organizers assure that there are jobs In available. Last year some of the companies that came to the fair had FEBRUARY 26, 2003 recently frozen all hiring because of the terrorist of attacks n, Sept. Woodward said. This year we have a requirement that employers either have positions to fill now or have positions available the end of the semester. by There will also be opportunities for students to find summer employment, Woodward said, including internships. the economy is sluggish, but everyone that is coming has jobs available, added employment coordinator Rae Smart, who also works for the of Department Workforce Services. Our goal for the Employment Fair Yes, is always to find jobs for our students. Specifically, the expanding Dixie Medical Regional Center is looking to fill approximately 150 positions, and St. Rose Hospital in Las and Vegas University Salt Lake are in Hospital searching for several nurses, Smart said. In addition, com- and organizations including the Bureau of Land Management, the Salt Lake County Sheriffs office, UPS, the Secret Service and FBI, Mountain America Credit Union, The Spectrum, Costco, ShopKo, Walgreens, and Simmons Media, SkyWest Airlines are scheduled to participate in this panies years fair. Going to employment fairs costs employers a lot of time and money, Smart said. Most companies pick out the best schools that they want to target and put it in their budgets There will also be two competitions in connection with the Employment Fair a resume contest and an interview contest. Each has a first prize of $50. The deadline for submitting a resume to the Career Center is 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24. The resumes will be judged primarily on the student's ability to write an effective resume, not on the amount of work experience. The deadline for signing up for the interview competition was Thesday, Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. at the Career Center. Both winners will be announced Thursday at the Employment Fair. |
