Making Jags Marketable; Fall 2015 Career Fair post records numbers, students satisfied

Southern University’s annual Career Fair, organized by the Office of Career Services and Director Tamara Montgomery, took place September 16 in the F.G. Clark Activity Center. The Fair is designed for upperclassmen, and constructed to assist in the marketability of students as they matriculate through their college years and place them in beneficial internships and jobs.
Nearly 75 different companies and corporations from as far as North Carolina rented booths, from Proctor & Gamble and Lockheed and Martin to AT&T, WBRZ and Shell Oil Company.
Over 700 students attended this year’s Career Fair, visiting various companies and passing out copies of their resumes.
“I was able to gain helpful information about different companies to see who I would be interested in,” said sophomore Electrical Engineering major Tyler Henderson. “Attending this year’s Career Fair has made me eager to practice my interviewing skills so when I graduate I’ll be prepared.” Henderson finished.
Director of Career Services Tamara Montgomery shared her enthusiasm for the success of the Career Fair as well.
“I am so proud of our students and overwhelmed by the Career Fair. The university has some of the best and brightest students in the world and our corporate sponsors and career day participants were very impressed with our students and the preparation,” said Montgomery. “The Career Fair is an opportunity for us to showcase our most valuable asset- our students.”
Sophomore Mia McKee also shared her experience.
“The experience to me was overwhelming. There were so many companies looking to hire students for jobs, internships, and even co-ops,” explained McKee. “Approaching these companies took so much courage because you never know how they will react.”
McKee also spoke on the ways the Career Fair benefits her personally.
“The Career Fair helps you to be professional, yet it humbles you. It teaches you about yourself and also helps you get experience in professionally introducing yourself.”