By VICTORIA SHNAUFER, Student Reporter
On Wednesday, Nov. 16 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. the Ranger room will be full of business representatives prepared to higher Northwestern students.
Career Services Coordinator and Transfer Recruiter, Andrea Lauderdale, has been planning the event since the beginning of Sept.
“As of now there are 17 businesses signed up to come but more are continuing to register,” said Lauderdale.
The list of employers attending as of now are listed below.
- Cricket Wireless
- Department of Rehabilitation Services
- Enid Police Department
- Hay Rice & Associates
- Northwest Family Services-
- NWOSU Graduate School
- Pioneer Telephone Coop, Inc. –Kingfisher
- Oklahoma Agricultural Coop. Council (OACC)
- Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections (Helena, OK)
James Crabtree Correctional Center
- Oklahoma Department of Human Services
- OG&E
- OK Tourism and Recreation Dept.
- Omni Media Group
- Mary’s Regional Medical Center
- State Farm Insurance Enid/Alva
- USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Youth and Family Services, NCO
The employers are located all over Northwest Oklahoma region as well as Oklahoma City area.
“The businesses sending employers to the career fair want to hire students from Northwestern,” said Lauderdale.
Students can start participating in internships as early as their sophomore year in college. There are job opportunities for students of all classifications and majors available.
“Students need to dress professionally, bring their resumes and be ready to answer professional questions,” said Lauderdale.
When going to a career fair it is important to be prepared as if you were going into a job interview and take pride in yourself. Lauderdale wants to let them know how much we appreciate these businesses for taking an interest in Northwestern students.
“I want to show these employers that northwestern students are eager and appreciative of the opportunities they are giving them,” said Lauderdale.