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Issue date: 3/11/10 Section: News

Media Credit: Tricia Mullen Charmaine Coleman, senior psychology major from North Little Rock, exchanges information with a recruiter from the Department of Human Services at Tuesday's career fair.

The annual career fair was well received Tuesday and Wednesday in Centennial Hall where students of all majors were welcome to meet with a variety of employers and graduate school personnel.

Students wore name tags labeling their majors so that employers could easily spot potential candidates they may have been interested in recruiting.

Employers were also provided papers to put on their booth proclaiming that their businesses "Hire and Support Interns."

Students were very happy to take advantage of the opportunity to make career connections at the career fair.

"I'm really excited about the opportunity to meet future employers," said Gabriel Miller, a senior political science major from Little Rock.

Other students came to get information about graduate schools.

"I came to the job fair to make contacts with local industries and graduate schools," said Elizabeth Harrison, a senior mechanical engineering major from Judsonia. "There were a lot of contacts and it was good for me because I got to meet people from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Graduate School.

The second day of the fair was held at the same time, but was specifically designed for education, nursing and health professions majors.

Wednesday's fair was organized in the same way, with a list of recruiters by booth number and of name tags.

Some students felt the booths did not address an adequate variety of employers looking for health professions majors.

"I was disappointed that there weren't more social work employers," said Jessamynn Evers, a senior social work major from Pocahontas.

Others were impressed by the variety of educational employers available.

"The most beneficial thing [about the career fair] was seeing school districts I hadn't heard of represented," said Lewis Canada, a senior social science major from Batesville. "It was good to talk with them and get information from them. They were all very helpful."

Many of the recruiters gained attention with colorful displays and drawings for a variety of prizes.

The career fair welcome desk offered an enticing drawing for a $100, along with a few students encouraging those in attendance to fill out evaluations of the job fair as a whole.

Handouts detailing whom was operating each of the booths made finding a specific recruiter easy for students.

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