Brittany Lofton
News Reporter

As students piled into the Academic Classroom Building on Sept. 15, there was more than just the Jazzman’s Café line slowing down traffic. The 2010 Fall Employment fair was in full swing as hopeful job-seeking students conversed and made connections with corporate and local companies.
Tables for 24 businesses were set up across the main level in ACB with companies looking for potential employees, luring them in with bowls of candy and other free products.
Multiple medical facilities, financial companies and other companies like Frito-Lay and City Market were among the contenders for students and alumni to look at as possible employers.
Montrose Memorial Hospital was looking for students graduating as a Registered Nurse or possibly in the radiology field. They were also looking for students that needed clinical hours to complete.
The U.S. Army Medical Recruiters were there to raise awareness of the army and to look for possible students eligible for scholarships.
KJCT News 8 was looking for mass communication students specializing in journalism. With past experiences from working with Mesa State, students looking for an internship usually become valuable long-term employees.
“In reality it is a win-win situation” the representative explained about doing an internship with KJCT.
The rep said that they were looking for creative people, interested in IT, news and operations.
Frito-Lay was looking to hire someone with an engineering degree as a front-line manager in their Denver facility. The two representatives at the table said they were busiest and most popular around lunchtime with a free bag of chips sitting on the table. The representatives themselves had a connection with Mesa State, as they were both graduates. Besides being an engineer, they were looking for someone with great leadership skills to thrive well in the company.
Students seemed to be overwhelmed with the employment options that were available in not only the Grand Valley, but across the country. Job-seeking students ranged from freshmen to graduates, searched the tables to see what connections they could make with potential employers.
Two non-traditional students, Jennifer Bowden and Marcia Parker were looking for administrative assistant positions specifically in the medical field.
Students like freshman Josh Bower were on the prowl for a job to help with finances in college.
Freshman Morgan Reynolds, was looking for inspiration for deciding her major. Reynolds spoke to representatives from Edward Jones and inquired about a major in personal finance. As a graduate from MSC, Jason Sullivan was looking for a job in marketing.
“It is looking promising so far,” Sullivan said.
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blofton@mesastate.edu