Career Fair
Back in January I found a post on Instagram from the CBU Career Center advertising a career fair for Feb. 18. The post advertised that there would be various engineering companies present, so of course I became interested. Initially I hoped that no other engineers would hear about it in order to ensure my chances at an internship, but soon after the College of Engineering began aggressively advertising the event as well. Now with some healthy competition, I revised my resume countless times, bought special resume paper for pristine prints, and invested in a Fossil watch to compliment my suit coat. With a little gel in my hair, I walked into the Rec Center yesterday evening to meet the companies.
And there were plenty. Finely dressed students and friendly business representatives packed the recreational basketball area, passing out business cards and collecting resumes all around. I approached the area cautiously, although determined to make use of all 50 resumes in my newly purchased business pad folio. I approached the first table blindly, choking on my words, and staring awkwardly into the distance as I failed strike up any form of conversation with the representative. I knew that would happen eventually, but that table was Bourns Engineering, which recently donated $5.5 million to the CBU College of Engineering to construct a new engineering building. Striking out with my department’s largest partnership was a serious misstep, but after that encounter I felt motivated to not let it happen again. The conversations after that flowed much smoother. I made it my objective to make the representative laugh a little before ending it with my resume and a smile. I received positive feedback from several representatives, as well, which became a huge encouragement. I left the career fair with a pocket full of business cards and a motivated spirit. I don’t know where I’ll intern this summer, but the Career Center helped get me that much closer.
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