In an effort to match students with beneficial part-time job opportunities, the Oklahoma Christian University’s Career Services will host its third annual part-time career fair tomorrow in the Gaylord University Student Center.
Susan Hoover, Oklahoma Christian’s director of calling and career, is in charge of the event, which will host 18 companies hiring for positions in retail, banking, restaurants and more. The fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., is a casual and students should bring resume copies if possible.
“We have hosted the part-time job fair on our campus as an opportunity for employers to come and meet students, so students can apply for available jobs that work within their school schedule and earn some extra money while they are here,” Hoover said. “Eventually, we hope to be able to connect them with full-time employers once they are ready to make that next step.”
Graduate student Katie Blount said she has had several experiences working with career services and attending job fairs.
“Career fairs are a great opportunity to practice talking to professionals,” Blount said. “While not all of them have led to jobs or internships, I have discovered the companies I need to apply to or want to work for in the future. The fairs have led to several interviews and an internship over the years.”
Junior Austin Roberts has attended career fairs as both a student and a recruiter for Paycom.
“One of the benefits is that you really get to interact with the businesses and professionals that are trying to hire college students,” Roberts said. “They don’t go to career fairs to hire experienced individuals, they go to hire [students]. Getting to see [employers] now and getting to see them face-to-face is a very important thing.”
According to Hoover, career services will undergo changes this year to help better prepare students for life after college.
“We are looking to expand the career services model,” Hoover said. “We are working to revamp and still offer the traditional career services like resume review, mock interviews, all the different workshops that Candace Owens did previously, but also expand on that and helping students discover what God has called them to do.”
Part of career services’ expansion involves the implementation of Handshake. According to Hoover, students who cannot attend the career fair should make a Handshake profile to connect with potential employers.
“Handshake is kind of like LinkedIn for students,” Hoover said. “It connects them to part-time jobs, full-time jobs and internships all across the country.”
Other employers registered to attend the career fair include Breakout Games, Nike Retail, Westminster School and Whataburger. The entire list of employers can be found here.
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