Polish resume,
shoes for steps
on career path
Employers will convene
at the Spring Career Fair
on Wednesday to look
for potential employees
Lindsay Sauve
Family/Health/Education Reporter
What do you want to be when you
grow up? It’s time to add some polish
to that resume and fix the run in those
pantyhose, iron that collared shirt and
wash the mustard off that tie.
The University Career Center will
host the Spring Career Fair from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday in the
EMU Ballroom to help students take
their first steps in the real world.
Recruiters from corporations,
nonprofit organizations and govern
ment agencies will be available for
information about internships and
full- and part-time positions, ranging
from bartending to biology. While
the career fair is traditionally most
popular with seniors, the Career
Center recommends that sopho
mores and juniors attend to learn
more about the job market and
search out internships.
Career Center spokeswoman Mei
Yong said any employer is allowed to
participate at the fair as long as they
comply with affirmative action and
equal opportunity standards and
don’t require students to pay for em
ployment. But finding an employer
this year may be more difficult.
The problematic economy has
contributed to a significant de
crease in the number of employers
recruiting students. Yong said that
there are 30 percent fewer compa
nies and organizations participat
ing than last year.
Melissa Pearson, recruitment and
selection manager at the City of Eu
gene Human Resources Department,
said that because of budget cuts, the
city will be offering fewer profession
al and administrative jobs to stu
dents this year, but there will still be
city representatives at the fair.
“The city will be mostly offering
recreational positions for the sum
mer, but they are always recruiting
future police officers,” Pearson said.
Government agencies, such as the
Internal Revenue Service and the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, always
Career Fair
When: 10 a.m. — 3 p.m.
Wednesday
Where: EMU Ballroom
What: Recruiters from
corporations, nonprofit
organizations and
government agencies
offering internships,
employment and
information
For more information: Visit
the Career Center Web site at
http://uocareer.uoregon.edu
or call 346-3235.
SOURCE: University Career Center
have positions available and will be
at the fair, Yong said.
“The federal government is the
largest employer, especially recently
since so many baby boomers are re
tiring,” Yong said.
Some recent graduates have
managed to land jobs in the private
sector. Josh Frankel, a 2001 Uni
versity graduate, was hired by E. &
J. Gallo wineries, a company that
has been involved at recent Univer
sity career fairs — but it won’t be at
the University on Wednesday.
Frankel said Gallo was looking for
candidates for management devel
opment positions.
“I never envisioned myself work
ing for a winery after college, but I
was willing to give it a shot,” Frankel
said. “The people I’ve met working
(at Gallo) have made it worthwhile.”
Yong said students who present
themselves in a professional manner
have a better shot at landing posi
tions. She recommends they dress
well, perfect their resumes and even
practice their speaking skills before
attending the fair.
“Students should be prepared to
discuss their skills and interests,”
Yong said. “It’s also a good idea to re
search the organizations they are in
terested in, so they know more
about the positions being offered.”
Contact the reporter
atlindsaysauve@dailyemerald.com.
Lobby day
continued from page 1
the rally. “Uniting our voices like we
are here today gives us the power to
create change and to influence the
decisions that affect us. We’ll use
that power to continue fighting for
affordable, accessible post-second
ary education.”
OUS Chancellor Richard Jarvis
said it is important for state legisla
tors to put a face on the funding de
cisions they make. He said the per
sonal stories of students struggling
to make ends meet has the potential
to have an impact on legislators and
perhaps affect the outcome of pro
posed budget cuts.
“This is a time for students to
teach others,” Jarvis said. “By com
ing up here, you have the opportu
nity to tell your legislators what
your classes mean to you. Tell them
how larger class sizes affect the qual
ity of your education. Tell them hew
hard you are having to work to get
through this system.”
After the rally, students met in
small groups with their area repre
sentatives to discuss specific pro
grams affected by proposed budget
cuts. Groups discussed the possibili
ty for restored funding to the Ore
gon Opportunity Grant, a potential
$30 million in cuts to campus-based
aid, the Student Childcare Block
Grant and the implementation of
Senate Bill 10 — legislation that
would grant in-state tuition rates to
undocumented students who have
attended and graduated from Ore
gon high schools.
ASUO President-elect Maddy
Melton said Monday’s lobby day was
important, but in order to really
make a difference, she said students
need to register to vote and show
their involvement and concern by
actually voting.
“We came up here to lobby on a
variety of issues all related to high
er education, but we’re only a small
portion of the student population,”
Melton said. “We can say we’re up
here to represent 20,000 University
students, but the only ones our rep
resentatives care about are the
ones who vote. Voting is the only
direct power students hold over
their representatives.”
Contact the senior reporter
at aimeerudin@dailyemerald.com.
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