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SMC to host virtual career fair, encourages students to reach out to employers remotely

Madison Hansen | Thursday, September 17, 2020

Saint Mary’s Career Crossings Office is hosting its annual career fair Thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Adapting to new COVID-19 regulations, this year’s fair has become a virtual event. Stacie Jeffirs, director of the Career Crossings Office, said employers appreciate the background that Saint Mary’s students bring to their interviews. “[Employers] love Saint

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It’s okay to wear shorts this summer

Katie Harmeyer | Monday, September 14, 2020

Lots of suits. Blouses, dresses, shoes that look professional but I can’t really walk in. Carefully crafted resumes in official-looking folders. The career fair is Tuesday! For me, the mention of the career fair brings a whole array of emotions. I know having access to the kinds of opportunities available at the career fair is

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Winter Career Fair connects students, employers

Christopher Parker | Wednesday, January 29, 2020

The elevators of the Duncan Student Center were crowded with black skirts, blue coats and resumes Tuesday evening as they carried students up to the Dahnke Ballroom for the Winter Career Fair. Hosted by the Meruelo Family Center for Career Development, the event ran from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and provided an opportunity for

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Two weeks later

Ashton Weber | Tuesday, September 24, 2019

After the emotional and physical exhaustion that came with writing my column two weeks ago, I needed to take a minute off from writing — and everything else. I’m pretty sure I sat on my futon, unmovable, for 96 hours. Everything felt weird, like I was all exposed to the world, and having my inbox

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Students network at Fall Career Fair, comment on employer variety

Mary Steurer | Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Students swarmed the Joyce Center Fieldhouse for career and internship networking opportunities Tuesday afternoon at Notre Dame’s annual Fall Career Fair. This year’s fair offered students the opportunity to meet one-on-one with representatives from 200 businesses and organizations from a wide array of disciplines. Traditionally, the fair was held in Notre Dame Stadium, but was

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Notre Dame to host annual Fall Career Expo

Ciara Hopkinson | Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Thousands of students will descend on Notre Dame Stadium this Wednesday evening for the annual Fall Career Expo. The Expo, which is the Center for Career Development’s largest career fair of the year, will take place from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. and includes representatives from 247 companies looking to hire students majoring in everything from

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Moving beyond the resume

Alexandra Muck | Monday, August 27, 2018

As everyone looking for a job or internship knows, employers are on campus almost as soon as students these days. We barely have time to learn our schedules and figure out which color spirals we have decided to use for which classes before we are getting emails about applications and company information sessions on campus

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Adding some sweet n’ sour sauce

Yizhi Hu | Wednesday, May 2, 2018

I met this person, a Chinese-American, at a career event. He told me that he attended high school in a region that was predominantly Chinese-speaking. Naturally, the question “Do you speak Chinese?” slipped out of my mouth. With his eyebrows slightly down-turned, he laughed at my question and answered “barely.” A few weeks later, I

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Early recruiting in business school increases competition

Courtney Becker | Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Sophomore finance major Zach Prephan, like many business students, has already been through the internship interview process multiple times this year, an indication of organizations and industries looking to hire students earlier and earlier. “I’d like to think that I’m on track, but it’s kind of different because not everybody is starting their recruiting

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Thoughts from the career fair

Colleen Zewe | Tuesday, September 20, 2016

It’s only 7:30 p.m., but I’m exhausted. I’m sitting on the floor in my room, my aching feet propped up on a pillow. My throats hurts. My armpits smell sweaty. Brochures lie scattered around me, and I have no clue how to organize them. Yup, I just got back from the Career Expo. The weeks

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