Fall Fair
Information Primary employment organizations (no temp firms, staffing
agencies, headhunters, etc.) are invited to attend each year. Invitations are sent in the summer. If you are an employer
and do not receive an invitation, please complete one of the
forms above.
It's more than just a job fair!The fair takes place in the Junker Center, a
spacious
athletic complex with ample room to discuss job, internship, and career opportunities. Tours of the new Research and Economic
Development Center and the campus will also be available (upon advanced request).
Excellent
Candidates and Personalized Service!
Over 600 candidates expected from Behrend and the
four other area colleges and universities; recruit for full-time, internship,
co-op, part-time/summer positions, and/or provide career and organization
information
Held in the Junker Center, Behrend's athletic complex
Meet with faculty, tour the campus, labs and
facilities
Day after fair interviewing space available at no
extra charge!
4,000 students in 31 bachelors, 5
associate degree programs, and an accredited Masters of Business
Administration!
Space
is limited, so registrations are accepted on a first-come,
first-served basis.
There
is a $125 non-refundable fee per company for the Fair. (Non-profit
and local government organizations should call 898-6164 for details.)
Please make check payable to Penn State University-CDC and
return registration form.
Non-profit
and/or local government organizations are encouraged to share tables with
other related non-profit or government organizations. Please
call for benefits and pricing details.
We will try to accommodate all interested organizations.
A detailed agenda will be sent with your confirmation.
If you need more information on our academic
majors, directions to campus, maps, or information about on-campus
recruiting, check out our Employer Services homepage. The
fair will be an
excellent opportunity to look for part-time or summer help, as well as
student interns.
Registration includes one 6-foot table,
signage, and lunch for three recruiters attending the fair.
Confirmation, fair agenda details, map and parking permit will
be mailed after registration is processed. Electric is available on a first-request basis.
Online registration and payment system coming soon! If you would like to register immediately, please contact us to receive your registration forms by mail.
(Non-profit
organizations and
local
government agencies are encouraged to share tables with other
related non-profit organizations. Non-profits and
local
government agencies: Please call for benefits and
pricing details, and to let us know if you are willing to share a table.)
Contact: Carol Capan (814-898-6164), recruitbehrend@psu.edu, for more information.
College Highlights:
At Penn State Erie, The Behrend College:
Over 4,000 students benefit from the opportunities
and prestige of a major research university set in the atmosphere of
a student-centered college in 31 baccalaureate majors and 19 minors, 5
associate degree programs, and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
In the TOP Tier of colleges (U.S. News & World
Report: America's Best Colleges 2005)
$20 million endowment and AACSB accreditation for
the Sam and Irene Black School of Business, the only Erie-area
institution to earn this distinction of excellence granted to less than 18
percent of the nation's colleges and universities, including Northwestern,
Harvard, Stanford & Penn State University Park
ABET-accredited Engineering & Engineering
Technology programs, with many industry-sponsored senior design projects,
and the majority of seniors taking the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam
American Chemical Society-approved chemistry
program, and other science programs that prepare students for careers in
industry, government agencies or non-profit organizations, and for graduate
study
Humanities and Social Science majors
interested in non-profit, human services and business opportunities
$30 million, 160,000-square-foot Research and
Economic Development Center, adjacent to Knowledge
Park at Penn State Erie, a fast-growing 200-acre research and development
area
Graduates hired by local, regional and national
employers, including Bureau of Labor Statistics, Electric Boat, Erie
Insurance, Erie Plastics, ExxonMobil, GE, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Lord, Naval
Audit Service, Norfolk Southern, Perseus House, PNC, Progressive Insurance,
Raytheon, Rubbermaid, Zurn
In the TOP FOUR among all public colleges and
universities in Pennsylvania in: Student-to-faculty ratio, Graduation
rate, First-year retention rate, SAT scores (Based on data published by U.S.
News and World Report)
Seniors in the Black School of Business take the
Educational Testing Service (ETS) Major Field Test in Business during their
final semester, and this year's results place our students in the top 10
percent of the 469 institutions administering the test!
