This Friday, Feb 19th, you will have another awesome opportunity to meet tons of great employers! UMBC is co-sponsoring a Maryland Career Consortium Fair, hosted at Loyola University at the Reitz Arena from 10am to 2:30pm. Unfortunately the shuttle from UMBC to take you to the fair is full, but you can find directions on how to get to the area here, and you can RSVP here.
This fair will have over 150 employers! I would check out the list here. There is a wide variety of great employers to talk to, including the CIA, Baltimore County Public Schools, Americorps, Space Telescope Science Institute, Daniel Morgan Academy, and even the Baltimore Orioles Stadium! This fair will be great for anyone looking to get an internship nearby, a summer job, or a full-time job after college! Most of these organizations are right in the Maryland, DC, and Virginia area. Even if you don’t plan on staying in Baltimore after college, a lot of these companies and organizations have sites in various locations.
I highly recommend attending this fair to make some awesome connections. In addition to employers, there will be a ton of students from the Baltimore area to connect with! It can be really inspiring to discuss what your interests, frustrations, experiences, and goals are regarding school, and life in general. It can even give you some new ideas about what you can do with your major or program, or they could even refer you to a place they’ve worked/interned before! Connections are a wonderful thing. A career fair is meant for interacting, so don’t feel reluctant to do so!
In case you missed my post on our Summer Career Fair last week, I wanted to remind you of some resources in order to make the most out of a career fair. Since there are so many employers, you’re really going to want to look through the directory, which has listed the positions they’re offering and what majors they’re looking for. This way you can get a better idea of which employers you want to visit and stand out at.
You can look at the MCC Career Fair page here, as well as our Career Center website on navigating career fairs, for tips on how to have a successful time. But here are a few important reminders:
1. Make sure your resume looks strong before you hand it out to employers. You can look at our resume writing page on the Career Center website, or you can come get your resume reviewed beforehand! You can make an appointment at the Career Center or you can come into our drop-in hours between 2-4 Monday-Friday.
2. Dress professionally! If you need some help, check out our helpful guide here.
3. Network with recruiters! Talk with them, e-mail them after the fair, and consider connecting to them on LinkedIn. There will be a lot of students at the fair, so you want to be sure you stand out.
Feel free to get in touch with the Career Center via careers@umbc.edu, 410.455.2216, or stopping by Math/Psych 212.
