NSU to hold job, internship fair

March 01, 2009 01:25 am

— TAHLEQUAH — To help get people in touch with employers seeking talented, educated individuals in this slumping economy, the Northeastern State University Office of Career Services will be hosting the Spring Job and Internship Fair from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday in the University Center Sen. Herb Rozell Ballroom.
The fair will feature local, regional, and national employers including jobs covering all majors. Several graduate schools will also attenda, ccording to a media release .
“NSU students and alumni should come prepared to speak with recruiters and hiring managers,” said Gayle Anderson, coordinator of Career Services. “This is the foot in the door that many job seekers need in today's economy. Not all employers take resumes but having several copies to give out shows reliability and preparedness to prospective employers.”
Participating organizations include Aflac, Avon Products, AXA Advisors, Central Intelligence Agency, Cherokee Nation, Cherokee Nation Enterprises, city of Muskogee, Department of Veterans Affairs, Disney Worldwide Services, Inc., Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Family and Children’s Services, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Grand Lake Mental Health Center, Inc., Internal Revenue Service, J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., Melton Truck Lines, Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial, Muskogee Police Department, National Security Agency, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, NSU Supply Chain Management, Office of Juvenile Affairs, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma Production Center, OSU-Tulsa Graduate Student Services, Renda Broadcasting Corporation, Reserve National, Sequoyah Resort Park, Sherwin-Williams, Social Security Administration, State Farm Insurance, TARC, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa Police Department, Tyson Foods, Inc., United States Marine Corps, University of Arkansas Graduate School, University of Oklahoma, School of Library and Information Studies, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Department of State, US Secret Service, US Census Bureau, Waddell & Reed Financial Services, Walgreens, Welch State Bank, Wells Fargo Financial, and YMCA of Greater Tulsa.
To research entities who have already signed up for the fair at http://www.nsuok.edu/careerservices/fairs/participatingJobInternship.html. At the conclusion of the fair, one NSU student will receive a flat screen television as a door prize.