Career Fair one small step for bright future

Andre Long
In Motion Staff Writer

Daytona State College’s Hosseini Center was the venue selected to host the 2015 Career Fair for many students as well as alumni. The event managed to draw close to 500 people who were eagerly looking for a new job to find the perfect career to suit their degree field.

The career fair featured a large selection of both local and national employers, with jobs ranging from entry level to high management positions. Among the representatives were public service and military officials. Other companies like the Worlds Class Distributors, offered 300 to 400 positions for its Trader Joe’s distribution center opening in the next couple of months.

One of the main goals of the fair is to better match students with a career in their field of study and to provide them with an end destination after school life. Some of the individuals participating, such as local resident Marc Adams, said that the fair was a much more reliable method of getting a job than others, due to the face-to-face contact and that the atmosphere surrounding the event was more relaxing.

Even with the colossal size of the Hosseini Center there were still 15 employers who were turned away from participating in the fair due to space limitations. With the large success of this year’s Career Fair, DSC and its partners at the University of Central Florida hope to host the next event in the gym to allow for more room and opportunity for those participating.

Of course, students and others looking for employment were not the only ones benefiting from the fair.

“Several of the employers also used this time not only to hire talented young students, but to also promote their businesses, up their public relations and partner with other businesses,” said representatives Rod Sanner of Gubagoo, a West Palm Beach company that creates website chat software and smart tools.

This year, was the first joint effort between UCF and DSC. The idea was pitched months ago to each college’s staff to see about pulling their resources together to allow for a bigger event. They also partnered with Easter Seal to accommodate the deaf, which is a new resource that is likely to become permanent because of the positive feedback. For those who missed the fair there will be another event focused on health and public service April 27. As always, student career job boards near the Career Services Department in building 100, room 205, are open for all to use.