by Anna Hampton
Daily Lobo
More than 600 UNM students and 52 employers participated in the Hispanic Engineering and Science Organization Career Fair on Thursday, said Jennifer Crabb, director of career services.
"We want to provide employers to all of our students and provide opportunities for them to go into the jobs they desire," Crabb said.
The career fair is one of six this school year, said Mary Monta§o, relations manager for career services.
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The fair provides information about employment procedures, including interviews and rÇsumÇs, she said.
Freshman Theresa Lee said the companies were helpful in providing information for a process that can be overwhelming.
"It was kind of scary coming in here," Lee said.
She said Los Alamos National Laboratories seemed like a practical place to intern.
Freshman Lauren Jaeger looked for internships at Intel. Jaeger said the career fair helped her understand what companies are looking for.
Some of the recruiters were alumni who got jobs through UNM's career fairs.
CC McCullough, an engineer for the National Security Agency, said she got her job at the same career fair 23 years ago.
Monta§o said about 40 percent of students who attend the fair are offered job interviews and 20 percent receive jobs.
Garrett Gonzales, a student interested in the National Security Agency, said career fairs allow employers and students to meet face-to-face.
"I think them coming to us makes it easier," he said. "Seeing them in person gives them more of an idea of the person you are."
McCullough said applicants get a better opportunity to learn about potential jobs when they receive first-hand information.
"As a member of NSA, we're ready to come out here and recruit talented individuals," she said.
The fair collaborates with career services to enlarge the event and reach out to more students, Crabb said.
Crabb said the students who run the Hispanic Engineering and Sciences Organization did a good job collaborating with career services.
The main job of the fair is to serve more students, employers and a larger portion of the community, she said.
"When people tell us what works, we listen and adjust accordingly to that," Monta§o said.
