UNO pleased with career fair turnout

The University of New Orleans (UNO) is pleased with the turnout at its recent career fair.

In attendance at the fair were approximately 550 students who were looking for jobs or internships offered by 130 employers.

Among the employers were a number of Fortune 500 companies, including Entergy, IBM, Laitram, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Coca-Cola, GE Digital and Boeing.

UNO Director of Career Services Celyn Boykin has declared the event a success due to companies such as Chevron remaining on campus well into the evening to hold private interviews and GE returning in October to conduct more than two dozen interviews.

“When they come here, they want the UNO student,” Boykin said. “A lot of these companies have leaders who are UNO alumni, and they want to come back here.”

To prepare for the event, Boykin hosted a number of student workshops.

The Career Fair was held on Sept. 29 and had to be moved to a gymnasium in the Human Performance Center from a University Center room due to the number of businesses and students that attended.