On October 19th I attended the Career and Internship Fair that was held at the A.E. England Building. I arrived at just as the event was getting started and I was pleasantly surprised by the number of students in attendance.The event featured forty five employers from a variety of industries from non-profits organizations to hotels. The reason for my attendance was to see if there were any employers from the world of policy making and I was relieved to find a several. The most recognizable being the Sierra Club - Grand Canyon Chapter. I spent several minutes speaking with the representatives at the booth, however, the only positions that they had available at this time are unpaid internships. I also visited with the representative from the Internal Revenue Service. Since I do not have any accounting experience the only IRS position that I am qualified for is a Tax Compliance Officer. In this position, the Compliance Officer would conduct audits and investigations of individuals and business taxpayers. I really can not envision myself working for the IRS!
This event offered students an outstanding opportunity to meet with prospective employers and to discuss the type of employment positions that are available to them for either an internship or as a career once they graduate. This was a relatively small Career Fair, but as the Downtown Campus continues to grow so will the size of this event.
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