Top Engineering Firms to Converge for UMaine Engineering Job Fair

Contact: Patty Counihan, 581-1359

Recruiters and representatives from nearly 60 companies with jobs for engineering students, interns and recent graduates will converge at the Student Fitness and Recreation Center Oct. 20 for UMaine’s 2010 Engineering Job Fair.

The annual event is an opportunity for UMaine engineering students to meet prospective employers and learn about large and small engineering companies from throughout the state, New England and beyond. Employers have a chance to casually meet prospective employees at the fair. Typically, hundreds of students attend the fair, bringing with them resumes, a practiced 30-second personal sales pitch and questions for participating companies. Many land co-ops, internships, summer work of future jobs as a result of the fair.

The fair, co-sponsored by the UMaine College of Engineering and the UMaine Career Center, is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Complete details, including a list of participating companies, is available on the Career Center website. Information also is available by calling the Center at 581-1359.