Media cover 18th annual UMaine Career Fair
WLBZ (Channel 2), WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the University of Maine Career Center’s 18th annual UMaine Career Fair. More than 140 employers from Maine and around the country with job and internship opportunities exhibited at the fair. Several graduate and professional schools, as well as branches of the military, also were represented. “It’s a great time because companies are starting to hire now, students are getting ready to look, they’ve got to plan ahead,” Crisanne Blackie, director of the Career Center, told WABI. “Graduation is in May. It’s not too far away, so people really need to start looking at this point in time.” WLBZ reported on new features at the state’s largest career fair, including the “Careers by Simplicity” app that allows students to filter participating employers by available positions and preferred majors, as well as a headshot photo booth and a live Twitter stream.