Sept. 4, 2024

Heightened student experience, wide-ranging career opportunities fashioned for Ferris State’s fall 2024 Career and Internship Fair

Career and Internship Fair at Ferris State Fall 2024 — Hundreds of employers, including businesses owned or led by Ferris State University alumni will seek candidates at the Fall 2024 Career and Internship Fair Thursday, Sept. 26 in the Student Recreation Center, on the Big Rapids main campus.

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. —

Ferris State University’s fall 2024 Career and Internship Fair will connect students with alumni and visiting employers and explore potential career pathways.

The event is planned for Thursday, Sept. 26 in the Student Recreation Center, 401 South Street.

The Career and Professional Success office is ready to welcome hundreds of recruiters for a one-day fair.

The fair’s opening session runs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., emphasizing internship and career connections for College of Engineering Technology students. Colleges of Arts, Sciences and Education, Business, Health Professions and University College students will have a program for top prospects from 2 to 5 p.m.

Focusing on fostering greater student-employer connections, the Career and Internship Fair has made changes to boost engagement and participation, including:

Video guides and live listings. Through Ferris360, tips, tricks, and resources will be available up to the event to help students have a successful experience.
V.I.P. Experience. Participants who pre-register before Friday, Sept. 6, will receive individual Career Fair prep coaching and personal introductions to employers of interest to them.
Student Prep Zone. Students will be greeted at the door and enter a special area where the Career and Professional Success team will help visitors feel prepared, confident and ready to make a great first impression on potential employers.
Color-coded and grouped by academic area. Guides, maps, nametags, and tables will display the academic areas that job seekers and employers are most interested in connecting with.
Resume Drops. Boxes will be placed around the facility for job seekers to drop resumes. The goal is to allow organizers to help get the resumes in front of the right employers.

Michele Albright, Ferris State’s Career and Professional Success Career Readiness specialist and employer liaison, said the organizers believe strongly in these adjustments.

“Our focus is to remove some of the anxiety for our job seekers and create more variety in the occupations represented at on-campus recruiting events,” Albright said. “We encourage students and alumni to attend both sessions, if possible. Seventy-seven percent of Fall 2023 employers reported they were happy to talk with students regardless of their academic major.”

The positive results for students and employers are the reward.

“Many students have found great jobs with unlikely employers,” Albright added.

Among the spotlight employers to watch on Sept. 26 will be alumni, Michigan Hot 50 High Demand Jobs producers, local and regional operations, minority-led organizations, and those representing new and niche occupations, Albright said.

For more information about the Fall 2024 Career and Internship Fair, schedule an appointment through Navigate or call (231) 591-2685.