Job seekers, including students from the University, attended the Texas Job Fair 2010 in the Glasscock Recreation Center and Sharp Gym on March 4.
The Houston Area Consortium of Career Centers, a collection of recruiting programs from 14 Houston-area colleges and universities, sponsored the annual event, which featured 115 organizations.
These included the U.S. Department of State, Verizon Wireless and New England Financial among others. Out of the 115 organizations, 70 employers listed that they were seeking students from all majors. Three companies did not attend the event but did set up boxes for students to put their resumes in.
Ann Reynolds, director of the Career Center and co-chair of the Texas Job Fair for HACCC, said it is the second largest job fair in Texas for college students.
“It is a great opportunity for students to find an internship or job,” Reynolds said.
She added that the event was funded by HACCC.
Shelley Richard, assistant director of the Career Services Center at the University of St. Thomas and president-elect of HACCC, said there was a steady flow of student job seekers.
One of these students, senior Christa Hall, said the employers were very informative. She added the job fair was organized well with a focus on jobs with a wide range of applicants.
“The employers are sweet people who were very excited and helpful,” Hall said.
She joined more than 1,200 students and alumni from the members of HACCC in attending the event, held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Following the job fair, Josué Barrera, B.A. ‘05, who works in human resources for the U.S. Department of State, gave a presentation on working for the Department of State. Reynolds said 30 people attended the lecture.
She added that many companies complimented the University on hosting the job fair.
“They like the fact that we are a Christian university and teach Christian values,” Reynolds said.
The Texas Job Fair rotates between four centrally located campuses in the Houston area, including Texas Southern University, the University of St. Thomas, the University of Houston and HBU.
“HBU has a great campus and the event was well organized,” Richard said.
The University last hosted the Texas Job Fair in 2006. The event drew 1,056 students and alumni and 157 organizations.
The Texas Job Fair 2011 will be held at UH, but no date has been set.
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