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A myriad of companies looking for potential new employees gathered at the Kolf Sports Center on Tuesday for the UW-Oshkosh bi-annual Career Fair on the Fox.
Wendy Evans, the senior corporate recruiter for NSight Cellcom, said the turnout was better as opposed to previous time she’d been at the Career Fair.
She also said that there were a lot of very qualified candidates representing the University incredibly well. She said that the economy has had a positive effect on the way people are pursuing jobs.
Some students were at the Career Fair for career-planning classes. Melissa Hellen, an Oshkosh sophomore, was one of those students. Hellen, a psychology major, thinks this event was a really good idea. She liked the fact that business and students were there at once, which made it easier to branch out and network.
Sophomore Jake Diekfuss came with Hellen to the Career Fair. He found information about the Navy and said that it was great to hear from someone who actually does the job he or she is trying to recruit you for.
Senior Nick McCullough, a psychology major, found the Fair interesting. McCullough has attended the career fair before and has found information about jobs in the health care industry.
“It’s good that they have (the career fair). You can get to know businesses,” Mike Bramann, a sophomore, said.
Bramann is an accounting major, and said he was there this year to get the names of businesses he’d be interested in so that he can look into them. Then, at the next Career Fair, he can pursue the companies he’s interested in with a little more knowledge about them.
Having knowledge about a company is something Doug Rodel of Enterprise said he is looking for. Rodel, like Evans, thinks the economy plays a role in the Career Fair.
“The economy is making people step up their game.” Rodel said, “(I saw) a lot of quality people that are well prepared.”
Besides the recessing economy as a factor for the improved caliber of people, Rodel also credited UW-Oshkosh.
“UW Oshkosh does a good job of teaching their people and getting them ready for these events,” Rodel said.
Many recruiters have a lot of luck with this event. Jim Boehm with Badger Liquor, a recruiter, said the career fair is a great place to find employees.
“This Career Fair has given us at least a half dozen people in the past,” Boehm said.
Boehm said this is the fourth time he’s come to this event, but Badger Liquor has sent people before that. Boehm said his goal is to hire at least one person per event like this.
According to Boehm, the first thing he looks for in candidates is professional dress. His philosophy is that if someone can’t take the time to dress well, then he or she is not going to put the necessary effort into the job.
Another thing that Boehm said is important to remember is that you’re always being interviewed. From the moment you present yourself to a recruiter you are being evaluated.
It’s important to remember that in this economic climate, companies are still hiring, but the competition is harder. These kinds of events can be a huge help, not only in the aspect of finding a job, but also as a learning experience.
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