Are Career Fairs open to graduates?

QUESTION

Is the career fair open to recent graduates? Also, is there a list of the companies that will be attending and if they actually have openings?  Thanks, George

ANSWER                                                                              Sharon Herrera sharon.herrera@tamucc.edu Student Employment

Yes, recent graduates are welcome to attend all fairs; We do ask that you update your profile on the Hire an Islander web site.  Just log onto http://career-services.tamucc.edu  and update your profile at Career Services.  If you have any problem remembering your username or password, feel free to contact us. Since your Sand dollar card is no longer valid, you will be asked to fill out a short registration form with some demographic information and hand it in when you enter the fair. A current list of companies attending is available on our web site as well.  Look on the right side of the page under Upcoming events, click the fair you are interested in attending.  You asked if companies have actual openings, and for the most part that answer is yes.  Unlike students, who get to attend our fairs free, employers have to pay to attend the fair.  Most companies don’t have the luxury of attending a fair just to keep their name out there.  We find that companies have to justify the expense of attending a fair, so yes they have openings, or they did when they registered.  Hope to see you there!

QUESTION

Hello Ms. Hererra,  My name is Jeanie and I am an education major here at TAMUCC. I was wondering if you can give me any more information on the positions at the Early Childhood Development Center?

ANSWER                                                                               Sharon Herrera sharon.herrera@tamucc.edu Student Employment

Hi Jeanie, I just talked with the person who is handling the interviews and she is still in the process of interviewing for the job.   But they are required to hire work study awarded students in that position, and unfortunately, you don’t qualify for work study at this time.  We do have some jobs available on campus that don’t require WS.  Please log onto your “Hire an Islander” account and check the non-work study jobs.  I posted a couple new positions yesterday.  If you have problems searching for jobs, please give us a call and we will be glad to help you with it.

09/21 - I was awarded Work-Study but can't find a job.

QUESTION

Hello Sharon, I don't know if you remember me but, I came in not too long ago to ask about a job.  I was awarded Work-Study but still can't find a job.  Is there anything else I can/should do?

ANSWER                                                                               Sharon Herrera sharon.herrera@tamucc.edu Student Employment

One thing I can tell you about looking for a work-study job is that you have to be persistent.  Look at the job almost on a daily basis.  When you see one, if you can apply online, apply immediately.  When new jobs open up on campus, they usually close them within the week.  If you only look once a week, you might be missing a lot.  The other thing I can tell you is not to take it personally.  Most departments are interested in the hours that someone is available.    Things that you might not have thought about that might help: 1.    Schedule a Resume Review with one of our counselors   2.     You can also fill out the other forms that are available in the resource library of Hire an Islander.  These are applications and class schedule forms that some departments might want.  If they are filled out already, you will not have any problems.  If you haven’t filled them out, you will see a message that says, "You do not currently have the forms needed to apply for the job" and then will be told which forms you are missing.  We also have a tutorial on our front page to tell you how to upload those forms if you have problems.