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Career Fair Benefits

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Considering the fact that I am not looking for a job in the St. Louis area I did not think the Career Fair would be very beneficial to me. However, I decided to take a chance and get all I could out of the fair and I honest believe I got more out of it than I expected. My only regret was that Scheffel Boyle was not there, because they are my top choice for where I want to start my career once I graduate with my MSA and I really wanted to talk to them.
No matter, my experience at the March 2 Career Fair began at 8:00AM that day. I, like several other students, had volunteered to help before and after the Career Fair. Personally, I thought it would be a great opportunity to network with the companies and build my networking skills. So once they started to arrive I took every chance I could to have a conversation with them as I helped bring their stuff into the building and to their table. I believe by volunteering I got an extra benefit that many other students were not able to receive.
As for the actual Career Fair, I was networking everywhere I could. Since I volunteered to help after the fair I spent all four hours there meeting with representatives, collecting information, meeting with friends who had stopped by, and …show more content…

To be honest, I have always felt out of place. I never knew who the big CPA firms were and felt incompetent when talking to BKD. I have never had an internship or a job in the accounting field. When walking by their tables I knew I did not have the qualifications they were looking for. However, now after talking to the USDA I know that I have potential and I do not have to go to St. Louis to find it. If I can get a job at my local FSA office I could be on the pathway to a federal job. I could work at the USDA or the IRS. The possibilities are

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