The Science, Engineering, and Technology (S.E.T.) Fair was on September 19th at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. I decided to attend the Fair in order to find out information about possible Spring semester internships. Let me first say, that I hate attending Career Fairs. I don't find it fun, trying to sell yourself to numerous employers on the spot. I prefer one-on-one interviews. But oh well, what are you gonna do?
There was a huge turnout this year. The thing that I noticed, which is usually always the case, is that most of the companies are looking for Computer Science majors. Not all of them, but I will say the majority of them. I visited numerous tables and received a ton of great information. One problem...all the information was about JOBS. Remember, I'm looking for an internship to fulfill graduation requirements. Most of the companies do their internships during the summer. This was a huge disappointment. I still continued to visit tables though to find out about requirements for positions after graduation. I was happy to see that Blue Cross Blue Shield and Computer Science Corporation both have entry level training programs for recent grads. I guess that's something. At least I got something out of the visit.
Well, that's about all that I can say about this years S.E.T. Fair. Still looking for an internship, but I'm not too worried about that.
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