IT-ology Career Fair

I just attended the IT-ology Career Fair.  It wasn't your typical Career Fair, where you have tons of employers looking for candidates.  There were probably a total of 17 companies there and they were looking for applicants in a variety of fields.

I went in search of an internship for the Spring, but I'm not sure how useful it was.  It seems that most companies are only conducting Summer internships, so this pretty much sucks for my hopes of graduating in May.  Fingers still crossed though.

I visited a few of the tables for companies that I am interested in.  SC.GOV was my first stop.  I spoke with one of their representatives and she gave me helpful information about another company that wasn't at the Career Fair that may have Spring internships available.  That was really nice of her.  I hope it leads to an opportunity.  I also spoke with AgFirst Farm Credit Bank.  He had just filled a position for an internship for the Spring.  That sucked!!!  But he did tell me to check out their website and keep checking to see if he posts anything more.  I will definitely be doing that.  I've heard that AgFirst is a good company to work for.  The Verizon table was very entertaining.  Tom was one of the representatives there and it seemed he was trying to make it a relaxed and informative meeting.  He made a lot of jokes that were actually funny.  Turns out though, that they are looking to hire a lot of Customer Service type positions.  I am so not interested in that.  Been there done that.  Let's see, who else did I speak with?  Oh yeah, BCBS and SCE&G.  Two of the largest companies in Columbia.  I don't really hold any hope out with SCE&G because I have applied to numerous positions with them without any good results.  BCBS has an awesome Entry Level Training Program, but I would have to graduate in May to make that happen.  Which means I NEED my internship to be completed in the Spring.  I'm starting to really hate this internship requirement.  TM Floyd and Company was also there, but they aren't doing any internships.  Their rep stated that their clients are looking for more well seasoned employees.  This is understandable and I kind of knew that already, but what the heck.  I gave her a resume to put on file.

I'm so sick of Career Fairs that I didn't even bother to pick up any of their free merchandise.  A pen is a pen.    An internship is what I want.

So, did I find the Career Fair worth my while? That remains to be seen.

Until next time...