Record breaking turnout at Fall Career Fair

On Tuesday, Sept. 20, Xavier's Career Services Center held its annual Fall Career Fair. A record breaking 587 Xavier

students arrived dressed to impress for the event, which took place in Cintas Center. Xavier's Career Services Center

put on the Fair in order to provide students with the chance

to talk face to face with possible future employers and graduate school programs who were in attendance.

The Fair also served as an ideal opportunity for students to network and make contacts, with the chance of planting

the seed for a potential job or internship in the future.

"The Career Fair helps connect students, employers and graduate programs with "The career fairs are also an

opportunity to showcase Xavier University to the employment world." Frederick Browne, Director of Career

Services Center " one another. This facilitates networking

opportunities that may lead (directly or indirectly) to mployment, internships and graduate education that benefits the student, organization and Xavier University," Dr Frederick Browne, director of Career Services Center said.

The students are not the only ones who benefit from the fair, and Browne insisted that Xavier's reputation can only get stronger through events such as these. "The career fairs are also an opportunity to showcase Xavier University to the employment world," Browne said. There were a total of 104 employers, ranging from Procter and Gamble to the Indiana State Police Department, who flocked to the event to see what Xavier's pool of young talent had to offer.

Xavier's students met the high expectations of the employers present, and the event was regarded as a success. "Employers were very impressed with our students and consistently remarked on how

well-prepared all Xavier students are for events of this nature," Browne said. The fair was open to students of all majors and ages, although it was a required event for juniors in the Williams College of Business.