Bridge (Spring 2001) - SUNY Institute of Technology
Bridge (Spring 2001) - SUNY Institute of Technology
Bridge (Spring 2001) - SUNY Institute of Technology
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Career Services Corner<br />
by Dr. Thomas Matthews<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Career Services<br />
<strong>SUNY</strong>IT brings together job-seekers, employers<br />
Hundreds <strong>of</strong> students,<br />
alumni and other job-seekers<br />
joined more than 65 companies<br />
local, regional, national<br />
and international at <strong>SUNY</strong>IT’s<br />
Career Fair 2003 Oct. 9 in the<br />
Campus Center gym.<br />
The annual event is one <strong>of</strong><br />
the largest <strong>of</strong> its kind in the<br />
State University system.<br />
Participating employers took<br />
part to fill internship, parttime,<br />
and full-time opportunities;<br />
current <strong>SUNY</strong>IT students,<br />
alumni and other<br />
interested attendees dropped<br />
<strong>of</strong>f résumés, hoping to make<br />
career connections.<br />
Among the companies recruiting<br />
at Career Fair 2003<br />
were: Albany Medical Center<br />
Hospital, BAE Systems,<br />
Eversan Incorporated, Fiber<br />
Instrument Sales, FleetBoston<br />
Financial Group, Masonic<br />
Home, Orion Bus Industries,<br />
PAR Government Systems<br />
Corporation, Resource Center<br />
for Independent Living, and<br />
Utica National Insurance<br />
Group.<br />
Career Services Director Thomas Matthews and Assistant Director Robert Palazzo thank Michael Evke ‘84 for donating a<br />
Career Fair sign.<br />
This year, an effort was<br />
made to increase the participation<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>SUNY</strong>IT alumni.<br />
“Increasingly, employers are<br />
relying on Career Services as<br />
a resource for experienced<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essionals in addition to<br />
the more traditional entrylevel<br />
hires,” says Career<br />
Services Director Dr. Thomas<br />
Matthews. “Alumni interested<br />
in attending Career Fair found<br />
employers <strong>of</strong>fering pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
advancement as well as<br />
opportunities to make a<br />
career change.”<br />
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