Inaugural job fair connects students with campus work opportunities

By Brittany Barker ‘19

Elon University’s inaugural On-Campus Employment Fair brought more than 100 students to Moseley Center on Tuesday afternoon to research work opportunities with several campus and community programs, offices and departments.

McKinnon Hall was full of campus employers seeking prospective student employees.

“Three or four years ago, we didn’t have an organized way of promoting jobs to students,” said Rene Jackson, Elon’s career advisor for graduate school programs and director of the PACE Program. “This fair creates a new opportunity for students and for their employers to be more aware of each other.

“We have so many students that want to work on campus. Some people are actually hiring students now, and others will be hiring students later in the semester.”

Students said they are thinking ahead to the challenges of starting a career and know that they will need professional experience to compete with other college graduates. Eighteen offices and programs were represented at the Student Professional Development Center-sponsored event on Feb. 23, 2016.

“I was like ‘I’ll print out 10 copies of my resume’ so I could have the full job application experience,” said Elon freshman Eric Johnson, who attended the afternoon program.

Programs represented at the on-campus fair included:

• Elon Academy
• YMCA of Alamance County
• Student Professional Development Center
• Office of Sustainability
• Office of Parent Engagement
• Department of World Languages and Cultures
• Multi-faith Engagement
• City of Burlington Police Department
• Moseley Campus Center
• Elon’s Peace Corps Prep Program
• Administrative Services
• Martha & Spencer Love School of Business
• Department of Sociology and Anthropology
• Office of Admissions
• Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences
• Teaching and Learning Technologies with Training and Development
• Media Services
• Elon Television