Hundreds of employers will be at Western Michigan University during the spring semester to participate in career fairs and vie for candidates to fill full- and part-time jobs as well as internships and co-op positions.
The WMU-organized events are free and open to the public, although tailored to college students and recent college graduates. They begin Wednesday, Jan. 23, and conclude Wednesday, April 10. All but one takes place in Kalamazoo on the University's Main Campus.
No registration is necessary to attend the fairs, but there will be a check-in station at many of the events. Numerous employers will conduct next-day interviews on campus with their selected first-round candidates.
The biggest spring event is the annual February Career Fair, which already has about 140 employers signed up to participate. It focuses on those seeking employment in areas such as business; health care; aviation; human development; and the liberal arts, fine arts and soft sciences.
Collectively, some 200 employers already have registered to participate in WMU's other two showcase events. They are the Science, Technology, Engineering And Mathematics Job Fair and Government and Nonprofit Job Fair.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday, Jan. 23—Integrated Supply Management Career Night sponsored by IDEX, 5 to 8:30 p.m., Bernhard Center.
Wednesday, Feb. 6—Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Job Fair, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Bernhard Center.
Wednesday, Feb. 6—Marketing, Food/Sales Marketing Career Night sponsored by Ethos Group, 5 to 8 p.m., Fetzer Center.
Thursday, Feb. 7—41st annual Career Fair, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Bernhard Center.
Friday, Feb. 8—Government and Nonprofit Job Fair, 1 to 4 p.m., Bernhard Center.
Friday, April 5—Aviation Outlook Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Aviation Education Center, College of Aviation site in Battle Creek.
Wednesday, April 10—Education Career Fair, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Bernhard Center.
