Employers will be looking for K-State students in the business and hospitality fields during career fair Feb. 21

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News release prepared by: Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, 785-532-6415, ebarcomb@k-state.edu

Monday, February 5, 2007

EMPLOYERS WILL BE LOOKING FOR K-STATE STUDENTS IN THE BUSINESS AND HOSPITALITY FIELDS DURING CAREER FAIR FEB. 21

MANHATTAN -- From casinos and hotels to airplane manufacturers and department stores, representatives from more than 55 employers will be coming to Kansas State University to visit with students in business and hospitality majors.

The Business and Hospitality Career Fair will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, in the K-State Student Union Ballroom. Representatives from a variety of businesses will be on hand to speak with students about career and internship opportunities.

Participating employers include Houlihan's Restaurant, Boeing, Harrah's Entertainment, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, Koch Industries, Security Benefit, RubinBrown LLP, Tan-Tar-A Golf Club, Marina & Indoor Water Park, Farmers Insurance Group and Longhorn Steakhouse-Rare Hospitality. More information, including a complete list of employer participants, is online at http://www.k-state.edu/ces/

Students are asked to wear business casual attire and to bring along plenty of copies of their resumes.

The fair was organized by representatives of K-State's career and employment services, department of management in the College of Business Administration and the hotel and restaurant management program, an offering of the department of hotel, restaurant, institution management and dietetics in the College of Human Ecology. Also on the committee was Jessica Golden, senior in hotel restaurant management, Manhattan.