Employers coming to K-State to interview engineering students for jobs, internships and co-op opportunities

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Source: Tom Hollinberger, 785-532-1685, tomh@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, 785-532-6415, ebarcomb@k-state.edu

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

EMPLOYERS COMING TO K-STATE TO INTERVIEW ENGINEERING STUDENTS FOR JOBS, INTERNSHIPS AND CO-OP OPPORTUNITIES

MANHATTAN -- Engineering students at Kansas State University will get the chance to meet with more than 100 employers looking for future employees in all engineering fields.

The Engineering Career Fair will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, in the atriums of the K-State engineering complex. The fair is bringing to campus 118 firms -- 30 percent more than last year -- in engineering and technical fields. Representatives will be on hand to speak with students about career, internship and co-op opportunities.

Employers attending the fair include Black and Veatch, Exxon Mobil, Archer Daniels Midland, Cerner, Garmin, Lockheed-Martin, Raytheon, Burns and McDonnell, Turner Construction and Kiewit Company.

"The number of prospective employers wanting to come to campus to interact with our students speaks highly of the skilled engineering, computer and construction science majors that graduate from our programs," said Richard Gallagher, interim dean of the College of Engineering. "We take seriously the responsibility of maintaining that reputation in the world of business and industry."

Students attending the fair are asked to dress professionally and to bring their student IDs and multiple copies of their resumes.

More information about the Engineering Career fair, including a complete list of participating employers, is online at http://www.k-state.edu/ces/

Students serving on the Engineering Career Fair Committee include: Dean Herl, senior in industrial engineering, Colby; Anna Troeh, fifth-year senior in architectural engineering, Kansas City, Kan.; Andrew Burch, junior in chemical engineering, Overland Park; and Peter Robl, senior in industrial engineering, Salina.