Source: Mary Ellen Barkley, 785-532-1680, mebark@k-state.edu
Website: http://www.k-state.edu/ces
News release prepared by: Ashley Bailey, 785-532-6506, abai1005@k-state.edu
Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013
Agri-industry career fair offers job, networking opportunities
MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University students will get the chance to connect with potential employers in the agricultural industry at the 2013 Agri-Industry Career Fair.
More than 75 businesses, agencies and organizations will be on campus from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, to discuss job and internship opportunities with prospective students. The fair will take place in the K-State Student Union Ballroom.
Representatives from various agricultural sectors will be on hand to discuss opportunities in equipment, finance, communications, livestock, food production, research, animal health, agronomy and horticulture. Companies and agencies to be represented include: Cargill, Dow AgroSciences, FLM+ Advertising, Land O'Lakes, Kansas Department of Agriculture, Pepperidge Farm, Rabo AgriFinance and many more.
Students are encouraged to wear business professional or business casual attire and bring several copies of their resume.
The annual fair is sponsored by the university's career and employment services and the College of Agriculture.
More information about the fair and the companies attending is available at http://www.k-state.edu/ces.
