{"id":5706,"date":"2020-10-16T10:52:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T15:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/?p=5706"},"modified":"2020-10-16T10:52:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T15:52:32","slug":"virtual-career-fair-connects-students-to-employers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2020\/virtual-career-fair-connects-students-to-employers\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Career Fair connects students to employers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <em>Event included more than 140 companies<\/em> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Like everything else in 2020, Dunwoody\u2019s annual Fall Career Fair looked a bit different. But despite the change from on-campus to online,&nbsp;the event still demonstrated that Dunwoody students remain in high-demand.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 142 companies and 229 company representatives attended the virtual event on Wednesday, Sept. 30, which was held online from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and spoke with students from all academic departments.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was great to see so many employers signing on and speaking with our students about employment opportunities in their fields,\u201d said Director of Career Services Rob Borchardt.&nbsp;\u201cFrom engineering to construction and manufacturing, students&nbsp;were presented with a&nbsp;wide range&nbsp;of employers&nbsp;and employment opportunities.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, of the companies that attended, nearly 200 unique jobs were posted to the College\u2019s online career site, with at least 750&nbsp;job leads for our students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And like in past years, Dunwoody students took advantage of the opportunity, with nearly 200 participating in the event and logging 800 conversations with potential employers.&nbsp;The online fair was great at replicating the feel of our previous career fairs by having students wait in multiple virtual lines at a time so they could speak one-on-one with company representatives.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOverall, this was a great event for the College, and more importantly for our students and future graduates,\u201d Borchardt said. \u201cI\u2019ve already heard from a number of students who think the career fair will lead to employment.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This won\u2019t be the only chance for students to connect with employers. The College will hold its annual Spring Career Fair on February 24, 2021.&nbsp;For more information, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/campus-life\/campus-services\/career-services\/\">Anthony L. Ferrara Career Services Center<\/a> website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ABOUT DUNWOODY<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1914, <a href=\"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\">Dunwoody College of Technology<\/a> is the only private, not-for-profit technical college in the Upper Midwest. Having provided hands-on, applied technical education to more than 250,000 men and women, Dunwoody is the college for experimenters and makers, a place where the curious and the confident learn by doing. Located in Minneapolis, Dunwoody offers a unique campus experience in dedicated labs, studios, and shops that treats students like future professionals from day one. With certificates, associate\u2019s, and bachelor\u2019s degrees in more than 46 majors &#8211; including engineering, robotics, design and other STEM-related fields &#8211; Dunwoody challenges students to come determined and graduate destined. More information on Dunwoody can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dunwoody.edu\">www.dunwoody.edu<\/a> or by following Dunwoody on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dunwoodycollege\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dunwoodycollege\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dunwoodycollege\">Twitter<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Event included more than 140 companies Like everything else in 2020, Dunwoody\u2019s annual Fall Career Fair looked a bit different. 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