June 11th Career Fair

Recently, I attended my first career fair and it was at the ASU Public Programs Career Fair on June 11, 2014. The career fair was interesting because many of the organizations were offering internships and very little were offering jobs. I attended the event with a recent ASU graduate and he felt that he did not benefit from the career fair because he is looking for a job. Many nonprofit organizations were tabling and very little government employers were present. I was looking forward to speaking with the City of Phoenix representatives to inquire about a job post for the City Mayor's Office, but none of the representatives could supply much information because they were from the police department or Sister Cities, a nonprofit associated with the city. I spoke with the City of Peoria, but the representative only supplied me with a handout listing all their job opportunities and I could have printed the information from their city website.

I learned that employers must also reinvent how they attract and interact with job seekers, especially government employers. The event was good, but not great as I expected. However, I attended the information session for the MCLEAPS program that was just launched between ASU and Maricopa County. The county is offering 12 paid internship positions with various offices and the Office of Management and Budget intrigued me the most. Also, the supervisor for that position would be my professor for PAF 301: Applied Statistics and I met another supervisor whom I met at another event. It was great to see her and catch up. I have attached a link to the information about MCLEAPS and encourage everyone to research this opportunity.

https://copp.asu.edu/students/mc-leaps-internship-program