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Career Expo provides advice
OPPORTUNITY: Connecting students, faculty and employers, expo helps students choose plan futures.
By: Mary Chou
Issue date: 4/28/05 Section: News
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Where do you see yourself working in the future?
Although Collin Perryman already has his heart set on a major, he decided to check out the Career Exposition on campus anyway.
"It's helpful because you get to see how your major can work with everyone else's major," Perryman, urban planning major, said. "You get to see how a person's job or interest can help you down the line."
The Career Exposition was put on and coordinated by the Career Placement Services and took place last Wednesday.
"We have this so we can bring faculty, students and employers together so they can find out information about companies and what they have to offer," Linda Lew, student services technician, said. "Also students can learn about the difference services and programs here on campus in the academic areas and in student services."
There were more than 100 participants at the expo with about half of them being employers from companies. Several departments and clubs on campus also participated in the event.
"The majority of students at El Camino College are undeclared majors, so what I'm here to do is to tell them about the program," Bob Diaz, electronics and computer hardware technology instructor, said.
Diaz said that students may come up to get information, which sometimes sparks an interest in a field new to them.
"Not everyone is into electronics or into computers, but there are a lot of students who might come by and say, 'Oh, I never thought about it.' And it's a pretty good field out there in terms of electronics technology and computer technology," he said.
For the students who weren't necessarily searching for a career path or a major, but just a part-time job, many opportunities were also available.
"This is a chance where employers have the time to talk to students and they want them to ask questions," Lew said. "Students can brush up on their interviewing skills and find out about different companies and what they have to offer."
Although Collin Perryman already has his heart set on a major, he decided to check out the Career Exposition on campus anyway.
"It's helpful because you get to see how your major can work with everyone else's major," Perryman, urban planning major, said. "You get to see how a person's job or interest can help you down the line."
The Career Exposition was put on and coordinated by the Career Placement Services and took place last Wednesday.
"We have this so we can bring faculty, students and employers together so they can find out information about companies and what they have to offer," Linda Lew, student services technician, said. "Also students can learn about the difference services and programs here on campus in the academic areas and in student services."
There were more than 100 participants at the expo with about half of them being employers from companies. Several departments and clubs on campus also participated in the event.
"The majority of students at El Camino College are undeclared majors, so what I'm here to do is to tell them about the program," Bob Diaz, electronics and computer hardware technology instructor, said.
Diaz said that students may come up to get information, which sometimes sparks an interest in a field new to them.
"Not everyone is into electronics or into computers, but there are a lot of students who might come by and say, 'Oh, I never thought about it.' And it's a pretty good field out there in terms of electronics technology and computer technology," he said.
For the students who weren't necessarily searching for a career path or a major, but just a part-time job, many opportunities were also available.
"This is a chance where employers have the time to talk to students and they want them to ask questions," Lew said. "Students can brush up on their interviewing skills and find out about different companies and what they have to offer."