KSC attendance at job fair up 60 percent

From Pat Halloran, Academic and Career Advising:

Keene State College regularly supports the annual Job Fair sponsored by the New Hampshire College and University Council held each February. Declining participation among KSC students was a growing concern especially in such an uncertain economic climate. In 2009, 49 Keene State students attended the function.

This year, largely due to the efforts of Kelly Graham, Mary Pleasanton, Merri Vanderwoude, Gloria Lodge and Judy Ferraro of Academic and Career Advising, KSC sent 82 students to the Manchester event followed by a second place Saint Anslem’s College with 51 attendees. Keene State realized a 60 percent increase over last year.

All seniors received a letter to their home address in early January inviting them to consider attending the NHCUC Job Fair on February 17th. In early February, ACA staff facilitated a workshop titled “How to Make the Most of a Job Fair and Dressing for Success.” The gathering was attended by 64 students. With support of the Provost and the Vice Presidents, ACA retained two yellow school buses to transport students to the Job Fair.

I want to thank all participating students, the KSC Administration and the dedicated staff of Academic and Career Advising for making this event an enormous success.