by Phoenix McDonald
Printing résumés, donning professional clothes, and researching companies – it sounds like a checklist you’d complete prior to going to an interview. It was also a reality for over 3,000 students who headed to the Partnerships for Employment (P4E) Job Fair at RIM Park in Waterloo on February 3. Students and alumni from the University of Waterloo, Conestoga College, University of Guelph, and Wilfrid Laurier University, networked with 192 unique organizations – making it the largest event of its kind in the country.
Organizations from across Canada, the United States, and as far away as Amman, Jordan came to recruit for a wide range of job opportunities, including full-time, part-time, temporary, summer, internship, and co-op positions.
Job Fair 2016 saw an increase of 8 per cent in overall attendance from the 2015 Job Fair, and a 33 per cent increase from the 2014 Job Fair. University of Waterloo students turned out in impressive numbers, making up 40 per cent of the total attendees.
Students and alumni met with employers throughout the entire day – even up until the end of the Job Fair, students were lingering until the very last moment in order to maximize this opportunity, and also able to take advantage of some fun perks, like the P4E app and visiting the headshot photo booth for their LinkedIn profile.
We would like to thank all those who attended, as well as the many volunteers who made this event such a success!
