On Tuesday, September 24th the Office of Residence Life and Career Services hosted the Fall 2024 Career, Internship, and Part-Time Job Fair at Harwood Arena. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., students were able to visit many tables and network with employers.  

Upon check-in, students were welcomed to light refreshments like sandwiches, cookies, coffee, and juice. Kean students also had the opportunity to create and rehearse their elevator pitch with Alumni.  

Wegmans, Delaware State Police, Azenta, Sherwin Williams, Red Bull, Atlantic Health System, American Dream, and Bright Achievements are just a few of the many companies present at the Career Fair. Hundreds of students came prepared with their questions, professional attire, and resumes.  

Brodie Berger, a Computer Science major and senior from Delanco shared why he decided to attend the Career Fair.  

“I was hoping to make connections and potentially progress towards getting an internship to help with my career.” 

He also stated which table he was interested in.  

“I’ve been looking towards this Cybersecurity right here and I was prepping to go up and ask questions about it and officially get my name out there.”  

Pibby Zepeda, a Studio Art major and freshman from Elizabeth, came to the fair for an opportunity for individual development.  

“I’m really interested in furthering my skills and growing as a person,” said Zepeda. 

“And I think internships and careers and really figuring that stuff out and finding like what kind of things interest me would really help me with that and benefit me with that. Plus, there’s so much information here and everyone is so like helpful and informative.” 

She also shared something valuable that she learned from the event. 

“There’s a lot of education resources here. Like, I really wanted to get into education, and I got so many emails and so many things to get myself started in that and I’m really excited.” 

Nahuel Brittes, a History major and junior from Linden, explained that he was looking for internships in the courts because of his Pre-law minor. He also expressed why he is enthusiastic about studying law.  

“I just wanna help out my community. Law always interested me, so did history, but law a little more,” shared Brittes. 

“I just like the interpretation of law, how the courts work, and how a good lawyer can help somebody out. I had a good lawyer help me out once and I think that was the driving force for me to want to become a lawyer actually.” 

The Career Fair was a great event that offered helpful resources to Kean students of all classification levels and aimed to encourage students to network and create a foundation for their lives beyond college.