Career fair may draw 900 students
Published 7:07 am Wednesday, April 6, 2011
More than 950 regional high school students will visit Riverland Community College’s Austin Campus Thursday to participate in the College’s annual Career Day/College Fair.
At Career Day, business professionals from the region present informational seminars regarding career options. Career categories include: accounting; artists; auto; business management and human resources; child care services; construction trades; computers; criminal justice; cosmetology; counseling; education; electronics; engineering; health care; interior decorating and design; lawyer and paralegal; machining and maintenance mechanics/industrial maintenance; military; performing arts; small business owner; sports medicine; truck and ag diesel mechanics; fire/EMT; translating/interpreting/Spanish; veterinarian and vet tech; special sessions on “Social Media and Your Career.”
The College Fair will feature more than 100 college representatives from public and private institutions. Colleges from Minnesota, Iowa and other U.S. locales will be represented.