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Purdue NewsMore than 8,000 students are expected to attend the job fair, the highlight of the roundtable, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 17 on Purdue's Memorial Mall. In the event of rain, the job fair will be in the Purdue Armory.
With 255 companies represented, the Purdue Industrial Roundtable is the largest student-run career fair in the United States, said Nikki Shore, coordinator of the event.
On Tuesday, Sept. 16, approximately 35 company representatives will give seminars in Stewart Center at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. The seminars will cover topics such as career opportunities, job search strategies and technical matters.
Free tabloids with information about the Industrial Roundtable are available in all engineering buildings on campus, the Placement Center in Stewart Center and the Potter Engineering Library, as well as at the seminars and the job fair. The tabloids include information about all companies in attendance, their locations at the job fair, what majors they are interested in, their hiring locations, and if they offer any seminars.
The Purdue Engineering Student Council also offers 45 company-donated scholarships to students. The council will hold a breakfast for award recipients at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 where winners will meet with company sponsors.
Forty engineering students make up the council, nine of whom assume leadership roles with the roundtable. The organization was founded in 1975, and reorganized under its present constitution in 1980.
For more information about the roundtable, contact the council at (765) 496-2660.
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
