Business Career Fair Memo Report

Business Career Fair Memo Report

[Author Name(s), First M. Last, Omit Titles and Degrees]

[Institutional Affiliation(s)]

Author Note

[Include any grant/funding information and a complete correspondence address.]

Business Career Fair Memo Report

Date: September 25th, 2019

To:

From:

Subject: Business Career Fair Memo Report

I attended the Business Career Fair at TSU Pavilion which was scheduled from 1000 hours to 1400 hours. The venue was over-crowded, nevertheless, I got the chance to advertise myself and expand my networking with a lot of brands. Although I was declined from a few recruiters, I didn’t give up and managed to hold a potential post of Fulfillment Centre Operations Intern in Target.

Business Career Fair

A business career fair was arranged by the collective administration of different universities and multi-national organizations in the pursuit of creating numerous opportunities for students and fresh graduates to have basic knowledge about the company that they want to work with and to gain information about potentially lucrative jobs, requirements needed by various companies, and about the description of positions which are currently vacant. Contemporary business career fairs are sponsored by widely renowned businesses, for instance, Target, American Textile Maintenance, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Northwestern Mutual Irvine, Houzz, CINTAS, and Sherwin Williams. Among this starry constellation, some of the companies that are of my interest regarding their organizational health assessment, are Boing, Target, Macys, Amazon, and Southern California Edison.

Walk-in interviews and Recruitment activities

Upon entering the venue, I was slightly amazed to see the space being filled to its rim with the representatives of 62 different businesses, numerous students and fresh graduates, and professional employees along with heads of talent acquisitions of several companies. My first stop was Southern California Edison, which is the primary company for supplying electricity for much of Southern California. The reason towards my interest for being part of the workforce of this company is their initiative of drastically reducing carbon emissions, thereby striving to solve the climate change crisis. The job vacancy in Southern California Edison also aligns with my major and I have prior knowledge and the necessary skills required for an internship position. After acquiring the information about the job and the procedure for applying, I told a bit of information to the recruiter about my position as an international student. Upon receiving this information, there was a slight shift in the recruiter’s attitude and he exhibited indifference towards me. This made me realize that internship positions for the international students are scarce, thus adding to my frustration.

The perseverance and determination in my personality did not let me give up and I went back to the Check-In desk and informed them about the issue I faced. I was instructed to present my best skills which attracts the potential employer. Enacting upon this sincere advice, I put up an application with Target there and then for the post of Operations Manager. The job offered two choices, full-time or the internship position and the job description was inclined towards the management of Operations and Supply Chain. I was highly interested towards this opportunity but the recruiter from Target, Jennifer, who was extremely cooperative, steered me in the proper direction and advised me to apply for the position of Intern at Fulfillment Centre Operations Management. Jennifer apprised me that in this capacity, I will be able to gain a realistic job preview of the Operations Manager and it will be an enriching experience. Furthermore, during this 10-week summer internship program, I will be able to work closely with a mentor which is a promising opportunity in itself. I am willing for this internship program and by the end of this summer, I will be able to lead and motivate a team, proactively plan to increase supply chain efficiency and drive productivity. The capacities of my position will be fortified with the extensive training provided by Target in my pursuit of becoming a successful Operations Manager and a potential leader.

Highlights of the event

Apart from being denied for my desired job opportunity, my entire experience of attending this business career fair was highly appreciable and I would recommend every student who has graduated or is currently enrolled in undergraduate degree programs to ensure their presence at such career fairs.