Thousands of students turn out to seek internships and postgrad employment
Michigan Tech’s Fall Career Fair helps thousands of students connect with employers seeking the next generation of workers. This year, the event was held on Sep. 29 at the Student Development Complex (SDC), and recorded roughly 375 employers and 3,741 students, according to Michigan Tech Career Services.
Employers this fall primarily looked for backgrounds in engineering, computing, and business. “More than 70 percent of registered employers are recruiting civil, environmental, and geospatial engineering students, while more than 60 percent are seeking mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, and applied computing majors,” said Stefanie Sidortsova, the Strategic Communications Manager for Career Services. “More than half are recruiting students from the College of Business.”
The College of Engineering had the largest turnout, with 2,546 students attending the fair, representing 72.4 percent of undergraduate student attendance. The College of Computing recorded 469 undergraduate students, the College of Business with 208, the College of Sciences and Arts with 184, and the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences with 45.
Benji Martinez, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student, recently completed a co-op at Marathon Petroleum Corporation as a result of last year’s Career Fair. He said that without the Career Fair, he would never have gained experience with the interview process and talking with employers. At this past fair, Martinez was looking at internships for the summer of 2027 and successfully secured an interview with Burns & McDonnell, a prominent engineering, architecture, and construction firm.
Jack Kamaryt, a fourth-year double major in Management Information Systems and Accounting, mentioned that although he does not have previous professional experience, he was excited to talk to some of the companies in attendance about potential opportunities. Kamaryt spoke highly of MTU’s Career Fair and how it helped him gain new skills and experience from talking with recruiters. He said it helped him gain confidence and put him on the right path for trying to secure an internship. Although Kamaryt currently does not have interviews lined up, he says he is sure he will be able to secure an opportunity given MTU’s reputation.
The next opportunity for students to meet with employers is the school’s Spring Career Fair, which is set for mid-Feb.
