Career Day Connects Students with Potential Employers

(Thunder Bay) Lakehead University's Student Placement & Co-op Centre is giving students a head start on their career search by bringing national employers to campus.

Career Day 2004 takes place tomorrow, Wednesday, October 6, in the Agora from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This is a chance for students and graduates to talk one-on-one with potential employers, learn about various career choices, and find out about hiring processes. There will be approximately 30 employers at the fair this year who have full-time, part-time, and future summer opportunities for students and graduates.

"Career Day is a popular event for students - it's a great chance for them to meet employers and see what opportunities are out there for them," says John DeGiacomo, Manager, Student Placement and Co-op Centre.

What: Career Day 2004
Where:Lakehead University Agora
When:Wednesday, October 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Students and graduates can visit the Student Placement & Co-op Centre in person and/or via the website at http://jobs.lakeheadu.ca for employment services such as an online Student/Alumni Job Bank.

MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA are invited to drop by the Agora to see what career options students are looking into with the variety of visiting employers. There will be a Student Placement and Co-op Centre booth at the fair. Please check in there to speak to a Lakehead U rep about Career Day, or call Rosanna Scaffeo at 807-343-8264.

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Contact: Marla Tomlinson, Communications Officer, Lakehead University, 807-343-8177
Communications@lakeheadu.ca www.lakeheadu.ca