Stacey May
On Sept. 25, the Mount had their fall Career Fair. Over 61+ employers filled Patriot, including law firms, accounting firms, local government agencies and Frederick County Public Schools.
Joshua Spivey, Director of the Career Center said, “We planned this out because we usually have a spring Career Fair, and in the fall, we have an Accounting and Business Fair. But we realized, ‘A lot of students are asking for opportunities in the fall, asides accounting and business.’ So, we decided to open it up for a full fall career fair.” The new and improved fall career fair was a success. Many students from all classes were milling around handing out resumes, getting headshots taken and connecting with potential employers.
When asked how the Career Center chooses what employers to invite, Spivey stated, “There’s two ways [we choose the companies we invite]. One is we already have a relationship with that company, so it’s easy for us to invite them. But we also forecast and canvas out other companies we might need to invite as well. We go through social media, we go through LinkedIn, sometimes even Google, to find those different spaces to fill in the career fair.”
One of these employers was the Frederick County Adult Detention Center. Rachel Hobbs, the reentry coordinator, stated, “We are just reaching out to future graduates of Mount St. Mary’s with our cool opportunities within Frederick County government.”
Kayla Brannen, from the human resources department, added, “We are branching out more into the college networks, just to try to educate all ages of students that the county government does have an opportunity for you: whether it’s full-time, part-time, or even seasonal type work.”
Meghan Leavitt (C’26) is a criminal justice major who attended the career fair. She said, “To be honest, as a criminal justice major, and as someone who is pursuing law school, it was a little weird seeing internships and it was a little disappointing to not see internships offered [towards criminal justice], and mainly for education and accounting.” When asked about the quality of jobs, Leavitt replied, “I would say the quality of jobs, and what this overall has to offer to students, is a good bunch.”
Travis Herbert (C’26), an accounting student, also found the career fair valuable. “[I’m here] to find a job. I’m not sure if I will, however, just learning, talking to people, being ‘business-ey’ helps build up my foundation.” The career fair was a wonderful opportunity, even for first-year students, to practice networking.
Another company represented was CohnResznick, an auditing and tax firm. Ryan Henigan, one of the representatives, said, “The culture at CohnResznick marries up very well with the culture of Mount St. Mary’s. We’ve had a lot of success recruiting at the campus.”
Jennifer Ludquist, another CohnResznick representative said, “We have a very strong network of alumni, all the way from interns and associates, all the way through partners that have started their careers 25, 30 years ago who still work at the firm with us.” All four of the CohnResznick representatives at the fair were Mount alumni.
Henigan said, “It appears the Mounties have the drive and want to get their careers on, so that’s why we love coming here.”
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