SOCORRO, N.M. – The Fall 2019 Career Fair promises to be the biggest event of its kind at New Mexico Tech. More than 76 exhibitors will offer excellent opportunities for Tech students to explore jobs, graduate schools and internship options.

Tristine Hayward, Assistant Director of Student Affairs, has lined up private companies,

universities, and government agencies to attend the event this fall. The semi-annual event will be from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, at the Fidel Center.

(Pictured at right: Freeport McMoRan staff from a previous career fair. FM will be back again to recruit NMT students -- because they hire lots of NMT students ).

Hayward said this year’s presenters have jobs, fellowships, co-ops, scholarships, and internships available for students in every academic department on campus. All students are encouraged to attend and it is never too early to start networking and looking for a job or internship. The complete list of exhibitors is available at https://www.nmt.edu/studentaffairs/careerservices/careerfair.php .

Students and faculty can look at the companies and sort them by major, employment opportunity, location, and more on the new career platform, Handshake: nmt.joinhandshake.com.

The job market nationally – and globally – is booming, with more and more jobs opening each quarter. Hayward pointed out that the diversity of companies recruiting at the university is going up. What used to be the domain of mining and petroleum is now opening up for all job seekers.

(Pictured at right) NAVAIR from China Lake, Calif., staff members from a previous career fair. They are coming back again because they find great employees at NMT.)

“Employers know they can find the best and brightest students at New Mexico Tech,” Hayward said. “Recruiters also are aware of the rankings and accolades that Tech earns, such as the recent rankings released in USA Today, Forbes, Niche, and College Factual.”

In addition to the exhibitors, other companies will be on campus to conduct job interviews or meet with students this semester. Those companies include Trinity Consulting, SolAero, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Navair, Mewbourne Oil, Hunting Titan, Cimarex, Freeport McMoRan, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and Holly Frontier. For the complete list of information sessions, go to https://www.nmt.edu/studentaffairs/careerservices/workshops.php

Students can prepare themselves for the Career Fair in several ways. First, students should research the companies in attendance and what their specialties are. Hayward encourages students to bring résumés and dress professionally at the fair.

The Career Closet, located in the Student Affairs Office, is available for students who need professional clothing for the fair.  The lending closet has men and women’s professional suites, ties and shoes. Check out is free and garments should be returned to be professionally laundered.

The Student Affairs Office is also hosting workshops to help students prepare for the fair. Résumé and cover letter writing workshops are at noon and 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, in the Career Services office (Fidel 262).

(Pictured at right: LANL staff members at a previous career fair. LANL comes to NMT Career Fairs every year because they hire NMT students and graduates.)

Interviewing skills workshops will be at noon and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, in Fidel 262. This workshop is important for anyone who is seriously considering an internship or employment.

Two “Preparing for the Fair” workshops will be available – at noon and 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, in Fidel 262. These workshops are especially important for first-timers. Topics include proper dress, introductions, what to expect and free personal business cards for those who attend. Students will also hear tips for doing pre-fair research on the recruiters.

Flash résumé review sessions are scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Sept. 12 and 13, in the Fidel Center atrium. Students are encouraged to stop by for an impromptu look at their resumes. 

“This is very helpful to students who are very busy and don’t have much time to sit and chat about their resumes,” Hayward said. “We give it a look over and the students can make the necessary changes without much fuss.”

There will be free food at the workshops, but students should RSVP to tristine.hayward@nmt.edu so that sufficient food can be ordered.

“We are here to help students make the transition from student to a career,” Hayward said. “These workshops and the career fairs are important events to help students. I encourage Techies to take advantage of the services we offer because they do work.”

Exhibitors

3D Glass Solutions

704th Test Group

Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center

Ames Construction

Attack Research, LLC

Aviata

Bohannan Huston

Central Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Cimarex Energy Co. - Permian

Colorado School of Mines

CRI Advantage, Inc.

Descartes Labs

Division of Energy and Mineral Development

DISH Network

EnXL LLC

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Flagstar Bank                            

Freeport-McMoRan

Great River Technology

Granite Construction Company

HollyFrontier Corporation

Honeywell FM&T

Hunting Titan

Idaho National Laboratory

Illinois Institute of Technology

Indica Labs, Inc.

Intel Corporation

Lee Engineering

Leprino Foods

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute

MZA Associates Corporation

National Instruments

NAVAIR

NAVSEA Warfare Centers – Indian Head EOD Technology Division

New Mexico Department of Transportation

New Mexico Tech - Bureau of Geology

New Mexico Tech - ICASA

New Mexico Tech - Graduate Studies

New Mexico Tech - MRO

Niagara Bottling, LLC

Northwestern Mutual

Nuclear Waste Partnership LLC

OpenEye Scientific Software

Parametrix

Peabody

Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM)

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

RESPEC

Sandia National Laboratories

SGM

Sherman College of Chiropractic

Smith Engineering

SolAero Technologies

State of New Mexico

SURVICE Engineering

Tau Technologies

Tinker Air Force Base Civilian Employment

TransCore

Transmission & Distribution Services, LLC

Trinity Consultants

University of New Mexico School of Law

University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering

Urenco USA

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District

U.S. Army Healthcare

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

U.S. Marine Corps Officer Programs

Ultramain Systems, Inc.

Vulcan Materials Company

Westmoreland Mining, LLC

Willamette University Early Career and Career Change MBA

Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers and Architects

Wood

Woodruff Scientific

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