The monsoon-like conditions did not stop ambitious Mines students from filling Lockridge Arena at the annual Fall Career Fair last week. “This is probably the soggiest Career Day ever,” said John Kuyt, a senior in Civil Engineering, “When I first came in, I walked around and talked with friends who are recruiting because that was when I had wet hair.”
Director of Mines Career Center Jean Manning-Clark concurred, “Well, it’s definitely the wettest Career Fair ever, though we have done it in a blizzard before.”
Besides being the wettest, this year’s Fall fair also broke the record for most employers in the history of CSM career fairs. According to Manning-Clark, the official number of employers was 227, eight more than the previous year, which was the largest Career Day at that time. “This year we kind of just blew it away,” added Manning-Clark. There were also additional companies on the waitlist and large areas for resume drops.