With the sunshine and nice weather, comes anticipation of graduation for many Saint Louis University seniors. On Thursday, Mar. 22, Career Services will host the Health Care Career Fair 2001, to try to shorten the gap between college and real life. The fair is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The fair will be held at the Health Sciences Center campus in the multipurpose room of the School of Allied Health, located at 3437 Caroline Street.
Students graduating this year from programs in Nursing, Allied Health and the Department of Communication Disorders are encouraged to attend, said internship coordinator Dee Kauffman. All students in these programs are encouraged to research the job market. In addition, students interested in learning more about the participating employers are encouraged to attend.
Students specifically targeted for this fair are from these programs: Communication Disorders, Clinical Laboratory Science, Health Information Management, Nuclear Medicine Technology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Education and Nursing. The fair has been planned around when the employers have a need for new employees. There will be many employers heavily targeting nursing students, in response to a national rise in the need for nurses.
Students in the Occupational and Physical Therapy programs have volunteered their time to help set up and clean up.
More than 30 different employers will be attending the job fair. Many of them include the local hospitals, such as St. Luke’s, Barnes-Jewish and Missouri Baptist hospitals.
There will also be more variety than the typical employers, such as the Department of Justice, which provides medical and correctional treatment to prisoners. The Peace Corps will also be recruiting for health career students interested in volunteering.
Some of the potential jobs include: registered nurse, nuclear medicine technician, medical lab technician, coders, physical therapists, occupational therapists and unit secretaries.
Students who attend the fair are strongly encouraged to dress professionally and to bring several copies of their resumes.
“I think it’s going to be a very successful fair targeted toward allied health students,” Kauffman said. “It’s a wonderful opportunity for job-seeking students to converse with employers in an easy and condensed environment.”
