Career fair for mass communication majors to be held on Thursday

By Katie Irwin

Kdi7@txstate.edu

SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State University’s career services is hosting a career fair for mass communication and journalism majors on Thursday, Feb. 22 in the LBJ Student Center Ballroom.

Photo by Katie Irwin

Fortunately, there is no fee to attend the fair because it will be free entry. Although, students will need to bring their school ID to swipe in. Alumni can also attend for free, but bring a photo ID for entry.

Nicole Hengst, a lecturer at Texas State, said employers that registered are hiring for all types of positions whether it be part-time, internship or full-time. Furthermore, you should still attend even if you’re not sure about what you’re looking for.

“This is a great way to meet somebody, to actually look them in the eye, shake their hand and begin a relationship with them,” said Hengst.

Career services hosts this event every semester with multiple employers registering each time. This year about 19 employers are registered for this semester’s career fair. The positions mostly include reporters, anchors, sales, account managers and editors.

Hengst said that when leaving the conversation, employers should think to themselves, “I need this person on my team.” Creating an elevator pitch is one of the first steps to achieve this.

“Practice presenting yourself. You are your own brand and, essentially, you need to pitch yourself to a potential employer. This should be a short 30 second statement about who you are, what you’re looking for and what you can offer to the company,” said Hengst.

Hengst said to have multiple copies of a resume and business cards to hand to different employers. Majoring in mass communication makes room to be creative with your resume, but it should still be professional and clean.

“After meeting a potential employer you will need to leave behind a resume with your contact information so they can reach back out to you. If you have a few more designs skills as far as desktop publishing or Adobe, you can showcase some of those skills here. Just make sure it’s extremely legible and clear for potential employers,” said Hengst.

If you are a student majoring in mass communication and would like to attend the career fair, it will be held from 2 to 4 p.m.