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Careers Fair draws 6000 students

9 April 2008

More than 6000 students and 150 employers participated in the 2008 Monash Graduate Careers Fair.

The 2008 Monash Graduate Careers Fair in March was the biggest Monash has hosted to date, with 150 employers and more than 6000 students attending through the day.

Employers offered a range of graduate positions to students in Business, Commerce, Economics, Arts, Law, Engineering, Computing/IT and Science at the fair at the Clayton campus.

Employer Relations Consultants Tracie Cox and Csilla Papp said the feedback from both employers and students was very positive.

"Employers said the fair helped raise their company profile, meet quality potential recruits and network with other employers and Monash staff," they said.

"Face-to-face interaction between employers and students helps both parties gain insight about future career opportunities and employment prospects."

Monash Employment and Career Development will also be hosting several other Careers Fairs and Expos in 2008.

These include:

• The Summer Vacation Fair will be held at the Clayton campus on Thursday 7 August (1-4pm). Employers will offer pre-final year students course related vacation work programs, cooperative year programs, internships, temporary overseas work and travel programs across a range of disciplines.
• The International Careers Expo will be held at the Clayton campus on Wednesday 10 September. Students will have the opportunity to meet Australian and international organisations. On subsequent days students can attend employer information sessions and participate in interviews held on campus.
• The Berwick Careers Expo will be held on Thursday 24 July (1-2.30pm). Employers will provide information on the full range of disciplines on offer at Monash Berwick campus.
• The Gippsland Careers Expo will be held on Tuesday 26 August. Employers will provide information on the range of disciplines offered at Monash Gippsland campus.