University of Idaho’s colleges of Natural Resources and Agricultural and Life Sciences, in cooperation with Washington State University’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, will host an annual career fair featuring a variety of corporations, federal and state agencies, and non-profit groups. This fair is sponsored by a UI-WSU partnership of student organizations.
The fair is free and open to the public. Employers will be available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the UI Student Union Building Ballroom and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8 at the WSU Plant Biosciences Building (across from Martin Stadium.)
Any college student, regardless of academic year or major, is encouraged to attend the fair and talk with employers. Community members are also invited to attend. The attending employers are seeking interns and summer and/or permanent employees in a variety of majors. Participants should bring an updated resume.
A sampling of employers includes: Del Monte Foods, J.R. Simplot, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, The McGregor Company, the Peace Corps, Merck and Co., Webb Landscape Inc., Washington Department of Natural Resources, Hermiston Foods, Northwest Cattlemen’s Supply, Cargill Animal Nutrition and the Bureau of Land Management.
Parking permits are available from the WSU Visitor Center at (509) 335-8633 and UI Parking Services at (208) 885-6424. More information is available at http://academic.cahe.wsu.edu/employers.html.
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