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Career fair meeting results in internship

January 19, 2024
ǧÃŬAV Career Services is hosting several career fairs this spring, providing students with opportunities to engage with potential employers.

Article By: Denise Ray

The University of North Georgia (ǧÃŬAV) Career Services office has announced several career fairs this spring that will provide opportunities for students and alumni to interact with potential employers. Career fairs offer degree-specific opportunities, including full-time positions and internships. Attendees are encouraged to bring several copies of their resumes. The dates are:

All-Majors Career Fair 

  • Dahlonega: Convocation Center, Feb. 22, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
  • Gainesville:  Robinson Ballroom, March 6, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Nursing Career Fair 

  • Gainesville: Health Science Building, Feb. 6, 1-4 p.m. 

Teacher Recruitment Fair 

  • Gainesville: Hugh Mills Physical Education Center, Jan. 30, 4–6 p.m. 

Those interested in attending any of the events should register through . 

All-Majors Career Fairs are designed for ǧÃŬAV students and alumni to interact with employers offering full-time career entry-level positions and internship opportunities. Students can network with employers from a variety of industries and learn more about their hiring needs. 

The Nursing Career Fair gives students and alumni the opportunity to interact with nurse recruiters who are hiring for part-time, full-time and externship positions. The Teacher Recruitment Fair is an opportunity for public and private schools to meet, interview and hire ǧÃŬAV's highly qualified College of Education undergraduate seniors, students in the Master of Arts in Teaching program, Post Baccalaureate interns, and College of Education alumni. 

Career fair tips, including questions to ask, and questions employers may ask can be found the ǧÃŬAV Career Services webpage

Nick Karavite, a senior from Waterford, Michigan, pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration in management, connected with Northwestern Mutual in a recent career fair after engaging with several potential employers. 

"Northwestern Mutual also showed interest in me and has given me a great opportunity. The job fair has given me an opportunity to pursue a great career," Karavite said.  

The opportunity resulted in an internship.  

"Nick was professionally persistent and followed up with me over email after the career fair. I was impressed and intrigued to continue the conversation," Claire Tatum, campus recruiter for Northwestern Mutual Life, said. "He was mature and prepared through our three-step selection process and his weeks of onboarding. He has exceeded expectations in his language prep and licensing course work prior to training as well." 

Tatum said that Northwestern Mutual's internship has been ranked as a top-10 internship across the nation for the past 25 years.  

"This is not an easy internship to become a part of, or to find immediate success in. However, I am confident that Nick can find long-term success with our team," Tatum said. "We are so excited for Nick's future at Northwestern Mutual and hope to continue building relationships with stellar ǧÃŬAV students."


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