{"id":6552,"date":"2016-12-02T12:08:20","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T18:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/ecs\/?page_id=6552"},"modified":"2025-11-17T14:25:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T20:25:20","slug":"attend-information-sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/ecs\/students\/attend-information-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Attend Information Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make Connections<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Engineering Career Services hosts numerous networking events throughout the school year. From more formal events like the Career Fair to informal events like Career Fest, there are various opportunities for you to connect with employers. Learn more about these events below. In addition to these networking opportunities, being involved with student organizations and other offices on campus may provide additional opportunities to connect with employers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Be willing to share your interests and goals with employers while networking. Networking is invaluable for gaining insight into various career paths, industry trends, and job opportunities. Whether you are still trying to figure out your career goals and interests or know what career opportunities you want to pursue, networking can help you stand out from other candidates now and in the future. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--link-set\">\n\t<div class=\"link-set\">\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-external\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/canvas.iastate.edu\/courses\/119465\/pages\/networking\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTips and Talking Points for Networking\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--callout-set\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-set\">\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"iastate22-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-callout__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/ecs\/files\/2022\/10\/2022-09-20-COE-Career-Fair-32-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"414\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-callout__content text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Engineering Career Fair<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>The College of Engineering is proud to host several career fairs in the each year (two in the fall and one in the spring). The career fairs mark the beginning of the primary hiring season each semester. Students who are not actively seeking employment should use these events to investigate employers hiring their major and expand their knowledge of engineering. It is never too early to start networking and looking for professional employment; some employers are even looking to hire students into internships as early as the summer following freshman year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-set\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/ecs\/students\/career-fair-students\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Career Fair\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"iastate22-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-callout__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/ecs\/files\/2024\/01\/2023-09-12-COE-Career-Services-Pizza-with-Engineering-Professionals-205-scaled-e1707756452557.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"Photo of two employers having a casual networking conversation with two students.\" width=\"622\" height=\"414\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-callout__content text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Pizza with Engineering Professionals<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div>\n<p>Pizza with Engineering Professionals is a casual networking event in the Student Innovation Center the night before each Engineering Career Fair. No resumes, no students in suits, and no company swag. This event is focused on career exploration and making connections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-set\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-external\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/iastate.12twenty.com\/events#\/events?viewId=1\"  target=\"_blank\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVisit the Events Section of CyHire for More Information\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"iastate22-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-callout__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/ecs\/files\/2023\/05\/2023-04-26-COE-Career-Fest-58-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"414\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-callout__content text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Engineering Career Fest<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div class=\"feature-with-large-image__text\">\n<p>Engineering Career Fest is a low-pressure networking event where students can learn more about different types of engineering through interactive, hands-on, \u2018WOW!\u2019 displays. Employers are invited to campus to share the cool things they make, do, or innovate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-set\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/ecs\/students\/engineering-career-fest-students\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Career Fest\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"iastate22-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-callout__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/ecs\/files\/2017\/03\/3EE8A2EF-DDF9-4D18-BF7B-1DB7C2425822x.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"414\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-callout__content text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Employer Info Sessions<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Information sessions are casual events that provide an opportunity to network and learn about an organization\u2019s open positions, industry, company culture, and more! They can take place during any time of the year, but many are held in the weeks leading up to and following the career fairs. Attending info sessions may give you a better chance of standing out in career fair interactions or job applications with those companies. These can be in-person or virtual and can cover many different topics. Examples include: Presentation with Q&amp;A, lunch and learn, how to successfully interview for their positions, or what it\u2019s like to be an engineer at the company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-set\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-external\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/iastate.12twenty.com\/events#\/events?viewId=1\"  target=\"_blank\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tList of Upcoming Info Sessions in CyHire\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make Connections Engineering Career Services hosts numerous networking events throughout the school year. From more formal events like the Career Fair to informal events like Career Fest, there are various opportunities for you to connect with employers. Learn more about these events below. 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