{"241751":{"#nid":"241751","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Hundreds of Tech Students Swarm College of Computing Career Fair","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELuisa \u201cLo\u201d Botelho reaped the benefits of a College of Computing\u2019s Career Fair in her very first year as a computer science major: She scored a prized internship with Qualcomm as a freshman.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow in her sophomore year, she eagerly attended two of three days of last week\u2019s fair in hopes of earning her next great job, perhaps with Apple, Microsoft or Harris.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI love meeting new people,\u201d Botelho said. \u201cAnd meeting new people who can help my career \u2026 even better.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than 1,000 students from all over Georgia Tech attended the fair. An\u0026nbsp;average of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/about\/jobs\/careerfair\u0022\u003E40 companies\u003C\/a\u003E participated each day to discuss internships, mentorships and career opportunities with the students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis fair just keeps getting bigger and more essential for our students and corporate partners with each subsequent year,\u201d said Zvi Galil, dean of the College of Computing. \u201cEven though we expanded it to a three-day event, the fair still seems to be bursting at the seams--a testament of its value for the College and the Institute overall.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe College\u2019s Office of Outreach, Enrollment and Community planned the event and enlisted more than 65 student volunteers to make the event a success. Marielle Thomas of OEC credits student David Long with creating a speedy new check-in system that allowed students to register using their iPads and other mobile devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBotelho she was grateful that the College puts on the fair every fall and spring and credits it with helping her make the networking connections that will serve her well in the future. She said students miss out on the full benefit of attending the College of Computing when they don\u2019t go to the career fair.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAnything I can tell freshman comes from that quote from Wayne Gretzky: \u2018You miss all of the shots you don\u2019t take.\u2019\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo view more photos from the Career Fair, visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ccgatech\/sets\/72157635693390635\/\u0022\u003ECollege\u0027s Flickr page\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"More than 1,000 students from all over Georgia Tech attended the fair. 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