{"327991":{"#nid":"327991","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Hundreds of Tech Students Swarm College of Computing Career Fair","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EWhen the College of Computing sponsors a career fair, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets swarm!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe College\u2019s fall \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/about\/jobs\/careerfair\u0022\u003ECareer Fair\u003C\/a\u003E reported attendance of more than 3,450 students over the three days, a more than 20 percent increase over the 2,770 reported in 2013. This year\u2019s fair was held from Monday, Sept. 8, through Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the Klaus auditorium.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAbout 40 companies participated each day to discuss internships, mentorships, and career opportunities with the students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u201cWe had 1,390 students attend on the first day of the fair alone,\u201d said Zvi Galil, dean of the College of Computing. \u201cThis fair just keeps getting bigger and has become an essential networking event for our students and corporate partners.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe College\u2019s Office of Outreach, Enrollment and Community (OEC) planned the event and enlisted many student volunteers to make the event a success. Leading up to the career fair, the OEC held \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/cocs-career-development-strives-help-students-find-land-dream-jobs\u0022\u003Enumerous sessions\u003C\/a\u003E to prepare students to talk to company representatives to secure interviews and then later perform well in the full employment process. Such programs will continue throughout the school year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EClick \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ccgatech\/sets\/72157647102298899\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E to view our photo gallery, and click \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/video.php?v=10152669667939481\u0026amp;set=vb.104804139480\u0026amp;type=2\u0026amp;theater\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E to see Buzz and Freddie from MailChimp do the \u0022CoC Career Fair dance.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"About 40 companies participated in the 2014 College of Computing Career Fair - discussing internships, mentorships, and career opportunities with the students."}],"uid":"27998","created_gmt":"2014-09-23 13:08:36","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:07","author":"Brittany Aiello","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"327971":{"id":"327971","type":"image","title":"Career Fair","body":null,"created":"1449245064","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:04:24","changed":"1475895039","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:39","alt":"Career Fair","file":{"fid":"200268","name":"15100815040_e832d0dd91_z.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/15100815040_e832d0dd91_z_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/15100815040_e832d0dd91_z_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":100660,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/15100815040_e832d0dd91_z_0.jpg?itok=yjtTRWcc"}}},"media_ids":["327971"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"4758","name":"Fair"},{"id":"39401","name":"OEC"},{"id":"114601","name":"Press Release"},{"id":"9152","name":"zvi galil"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPhillip Taylor\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENews and Media Relations Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ptaylor@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eptaylor@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["ptaylor@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}