Weekly Reflection #3: September 14, 2016

            While at the career fair, I am planning on talking to recruiters from different companies that are each unique in the product that they offer.  I want to talk to many different companies because I am still unsure of what I want to pursue for a career, so my goal for this job fair is to learn as much as can about all different kinds of career paths, and use the information learned to help influence my next step in life.  The first employer I will plan on targeting will be Apple.  I’m going to approach Apple because I am familiar with their company and have used their products for a long time now, but the main reason I’m going to talk to their recruiter is because they welcome employees with all majors.  I want to talk to their recruiter to find out what collegiate pathway I should start myself down in order to be considered for a job that doesn’t specify what major it prefers.  This knowledge will not specifically help me prepare for a job at Apple, but instead it will prepare me for all careers that don’t require a specific major.  The next employer I will approach will be Fleet Feet Inc.  I’m going to approach this company’s recruiter because their employment opportunities are in entrepreneurship, which is something that I wish to learn more about.  In addition to learning what steps to take in college, I want to learn what a potential entrepreneur should be expecting when applying for a job such as this.  I’m still not sure if I want to pursue business as my major, and learning more about the major pathway I need to take will help me with my decision.  The third employer that I am going to approach will be IBM, for essentially the same reasons why I’m approaching Apple, except IBM offers a summer internship.  A summer internship is a perfect way to put yourself in a scenario to learn how a company functions and to see if you would be a good fit.  Since this is an internship at a company that is heavily technology based, I will also want to approach a recruiter for a company that isn’t based on technology, which leads me to my next choice.  The fourth company that I’ll approach will be The Hershey Company.  The reason I will approach this employer is to broaden the variety of different career paths to explore at the expo.  Most of the companies I’m thinking of approaching involve technology of some sort, and by asking the recruiter for The Hershey Company questions, I’ll be able to gain some knowledge that is completely unrelated to the information I’ll be gathering regarding technological companies.  The fifth and final recruiter that I’ll approach will be Vidant Health.  I’m going to approach this company because as I said earlier, I’m not sure what career path I’m wanting to pursue, and one possibility for me is healthcare.  I’m going to use my opportunity with this company to learn about what steps I should take if I plan on pursuing a career in healthcare.