More than 160 employers to attend MSOE Career Fair
| Published: 10/04/2011 |
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The annual Career Fair at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) will take place Friday, Oct. 7 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Campus Center building, 1025 N. Broadway. More than 160 employers are expected to attend the fair, which is open to MSOE students and alumni.
“The fall is the busiest time of the year for employers to seek new talent. The registration for this year’s career fair is evidence of that,” said Mary Spencer, MSOE’s director of career services. “We have actually reached capacity for registration, but are working to make arrangements to accommodate more employers.”
MSOE’s engineering, nursing and business students are in demand despite tough economic times, and companies are looking to hire young talent to help bring them out of the recession. MSOE students come with an educational background that is strongly integrated in theory and applications which employers value. Students spend an average of 600 hours in high-tech, industrial grade labs, gaining real-world experience during their college career. There is no shock value or learning curve for MSOE students – they are able to contribute and start working immediately when they begin their internships and jobs, setting them apart from students at other universities.
Employers are looking for seniors, juniors, sophomores and even freshmen to fill internship and employment positions. Many of the internships turn into full-time employment once the student graduates from MSOE. Graduates are well-rounded, technologically experienced and highly productive professionals and Leaders. MSOE graduates have enjoyed an average five-year placement rate of 94% and an average starting salary of more than $53,000. The Business Journal recently reported that PayScale Inc. has ranked MSOE as the top school in Wisconsin for starting salaries.
MSOE is an independent university with 2,500 students. MSOE offers 18 bachelor’s degrees and 10 master’s degrees in the engineering, engineering technology, building and infrastructure engineering, health-related engineering, computer, business and nursing fields. The university has a national academic reputation; longstanding ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; and extremely high placement rates and starting salaries. MSOE graduates are well-rounded, technologically experienced and highly productive professionals and leaders.