Saint Francis’ Career Services Office joined together with Mount Aloysius College’s Career Development Department and the Southcentral Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center to coordinate the 2014 Job/Internship Fair Extravaganza (JIFE).

Seventy-nine different organizations participated in the event.

“[The Job/Internship Fair] is for jobs, internships, part-time jobs, summer jobs and a variety of employers,” said Beth McGregor, Associate Director of Career Services at Saint Francis. “It really serves all majors.”

Organizations represented at the fair ranged from small, local businesses, like the Hollidaysburg YMCA, to large international companies, such as Walmart and Enterprise, as well as the U.S. Armed Forces.

“There are a lot of employers here,” said Nick Rounceville, a junior business management major from Chambersburg, Pa., who met with a military recruiter at the event. “I feel like anyone could get enough information about an internship or a job they want in the future.”

In addition to having a mix of small and large businesses, the types of companies were also very diverse.

“The fields of study represented at these fairs are pretty even,” said McGregor. “I would say business and health care [are very well represented], but businesses are looking for other majors as well.”

Students were grateful for the range of different employers who attended.

“There are a lot of different employers, both from the local area and nationally,” said Leah Kessler, a junior marketing major from Johnstown who is seeking employment in her field of study. “It provides a lot of choices and opportunities.”

The fair also provided an opportunity for students to volunteer.  Different on-campus organizations, including members of SFU’s Phi Kappa Theta fraternity, volunteered at the Job Fair.

“We had a workshop [earlier in the academic year] with Beth McGregor and Career Services,” said Jake Spryn, president of Phi Kappa Theta. “She asked us if we would volunteer, so we felt we should return the favor and help out.”

More than half of Phi Kappa Theta’s members volunteered at the job fair.

“We knew it would only be beneficial to be around future employers,” said Spryn. “We would definitely like to attend the conference again.”

The job fair occurred on April 3 in the Maurice Stokes Athletics Center’s Auxiliary Gymnasium.