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The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

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Igho Doghudje (right), a graduate student majoring in technology, speaks with HR specialists Sarah Steinbaugh and Alec Hart from the company Watchfire, during Wednesday’s job fair at the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Doghudje said showing potential employers interest and getting to know them before submitting resumes is beneficial to the hiring process.

FEATURE PHOTO: Job opportunities

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor February 13, 2020

Igho Doghudje (right), a graduate student majoring in technology, speaks with HR specialists Sarah Steinbaugh and Alec Hart from the company Watchfire, during Wednesday’s job fair at the Grand Ballroom...

Education job fair slated for Wednesday

Kate Figlewski, Staff Reporter November 6, 2019

EIU Career Services is hosting the annual Fall Education Job Fair Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Grand Ballroom. Career Services Director Bobbi Kingery...

Beth Probst (left), principal at Jasper County Junior High and Newton Community High School, talks to students at Small & Rural Informal Night Wednesday at Buzzard Hall.

Informal job fair allows education students to network

Valentina Vargas, Multicultural Reporter February 20, 2019

The Buzzard atrium filled with many school districts and education students for the annual Small and Rural Informal Night that gives students a chance to network for job opportunities ahead of the education...

Spencer Briggerman (right), a assistant manager at The Sherwin-Williams Company and a Eastern alumni, is talking to a English student Dom Hill (left) during Job & Internship Fair at Grand Ballroom of MLK University Union on Wednesday afternoon.

Students, employers network at Job, Internship Fair

Inanna Weller, Contributing Writer February 13, 2019

Students and employers gathered to talk job opportunities during the Spring Job and Internship Fair Wednesday in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Students showed companies...

Beth Preston and Benjamin Shank converse on Wednesday morning at the Fall Education Job Fair, held in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

School districts, Eastern students connect at Fall Education Job Fair

Faith Morris, Contributing Writer November 7, 2018

As students think ahead to graduation, events like the Fall Education Job Fair held Wednesday in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union showcase not only which school districts are hiring but give...

School districts looking to hire mid-year teacher graduates at Fall Education Job Fair

Abby Carpenter, Contributing Writer November 5, 2018

Seventy-six school districts, all from a variety of different backgrounds and sizes, will be present at the Fall Education Job Fair, which will take place on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m in the Grand...

Television, Radio and Video Job Fair set for Thursday

Andrew Paisley, Campus Reporter March 21, 2018

Television, radio and video production companies from all over the Midwest will be at the annual Television, Radio and Video Job Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday in the University Ballroom of the Martin...

Eastern’s career outcome exceeds national average

Melissa Jabek, Contributing Writer November 26, 2017

A report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers recently found that career placement rates, for students who graduated from Eastern in the 2015-2016 school year, exceeded the national...

Students seek opportunities through job fair

Abbey Whittington, Associate News Editor September 28, 2016

Ajah Tyson, a freshman family and consumer sciences major, is taking steps to create a better future for herself. After coming from a minimum-wage retail job, she wanted to experiment with the opportunity...

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