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BLACK INK
The essence of freedom is understanding
Black Student Movement Official Newspaper
Vol. 1, No. 2
September 13,1984
Fourth Annual
Minority Career Fair
by Rhonda Hubbard
Managing Editor
Today, finding meaningful and
satisfying employment can be a very
tedious job. Making the right impres
sions, approaches, and being in the
right place at the right time can all be
difficult areas to cover effectively.
On September 20th, minorities you
will have the opportunity to meet
representatives from several pros
perous companies throughout North
Carolina and the United State, along
with the possibility of obtaining either
a job or an internship. Sounds good
doesn’t it! This opportunity is open to
all students, but on Thursday, Septem
ber 20th, the main target will be
minority students.
Now you ask, “What is this great
opportunity called?”—Well, it is the
Fourth Annual Minority Career Fair,
sponsored by the Career Planning and
Placement Services and the Black Stu
dent Movement. It will be held in Car
michael Auditorium from 12 noon until
5:00 p.m., and will feature such com
panies as CBS, Colgate-Palmolive,
General Electric, and IBM, as well as
banks like Wachovia, NCNB, CCB,
and First Union. There will also be
various Government agencies in
cluding the FBI, Secret Service,
Bureau of the Census, and the U.S.
Department of Justice.
Ms. Marian Holmes of the Univer
sity Career Planning and Placement
Services (UCPPS) explains that
students will have the chance to meet
with 125 representatives that will be
there, and learn career opportunity in
formation.
“The Fair can serve as a ‘network’
system which can give students an in
troduction to the people they need to
meet to find out how to put their
career plans into action,” explains
Holmes.
Lorna Dove, one of the BSM’s
Academic Committee members,
states that about 75 companies will be
attending the Fair for day9^ On th?
21st, the Fair will open to the rest of
the campus, but the 20th is targeted
especially to minority students.
However, minorities are invited to
attend both days if they wish.
“People have gotten jobs and in
ternships at the Fair in the past, so it
has been successful. It is a good op
portunity,” says Dove.
Student coordinator Albertina
Smith mentions that black corpora
tions and businesses have never been
represented at the Fair. Therefore,
blacks are encouraged to come to the
Fair with hopes that more blacks will
enter into corporate business and en-
trepreneurships so that more black
businesses will be provided.
“I stongly encourage students who
attend the Fair to be ready to take care
of business,” says Albertina. “If
students plan to enter the job market
this year, I suggest that they bring
resumes with them. That could be a
big plus.”
“Minorities are specifically
targeted, because they traditionally
have not been exposed to as much
career-related information as others.
Of the 250 firms visiting the UCPPS
each year, many have not seen as many
black candidates as they would like
to,” says Holmes.
Attending the Minority Career Fair
provides students not only the chance
to meet various employers, but also
the advantage of establishing rapport
with professionals and make contacts
in an informal setting.
Holmes adds that the Fair also of
fers that chance for students to gather
first hand information about specific
skills and abilities requried for entry
and survival in various organizations
and professions. It can also be an im
portant ingredient in helping to set up
realistic expectations.
There will be two people manning
each booth, and they will be able to
answer qu^tions that students may
As Marian Holmes, Placement counselor, University Career
Planning and Placement Service.
have. In addition, these represen
tatives will be able to provide company
information and distribute organiza
tion literature.
To be successful, all minorities need
to participate in this advantageous
event. Juniors and Seniors can obtain
jobs, and freshmen and sophomores
are able to gain internships. This is
your opportunity to do something
about your career plans. Take advan
tage of this opportunity. See you on
September 21st. □