The Professions Career Fair took place on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, in the Andreasen Center for Wellness. It was a multitude of booths set up for different companies and organizations from all over the country. These companies and organizations included mission trip projects, engineering firms, accounting firms, a television company, an outreach project, a psychology department, health institutions, and more. Each booth had representatives that would answer questions regarding their company or organization. I attended all the booths.
The first booth I approached was the GC Auditing booth. Their organization is called GCAS, which stands for General Conference Auditing Service. It is an auditing service company for Seventh-day Adventist organizations. I actually met a friend of mine who was hosting this booth along with his superior, Mike Daum. It turns out that he was doing an internship for GCAS and that it was the first day of his internship. I asked Daum questions about what work was like at GCAS and how I could apply for an internship.
Among the other booths that I attended were ADRA International, Advent Health, Adventist Frontier Missions, Adventist Health Systems, Bethany Christian, Boys & Girls Club, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Holt Bosse, Honor Credit Union, Kruggel Lawton CPAs, Loma Linda University Health, United Federal Credit Union, WNIT Public Television, and Aflac.
One of the most notable booths that I attended was the one for Kruggel Lawton CPAs. At this booth, I met someone in person who I had first talked to over the phone. When we talked at his booth, he mentioned that he had read my article “De-stress from your Distress” and liked it a lot. I was very pleased to hear that. Not only was he looking forward to meeting me at this fair, but he was also interested in me as a student. I asked all the questions I had about internship applications and location for the company. Afterwards, I felt more confident in my ability to stand out as a possible future intern or worker for these companies.
My time at the Professions Career Fair was well spent. I got to ask a lot of questions to representatives of different companies. We were even given cool gifts like pens and bottles. I would definitely attend it again. I would also recommend everyone to attend it because it is a fun and informative event that may open up new opportunities for future careers.
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