This past Wednesday, students headed to the Finneran Pavilion to attend the annual Career Fair.
Held at the beginning of each semester, the Career Fair presents the opportunity for students and alumni to network and connect with companies.
This year, approximately 150 companies were on-site to speak with students regarding part-time, full-time and internship positions.
The Career Fair is organized by the Villanova Career Center. This office is located in Garey Hall, Suite 117, and works to provide students with opportunities to explore future professional careers through programming and networking events.
This year’s fair was sponsored by Lockheed Martin.
According to a statement on the Career Center’s website: “The event draws in employers from a variety of industries who seek leadership programs, intern and full-time candidates.
Students and alumni have landed their next opportunity at this fair year after year.
Bring your Wildcard, copies of your resume and dress professionally.”
Students from every class year and college were invited to attend the Career Fair, which took place from 2 to 6 p.m., so that students could work around their daily schedules in order to visit the fair.
“Getting the chance to interact with different companies and organizations was a very enlightening experience,” sophomore environmental science major George Stattelman-Scanlan said. “It’s a great chance to get a head start on learning about different paths and different internships available.”
Students were able to engage directly with company representatives and recruiters at booths they were interested in.
Many of the employees who attended were Villanova alumni who are looking to hire Villanova students.
“I learned about what it means to network with employers and really put myself out there,” sophomore exploratory arts student Noah Okenquist said. “It helped me gain experience and confidence while also setting up a comfortable space to explore the work field.”
The Career Fair also provided students the chance to get a head start on internship networking and applications.
“Right now is my recruiting season, especially accounting and finance for Summer 2027,” sophomore accounting major Ally Flynn said. “So, this is, like, a time for me to be connecting with employers and learning about opportunities and applying to roles because they are recruiting so far in advance and so I really enjoyed it.”
Participating companies included Comcast, Lockheed Martin, PWC, Northwest Mutual and Disney and Moderna.
The Career Center encouraged students to bring copies of their resumes and dress professionally to make their best impressions with employers.
Although the event offered a wide range of industries, some students were disappointed that more professional fields were not represented at the Career Fair.
“I was disappointed to see that it was so heavily focused on students in the business or engineering schools,” sophomore environmental science major Casey Bennett said. “I was looking to get experience talking with employers. But unfortunately I was not able to get that.”
Even though the Career Fair is over, students can partake in the Career Center’s various professional development events throughout the year. The office provides free headshots, interview rooms and industry advising. The Career Center will also host another Career Fair in the Spring.
