The UT Austin Engineering career expo was a little disappointing. Compared to the other career fairs, not many people stopped by our booth. It wasn't just our company either. One of the recruiters for another company stopped by our booth and was asking me about how we were fairing. She said that students she was trying to talk to would actually say, "I am NOT interested in your company" when she tried to talk to them.
There was some good news though. One of the students that stopped by our booth was really excited about the prospect of working for us. He did an internship for one of our clients that exposed him to some Austin Industrial employees working there, and after that experience, he really wants to work with us. That's very cool! Also, a number of students stopped by who had done a school project working with one of our sister companies, Austin Commercial, and they are very excited about the idea of working for us as well. Sweet.
One interesting thing was that a number of companies there to recruit were giving out burnt orange t-shirts. I didn't notice any recruiters giving out t-shirts at any of the other career fairs.
We have one more career fair to go and then the overwhelming task of choosing which candidates to interview. We have a number of good candidates to select from, which is a very good thing but very time-consuming as well. It's especially difficult to choose from among entry-level candidates. I wish we could give them all a chance. It's really exciting to have the opportunity to work for a company that's 100% employee-owned!
There was some good news though. One of the students that stopped by our booth was really excited about the prospect of working for us. He did an internship for one of our clients that exposed him to some Austin Industrial employees working there, and after that experience, he really wants to work with us. That's very cool! Also, a number of students stopped by who had done a school project working with one of our sister companies, Austin Commercial, and they are very excited about the idea of working for us as well. Sweet.
One interesting thing was that a number of companies there to recruit were giving out burnt orange t-shirts. I didn't notice any recruiters giving out t-shirts at any of the other career fairs.
We have one more career fair to go and then the overwhelming task of choosing which candidates to interview. We have a number of good candidates to select from, which is a very good thing but very time-consuming as well. It's especially difficult to choose from among entry-level candidates. I wish we could give them all a chance. It's really exciting to have the opportunity to work for a company that's 100% employee-owned!
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