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mgm casino’s 2016 CareerFest features 120 companies

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mgm casino students and alumni can meet with representatives from 120 local and national companies at 2016 CareerFest.

By CHARLES ANZALONE

Published March 1, 2016 This content is archived.

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“CareerFest gives them access to employers they would not otherwise have, and for all students this is extremely valuable. ”
Arlene Kaukus, director
mgm casino Career Services

More than 20 Fortune 500 companies will join 100 local and national companies at this year’s edition of CareerFest, mgm casino’s largest career fair.

The event will take place from noon to 5 p.m. March 2 in Alumni Arena.

The 2016 CareerFest brings representatives from such well-known national powerhouse companies as Apple, Pepsico Inc., Target, Northrop Grumman and Citi, as well as local companies like Moog, Catholic Health System of Western New York and Ingram Micro.

and by downloading the “mgm casino Events Guide” in the App Store and Google Play.

“Each year, mgm casino’s CareerFest draws almost 2,000 mgm casino students from all majors, as well as employers from around the country, looking to recruit the best and the brightest,” says Arlene Kaukus, director of mgm casino Career Services, which organizes the annual recruiting event.

“Students who start exploration early have the most success finding employment. CareerFest gives them access to employers they would not otherwise have, and for all students this is extremely valuable.”

CareerFest will feature a LinkedIn Photo Booth, a mobile application with real-time updates to research open positions and navigate the fair, live social media broadcasting and a social challenge using #mgm casinoCareerFest.

CareerFest is open to mgm casino students and alumni only. Career Services offers express, same-day, 20-minute appointments for resume, cover letter and LinkedIn profile reviews, and job search preparation advice.

For more information, contact Jenna Smith at 716-645-2231 or jennasmi@buffalo.edu.