The College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Council, in corporation with the University Career Center, will host its annual career fair in the Dabney Hall lobby from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m Friday.

University Career Center Assistant Director D. R. Ingram said the event offers an excellent opportunity for students to get involved and network with perspective employers.

“The employers will set up booths and they will be talking to students about full-time jobs, part-time jobs and internships,” Ingram said.

Ingram said he would like to see more volunteer student participation in the fair this year and added that interactions at the event can lead to interviews and perspective jobs.

“We’d love to get participation from members of the PAMS council and other PAMS organizations to assist at the career fair,” he said. “Student involvement is very important.”

Roman Kotliar, a sophomore in mathematics, said he is looking forward to attending the fair and hopes it will help him learn about new career options.

“It will probably be a good opportunity to meet prospective employers and discover available jobs,” Kotliar said.

Ingram pointed out that it is this kind of positive attitude and excited involvement that makes the fair a success year after year.

“If there is a good student turnout, companies will want to come back next year,” Ingram said.

Don Warren, a senior in physics, said that he will not be attending the career fair because it has little to offer that he cannot discover on his own.

“I have about 15 minutes of time free between classes between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. so I cannot go without skipping,” Warren said. “I feel I can do all the searching the career fair would offer from my computer, given that I want to continue in astrophysics.”

Ingram agreed that a great deal of information can be found online at the University Career Center Web site, but events such as the career fair help students to better understand the recruitment process on campus.

“The point of the career fair is for companies and students to interact,” Ingram said. “Any type of event or session you attend will help in progressing your job search.”

Ingram said students should begin their career search as soon as possible and any type of efforts they put forth will only be to their advantage.

“I want students to take advantage of opportunities when they come,” Ingram said. “We would like students to not leave career development on the back burner.”