Students Attend Virtual Ag Career Day
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Published Date: Mar 22, 2021 5:00:00 PM
Huntley College of Agriculture students met with more than a dozen employers during a virtual version of Ag Career Day.
Ag Career Day was hosted virtually on Feb. 18 through the Handshake employment app. Employers created a schedule to meet with students either on an individual or a group basis.
Fifteen employers and 88 students registered with a total of 25 group sessions and 97 individual appointments.
The employers included:
- Leader Creek Fisheries
- Savatree
- Yosemite Farm Credit
- LandCare
- CN Utility Consulting
- The Davey Tree Expert Company
- Central Garden & Pet
- Peace Corps
- USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
- USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Pacific Regional Field Office
- Executive Landscape, Inc.
- Frieda's Specialty Produce
- Cal Ag Jobs
- Altman Plants
- USDA NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service).
Students were encouraged to dress professionally for the remote career fair and required to register for the event in advance. Thirty-two attended an optional, week-long résumé workshop on Zoom.
The Cal Poly Pomona Career Center organized the event, which was free for students to attend.