November 1, 2019
Contact: Jason Hogue, Director of Marketing Communications, 402-872-2429
Peru, Nebraska - Peru State College held the 2019 Southeast Nebraska Career Fair on October 30 in the Student Center's Live Oak Room. The fair serves to give Peru State College students, alumni, faculty, staff, and the public an opportunity to meet with company representatives and network with people in their respective fields. Representatives of twenty-three companies were in attendance.
Jaime Eberly, career fair coordinator and a licensed student counselor at Peru State, said, "This year we saw a wider variety of employers interested in connecting with Peru State students. Having moved the career fair to the fall presented more high-level opportunities for our students nearing graduation -many places are eager to hire our students!"
There were twenty-three employers at the fair:
Peru State College Graduate Programs
Tri State Nursing
Sandhills Global
Nebraska Center for the Education of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Ambassador
Clarinda Academy
Gleim Campus Representative
Fastenal
US ARMY
Papillion Police Department
Nebraska Department of Correctional Services
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Nebraska USDA Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service
J.J. Palmtag, Inc.
Boy Scouts of America, Cornhusker Council
Prestige Care Center of Nebraska City
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Advance Services
Better Living Counseling Services
Cass County Sheriff’s Office
Nebraska Department of Labor
CJ Foods, Inc.
Maranatha Camp and Retreat Center
For more information, visit www.peru.edu/careerfair/ or contact Jamie Eberly at jeberly@peru.edu or (402) 872-2436.
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Thomas Veleba & Quentin Victor contributed to this release.