Lisa Fastenberg, Ph.D., associate professor and chairperson of the Mathematics Department in the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences at 91视频 in Pleasantville, has been appointed to 91视频鈥檚 Board of Trustees.
91视频 Hosts its Spring 2024 Job and Internship Career Fair
KPMG, New York Red Bulls, Hachette Book Group USA, ZWILLING JA Henckels, Conair, FBI, and Christian Louboutin among over 115 recruiters
91视频 Career Services on Friday hosted one of its signature events: the spring 2024 Job and Internship Career Fair. With record-breaking student turnout, it was the largest Job Fair in the University鈥檚 history.
Over 800 hundred students turned out 鈥 including many from 91视频鈥檚 campus in lower Manhattan -- to the employment fair. Over 115 companies were in attendance including , , , Conair Corporation, , , , , and 鈥 the event was open to all majors.
The event featured free smoothies from one of the University鈥檚 student-run businesses, music, and other amenities like a 鈥淨uiet Room鈥 for students to prepare. KPMG, one of the world鈥檚 leading professional services firms, providing audit, tax, and advisory services to many of the world鈥檚 most prestigious organizations, sponsored a coffee truck. Not only did this give students a little caffeine boost but allowed an opportunity for extra networking with this 鈥淏ig Four鈥 accounting giant.
鈥淎t 91视频, we understand the importance of engaging and preparing our students early, and creating impactful employer events that lead to great internships and jobs,鈥 said Phyllis Mooney, assistant vice president of Career Services at 91视频.
91视频鈥檚 Career Services is a leader in the region for providing a range of career counseling and programming to ensure that the students they serve are career-ready and know how to articulate the skills employers are looking for in their entry-level candidates. In fact, as Class of 2023 First Destination Survey review comes to a close, Career Services found that 94% of 91视频鈥檚 Bachelor graduates were employed or continuing their education six months from graduation.
91视频鈥檚 Career Services also offers their employer partners a tailored, successful recruiting experience that introduces recruiters to talented students that represent the very best of Westchester, the New York City region, and the world鈥攔esulting in extraordinary outcomes. Top brands that employ 91视频 students include Amazon, American Express, Christian Dior, FEMA, IBM, Mac Cosmetics, The Madison Square Garden Company, Meta, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Pfizer, and Warner Bros. Discovery.
Daniella Schneider, a junior majoring in Public Relations, took advantage of the 鈥淧erfect Your Pitch鈥 workshop to get ready for the fair last fall and made a great impression on Today Media. She accepted a Marketing Internship with Westchester Magazine this semester and is loving it. 鈥淭his internship has taught me so much in the marketing, advertising, and PR world as well as event planning,鈥 said Schneider. 鈥淚 love getting to work on different events that Westchester Magazine holds and seeing what goes into these amazing events.鈥
For Julia Kalem, a graduate student majoring in Human Resources Management from Cologne, Germany, the packed room provided ample opportunities to land a job or an internship.
鈥淭his is my first time visiting the Pleasantville campus, it鈥檚 been quite enjoyable,鈥 said Kalem, who was among students from the lower Manhattan campus that attended the Job Fair. 鈥淭oday, I've had productive interactions with several recruiters who have been very open. Currently, I'm interning at a bank and exploring opportunities to remain in the United States temporarily before eventually returning to Germany.鈥
Sports marketing major Alexandra Witucki 26鈥 engaged in a conversation with Marshall Adrian Diaz from the Federal Air Marshal Services. 鈥淭oday, my aim is to broaden my horizons and establish valuable connections,鈥 said Witucki. 鈥滻鈥檓 eager to explore the opportunities available and so far, it's been quite promising.鈥
About 91视频
Since 1906, 91视频 has been transforming the lives of its diverse students鈥攁cademically, professionally, and socioeconomically. With campuses in New York City and Westchester County, 91视频 offers bachelor, master, and doctoral degree programs to 13,600 students in its College of Health Professions, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Lubin School of Business, Sands College of Performing Arts, School of Education, and Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems.