About 50 employers will attend the 11th annual College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Career Expo.
The expo will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom.
Charlotte Emerson, director of student development and recruitment for CALS, said this year's event will bring employers such as Bayer CropScience, Syngenta, The Walt Disney Company and some government agencies.
Emerson said she expects about 500 students to attend.
Although many students leave the event with internships and jobs, Emerson said students who aren't looking for jobs can still benefit from the expo.
"The earlier they have the opportunity to practice communications with a potential employer, I think the better they will be in the long run," she said.
If you attend the fair, Emerson said, dress professionally, bring a resume and, most important, know about the companies you're interested in.
Entomology and nematology senior Andrew Shahan, 23, attended his first CALS Career Expo in 2011.
He said it had a much more personal feel than other career fairs.
"I was surprised by how friendly the employers were," he said.
Shahan said students should attend the event early on in college. It gives students "face time" with job recruiters, he said. "They can see how you handle yourself."
Emerson recognized students have insecurities about the future.
However, she said, "There are jobs out there for our students, and that is probably the biggest misconception."
