The fall recruiting season unofficially kicked off yesterday afternoon with an overflowing Office of Career Services (OCS) orientation meeting in Science Center C.
More than 500 students attended.
Last year, more than 1,500 students took part in recruiting, with nearly half the senior class participating.
"There are tons of jobs out there," Assistant Recruiting Director Paul L. Boisselle told the standing room only crowd. "The bad news is that you have to apply to them--they're not handed out in the Square. The good news is we bring the jobs to you."
Hundreds of companies, mainly investment banking and consulting firms, conducted over 6,000 interviews on campus.
Brandon P. Jones '00 was one of the few graduates looking for a job at the meeting.
"I've been spending the past semester trying to get published--now I'm trying to get myself housed and fed," Jones said.
He said he lived in Watertown with his friends over the summer. He tried to get his short stories and fiction published, but now he is interested in a consulting job where he says he hopes to use his English tutoring skills.
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