Ag, Food, Business Career Fair
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024: 1-4pm
North Star Ballroom, St. Paul Student Center
About the Fair
Connect with organizations for full-time opportunities and internships. At the fair, you'll be able to explore opportunities, engage with employers, and make an impression that can help you to stand out in the job or internship application process. While you're there, get a free headshot from a professional photographer!
Prepare a resume, have an elevator pitch, and dress in a way that is authentic to you. Registration suggested, drop-ins welcome.
Fields represented: Agriculture, Animal Science, Banking/Finance, Communication, Food Industry, Marketing, and Sales.
On Campus Interviews
Employers will be interviewing after the fair. You must meet with company representatives to possibly secure an interview. Employers conducting on campus interviews:
- Cargill
Employers Registered
Employer registration is open throughout the summer. About 55 employers will be in attendance at the fair and will continually be added to the list below.
AgriBank
ALCIVIA
American Foods Group
Anderson Chemical Company
BMO Financial Group
Butler Machinery Company
Cargill
CFANS Alumni Relations
CHS Inc.
Compeer Financial
Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa
FM
General Mills
Gertens Family of Businesses
Greenix Pest Control
Holden Farms
Hormel Foods Corporation
Land O'Lakes
Northwestern Mutual
PepsiCo
Post Consumer Brands
Practical Farmers of Iowa
Seneca Foods Corporation - Agriculture
Syngenta
Titan Machinery
United Farmers Cooperative - Agronomy
University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Lab
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
Ziegler CAT
*Compiled weekly, visit Handshake for an up-to-date list
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Additional Ways to Prepare
Check out our tips on Preparing for a Career Fair or Make an Appointment with your career consultant to get ready.