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Western Oregon University,

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The Service Learning

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Career Development Center

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hosts workshops for students to

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connect with employers,

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tune up their resumes and cover letters,

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and meet with employers

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on campus to figure out what

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they'd like to do after they graduate.

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Today we're in the Pacific Room

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at Western Oregon University for the

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not-for-profit government agency career fair.

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We've got more than 50 employers here

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talking with students about

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all kinds of careers,

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ranging from public service,

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to not-for-profit organizations,

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the American Red Cross,

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police agencies and everything in between.

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I think it is so important for

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students to attend career fairs.

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First, because it gives them

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an idea of what they might do

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with their degree after they graduate.

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But also, when they get here,

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and they get excited about something,

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it helps them study and focus

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even more in class.

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Besides today's career fair,

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that focuses on not-for-profit

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and government agencies,

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we have 3 other fairs

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that run throughout the year.

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A criminal justice fair,

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an education fair,

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and a graduate school fair.

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All of these fairs will be great

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for students to attend

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to help them start thinking

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about what they're going to do

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with their lives after Western Oregon.

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So you really never know

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what's going to happen when

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you attend a career fair.

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