Students were able to take advantage of The Indiana University Southeast job Oct. 15, 2025 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. With over 25 companies present, students were able to explore various careers while getting to speak with the many representatives.

College is filled with students who have undecided majors, careers, and paths and a job fair is just the resource students need to help determine what they might want to do post graduation. Job fairs allow employers visit a college campus to meet with students to discuss jobs, career opportunities, and possible internships. They also allow students to learn about potential employers and internship opportunities. They are typically held in large venues where companies will set up booths with members from their HR team along with employees, to tell those attending about their company, their application process and further information.

College career and job fairs are a great way for businesses to identify potential employees, get their brand or business more publicity, and have immediate positive, or negative, feedback provided from the students about their company.

One company that provided help to students as well as themselves was the Greater Clark ESS company that hires substitute teachers for the Greater Clark School District. A representative from that booth, Annie Smith, provided information about what the company offers for employers while promoting the companies flexibility and salary. “All you have to have is a high-school diploma and a clean background check to be a substitute teacher in Indiana,” said Smith. “This is a great company and a great job because it’s very flexible, it’s great for students, and anybody transitioning to their career.”

Maddox Riddle, IUS student, attended and conducted an interview with the company Samtec, a company that provides solutions to support any application, market or industry, from standard cataloged products to unique high-performance design. “I think my experience with the job fair at IUS was a way to connect with some big-name companies, as well as some smaller businesses in the area,” said Riddle. “It was awesome to be able to network with a bunch of CEOs and employers to truly get my name out into the community.”