In support of the 2010 Administrative Priority to Improve Recruitment and Retention, District 9 Extension personnel recently participated in Career Fairs at Sam Houston State University and Texas A&M University.
Kevin Chilek, Extension Program Specialist - 4-H, Meredith Henry, Walker CEA-FCS, and Dale Fritz, District Extension Administrator, participated in the Agricultural and Industrial Sciences Career Fair on February 2, 2010 at Sam Houston State University. The recruitment screen display for AgriLife Extension was used along with the brochure "Growing People, Ideas and Youself" and the fact sheet on an internship with AgriLife Extension. Also, handout materials on available positions and compensation packages were used. Over 100 students stopped at the Extension display and discussed career and internship opportunities with AgriLife Extension. Kevin, Meredith, and Dale visited with the students to provide a brief overview of Extension, outline procedures for applying with Extension, and answer their questions. Also, students provided their names and e-mail addresses to be used to maintain communication with them and to notify them of the posting of the intern position, etc. In addition, resumes were accepted from students who will graduate in the near future.
Dale Fritz, Dusty Tittle, Burleson CEA-AG/NR, Billy Zanolini, Madison CEA-AG/NR, and Eric Zimmerman, Brazos CEA-AG/NR, participated in the Agriculture Career Expo on February 3, 2010 at Texas A&M University. As was the case at Sam Houston, the recruitment screen display of AgriLife Extension was used along with the brochure "Growing People, Ideas and Youself" and the fact sheet on an internship with AgriLife Extension. Over 150 students stopped at the Extension display and discussed career and internship opportunities with AgriLife Extension. Dale, Dusty, Billy, and Eric visited with the students to provide a brief overview of Extension, outline procedures for applying with Extension, and answer their questions. Also, students provided their names and e-mail addresses to be used to maintain communication with them and to notify them of the posting of the intern position, etc. In addition, resumes were accepted from students who will graduate in the near future. The ACE Committee also produces a notebook of resumes from students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. This notebook was presented to each exhibitor.
These Career Fairs serve as a great opportunity to interact with a large number of students. We will continue to participate in these types of activities such as the Career Fair at Prairie View A&M University on February 17, 2010.
The content of this article was provided by Dale A. Fritz, Ph.D., District Extension Administrator-Texas AgriLife Extension Service.
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