{"373311":{"#nid":"373311","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Spring Career Fair Breaks Attendance Record","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECorporate demand for College of Computing talent hit an all-time high at last week\u2019s Spring Career Fair.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than 100 companies attended the three-day event to discuss full-time positions internships, mentorships, and other career opportunities with Georgia Tech computing students. The Career Fair was hosted by the College of Computing from Tuesday to Thursday, Jan. 27 to Friday, Jan. 29. It was extended from its usual two days to three because of growing corporate interest.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur students are highly sought after by prospective employers. Most of them have two or even three job offers before they graduate,\u201d said Dean Zvi Galil of the College of Computing. \u201cThe Career Fair is an excellent opportunity for our corporate partners and other prospective employers to attract top-quality computing talent to their workforces.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe College\u2019s Office of Outreach, Enrollment and Community (OEC) plans and manages the event twice annually. Prior to the fair, OEC hosts a variety of career development sessions with corporate partners to prepare students for the event. Such programs occur throughout the academic year and can be found on the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/calendar\u0022\u003ECollege Events Calendar\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA photo gallery from the Spring Career Fair is available on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ccgatech\/sets\/72157650215625650\/\u0022\u003EFlickr\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA video from the Career Fair is also available on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gtcomputing\u0022\u003EGT Computing Facebook page\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Corporate demand for College of Computing talent hit an all-time high at last week\u2019s Spring Career Fair."}],"uid":"27998","created_gmt":"2015-02-05 10:29:05","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:38","author":"Brittany Aiello","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-02-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-02-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"373301":{"id":"373301","type":"image","title":"Career Fair - Spring 2015 Feature","body":null,"created":"1449246186","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:23:06","changed":"1475894382","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:42","alt":"Career Fair - Spring 2015 Feature","file":{"fid":"75095","name":"careerfair-spring2015-feature.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/careerfair-spring2015-feature.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/careerfair-spring2015-feature.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":159481,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/careerfair-spring2015-feature.jpg?itok=DoYmbJWo"}}},"media_ids":["373301"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"4354","name":"career fair"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETyler Sharp\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPR and Social Media Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tsharp@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etsharp@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["tsharp@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}