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Career expo focuses on making connections

Alumni and students from three postsecondary schools, including Kwantlen Polytechnic University, will be hoping to make career connections March 5 at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

Alumni and students from three postsecondary schools, including Kwantlen Polytechnic University, will be hoping to make career connections March 5 at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

That's where the Ready, Set Hire! career expo will be held, bringing business students and alumni face-to-face with more than 30 different companies doing business globally.

Those taking part will have the chance to network with recruiters looking to hire the best and brightest business students and graduates, as well as having the chance to participate in workshops throughout the day.

Nicole Poole, coordinator of KPU's career services, and one of the event's main organizers, said creating this opportunity has been a two-year venture, but well worth

the wait.

"Ready, Set, Hire! is also an invaluable opportunity for companies to directly meet and evaluate over 600 ready-to-work students and alumni, specializing in over 10 business-focused academic areas and levels," Poole said. "KPU is set to bring several hundred of our best and brightest students, many of whom I am confident will be employed by the end of day."

Exhibitors at the career exposition include companies in finance and banking, real estate, insurance, human resources, retail, accounting, government and the tourism sector.

Students and alumni from KPU, Vancouver Island University (VIU), Camosun College and Langara College interested in registering for the event can visit readysetcareerexpo.ca to learn more.