Photo: Taylor Hardy
Cameron Adams
Editor-in-Chief
The Spring 2024 Career Expo sponsored by the Jackson State University Career Services Center (CSC), took place on Feb. 22, 2024 and featured over 100 top corporate recruiters looking to add the next generation of black leaders to their companies.
In an article on JSUNews, CSC Executive Director Lashanda W. Jordan, Ph.D., urged students to attend.
“I implore all students to join us at the Spring 2024 Career Expo. This will be an excellent opportunity for them to unlock their potential and ignite their future. Come and connect with leading employers, explore diverse opportunities, and chart your path toward a rewarding career journey. Your next big opportunity awaits,” said Jordan.
As the spring semester at Jackson State University slowly comes to an end, the beginning of a new chapter for students also draws closer.
With JSU’s commencement right around the corner, thousands of students are preparing themselves to enter a whole new world of opportunity known as the workforce.
The process of finding your first job out of college is known to be a difficult task, but luckily for students, Jackson State University has their backs. Every year Jackson State hosts a career fair tailored to help students with various career goals and aspirations meet with companies who can guide them in the right direction.
Companies were set up in several booths inside the Walter Payton Center, giving students an opportunity to have face-to-face interactions with potential employers. Jackson State also gave students a chance to receive a free headshot with the photographer Ken Gordon, giving students a better chance to network inside and outside of the Expo.
Current students and alumni all gathered around to network with well-known companies such as NASA, Nissan, and PepsiCo. The Expo also catered to students who wanted to browse more local opportunities, including companies like the University of Mississippi Medical Center, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi, Mississippi Public Broadcasting and more.
The Expo offered a numerous number of companies to cater to every major and field of studies.
Niyah Cohen, junior business marketing major, appreciates the opportunity provided by the Career Services.
“I love that JSU does these things where we {the students} get a chance to communicate directly with future employers and hopefully score an internship and/ or full-time position,” said Cohen.
Mackenzie Williams, a sophomore computer engineering major stated welcomed the opportunity as well.
“At the time I am looking for an internship for the summer so this event gives me the tools to possibly get that internship but also to make connections that I can keep in contact with. Plus, a free headshot like c’mon you can’t beat that good job JSU,” said Williams.
Austin Ellis, talent acquisition with the Netlink Voice company, voiced his confidence in the Career Expo.
“It is really clear that the school knows how to put on a Career Expo, and I am definitely excited about meeting so many potential prospects that are so eager to get their foot in the door,” said Ellis.
The list of registered organizations include:
- AmeriCorps
- Army Civilian Careers
- Association of Public Health Laboratories
- Atmos Energy Corporation
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi
- BlueOval SK, LLC
- Brown Bottling Group
- C Spire
- Canopy Children’s Solutions
- CenterPoint Energy
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Citizens National Bank
- City of Memphis
- City of Peoria
- City Year
- Community Bank
- Continental AG
- Cooperative Energy
- CooperSurgical
- CPKC
- Dallas Police Department
- DaVita, Inc.
- DHL Supply Chain
- Eaton
- Electric Hydrogen Co.
- Entergy
- Enterprise Mobility
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- FirstEnergy Corp.
- Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Hibbett Retail, Inc.
- General Dynamics Information Technology
- Georgia Department of Public Safety
- Government Finance Officers Association Montgomery Transportation Group
- Grant Thornton
- HII – Ingalls Shipbuilding division
- Hope Enterprise Corporation/Hope Credit Union
- Hy Stor Energy
- Illinois Department of Transportation *
- Infrastructure Engineering, Inc.
- International Finance Corporation
- John D. Bower School of Population Health | University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Keesler Federal Credit Union
- Kimley-Horn
- Kohler Company
- Laurel Schools, MS
- Lockheed Martin
- Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
- Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice
- Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
- Mississippi College Office of Graduate and Professional Studies Howard Industries
- Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services Airgas
- Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Burns & McDonnell
- Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services Cintas Corporation
- Mississippi Department of Transportation
- Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
- Mississippi Office of the State Auditor
- Mississippi Public Broadcasting
- NASA’s Stennis Space Center
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
- Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) – Weapons Division USACE, Vicksburg District
- Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Southeast Honeywell
- Neel-Schaffer, Inc
- Netlink Voice
- New Orleans Police Department
- Nissan North America
- Nucor
- Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
- Ole Miss Business School
- ORIGIN BANK
- Peace Corps
- Penn Entertainment
- PepsiCo
- Plante Moran
- Republic Finance
- RTI International
- Shelter Insurance
- Sherwin-Williams Company
- Southern Company
- Steel Dynamics, Inc.
- Teach For America
- Teachers Like Me
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
- Texas Department of Public Safety
- Total Transportation
- Toyota
- Trustmark National Bank
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District Naval Oceanographic Office
- U.S. Coast Guard
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Marine Corps Officer Selection
- Unified Brands
- Union Pacific Railroad
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (V.A.), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mississippi Department of Archives and History
- Waffle House, Inc.
- Waggoner Engineering, Inc.
- Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
- W.M. – Waste Management
- Yates Engineers and Construction
- YoungWilliams, P.C.
- Youth Villages
