Career Fair connects students with employers at Moose Jaw campus

Image credit: Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Image credit: Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Career Fair connects students with employers at Moose Jaw campus

56 employers to attend Sask Polytech Moose Jaw campus fair


January 31, 2017 – Saskatchewan Polytechnic is hosting its annual career fair in Moose Jaw on February 1. More than 1,200 students from the schools of Business; Construction; Human Services and Community Safety; Hospitality and Tourism; Information and Communications Technology; Mining, Energy and Manufacturing; Natural Resources and Built Environment; and Transportation will have the opportunity to explore employment options with recruiting companies.

“Sask Polytech graduates are the driving economic workforce in this province,” says Dr. Larry Rosia, president and CEO of Saskatchewan Polytechnic. “95 per cent of our grads remain in the province where they earn and contribute to growing Saskatchewan stronger and faster than many of our peer institutions.”

“The career fair provides a direct connection to business and industry for our students,” says Holli Bell, Sask Polytech student employment services coordinator. “This invaluable networking opportunity is the first door many of them will walk through on their pathway to their future careers.”

Benefits of Saskatchewan Polytechnic career fairs include:

  • Employers have the opportunity to meet students, hold on-the-spot interviews and showcase their company through information sessions.
  • Students and grads have the opportunity to network with potential employers in an informal setting. 
  • Employers have the opportunity to make students more aware of their company and their hiring requirements. 

Sask Polytech is dedicated to creating partnerships with employers that provide students with the best opportunities when they graduate. In turn, Sask Polytech works with employers to develop a curriculum that responds to industry needs.

“More than 700 individuals from both the public and private sectors lend their expertise by participating in our Program Advisory Committees,” says Rosia. “These committees enable Sask Polytech to be employer-driven. In turn, this programming input from the committees provides our students with the best education and hands-on work experience possible, and provides employers with graduates who are fully prepared to work on day one.”

This year’s career fair, presented by PotashCorp, is organized by the Moose Jaw campus Student Employment Services (SES) office. An SES office at each of Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s four campuses provides career information and job search and recruitment services to students and employers.

Event: Moose Jaw Campus Career Fair
Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Time: 9:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Location: Saskatchewan Polytechnic, 
Moose Jaw Campus gymnasium
600 Saskatchewan Street, Moose Jaw

Saskatchewan Polytechnic serves 27,000 distinct students through applied learning opportunities at campuses in Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon, and through extensive distance education opportunities. Programs serve every economic and public service sector. As a polytechnic, the organization provides the depth of learning appropriate to employer and student needs, including certificate, diploma and degree programs, and apprenticeship training. Saskatchewan Polytechnic engages in applied research, drawing on faculty expertise to support innovation by employers, and providing students the opportunity to develop critical thinking skills.

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