Northwell Health, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank among more than 115 recruiters
On Friday, Pace University’s Career Services Department hosted one of its most marquee events: the Fall 2023 Career and Internship Fair. With record-breaking student participation, it was one of the largest career fairs in the University’s history.
Nearly 800 students attended the career fair, many of them from Pace’s campus in lower Manhattan. More than 115 companies were present, including Northwell Health, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank and Unilever, among many others. The event featured employer-sponsored food and coffee booths, smoothies from the University’s student-run companies, music and other amenities such as a quiet room.
The fair was open to all specialties and was sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which is one of the Big Four accounting firms and offers its clients a variety of professional business services, including accounting, auditing, human resources consulting and strategy management.
“At Pace, we understand the importance of engaging and preparing our students early, and creating impactful employer events that lead to great internships and jobs,” said Phyllis Mooney, associate vice president of Career Services at Pace University.
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Pace Career Services is a regional leader in providing a variety of programs and career counseling to ensure that the students they serve are prepared for the workforce and confidently articulate the skills employers in their industry are seeking. In fact, over the past 5 years of graduating classes (2017-2021), Pace’s overall employment rate for bachelor’s and master’s degree graduates has been 10 percentage points higher than the national average according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) First Destination Survey.
Additionally, NACE’s latest salary survey report showed positive results for Pace’s class of 2022. Bachelor’s degree graduates had full-time salaries that were $7,000 higher than the national average. The report also looked at specific majors, with Pace registered nursing graduates earning $29,000 more; communications, journalism, and related programs earning $5,600 more; psychology $8,500 more, criminal justice and corrections $19,000 more; and finance $7,700 more. For master’s degree graduates, majors like education and accounting earned $14,000 and $10,000 more respectively, all of which demonstrate Pace’s success.
Pace Career Services also offers its employer partners a personalized and successful recruiting experience that enables recruiters to meet talented students who represent the best of Westchester, the New York City region, and the world, leading to extraordinary results. Leading brands that employ Pace students include Deloitte, EY, KPMG, Montefiore, New York-Presbyterian, Northwell Health, NYU Langone Health, and PwC.
For Rishitha Mandali, a second-year computer science student, the packed hall provided ample opportunities to land a job or internship.
“It’s a huge advantage to have opportunities not only in New York City but also in Westchester,” said Mandali, who was among the students from the lower Manhattan campus who attended the Career Fair. “It’s important to be exposed to different employers, as this helps us align our skills and interests with our future jobs.”
Sidney Nivar, a junior studying sports marketing, was surprised by the number of employers in attendance.
“There are a lot of opportunities,” Nivar said. “This is my second time attending and it was great to be able to talk to employers. Career Services does a great job connecting students with employers. I’m hoping to get an internship after this.”
About Pace University
Since 1906, Pace University has transformed the lives of its diverse students – academically, professionally, and socioeconomically. With campuses in New York City and Westchester County, Pace offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs to 13,600 students in its College of Health Professions, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Lubin College of Business, Sands College of Performing Arts, College of Education, and Seidenberg College of Computer Science and Information Systems.
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