It is no coincidence that many University students are recruited by some of the top companies and businesses in the country.
For the past three years, Jennifer Hoffman, associate director for employer services in the Career Services Office, has played an integral role in bringing employers to the University. She heads up the employer services team, coordinating job fairs and on-Grounds interviewing.
From 1997 to 1999, Hoffman worked as a graduate assistant in the University Union, which is now known as the University Programs Council. She has been with Career Services since July 2001, formally serving as a recruitment manager.
Hoffman said she works to maintain relationships with employers who traditionally recruit at the University as well as to reach out to potential employers.
Hoffman named American Management Services, Capital One, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and State Farm Insurance as some of the "repeat organizations that have a consistent presence" at the University.
"We have some students who have gotten great jobs in public relations doing accounting management for companies that handle some really big campaigns," she said.
Career Services Director James McBride said Hoffman is well-suited for the job.
"She's an extroverted person with an outgoing personality -- bright, very pleasant," McBride said. "She's the perfect person to have in the role."
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