On March 2, the College of Business and Public Affairs held their annual Business Career Day. The event, which featured an assortment of exhibits and sessions, was held from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. in the UC.

The morning was kicked off with participants being invited to a hospitality room for a small arrangement of food that would last throughout the day. At noon there was a luncheon in the UC Ballroom. The keynote speaker for the luncheon was Mr. David Hayes, president and CEO of Security Bank. Mr. Hayes spoke about leadership and civic engagement.

At 1 p.m., different sessions on important topics stated to be held. A few of the topics were, “Business Career in Entrepreneurship,” “How to Excel in Your IT Career,” and even a session on interviewing skills.

Career Days allow students to have an opportunity to make contacts with different job prospects for future employment that would otherwise be difficult to obtain. They also give students an idea of the types of jobs that are available at the time, which can be helpful to graduating seniors.

Alice Ann Chester, a senior Marketing major from Athens, Tenn., said, “The Business Career Day allowed me to touch base with a company I did an interview with a few weeks back. It gave me the chance to talk to the company face-to-face instead of over the phone and I really liked that aspect.”

The businesses that attended were the American General Life and Accident Insurance Company, Navy Officer Processing Station, Northwestern Mutual Financial, Social Security Administration, the UTM Graduate Program, University Directories, and the U.S. Army.