More than 90 nonprofit, business and government employers seeking employees with college degrees will participate in the University of Washington Tacoma’s Career Fair 2006, April 18-19. 

Employers will be on hand to discuss what it takes to get full- or part-time work with their organizations. Information will also be available about internships, summer jobs and work-study positions. Participants should wear professional attire and bring their resumes.

Career Fair 2006, sponsored by the Career Development Center at UW Tacoma, and geared primarily for students and alumni of UW Tacoma, will be held in the university’s Garretson Woodruff Pratt and West Coast Grocery buildings, from 12:30-4:30 p.m. On April 18, the fair will feature business employers, and on April 19, employers from business, nonprofit organizations, government and public agencies will be available. Admission is free.

Some of the organizations included in this fair are: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Milgard Manufacturing, Russell Investment Group, Village Concepts, Weyerhaeuser, Key Bank, Auditor’s office (Washington State), Big Brothers Big Sisters of King and Pierce Counties,

Department of Personnel (Washington State), DSHS- Division of Child Support (Washington State), Franciscan Health System, Sagem Morpho, Xvirsity, Pierce County Juvenile Court, Ryther Child Center, and Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation. The complete listing of employers and their scheduled day at the fair can be found on Career Development Center Web site. Tips on resume writing, interviewing and preparing for the fair are also available at this Web site.

Limited space is still available for employers interested in recruiting at the fair. For more information, call the UW Tacoma Career Development Center at (253) 692-4421.