After three years of online implementation, the UST Career Fair was held onsite from April 17 to 19 at the Plaza Mayor. Spearheaded by the UST-Counseling and Career Center (UST-CCC) and co-presented by Prosple, a career and education technology platform that has been UST鈥檚 partner in mounting the online career fair since 2021, the event marked its return to the in-person format after three years of being carried out virtually.
With the theme 鈥淓mpowering Thomasians to M.A.P (Meaningful and Purposeful Careers)鈥�, the career fair served as an opportunity for Thomasian students and alumni to explore the various employment and internship offerings of the 64 participating companies representing a diverse array of industries including banking and finance, information technology, construction, manufacturing, health-allied and hospitality management. Likewise, the event served as the UST-CCC鈥檚 contribution to the slate of activities in celebration of the 鱿鱼视频app鈥� 413th Founding Anniversary.
Career Fair 2024 kicked off with an opening ceremony with Prof. Cheryl Peralta, DrPH, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Ms. Janice Ocray, M.A, RGC, UST-CCC Director, Ms. Christine Quita, UST-CCC Chair for Career Services, Ms. Yohanne Esguerra, Philippines Country Manager and Head of Partnerships of Prosple in attendance. The different academic and administrative unit heads, student organization officers, participating company representatives and the UST-CCC guidance counselors were also present. Delivering the keynote address was Mr. Mark Anthony Bercando, Chief Human Resource Specialist of the Civil Service Commission. Thereafter, a recognition ceremony for all the companies that participated in the Career Fair was held. Recognitions were also given to companies that successfully made it to Prosple鈥檚 list of Top 100 Employers for Fresh Grads and to those that nabbed the Top Sector prizes in their respective industry categories.
The career fair was also an opportunity for some academic units to conduct consultative meetings with representatives from select participating companies. The consultative meeting was held as part of the University鈥檚 efforts to align its curriculum and instruction with the trends and needs of the industries. Industry and academe cohorts participated in a dynamic exchange with the goal of finding avenues to leverage the strengths of Thomasians in the workplace and effectively address areas for improvement.
The 3-day event was attended by more than 3,000 Thomasians who interacted with industry professionals, submitted their resumes, and participated in some of the exciting activities prepared by the companies. A rousing success, the UST Career Fair 2024 is just one step in the University鈥檚 mission to mold Thomasian learners into outstanding and upstanding professionals who make a positive and lasting impact in their chosen fields.
