College Student
Career Program
The College Student Career Program, sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg
Association, is held in conjunction with the International Poultry
Exposition, January 24-26, 2007, at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. The program provides an opportunity to college students to experience
the largest annual gathering of poultry people, technology and services.
Exhibits and educational programs are valuable tools which can help
students make the transition from academics to industry. Advisors must
accompany their students to Atlanta and stay at the student hotel.
The College Student Career Program, sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg
Association, is held in conjunction with the International Poultry
Exposition, January 24-26, 2007, at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. The program provides an opportunity to college students to experience
the largest annual gathering of poultry people, technology and services.
Exhibits and educational programs are valuable tools which can help
students make the transition from academics to industry. Advisors must
accompany their students to Atlanta and stay at the student hotel.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE:
All college students, regardless of curriculum or class standing, are invited to attend.
In order to be eligible to interview for full time employment, a student must be a senior or graduate from
a 4-year program at a qualified university between September 1, 2006 and December 31, 2007. Students with majors in poultry and animal science, food science, engineering, industrial technology, veterinary medicine, and business are eligible to participate, in addition to other poultry-related studies. Participating students are divided into three categories:
- Category 1 - Financial Assistance: Senior or graduate students from eligible universities who have not previously received financial assistance in this program.
- Category 2 - Financial Assistance: Undergraduate students with pre-scheduled interviews for internships. (Up to five per university, excluding freshmen.)
- Category 3 - No Financial Assistance: All other students from participating universities.
NOTE: To get an accurate count of participants, students in all three categories must sign in at the Student Program booth.
Student resumes, sent in via faculty advisor, must be received by U.S. Poultry & Egg Association by
November 6, 2006.
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