The Career and Internship Fair was held at the Driscoll Ballroom last Wednesday.

The event was sponsored by the University of Denver’s Career Center which helps students get career advice and find internships.

Students had the opportunity to learn about 58 different employers, including Alpine Bank, and Xcel Energy, that participated in the fair.

Students majoring in a broad range of disciplines had several companies to choose from.

The only career choices that were poorly represented were English and communications.

The only employer that catered to these majors was CBS Radio, a major media outlet.

Many students took the opportunity to walk around and browse.

“I just took a quick walk through the event but I was very impressed with all of the different employers there and the information students were able to get,” said sophomore Sara Shvartzman.

Other students came dressed in professional attire with resumes in hand and appointments with potential employers already made.

Sophomore Jessica Wailes was impressed by the size of the event.

“It’s great to see our school taking such an interest in our future and really giving us great opportunities like this where we can talk to major corporations like T-Mobile and really help to point us in the right direction and plan for our careers,” said Wailes.

Recruiters from the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy were also on hand to recruit DU students after graduation. Freshman Charity Stebbins was more interested in learning about the Peace Corps.

“Graduation is a long way off for me but I was able to learn a lot about the type of volunteering and community service I am going to have to do before I graduate if I hope to ship out with the Peace Corps,” said Stebbins.

However, not all students were satisfied with the career and internship fair. Sophomore Brian Pirot was disappointed with the timing of the event.

“I really wanted to go but I had class and work from three to six. Many of the fairs that DU has tend to take place during inconvenient times for myself and many other students,” said Pirot.

“It’s as if the school is encouraging students to skip class or work. I would like to see more varied times on the different fairs that the school throws from now on.”

The timing of the event was a complaint echoed by other students, although the afternoon time slot fit into the normal business day for the representatives of participating companies.

Upcoming events by the DU Career Center include a Space Foundation Aerospace Career Fair in April and a College of Law Public Interest Career Fair in February.