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Hire a Lumberjack intern
SFA Career Services offers workshop for finding the right SFA student
SFA students Morgan McGrath, left, and Dayna Kelley are interns at the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce. They are active in the Chamber's events, meetings and projects and will gain experience that will help them bridge from university life to future careers.
SFA Career Services is presenting “How to Hire a Lumberjack Intern” with involvement from the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce and Nacogdoches Economic Development Corp.
“What we want to do with this event is to build a bridge between SFA and our local area businesses,” said David Gehrels, assistant director of Career Services. “Experience based learning is an integral part of job readiness for our college students, and for our local business owners, becomes a pipeline to an educated work force that will help fulfill recruiting needs and provide product marketing and brand recognition strategies from a young consumer perspective for years to come.”
Many students look for internship opportunities within the area every semester. In the long run, the opportunities that local businesses can give the students will prepare them for the real world after they walk across that stage.
“By collaborating with our local employers, we can bring more opportunity for students to learn their career craft right here in our community,” Gehrels said. “This will allow more students to work locally and give back to the Nacogdoches and Lufkin areas while gaining the experience they need to compete in the work force.”
For more information, contact SFA Career Services at (936) 468-3305.
