{"id":28826,"date":"2018-01-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-job-fair-to-connect-students-with-summer-camp-positions\/"},"modified":"2021-11-12T02:00:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T02:00:03","slug":"tarleton-job-fair-to-connect-students-with-summer-camp-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-job-fair-to-connect-students-with-summer-camp-positions\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton job fair to connect students with summer camp positions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br \/> Monday, January 29, 2018<\/p>\n<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas&mdash;Tarleton State University students hoping for a gig between semesters could find one at the Summer Camp Job Fair set Tuesday, Feb. 6, in the Barry Thompson Student Center.<\/p>\n<p>The annual event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and features almost two dozen employers seeking summer help.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This job fair is different from most of the others we sponsor,&rdquo; said Candiss Territo, internship coordinator in Tarleton&rsquo;s Career Service Center. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t require professional dress, but employers are still seeking that customer-service type of personality.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Employers, including camp directors for Texas Agri-Life and YMCA, are on the prowl for photographers, videographers and nursing students, as well as other talents.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Equine skills are always highly sought after,&rdquo; Territo said. &ldquo;For those looking to be vet techs, this is a good opportunity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cost is free to job seekers. Resumes are encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>A list of employers planning to attend the job fair is available through Hire A Texan, powered by Handshake. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/stulife\/careerservices\">www.tarleton.edu\/stulife\/careerservices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&amp;M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience, marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today&rsquo;s scholars into tomorrow&rsquo;s leaders. Offering degree programs in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online to more than 13,000 students, Tarleton engages with communities through real-world learning experiences to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.<\/p>\n<p>#<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Phil Riddle, News and Information Specialist<br \/>817-484-4415<br \/><a href=\"mailto:priddle@tarleton.edu\">priddle@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas&mdash;Tarleton State University students hoping for a gig between semesters could find one at the Summer Camp Job Fair set Tuesday, Feb. 6, in the Barry Thompson Student Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":49676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[423,425],"tags":[430],"class_list":["post-28826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-research","category-campus-community","tag-academic-affairs"],"acf":{"image":null},"author_meta":{"display_name":"keegan","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/keegan-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/10\/Spring-Flowers-Admin-Gates_7545-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/academics-research\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academics &amp; Research<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/campus-community\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Campus &amp; Community<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academics &amp; Research<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Campus &amp; Community<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/campus-community\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academic Affairs<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academic Affairs<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 8 years ago","modified":"Updated 4 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on January 29, 2018","modified":"Updated on November 12, 2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on January 29, 2018 12:00 am","modified":"Updated on November 12, 2021 2:00 am"},"featured_img_caption":"Tarleton State University entrance with flags and flowers.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}