What are Employers Saying About Idaho Students?

These comments come directly from employers who participated in the 2011 Spring Fairs and completed an event evaluation.

Appearance

• "Students should be clean shaven or at least well groomed."
• "Some need to dress more professional."

Preparedness

• "Idaho students impressed me with their high level of preparedness."
• "Students should first ask questions to find out about the organization, rather than approaching the table and saying first off, 'Do you have any internships?'"
• "Encourage students to research companies prior to the career fair. It really makes a difference."
• "Some students were good, a lot were unprepared."

Quality

• "We were pleased with the quality of students"
• "Quality of candidates was very good."
• "It was good to see a variety of candidates, but those serious about internships or positions were by far more engaging."

Other

• "We would have liked to have met some of the engineering professors."