Texas Tech University's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources is gearing up to host its annual Career Fair from noon to 4 p.m. on Tuesday (Sept. 24) in the ballroom of the university's Student Union Building in Lubbock.

Program leaders expect some 58 company representatives from businesses eager to meet and schedule CASNR students for potential interviews. The event is hosted by CASNR and Texas Tech's University Career Center.

"This is a wonderful opportunity for students to visit with many employers at one time," said Everardo Macias, CASNR's Coordinator of Diversity.

Among the companies scheduled to attend are:

• 3M
• Agri Beef Co.
• Agrivision Farm Management
• AgTexas Farm Credit Services
• Andy's Sprinkler Drainage & Lighting
• ARMtech Insurance
• Avid4Adventure
• Bayer Cropscience
• Bruckner Truck Sales, Inc.
• Cactus Feeders
• Capital Farm Credit
• Cargill
• Caviness Beef Packers
• Darling Ingredients
• EOG Resources
• Equity Exchange
• Fastenal Company
• Five Rivers Cattle Feeding
• Green Plains Incorporated
• H-E-B
• Hilmar Cheese Company
• J.D. Heiskell & Company
• JBS USA
• Kubota Tractor Corporation
• Land O'Lakes, Inc.
• Landcare
• Merck
• MHC Kenworth
• Midland ISD
• Milk Specialties Global
• Monsanto
• Nalco Champion an Ecolab Company
• Newton Nurseries
• Nutrien Ag Solutions
• Nutrition Plus
• Oklahoma Agricultural Cooperative Council
• Pioneer Hi-Bred
• PS Landscapes
• Rollins
• Seaman Crop Consulting
• Siteone Landscape & Supply
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
• Syngenta, Inc.
• TCU Ranch Management
• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (Texas 4H)
• Texas A&M Forest Service
• Texas Agrilife Research and Extension Center
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
• Texas Parks & Wildlife
• Texas Tech Army ROTC
• Trans Ova Genetics
• Texas Tech College of Business
• U.S. Army
• USDA Farm Service Agency
• Ventura Foods
• Waterfleet
• Wilbur-Ellis Company
• Wylie & Son, Inc.

Macias stressed that it's important for CASNR students to make a professional first impression on prospective employers, and strongly encouraged students seeking jobs to bring updated resumes and dress professionally.

In addition, Macias said the University Career Center promotes each student's success by providing career development, career exploration, and job search opportunities to undergraduate, graduate, international, distance students and alumni. Opportunities include career assessments; resume and cover letter critiques; mock interviews; personal statement critiques; faculty document critiques; salary negotiation assistance; and career events.

CONTACT: Cindy Akers, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Programs, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2808 or cindy.akers@ttu.edu

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