I went to a career fair today, sponsored by the Internship and Career Center at UC Davis. It was really kinda depressing for me...partially because prospects were slim for someone interested in a web job. However, the sum of my disappointment could be attributed to the fact that I got there late and thus did not score any free T-shirts.
Didn't talk to too many employers, and I didn't end up giving out and resumés, either. EDS had these green foam balls and silly putty at their booth...that's about all I took away from the whole thing. I asked one of their representatives if there were any openings for Computer Science majors...she smiled sadly and said they were looking for software engineers who knew COBOL. For those of you who don't know your programming languages, that's like asking a commercial pilot if he knows how to fly a zeppelin.
I don't intend to start a career with Target anytime soon, but I did pick up a brochure...I really like the company's aesthetic identity, from their website to their in-store displays. Whoever handles their brand identity right now is brilliant...they've gone from simply a discount retailer to a hip discount retailer. Kudos.
Altera was the only company openly advertising web development positions, though their reps didn't know very much about it and referred me to the website. Accenture also does a lot of IT, and I had a pretty good conversation with their rep.
Ran into Crystal at the fair...haven't seen her since that Davis web designers lunch last spring.
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