King’s College holds Annual Career and Internship Expo

WILKES-BARRE — “College career fair” may sound like it’s all about helping students figure out what they want to do for a living and connect with potential employers. But just a few minutes conversing with participants can show how much more happens.

Miles Davis (no relation to the jazz trumpeter) studies health care management at King’s College, and stopped to talk to Kelsey Gallagher of Enterprise Mobility — the much-expanded version of the old car rental company — during a career event on the campus Wednesday. But he wasn’t necessarily looking for a job offer. “I’m interested in supply chains, logistics,” he said, and the fair was a chance to get to know people he might end up dealing with once he launches a career in the supply side of health care.

“This has been very helpful,” he said of the fair. “You can get to know people.”

Nicholas Manhertz, on the other hand, is studying human resources management at King’s, and after talking with Gallagher said that yes, he could see himself working for Enterprise Mobility. And who better to talk to about a future HR job than an HR “talent acquisition specialist” — Gallagher’s full title at Enterprise mobility.

Things were a bit slow at that moment at he nearby table for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, though Ken Hampe said they had talked to about 25 students before noon during an event that ran from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The bureau has been chronically understaffed, and he has been attending various similar events about three times a month.

This particular outing was the King’s College Annual Career and Internship Expo. College Office of Career Planning director Christopher Sutzko said it drew more than 90 employers and was expected to bring in more than 300 students and alumni.

“It’s for King’s College students and alumni looking for summer part-time work, internships and full-time work,” he said. “We partner closely with our academic departments to encourage students to visit.”