With graduation looming, hundreds of UB students were in Alumni Arena Thursday looking for jobs.
While Apple and Google didn't want to talk to reporters, UB students definitely wanted to talk to the tech giants and were willing to stand in line for a talk and the passing of a resume.
There were more than 100 companies in the arena, offering jobs for prospective graduates and wanting to talk internships to juniors and other students.
Career Services Director Arlene Kaukus says there is broad interest in university grads, especially with an improving economy.
"There's a broad interest in the medical professions that are here at the university as well as the technical skills, engineering, School of Management, business administration," Kaukus said.
"But also those liberal arts degrees that are really critically important for literally every business in Western New York and around the world."
Interviewed students ranged from tense to excited, perhaps finally getting that job they have spent years slogging through classes and labs to seek. For some students, they had to stay away from many of the hiring tables because they aren't U.S. citizens and don't have the paperwork to work here, at least right now. Urvashi wants to work in supply chain management using her degree in industrial and systems engineering. Urvashi says it complicates the job search.
"Oh, tremendously. I think there are supposed to be 200, 300, 400, 500 people, companies that come here. But, I think for international students it's cut down to like less than one-fourth or less than one-eighth."
For some defense contractors, they aren't allowed to hire anyone without U.S. Citizenship or a Green Card.
