By David Cataford

A record number of students - over 1400 students in all - attended the 7th Annual U of C Education Career Fair held on January 23. This year's fair, hosted by U of C Career Services, the Faculty of Education and the Education Students' Association, also attracted 73 exhibitors and feedback from employers was very positive.

The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) was the Career Fair's platinum sponsor and they are now interviewing students who applied to their board. "The interviews have been going extremely well, and most of the students have been very genuine with their answers," says Peggy Nicholson, teacher staffing and recruitment consultant for the CBE. "But the CBE remains desperate for teachers especially language teachers and secondary math/science teachers."

A record number of students also attended the 2007/08 school board employment information sessions that ran between September 21 and November 2. Held every Friday afternoon, the sessions gave students the opportunity to gather valuable facts about respective boards. The resume review sessions held by Career Services in early January 2008 were completely booked as many students looked to improve their resumes before applying to various boards.

Next year, Career Services hopes to increase the number of information sessions it holds and introduce more school boards to Master of Teaching students. The 8th Annual Education Career Fair is scheduled to take place in January 2009 at the Jack Simpson Gymnasium. For more information on these and other Career Services initiatives, contact David Cataford, education career advisor, at 210-6039. To learn more about U of C career services visit www.ucalgary.ca/careerservices