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DECATUR – ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ University’sÌýCenter for Academic and Professional Performance (CAPP)Ìýwill hostÌýthe Spring 2023 Career Fair on Thursday, Feb. 23 from Noon-2:30 p.m. at the Third Floor Banquet Room of the University Commons.Ìý

The event is open to all ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ students and alumni.

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More than 50 Central Illinois employers will be on hand, including ADM, the Decatur Police Department, HSHS, Memorial Health System, and several departments from theÌýIllinois State Government, looking for candidates for job and internship positions.Ìý

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ hosts several campus Career Fairs each year to connect students/alumni and employers. The process of recruiting qualified employees can be costly, time-consuming, and frustrating. Career fairs are an efficient and effective way to screen many candidates in a relatively short period of time.

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ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½â€™s career fairs allow employers the opportunity to meet qualified and well-prepared ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ University students and alumni seeking full-time job opportunities, obtain resumes and informally interview or screen candidates.

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ students have a 99% success rate of gaining employment or entering graduate or professional school within six months of graduation, compared to the 71% national average.Ìý

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Check out the complete list of employers that will be in attendance:Ìý

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ the CAPP (Center for Academic & Professional Performance)

The CAPP is devoted to delivering complete, wrap-around services to foster students’ resilience, confidence, academic success and social skills. The CAPP works to ensure a successful college experience, positive personal development and post-graduation preparedness.Ìý

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ University

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ University is a private, comprehensive university with a diverse student population of approximately 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students. A ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ education features Performance Learning, a unique learning approach offered only at ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ that gives students the chance to build the confidence and skills to succeed before and after graduation. ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ graduates enter the job market armed with experience and ready for success. In 2022, 99% of graduates gained employment or entry to graduate or professional schools within six months of graduation, compared to the 71% national average. ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ offers more than 50 majors in the College of Fine Arts, College of Arts & Sciences, College of Professional Studies and Tabor School of Business, and is located on a 75-acre residential campus in Decatur, Ill.

For further media information, please contact ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ University Public Relations Coordinator Matthew Flaten at 217.420.6636 orÌýmflaten@millikin.edu.