By Melena Whetro,
Malena.Whetro@iowastatedaily.com
For Ivan Fernandez, securing an internship was no quick fix. Fernandez, junior in aerospace engineering, has spent the past three years constructing a path to success. This last fall, all of his hard work paid off, landing an internship at Spirit AeroSystems for the upcoming summer.
“I’ve gone to just about every career fair since I was a freshman,” Fernandez said.
Fernandez said his experience with going to career fairs started off somewhat rough.
“Freshman year at the fair was brutal and awkward,” Fernandez said. “I was not prepared and didn’t do any research on the companies. I was way in over my head.”
As intimidating as College of Engineering career fairs may appear to freshmen, who are required to attend, Fernandez said he appreciated that it allowed him to know what he was getting into. He said he quickly learned from his experience.
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