A career fair boasting nearly 120 businesses, government agencies and graduate schools will be available to MTSU students and alumni only. The annual Fall Career Fair will be held Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on the Murphy Center track level.

AFLAC, Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Frito-Lay Inc., McNeely Pigott & Fox Public Relations LLC and TVA are just a sample of the vendors registered to attend as of Oct. 5. The corporate and government agencies encompass a wide spectrum of disciplines.

As of Oct. 5, 28 universities have registered to have vendor space to showcase their graduate schools. These include the MTSU Graduate Business Studies, Ole Miss MBA, four University of Tennessee grad programs (law, pharmacy, Health Sciences Center and mathematics), Mercer University, Vanderbilt (nursing) and others.

Representatives from at least nine law schools are expected to attend. In addition to the previously mentioned areas, chiropractic and seminary will have representatives on hand.

Officials in the Career Development Center said MTSU students and alumni from all major fields within the University should plan to arrive early, bring a resume and dress professionally. The event is not open to the public. Student IDs will be required to enter. More than 1,200 students from all seven academic colleges at MTSU are expected to greet prospective employers.

Full- and part-time positions and internships will be available. On the Career Development Center website, http://www.mtsu.edu/career/, job seekers can click on “See registered employers” and “See registered grad schools.” They can click on individual businesses’ or government agencies’ websites and learn more about companies, agencies or grad schools they are interested in for employment.

Bill Fletcher is the Career Development Center director. Pat Stamps serves as recruiting coordinator. For more information, call 615-898-2862.