29th Annual Alumni Career Fair
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Cobb Galleria Centre – Two Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, GA
“The Georgia Tech Alumni Association Career Fair is one of GTRI’s most important career fairs of the year. It is our opportunity to meet with the best and the brightest Georgia Tech has to offer. GTAA does a fabulous job of running a very professional event — it is a pleasure to attend!”
Amy Bondurant, Director of Human Resources, Georgia Tech Research Institute
Each spring, the Georgia Tech Alumni Career Fair helps employers recruit, screen and hire qualified candidates. We invite you to join us for this unique recruiting event that gives employers the chance to interact directly with hundreds of experienced Georgia Tech alumni. Please note: Though our career fair is designed for alumni, we do allow graduating seniors and graduate students to participate.
- View the Schedule
- About Our Alumni
- Types of Employers
- Employer Benefits
- Registration Details
- Venue Information/ Hotel Accommodations
Schedule of Events
Tuesday, March 6
10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. — Employer Check-in
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. — Employer Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. — Career Fair
About Our Alumni
In 2011, more than 1,000 job seeking Georgia Tech alumni participated in the Career Fair, representing all levels of experience and expertise. Seventy-five percent of attendees were actively looking for a new position!
About two-thirds of job seekers attending the GT Alumni Career Fair have between 0-10 years of experience. The following is a breakdown of participants according to graduation year range from the 2011 fair.
| Graduation Year Range | Percentage of Attendees |
| 2000-2010 | 62 percent |
| 1990-1999 | 17 percent |
| 1980-1989 | 12 percent |
| 1970-1979 | 5 percent |
Degrees
Through its Colleges of Architecture, Computing, Engineering, Management, Sciences, and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Georgia Tech offers 36 undergraduate majors, six undesignated bachelor of science degrees, 47 master’s programs, and 30 doctoral programs.. Find out more information about Georgia Tech’s degree offerings.
Attendees from all college populations are represented at our fair. In recent years, the most highly represented major areas have been: Mechanical Engineering, Management and Industrial Engineering. Electrical, Chemical and Civil Engineering have been strongly represented. MBA has been the graduate degree seen most often.
Backgrounds and Skills
The Georgia Tech Career Fair attracts a variety of professionals with backgrounds in engineering, business, non-profit management and scientific research.
You’ll meet with candidates such as these:
- Mechanical Engineer with 5 years of technical experience in research, design, and manufacturing roles.
- ChemE graduate with co-op experience with a pharmaceuticals company.
- Six Sigma certified process improvement professional.
- Systems Engineer with experience in digital signal processing.
- PhD Electrical Engineer with mathematical, design, data analysis and research skills.
- Marketing Director with strong background in strategy and business development.
- IT Developer with experience in all phases of the software development cycle.
- MBA with international consulting experience.
- Technical Sales Representative responsible for $10M in annual revenues.
What Types of Employers Recruit at the Fair?
Organizations of all shapes and sizes recruit at our fair! From Fortune 500 companies to start-ups to non-profits to federal government agencies, they all find quality candidates at the Georgia Tech Alumni Career Fair.
Just a few of our past years’ participants include:
Acuity Brands Lighting — Conyers, GA
Alstom — Chattanooga, TN
Americold Logistics — Atlanta, GA
Bridgestone — Morrison, TN
Chick-fil-A — Atlanta, GA
Coca-Cola Enterprises — Atlanta, GA
EMS Technologies — Norcross, GA
Enercon — Marietta, GA
Fast Enterprises — Greenwood Village, CO
Federal Aviation Administration — Washington, DC
Fluor Corporation — Greenville, SC
Fortna — West Reading, PA
Freudenberg-NOK — Cleveland, GA
Georgia Tech Research Institute — Atlanta, GA
Georgia Pacific — Atlanta, GA
Imperial Sugar Company — Sugar Land, TX
Infinovate — Atlanta, GA
Intelligent Devices — Suwanee, GA
Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics — Alpharetta, GA
JT3 — Las Vegas, NV
Kemira — Atlanta, GA
L-3 Communications Display Systems — Alpharetta, GA
Maxim Integrated Products — Dallas, TX
McKenney’s, Inc. — Atlanta, GA
McKesson Technology Solutions — Alpharetta, GA
Microsoft — Redmond, WA
Milliken & Co. — Spartanburg, SC
Otis Elevator — Farmington, CT
Parsons — Pasadena, CA
Prime Engineering — Atlanta, GA
Printpack, Inc. — Atlanta, GA
RaceTrac Petroleum — Atlanta, GA
RedPrairie — Waukesha, WI
Ryder Systems — Novi, MI
SCANA — Cayce, SC
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) — McLean, VA
Scientific Research Corporation — Atlanta, GA
Siemens Energy & Automation — Alpharetta, GA
Simmons Bedding — Atlanta, GA
Technip — Houston, TX
Thermo Fisher Scientific — Asheville, NC
The Saxon Group — Sugar Hill, GA
Union Pacific Railroad — Omaha, NE
Vanderlande Industries — Marietta, GA
Wal-Mart Stores — Bentonville, AR
WB Moore Company — Charlotte, NC
Waffle House — Atlanta, GA
Wolverine Trading — Chicago, IL
*Thanks to these employers for their support of GT Alumni Career Services! We appreciate your sponsorship. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for the 2012 Alumni Career Fair, please contact us.
Employer Benefits
- Access to hundreds of alumni resumes provided in electronic format!
- A curtained exhibit space, a standard 6’ table, available electrical outlet, and wireless Internet access. Three employer lunches included.
- Entry in the Employer Data Book listing your company’s contact information and current/upcoming job openings distributed to all alumni attending.
- Company name listed on the Georgia Tech Alumni Career Services website.
What Employers Have Said (from the 2011 Georgia Tech Alumni Career Fair Employer Survey)
“We received a lot of great candidates that will be able to fill our current positions and ones for the future.”
“Everything was well organized, the staff was very helpful and attentive, and we saw lots of great candidates.”
“I expected a large fair with many candidates with varying degrees of experience. I got all of that.”
“Quality and number of candidates was best ever.”
Registration Details
Registration and booth assignments are based on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited. Preferred booth spaces are available through event sponsorships. The event is restricted to direct hiring companies only – no third party agencies, please.
- Early Registration Fee (Through January 16, 2012 at midnight)
To assist our hiring companies in keeping costs lower, we are offering a special early registration rate. Through January 16, the Career Fair registration fee is $1,500 and includes all employer activities. A discounted rate of $750 is available for the following employers: non-profit organizations, state/local government agencies, Georgia Tech affiliates, and companies with less than 50 employees worldwide.
- General Registration (January 17 through February 16, 2012 at midnight)
The regular Career Fair registration fee will be in effect between January 17, 2012 and February 16, 2012. The fee during that time frame is $1,750. A discounted rate of $1,000 is available for the following employers: non-profit organizations, state/local government agencies, Georgia Tech affiliates, and companies with less than 50 employees worldwide.
- Late Registration (after February 17, 2012) is $1,950 for all employers.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations received before February 6, 2012 are responsible for a $750 cancellation fee. Companies cancelling a reservation on or after February 6, 2012 are responsible for the full registration fee.
Venue Information
Career Fair Location
The Cobb Galleria Centre is the venue selected for the 28th Georgia Tech Alumni Career Fair. It is located in Northwest Atlanta at I-75 and I-285 at Two Galleria Parkway. There is ample complimentary parking on-site and easy access to public transportation.
Accommodations
The following hotels are in the immediate vicinity of Cobb Galleria Centre. Please note that there is no room block associated with either hotel.
The Renaissance Waverly Hotel is connected to the Cobb Galleria Centre and is located at 2450 Galleria Parkway. You may contact the hotel at 888-391-8724 or 770-953-4500. Link to the Renaissance Waverly.
The Sheraton Suites Galleria is another possibility for accommodations and is located across Cobb Parkway from the Cobb Galleria. The areas are connected by footbridge. You may contact the Sheraton directly at 888-625-5144 or 770-955-3900.
For more information on hotels in the area, visit the Cobb Galleria website.
Georgia Tech Alumni Association Contact Information
If you have questions, contact Caroline Player, director of alumni career services and networking, Georgia Tech Alumni Association at 404-894-2394 or visit gtalumni.org.
For more information on sponsorship or to become a Career Fair sponsor, contact Holly Green, coordinator, business development, at 404-894-0765.
Special thanks to our sponsor!
