Big Data Analytics Job Fair

 

Recently I went to a job fair sponsored by the Big Data Analytics Association at Ohio State. As a first year, my hopes were low. Freshman always hear that usually at these events they’re always turned down and given a “thanks for coming but no thanks, come back in two years.” Beforehand I updated my resume and had several people review it and make sure it was ready to roll for the evening.

I met with several awesome companies that I could see myself working with. My first table was Nationwide Insurance. Being from Central Ohio, I know how big of a company Nationwide, and I also know that they’re a very charitable, good quality organization. They’re based right here in Columbus and having a summer internship at an amazing company that is a 30 minute drive from my house would just be perfect. My second table was another company similar to Nationwide, Huntington Bank. I met with several other companies but the one that caught my eye the most was one called Soothsayer Analytics. They’re a jack of all trades company when it comes to analytics. They’re a small company with only about 20+ workers world wide. But deal with everything from AI to ICBM’s to working with Abercrombie. Which I mean like come on how cool is that?!

Overall I thought the experience was excellent. This was a really good first job fair and I’m glad I jumped in with both feet. I probably won’t gain any internships with these companies, but I built more connections and the people at Soothsayer were very interested in talking to me later on. I made sure to connect with everybody on linkedin afterward and I’m excited to start building my connections!