Over 900 students from Pace’s New York City and Pleasantville campuses connect with top employers
Pace University Career Services on Wednesday hosted one of its signature events: the Fall 2024 Job and Internship Career Fair. With record-breaking student turnout, it was the largest job fair in the University’s history.
Over 900 hundred students turned out – including many from Pace’s campus in lower Manhattan – to the employment fair where over 110 companies were in attendance including Altice USA, Deloitte, EY, FBI, KPMG, Northwell Health, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Montefiore Medical Center, Regeneron, Sherwin-Williams, and Westchester Magazine, among many others. The event featured a coffee truck sponsored by KPMG, a pizza truck, free smoothies from the University’s student-run businesses, music, and other amenities like a Quiet Room.
The fair was open to students across all majors and was sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the world’s “Big Four” accounting firms offering a range of professional business services, from auditing to strategy consulting.
“At Pace University, we prioritize early student engagement and meaningful employer partnerships to create impactful opportunities that lead to successful internships and jobs after graduation,” said Phyllis Mooney, Assistant Vice President of Career Services and Employer Relations at Pace University.
Pace’s Career Services is a leader in the region for providing a range of career counseling and programming to ensure that the students are career-ready and have the skills employers are looking for in candidates. In fact, the Class of 2023 First Destination Survey review found that 94% of Pace’s Bachelor graduates were employed or continuing their education six months from graduation.
Jacob Selman ’24, a digital marketing major with a concentration in arts and entertainment management, started his new position as a strategic planning fellow at Havas Health & You immediately after graduation. Jacob first learned about the fellowship—designed to provide entry-level hires with exposure to various facets of health and wellness advertising—through his career counselor. He then networked with Havas Health & You representatives at the Career Fair, which helped him secure the role.
“With the help of Career Services, I gained deeper insights into this company and better aligned myself as a candidate for this role, which ultimately led to an offer,” said Selman.
Pace’s Career Services also offers their employer partners a tailored, successful recruiting experience that introduces recruiters to talented students that represent the very best of Westchester, the New York City region, and the world—resulting in extraordinary outcomes. Top brands that employ Pace students include Amazon, Deutsche Bank, IBM, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mac Cosmetics, Meta, Microsoft, Montefiore, PepsiCo, Pfizer and Warner Brothers Discovery.
“I’m aiming to connect with as many employers as possible to explore new opportunities that align with my goal of becoming a nurse,” said Sckalisha Elome, a nursing major who was among students from the lower Manhattan campus that attended the Job Fair. “With graduation approaching, it’s exciting to consider the career paths available to me.”
Natasha Fallen ’22, an experienced audit associate at PwC, attended as an employer to network with students. “It’s amazing to come back to Pace in this capacity to help students explore their career opportunities,” said Fallen. “The Career Fair helped me secure an internship at PwC, which turned into a full-time position, and I am extremely grateful.”
About Pace University
Since 1906, Pace University has been transforming the lives of its diverse students—academically, professionally, and socioeconomically. With campuses in New York City and Westchester County, Pace offers bachelor, master, and doctoral degree programs to 13,600 students in its College of Health Professions, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Lubin School of Business, Sands College of Performing Arts, School of Education, and Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems.