{"id":30047,"date":"2011-11-14T10:24:33","date_gmt":"2011-11-14T15:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=30047"},"modified":"2011-11-14T10:56:44","modified_gmt":"2011-11-14T15:56:44","slug":"ucf-students-seek-job-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-students-seek-job-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Students Seek Job Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UCF&#8217;s Career Services hosted its fall 2011 Career Expo at the UCF Arena in October. This year\u2019s Career Expo was a great success with over 1,700 students and 168 corporations in attendance. That\u2019s a 7 percent increase in students and 23 percent increase in corporations from last year.<\/p>\n<p>The event was especially valuable to students and alumni seeking full-time professional positions because it provided the opportunity to meet with employers face-to-face. 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