ECC Hosts Nursing Career Fair for Students
From left, Edgecombe Community College nursing student Destany Maurizzio talks with East Carolina University College of Nursing staff Gina Firnhaber, clinical assistant professor, and Melissa Wallace, academic counselor, during the Nursing Career Fair held recently at ECC. Maurizzio will graduate from ECC’s nursing program in May.
Edgecombe Community College nursing students recently participated in a Nursing Career Fair on the Tarboro campus.
Held February 5, the event brought together hospitals, healthcare facilities, and universities that offer baccalaureate nursing programs to offer job opportunities and educational pathways for nursing students.
“It’s like speed dating for nursing jobs and degrees,” explains Loretta Langley, nursing instructor. “Students can accumulate multiple school applications, job offers, interviews, or just peruse curriculum plans and employment options at their leisure.”
Future plans aim to expand the fair to include all ECC allied health students, reflecting the high demand for various disciplines in the healthcare industry.
“Several health agencies brought members from their human resource departments to the fair,” Langley says. “They were all very eager to hire as many disciplines as we could offer, and all offered extraordinarily good wages for new graduates.
“Without question, in today’s world – a degree in any allied health field is a sure ticket to a full and prosperous career!”