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Frequently Asked Questions

What is NPEC?

Northeastern Pennsylvania Employment Consortium (NPEC) was founded in 2000, initially established in the 1980s by the career centers of five private college and universities in Northeast Pennsylvania: Marywood University, Misericordia University, King's College, University of Scranton, and Wilkes University. The consortium originally functioned with the primary goal of sharing responsibilities and resources to create one annual employment fair for students and alumni of the five institutions. With 15,000 students combined, such collaboration enabled the consortium to attract a greater number of employers to recruit students than the institutions could on their own. NPEC strives to connect our Bachelors- and Masters- level candidates with high quality employment opportunities, as we are able to offer the employers the finest talent in the region.

As time went on the Consortium grew, and Keystone College joined the group in 2008. The group pooled its resources and profits from the annual job fair to collaborate on training opportunities and educational offerings for the career development practitioners and students from the six institutions.

Why chose NPEC?

Employer/ Corporate Partner
• Reach 20,000 students combined among 6 institutions
• Post employment opportunities, internships through CollegeCentral Network
• Educate students and alumni about company information, training modules, job shadowing opportunities
• Allow NPEC to connect well qualified students to your company/organization
• Provide information about possible professional development opportunities on or off campus
• Participation in an employment fair that typical attracks both students and alumni
• InterviewStream and Internship Institute Resources

Student/ Alumni
• One stop shop to receive information on companies/ organizations
• Inside corporate track is industry specific information provided directly by the industries themselves. Learn about recruiting tips, educational suggestions to improve your employment candidacy, career advancement, entry level job titles, corporate orientation programs, corporate culture, dressing for professional respect, etc.

When is the annual NPEC Job Fair held?

Typically, the NPEC Employment Fair is held in the spring, late March/ early April at the Wachovia Arena, Wilkes-Barre, PA.

If I was looking for a job, where would I find it?

NPEC Corporate Partners and Employers will post jobs on the College Central Network website.

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