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Job fair attracts local students, alumni

Annika Gross graduated from Nashville's Lipscomb University in May.

After landing a job she loved, she got laid off just before Christmas, and has been on the job hunt ever since.

"[I'm] open to all kinds of jobs.  I'm very creative, so anything that gets me out there talking to people or thinking outside the box is great," she told News 2 Tuesday, while attending the Nashville Career Fairs two-in-one event, with a Teacher Recruitment Fair and a College to Career Fair, at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds.

Hundreds of college students and recent graduates, like Gross, attended Tuesday's fair to shake hands and hand out resumes.

They're keeping their fingers crossed one of their meetings might land them a job.

The opportunities Gross found were encouraging and given the current economy, she plans to consider each of them.

Despite the economic downtown, the long-running career fair attracted more than 200 employers, with lots of openings in technology, engineering and sales.

MTSU Career Counselor Bill Fletcher said while banking institutions were noticeably absent, employers still need to fill certain positions.

More than 700 job seekers attended Tuesday's career fair, the most organizers said they've seen ever.

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