The University of Illinois at Springfield held a job fair in 2010 and hosted employers offering these types of positions:

The College Job Fair Acid Test

Quality of Employment
Full-Time, 16 Volunteer, 28

Part-Time, 31

Other, 4 Temporary, 2

Internships, 37 Seasonal, 1

Employment by Sector
Health, 3 Clerical, 3 Financial, 5 Education, 11 Software, 1 Non-Profit, 18

Government, 11 Sales, 9 Retail, 5

Tourism, 3 Agriculture, 1

*Some employers offered more than one type of position, like full-time and part-time positions, or internships and other. Some internships are paid positions. If a college offers a program such as Computer Science or Communication, be sure you can transfer your credits to a university where eventually you will find recruiters interested in your highly specialized skills.

Data source: http://www.uis.edu/careerservices/foot_fair/recruiters_attending.html

Employers and Recruiters From 2010 Employer registration for the 2011 fair hasn't started yet. Feel free to browse the list of recruiters who attended last year's fair. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum: Internships, Volunteer Abraham Lincoln Tomb: Volunteer American Diabetes Association: Internships, Volunteer American Lung Association in Illinois: Internships, Volunteer American Red Cross: Internships, Volunteer Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Internships Best Buy: Part-Time, Internships, Full-Time Borders Books: Part-Time, Full-Time Cameron, Smith, & Company, P.C.: Internships Candlesbme: Part-Time, Full-Time Capitol Radio Group: Part-Time, Internships Center for Economic Progress: Internships, Volunteer, Seasonal Contact Ministries: Part-Time, Internships, Volunteer Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.: Internships Express Employment Professionals: Part-Time, Full-Time, Temporary Family Video: Part-Time, Full-Time Fastenal Company: Part-Time, Internships Fast Enterprises, LLC: Internships, Full-Time Gateway Foundation: Part-Time, Internships, Full-Time Girls on the Run of Central Illinois: Internships, Volunteer Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach: Internships, Volunteer IKON Office Solutions: Full-Time Illinois Audubon Society: Volunteer Illinois Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General / Office of Audit Services: Full-Time Illinois Department of Human Services- Division of Rehabilitation Services: Other Illinois Emergency Management Agency: Internships, Volunteer Illinois National Bank: Part-Time Illinois Office of the Governor: Internships Illinois Prisoner Review Board: Internships Illinois Public Health Association AmeriCorps: Internships, National Service Opportunities Illinois State Police Recruiting: Internships, Full-Time Land of Lincoln Goodwill Industries, Inc.: Part-Time, Volunteer Manpower: Temporary Employment

Marine Officer Selection Office: Internships Memorial Medical Center: Volunteer Modern Woodmen of America: Internships, Full-Time MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving): Internships, Volunteer Network Knowledge (WSEC TV): Part-Time, Internships, Volunteer Northwestern Mutual Financial Network: Internships, Full-Time PartyLite: Part-Time Planned Parenthood of Illinois: Internships, Volunteer Primerica Financial Services: Part-Time, Internships Scentsy: Part-Time Sojourn Shelter & Services: Internships, Volunteer Springfield Art Association: Part-Time, Internships, Volunteer, Full-Time Springfield Public Schools #186: Part-Time, Volunteer Springfield Running Center: Part-Time Springfield YMCA: Part-Time, Internships, Volunteer St. Johns Hospital: Part-Time, Other State Farm Insurance: Internships State Farm Insurance Agent Dan Filla: Part-Time, Full-Time State Farm Insurance Great Lakes Zone: OtherBilingual Positions State of Illinois- Central Management Services: Other- State Hiring Process Town and Country Bank: Part-Time, Internships UIS Admissions: Volunteer UIS Brookens Library: Part-Time UIS Career Development Center: Part-Time, Full-Time, Internships, Volunteer, Other- Career Guidance, Info on UIS CareerConnect UIS Center for Teaching and Learning: Volunteer UIS Cox Childrens Center: Part-Time, Volunteer UIS Department of Recreational Sports: Part Time UIS Diversity Center: Part-Time, Volunteer UIS Experiential and Service-Learning Program: Part-Time, Internships, Other-Service Learning UIS Housing and Residential Life: Part-Time, OtherResident Assistant UIS Marketing Department: Part-Time UIS Office of Graduate Intern Programs: Internships UIS Student Life: Part-Time, Volunteer UIS Volunteer and Civic Engagement Center: Volunteer WUIS: Internships, Volunteer Unique Personnel Consultants: Temporary Employment U.S. Army: Part-Time, Full-Time