Carnegie Mellon University is leveling the playing field for startup business to discover great skill.

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Carnegie Mellon University is leveling the playing field for startup business to discover great skill.
With its new effort TechSpark, the university aims to increase the profile of young companies and also emerging business in the eyes of its excellent students.

Mattie Whipple, director of human resources at the Chicago-based Braintree, stated, "The event is considerable-- it's connecting a few of the nation's brightest students thinking about entrepreneurship, innovation, and also start-ups with business that suit that profile.".

Far from being a task fair, this unique networking experience allows employers, students and also alumni participate in the type of detailed discussions that lead to successful recruiting.

"With TechSpark, we are moving away from the traditional techniques of school recruiting. We're producing an atmosphere that enables these business to provide a message they feel resonates with the kind of skill they're looking for," clarified Wahab Owolabi, assistant director of employer development in CMU's Career & Expert Development Center. "The concept is to provide a platform that allows much deeper connections.".

Owalabi, the mastermind behind TechSpark, has high expectations for the event. So does Neil Soni (E'13), a junior biomedical and also chemical engineering major.

"Start-up business produce a significant chance for students to have a huge effect on a business," stated Soni. "My personal experience with start-ups-- like my own, The College Individuals, and also others I've been a part of-- has been astonishing and also could not be duplicated at a big business.".

Keynote speaker Tony Berkman (S '88, TPR '98), handling director and also CEO of Investment Study at ITG Inc., will set the tone for the evening. Berkman joined ITG in 2010 following its acquisition of Majestic Study Corp., a business he co-founded in 2002.

With 25 taking part business-- including Living Social and also CMU startup College Prowler-- students can expect purposeful discussions with prospective employers that could lead to something positive for all celebrations.

Soni strengthened that, "At a start-up, an intern or new hire could be pivotal in the development and also success of the business.".

Since 2004, CMU has doubled the number of start-up business produced by its faculty and also students and also now stands as one of the fastest expanding entrepreneurial organizations in the United States.

CMU's "Greenlighting Startups" effort is aimed at speeding up the university's already impressive record of turning school innovations into sustainable new companies.


"With TechSpark, we are moving away from the traditional techniques of school recruiting. We're producing an atmosphere that enables these business to provide a message they feel resonates with the type of skill they're looking for," clarified Wahab Owolabi, assistant director of employer development in CMU's Career & Expert Development. "The concept is to provide a platform that allows much deeper connections.".