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jobs. For every new graduate and student intern hired through ICPF for design, five or six have been hired for production, five have been hired for sales, and four or five have been hired for operations. If you are an ICPF Corporate Partner, ICPF encourag- es you to begin posting student internships and career openings for 2022 graduates on the portal as early as next month: August, 2021. Here are 12 of the more than 150 of the recent hires made through ICPF this year. Michelle Clayton, Florida Packaging Science May ’21 and International Business (MIB) Dec. ‘21, Packaging Solu-
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tions & Sales Intern, WestRock Corporation: “I attended my first ICPF teleconference with a little knowledge I had from a few class- es at school. Now, two years and several ICPF events later, I am in- terning at one of the world’s most prominent corrugated packaging companies. The conversations I
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had with industry leaders at the Student Dialogue Dinner opened my eyes to all of the infinite possibilities in the cor- rugated industry. Each executive had so much wisdom to share and also invested in getting to know each student. The career portal created a perfect bridge for me to ap- ply to internships. I’m so grateful to ICPF’s community and helpful resources!” Haley Melvin, Clemson Packaging Science ‘20, Sales Representative Trainee, Hood Container Corporation:
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“Shortly after ICPF reached out to me through its LinkedIn corrugat- ed careers system, I was able to network with industry profession- als and fellow students in ways that would not have been possi- ble without ICPF. Through ICPF’s mentor program I was able to gain more insight into the overall expe-
Haley Melvin
rience working within the industry, as well as enhanced confidence when interviewing for potential roles. I learned so much after attending the virtual Student Dialogue Din- ner, which also introduced me to executives, including my current boss, and other recent graduates impacted by pandemic hiring freezes. ICPF’s career portal made it pos- sible for me to apply to this career opportunity that I would not have known about otherwise. The fact that ICPF was able to make career searching practically effortless during the middle of a pandemic is beyond me!” Sam Savery-Orton, Cal Poly Industrial Technology and Packaging ‘21, Rotational GIFT Position, Packaging Cor- poration of America: “After being invited through ICPF’s career network to the ICPF’s virtual Student/Executive Di- alogue Dinner last fall, I was able to make numerous new connections in the corrugated industry. The career portal
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