A record number turned up for USF’s 21st annual career and internship fair last Friday. The weakening economy appears to have prompted students to start looking earlier for jobs amidst a weak college recruiting season, where schools from Harvard to Notre Dame are seeing a drastic decline in on-campus recruiting and job postings.

73 companies have signed on to attend this year’s career and internship fair at USF, down from 93 last year, and on-campus recruiting and online job postings are both down year over last.