ASUMH Draft Day Employer Deadline is Friday

Local businesses have until Friday to sign up for this year's career event connecting students with potential employers.

Published on Feb. 26, 2026

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The annual Be Pro Be Proud Draft Day career event is returning to the campus of Arkansas State University Mountain Home (ASUMH) on April 2, and local businesses have until this Friday to sign up and participate. Last year's inaugural event saw over 700 high school seniors from 27 schools connect with more than 30 businesses, leading to around 100 job offers for students.

Why it matters

The Draft Day event provides a unique opportunity for local businesses to efficiently connect with a large pool of potential job candidates, saving them time and effort in the traditional hiring process. It also benefits students by exposing them to local career opportunities they may not have otherwise known about.

The details

Businesses that participated in last year's Draft Day were able to make new connections and extend real job offers to local students. The event features hands-on simulators and interview opportunities for students to explore different career paths. This year's Draft Day is expected to be even bigger, with more students and businesses taking part.

  • The deadline for businesses to sign up for this year's Draft Day is this Friday, February 28, 2026.
  • The Draft Day event will be held on the ASUMH campus on April 2, 2026.

The players

Dani Pugsley

CEO of the Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce, which is helping to organize the Draft Day event.

Arkansas State University Mountain Home (ASUMH)

The host institution for the annual Draft Day career event.

Be Pro Be Proud

The statewide organization that coordinates the Draft Day events across Arkansas.

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What they’re saying

“Businesses that took part last year were able to make new connections with real job offers being made to local students.”

— Dani Pugsley, CEO, Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce (ktlo.com)

“Draft Day presents businesses a unique opportunity to save themselves some of the traditional headaches of searching for job applicants.”

— Dani Pugsley, CEO, Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce (ktlo.com)

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