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Career Connections David McMahon ‘69 Associate Director

Career Connections David McMahon ‘69 Associate Director. No. 2 Recruiting School of Companies Recruiting New Hires. Wall Street Journal, Sept 13, 2010 Focus on teaching practical skills One-stop shopping Big student populations Texas A&M University Proximity to key operations

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Career Connections David McMahon ‘69 Associate Director

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  1. Career Connections David McMahon ‘69 Associate Director

  2. No. 2 Recruiting Schoolof Companies Recruiting New Hires Wall Street Journal, Sept 13, 2010 • Focus on teaching practical skills • One-stop shopping • Big student populations Texas A&M University • Proximity to key operations • Quality of candidates • Breath of programs match recruiting needs

  3. What is our Mission? Promote career learning throughout the entire period of a student’s involvement with Texas A&M University by providing career information and facilitating employment contacts. In practical terms, this means . . .

  4. You Are Here! JOB SEARCH

  5. So Are We! John J. Koldus Building Suite 209 979-845-5139 http://careercenter.tamu.edu advisor@cctr.tamu.edu

  6. CareerCenterComponents • Career Education • Experiential Education • Interview Services

  7. Career Education Career Resources Library • Salary and Relocation Statistics • Employer Literature • Employer Directories • Job Choices Magazines • Access to On-line Resources • Helpful staff

  8. Career Education Advising • Resume Reviews: • 8:30-11:00am and 1:30-4:00pm (M-F) • 209 Koldus and various campus locations • Appointments (call 845-5139) • Walk-in advising (call for schedule) • E-mail:advisor@cctr.tamu.edu • http://careercenter.tamu.edu

  9. How Employers “Grade” TAMU Students

  10. Career Education Workshops • CCTR Registration Orientation • COOP Orientation • Internship Search Strategies • Resume Writing • Behavioral Interviewing Skills • Mock Interviews & Interview Coaching • The Company Visit • Salary Negotiation/Evaluation • Business Ethics • Dress for Success & Dining Etiquette • Federal Employment Forum • Applying to Graduate School • How to “Work” Career Fairs

  11. Experiential Education • AggiExternship 2011 • 1 Day Visit by Students • Day-to-day Work of Someone in Your Major • 26 Host Companies • 34 Locations • 609 Students Invited • 343 Students Participated • Austin, B/CS, Beaumont, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Tyler, San Antonio • Open to all Colleges • AggiExternship 2012 • January 5th, 6th, 10th, 11th, 12th, & 13th

  12. Experiential Education • Cooperative Education Multiple work terms; Receive course credit; Always paid • Internships Typically in summer; Usually paid; Course credit possible • Volunteer Work Community service related • Friendly Staff

  13. BENEFITS Confirms your choice of major Gain professional work experience Increases marketability upon graduation Meet amazing people Network and gain valuable contacts Apply classroom theory to real-world settings STUDENT’S PERSONAL EXPERIENCES Learned that engineers actually use equations in the real world Made numerous professional contacts Learned about the company and industry, engineering design, and manufacturing processes and MUCH MORE!!! Increased motivation to study and learn! Experiential Education

  14. Interview Services HireAggies.com You have already paid for it!!!!!!

  15. Interview Services Career development/exploration resources Air Jobs Career Beam CareerSearch Career Shift Eco Jobs Going Global Internships.com Internships USA Interview Stream Jobweb Oil & Gas Journal SIGI3 Sports Job Board UniWorld Vault WetFeet.com Washington Information Directory

  16. Interview Services Job Posting Services • Employers Register to: • Post positions • Collect or search resumes • Students Register to: • Apply for positions • Manage job search process • Sign up for interviews

  17. Interview Services Job Posting Services • 3,000+ Companies actively recruiting for full-time, co-op, and internships • On-Campus Recruiting interviewing • 2,000+ Interview schedules • 15,000+ Interviews hosted last year • 48,500+ Resumes submitted • Job Postings • 7,100+ Job positions posted • 95,700+ Resumes submitted

  18. Interview Services HireAggies.com Services • Personal Advising and Workshops • Job Postings • Interviews I Qualify For • Jobs I Qualify For (screening only) • Jobs I Qualify For (all)

  19. Key Tabs

  20. Key Tabs Key Data

  21. Key Tabs Key Data

  22. Career Fairs • Agriculture • Architecture • Business • Camp Day • Construction • Education • Engineering • Geosciences • Graduate and Professional School • Health Professions • Industrial Distribution • Liberal Arts • Life Sciences • Math • Multicultural Greek Expo • Retailing

  23. Final Thought “The man who waits for just the right time to start never gets anywhere.” Roger W Babson Entrepreneur and business theorist

  24. Questions? We’ve Got Answers!

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