CSCE 481 Career Connections David McMahon ‘69 Associate Director

1. CSCE 481 Career Connections David McMahon ‘69 Associate Director

2. No. 2 Recruiting Schoolof Companies Recruiting New Hires Wall Street Journal • 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 cc_advisor@tamu.edu

6. What Employers Value When Selecting Full-time Employees SCALE 4 - Most Important 3 - Important 2 - Somewhat Important 1 - Not at All Important Internships/Co-ops 3.62 Personality/Social Skills 3.55 Creativity/Problem Solving 3.44 Leadership in Professional Organization 3.11 GPA/Overall 2.88 GPA/Major 2.86 Leadership in Non-prof Organization 2.86 Part-time job 2.51 Volunteer engagement 2.25 Senior Design Projects 2.04 Research with Faculty 1.91 Work Abroad 1.52 Study Abroad 1.50

7. CareerCenterComponents • Career Education • Experiential Education • Interview Services • Former Student Services

8. Career Education Website Resources • Salary and Relocation Statistics • Resume Templates • Career Tube • AFS Find an Aggie • Online Resources

9. Career Education Advising • Walk-in Advising & Resume Reviews: • 8:30-11:00am and 1:30-4:00pm (M-F) • 209 Koldus and various campus locations • Individual Appointments (call 845-5139) • E-mail: cc_advisor@tamu.edu • http://HireAggies.com • Helpful staff

10. Career Education Workshops • CO-OP Orientation • Resume Writing • How to “Work” Career Fairs • Job & Internship Search Strategies • Behavioral Interviewing Skills • Mock Interviews & Interview Coaching • The Company Visit Interview • Salary Evaluation/Negotiation • Business Ethics • Dress for Success & Dining Etiquette • Federal Employment Forum • Applying to Graduate School • I’ve Got the Job! Now What??

11. Student Engagement • 21,000+ Student Registrations • 14,000+ Advising Contacts • 690+ Presentations/Programs • 35,000+ Student Attendance • 180+ Outreach Events (career fairs, resource tables, other events) • 37,000+ Outreach Contacts • 25,000+ YouTube Videos Views • 1,000+Virtual Interview Users

12. Experiential Education • AggiExternship 2015 • 1 Day Visit by Students • Day-to-day Work of Someone in Your Major • 53 Host Companies • 62 Locations • 1,360 Students Invited • 906 Students Participated • Austin, B/CS, Beaumont, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Tyler, San Antonio • Open to all Colleges • AggiExternship 2016 • January 12th, 13th, 14th, & 15th

13. 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

14. 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

15. Interview Services HireAggies.com You have already paid for it!!!!!! No charge to Employers!!

16. Interview Services Career Development and Exploration Websites/Databases Resources Air Jobs Career Beam CareerSearch Career Shift Eco Jobs Going Global Internships.com Internships USA Virtual Mock Interview Jobweb Oil & Gas Journal SIGI3 Sports Job Board UniWorld Vault WetFeet.com Washington Information Directory

17. Interview Services Job Posting Services • Employers Registered • Post positions – New Hire, Co-op, Intern, Experienced (Former Students) • Collect or search submitted resumes • Students Registered • Apply for positions • Manage job search process • Sign up for interviews

18. Interviewing Services2014 - 2015 • HireAggies.com Job Postings • 4,900+ Companies • 15,500+ Job Postings • 71,000+ Positions • On-campus interviews • 18,200+ …. Whoop! • Resumes Drops • 138,200+ submitted! • Career Fairs • forallstudents and majors!

19. 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)

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25. 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

26. Final Thoughts "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.“ - Walt Disney “The man who waits for just the right time to start never gets anywhere.” • Roger W Babson, Business theorist Start at least 2 semesters before you want to go to work!

27. Questions? We’ve Got Answers!