Career Connections David McMahon ‘69 Associate Director

No. 2 Recruiting School of 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

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 . . .

You Are Here! JOB SEARCH

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

What Are Your Skills? Ag Research Technical skills skills 5/19/2018 What Are Your Skills? Research skills Technical skills Job Search skills Writing skills Ag Oral Communication & Presentation Skills CCTR Overview 2017-01 Spring - JDM.pptx

How Employers “Grade” TAMU Students - 2016

What Should Students Research at Company Websites? Feedback from Students Employers Company overview 80% 97% Products/Services 56% 77% Career Opportunity 75% 68% Location 46% 45% Financial 15% 13% Division 25% 6%

Career Direction What brings that sparkle to your eye or fire in your belly? What are the 3 to 5 things you see yourself doing with your degree for my company? What in my job description excited you, that you see yourself doing? Why are you the best person to fill my job, not just qualified to do my job?

Realistic Expectations Needing Improvement Employers’ Feedback 72% Oral communications 71% Written communications 64% Entitlement attitude 63% Constructive criticism 42% >40 Hour work week 41% Pay for performance 41% Not automatic promotions 26% Professional dress

What Employers Value When Selecting Full-time Employees 2016 2014 RANK 2012 RANK Personality / Social skills 3.40 2nd Creativity / Problem solving 3.29 3rd GPA / Major 2.56 6th Intern / Co-op experience 2.54 1st GPA / Overall 2.41 5th 4th Leadership in Professional organizations 2.31 Part-time work experience 2.14 8th Leadership in Non-professional organizations 2.06 7th Volunteer experience 1.71 9th Senior design project 1.49 10th Research with faculty 1.30 11th Work abroad experience 1.05 12th 13th Study abroad experience 1.04 2016 SCALE 4 - Very Important 3 – 2 - Important 1 - 0 - Not at All Important

Career Center Components Career Education Experiential Education Professional School Advising Interview Services Former Student Services

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

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

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??

Experiential Education AggiExternship 2017 1 Day Visit by Students Day-to-day Work of Someone in Your Major 76 Host Companies 91 Locations 1,494 Students Invited 842 Students Participated Austin, B/CS, Beaumont, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Tyler, San Antonio Open to all Colleges AggiExternship 2018 January 9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th CCTR Overview 2017-01 Spring - JDM.pptx

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

Experiential Education 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!

Professional School Advising Advise students to be competitive candidates when applying to professional schools: Medical Dental Physical Therapy Physician Assistant Nursing Law Pharmacy Veterinary Medicine

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

Career Development and Exploration Websites/Databases Resources 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

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

Interview Services 2015 - 2016 HireAggies.com Job Postings 4,600+ Companies 14,600+ Job Postings 64,400+ Positions On-campus interviews 19,700+ …. Whoop! Resumes Drops 136,800+ submitted! Career Fairs for all students and majors! CCTR Overview 2017-01 Spring - JDM.pptx

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

Start at least 2 semesters before you want to go to work! 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!

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