The University of Science and Technology. And Life. October 17, University Services to Corporations - Joint Advisory Boards Meetings Employer Services Yvonne V. Harrison Director(508) Career Development Center

October 17, 2002University Services to Corporations - Joint Advisory Boards Meetings 2 Career Development Center  Assist students in deciding what career to choose  Help them to attain experience in their chosen field  Support them in finding full time employment  Two Major Clients –Students and Employers

October 17, 2002University Services to Corporations - Joint Advisory Boards Meetings 3 Career Development Center  Qualities of WPI Alumni –STRONG WORK ETHIC Easily move from one project to the next –TEAM ORIENTATION WPI Plan requires students to work in teams – WELL ROUNDED 65% of students travel abroad during IQP –EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION Five course sequence in a humanity project which culminates in a project

October 17, 2002University Services to Corporations - Joint Advisory Boards Meetings 4 Employer Services  Recruitment Consulting  Name Recognition/ Public Relations  Summer Internships & Cooperative Education  Sourcing Candidates

October 17, 2002University Services to Corporations - Joint Advisory Boards Meetings 5 Recruiting Consulting  Site Visit To Better Understand Employee Qualifications  Review of Overall Plan To Attract Qualified Candidates from WPI  Provide National, Local & WPI Statistics –Salaries, hiring trends, student body

October 17, 2002University Services to Corporations - Joint Advisory Boards Meetings 6 Name Recognition/Public Relations  Academic Employer Consortium  Speakers Bureau  Scholarships  On-Campus Corporate Presentations  Town Meetings – Freshmen, Sophomore, Juniors, Seniors, Graduate Students

October 17, 2002University Services to Corporations - Joint Advisory Boards Meetings 7 Name Recognition/Public Relations  Career Resource Library  Corporate Tours  Corporate In Residence Program  Shadowing, Networking and Mentoring Opportunities  - Logo sponsorship –Main Career Development Center Database

October 17, 2002University Services to Corporations - Joint Advisory Boards Meetings 8 Summer Internships & Cooperative Education  Summer Internships –Non – credit –Four Months May - August –Major Related –Can be consecutive  Cooperative Education –Non - credit –6 – 8 Months Jan – Aug May - Dec –Junior Year –Major Related Advantages To Employers  Judge on Job Performance of Potential Candidate  Retention Rate Higher  Handle assignments difficult for untrained personnel but not requiring full time professional

October 17, 2002University Services to Corporations - Joint Advisory Boards Meetings 9 Sourcing Candidates  Career Fairs –Fall & Spring, – College Of Worcester Consortium  –Web Resume Books Searchable fields –Web Job Listings Direct Response FT, PT, Co-op, Summer Undergraduates, graduates Alumni

October 17, 2002University Services to Corporations - Joint Advisory Boards Meetings 10 Sourcing Candidates  On-Campus Interviews –Oct – April –Set up via internet –Video interviewing  Resume Referrals