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