Career Connections David McMahon ‘69 Associate Director

2 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

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... What is our Mission?

You Are Here!

John J. Koldus Building Suite So Are We!

What Are Your Skills? Research skills Writing skills Technical skills Oral Communication & Presentation Skills Job Search skills

How Employers “Grade” TAMU Students

What Should Students Research at Company Websites? Feedback from Students Employers Company overview80%97% Products/Services 56%77% Career Opportunity75%68% Location 46%45% Financial 15%13% Division 25% 6% 8

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? 9

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 10

What Employers Value When Selecting Full-time Employees 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 SCALE 4 - Most Important 3 - Important 2 - Somewhat Important 1 - 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 ) 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??

16 Experiential Education AggiExternship Day Visit by Students Day-to-day Work of Someone in Your Major 55 Host Companies 72 Locations 1,262 Students Invited 843 Students Participated Austin, B/CS, Beaumont, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Tyler, San Antonio Open to all Colleges AggiExternship 2017 January 10 th, 11 th, 12 th, & 13 th

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

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

Professional School Advising 19 Advise students to be competitive candidates when applying to professional schools: Medical Dental Physical Therapy Physician Assistant Nursing Law Pharmacy Veterinary Medicine

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

21 Interview Services Career Development and Exploration Websites/Databases Resources Air JobsCareer Beam CareerSearch Career Shift Eco JobsGoing Global Internships.com Internships USA Virtual Mock Interview Jobweb Oil & Gas JournalSIGI 3 Sports Job BoardUniWorld VaultWetFeet.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

Interviewing Services 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  for all students and majors!

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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

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!

Questions? We’ve Got Answers!