1. 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

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

6. 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 Spring - JDM.pptx

7. How Employers “Grade” TAMU Students - 2016

8. 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%

9. 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?

10. 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

11. 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

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

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

14. 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

15. 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 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 Spring - JDM.pptx

17. 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

18. 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!

19. 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

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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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 Spring - JDM.pptx

24. 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

25. 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!

26. Questions?
We’ve Got Answers!