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The University of Science and Technology. And Life. October 17, 2002 1 University Services to Corporations - Joint Advisory Boards Meetings Employer Services Yvonne V. Harrison Director(508) 831-5260 Career Development Center fly@wpi.edu
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 CareerPlanner@WPI - Logo sponsorship –Main Career Development Center Database
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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
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October 17, 2002University Services to Corporations - Joint Advisory Boards Meetings 9 Sourcing Candidates Career Fairs –Fall & Spring, – College Of Worcester Consortium CareerPlanner@WPI –Web Resume Books Searchable fields –Web Job Listings Direct Response FT, PT, Co-op, Summer Undergraduates, graduates Alumni
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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
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