CSCE 481 Career Connections

David McMahon ‘69

Associate Director

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No. 2 Recruiting Schoolof 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 209

979-845-5139

http://careercenter.tamu.edu

cc_advisor@tamu.edu

So Are We!

What Employers Value When Selecting Full-time EmployeesInternships/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

• 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 845-5139)

• E-mail: cc_advisor@tamu.edu

• http://HireAggies.com

• 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??

Student Engagement• 21,000+ Student Registrations

• 14,000+ Advising Contacts

• 690+ Presentations/Programs 35,000+ Student Attendance

• 180+ Outreach Events (career fairs, resource tables, other events)

37,000+ Outreach Contacts

• 25,000+ YouTube Videos Views

• 1,000+ Virtual Interview Users

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Experiential Education

• AggiExternship 2015• 1 Day Visit by Students• Day-to-day Work of Someone in Your Major• 53 Host Companies• 62 Locations• 1,360 Students Invited• 906 Students Participated• Austin, B/CS, Beaumont,

Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Tyler, San Antonio

• Open to all Colleges• AggiExternship 2016• January 12th, 13th, 14th, & 15th

Experiential Education

• Cooperative Education Multiple work terms; Receive course credit; Always paid

• InternshipsTypically in summer; Usually paid; Course credit possible

• Volunteer WorkCommunity 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

Interview ServicesHireAggies.com

You have already paid for it!!!!!!

No charge to Employers!!

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Interview ServicesCareer 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

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 Services2014 - 2015

• HireAggies.com Job Postings4,900+ Companies15,500+ Job Postings71,000+ Positions

• On-campus interviews18,200+ …. Whoop!

• Resumes Drops 138,200+ submitted!

• Career Fairsfor all students

and majors!

Interview Services

HireAggies.com Services•Personal Advising and Workshops

• Job PostingsInterviews I Qualify ForJobs I Qualify For (screening only)Jobs I Qualify For (all)

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Key Information

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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!