Career Connections

David McMahon ‘69

Associate Director

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No. 2 Recruiting Schoolof Companies Recruiting New Hires

Wall Street Journal, Sept 13, 2010• 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?What is our Mission?

You Are Here!

John J. Koldus Building

Suite 209

979-845-5139

http://careercenter.tamu.edu

advisor@cctr.tamu.edu

So Are We!

Career Center Components

• Career Education

• Experiential Education

• Interview Services

• Former Student Services

Career Education

Career Resources Library• Salary and Relocation Statistics

• Employer Literature

• Employer Directories

• Job Choices Magazines

• Access to On-line Resources

• Helpful staff

Career Education Advising • Resume Reviews:

8:30-11:00am and 1:30-4:00pm (M-F)

209 Koldus and various campus locations

• Appointments (call 845-5139)

• Walk-in advising (call for schedule)

• E-mail: advisor@cctr.tamu.edu

• http://careercenter.tamu.edu

How Employers “Grade” TAMU Students

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Career Education Workshops

• CCTR Registration Orientation

• COOP Orientation

• Internship Search Strategies

• Resume Writing

• Behavioral Interviewing Skills

• Mock Interviews & Interview Coaching

• The Company Visit

• Salary Negotiation/Evaluation

• Business Ethics

• Dress for Success & Dining Etiquette

• Federal Employment Forum

• Applying to Graduate School

• How to “Work” Career Fairs

• I’ve Got the Job! Now What?

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Experiential Education

• AggiExternship 2012• 1 Day Visit by Students• Day-to-day Work of Someone in Your Major• 28 Host Companies• 37 Locations• 670 Students Invited• 418 Students Participated• Austin, B/CS, Beaumont,

Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Tyler, San Antonio

• Open to all Colleges• AggiExternship 2013

• January 8th, 9th, 10th, & 11th

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 Services

HireAggies.com

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

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Career development/exploration resources

Air Jobs Career Beam CareerSearch Career Shift Eco Jobs Going Global Internships.com Internships USA Interview Stream Jobweb

Oil & Gas Journal SIGI3

Sports Job Board UniWorld

Vault WetFeet.com

Washington Information Directory

Interview Services

Interview ServicesJob Posting Services

• Employers Register to:

•Post positions

•Collect or search resumes

• Students Register to:

•Apply for positions

•Manage job search process

•Sign up for interviews

• HireAggies.com Job Postings3,000+ Companies8,500 + Job Postings

• On-campus interviews15,000+ conducted …. Whoop!

• Resumes Drops 145,00+ submitted!

Interview Services2011 -2012

Interview Services

HireAggies.com Services•Personal Advising and Workshops

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

Key Tabs

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Key Data

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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 Thought

“The man who waits for just the right time to start never gets anywhere.”

Roger W BabsonEntrepreneur and business theorist

 

Start at least 2 semesters before you want to go to work!

Questions?

We’ve Got Answers!