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Mid-YearReport2014-2015

University Career Services

Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

note: percentage change reflects fall 2014 vs fall 2013

2 University Career Services Mid-Year Report 2014–2015

What’s Inside!Overall Reach Data 1

Class of 2014 Employment Statistics 2–3

CareerKnight Postings 4

On-Campus Interviewing Program 5

Career & Internship Fairs 6

Rutgers Internship & Co-op Program (RICP) 7

Student Preparation Programs 8

Career Clusters 9

University Career Services Mid-Year Report 2014–2015 1

Overall Reach DataReach data is based on unique number of students that participated in career counseling appointments, career fairs, On-Campus Interviewing, and workshops from September 1, 2014 to December 19, 2014. RU% are based on the Rutgers New Brunswick population as noted in CareerKnight.

First-year 2,325 (15%) 13%

Sophomore 2,623 (17%) 19%

Junior 3,918 (25%) 22%

Senior 4,373 (28%) 22%

Graduate Student 2,580 (16%) 24%

Total 15,819 (100%)

Class Number of students (unique) RU%

Data only pertains to services to which students check-in and not usage of online external resources acquired for students (e.g., FOCUS 2 self assessments, career vault, website usage)

University Careers Services reached 28% of the RU current student population so far this year.

Overall number of contacts (non-unique numbers)

Career Fairs 5,000

OCI 2,396

Career Conference 115

Workshops 4,811

Counseling 2,616

Marketing Programs 7,275

CK Logins 18,690

RICP 193

Internship award 38

Total 41,134

28%

2 University Career Services Mid-Year Report 2014–2015

Class of 2014 Employment StatisticsFull-time Employment Rate

Average Starting Salary

34%

11%

$46k46kNational Figure

50kRU-NB Graduates

$50kNational data provided by the Accenture College Graduate Employment Survey.

(as of Sept. 1, 2014)

University Career Services Mid-Year Report 2014–2015 3

Employment Statistics

“As a student, University Career Services assisted me by providing the online tools to build my resume. And I love how they send emails about internship and job openings!”

– Natalie Mieles MSNBC Intern

Total percent of graduates in their first-choice activity (e.g., employed,

graduate school, other)

Percentage of those reporting full-time employment that had a job offer in hand prior

to their final semester

56%77% 63%

Percentage of those reporting full-time employment who had a position that either required a degree or in which a

degree helped

26%Percentage of 2014 Post-Graduation Survey respondents reporting campus recruiting services (i.e., RU Fairs, OCI, RU job posting site) as a contributing factor to employment success.

of all respondents

68% of respondents in the Rutgers Business School

49% of respondents in the School of Engineering

24% of respondents in the School of Mgnt. & Labor Relations

22% of respondents in the School of Arts & Sciences

National data provided by the Accenture College Graduate Employment Survey.

increase in full-time positions in CK

increase in internship/ co-op positions in CK

+17 %+14%

CareerKnight PostingsCareerKnight is our online system where potential candidates can apply for internship, part-time, and full-time positions.

University Career Services Mid-Year Report 2014–2015 5

2,396 130How employers rate the OCI program:

Please rate the following Number of evaluations

Average score

Information provided by University Career Services prior to my visit was adequate, helpful, and received in a timely manner 102 5

University Career Services staff members were available, cooperative, and responsive 110 5

Complimentary parking and lunch helped make for an enjoyable interviewing experience 110 5

Students were appropriately prepared for the interview 110 4

The resumes were professional in appearance and presented needed information 111 5

Planning to return next year 110 5

Median score is based on a 5 point scale 1: strongly disagree to 5: strongly agree

On-Campus Interviewing Program

2,396 130interviews were conducted employers (115 unique organizations)

participating in On-Campus Interviewing

Employers review student applications and invite potential candidates to interviews during their campus visits.

(+7%) (-5%)

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+11Career & Internship Fairs

increase in fair revenue 39% +

increase in the numbers of employers

%

increase in career fair student attendance

+79%Fair Revenue

University Career Services Mid-Year Report 2014–2015 7

Rutgers Internship & Co-op Program (RICP)RICP is an online pass/fail internship and co-op course for academic credit during the fall, spring, and summer sessions (winter session is not an option). The course consists of career-related assignments. Employers must complete midterm and final performance evaluations of the students. Course credits apply toward graduation as general elective credits.

students participating in RICP 142142

193Online RICP applications

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Student Preparation Programs

Launched a career module utilized by

in the Students in Transition Seminar

1,650 students

participated in our Drop-in Resume Clinic and Drop-in Internship

Clinic

397 students

107%

5/56%

8.9/10increase in overall

workshop attendance

median counseling appointment ratings on a

5 point scale (1: Very dissatisfied to

5: Very satisfied)increase in counseling

appointments

average workshops rating on a 10 point scale

(1: Poor to 10: Excellent)

University Career Services Mid-Year Report 2014–2015 9

7 PROGRAMS22,272

Career ClustersCareer Clusters are a new way of organizing our career development strategy around industries while maintaining ongoing communications with academic departments. Career Development Specialists are assigned a cluster (e.g., Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math; Business & Communication; Arts & Entertainment). They work with students interested in those fields, develop hiring strategies with adopted employers, and work with faculty representatives closely aligned with those particular career interests. We moved from major-centric focus to an industry-centric strategy for project management.

users have selected a cluster within CareerKnight22,2727 PROGRAMS

aligned to the various clusters including career exploration and networking events, mock interview clinics, and internship programs

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