2014 Fall Career Fair Summary
Executive Summary:
This year was the 32nd annual Fall Career Fair and the first time to host the event outside the Murphy Center. Because of
Murphy Center renovations, the Fall Career Fair was held in the New Student Union Building. This, in essence, made it
an entirely new event.
Some major changes in the fair included:
 Moving the event later in October.
 Hosting employers in the ballroom and graduate and professional schools in the atrium.
 Moving it to an afternoon only format and not providing an employer lunch.
 Duration of event reduced from 4 hours to 3 hours.
 Parking employers on the edge of campus and shuttling to the venue.
 Limiting the number of employers and graduate and professional schools who could register due to venue capacity.
 Tracking only students and alumni attending the employer fair in the ballroom; not students attending graduate and
professional schools in the atrium.
Overall, the new venue was very well received by the employers and graduate/professional schools. This combined with
a 21.7% increase in student attendance resulted in an increase in favorable responses to many questions on the
employer survey. The least favorable responses involved parking and room layout.
We did not find out until after registration had closed that the venue could hold more employers than we had anticipated.
We had a wait list of over 25 employers and were able to get some to attend.
This report contains the following sections:
A. Historical Comparison of Student and Employer Attendance
B. Organization Attendance
C. Student Attendance
D. Employer and Graduate/Professional School Evaluations
E. Student Evaluations
A. Historical Comparison of Student and Employer Attendance
#
Students
#
Change
%
Change
#
Employers
#
Change
2014
947
+169
+21.7%
115
+2
+1.8%
2013
778
+60
+08.4%
113
-6
-5.0%
2012
718
-102
-12.4%
119
-1
-.008%
2011
820
-240
-22.6%
120
+15
+14.3%
2010
1060
+137
+14.8%
105
+7
+7.1%
2009
923
-283
-23.5%
98
-39
-28.5%
2008
1206
137
%
Change
2013 Career Fair Summary Page 2 of 19 B. Organizations Attending
There were 118 organizations registered through Lightning JobSource - 98 employers and 20 graduate and professional
schools. Three (3) employers did not show (Bridgestone Americas Holding, Capital Financial Group, and Caterpillar
Financial Products). One (1) employer cancelled after the registration deadline (Chick-Fil-A). Two (2) employers
attended without registering (Community Health Systems and U.S. Army). One (1) graduate and professional school did
not attend (Mercer Law School). The total attendance was 115 organizations - 96 employers and 19 graduate and
professional schools.
This year’s sponsors were: Aflac, EFC Systems, Ingram Content Group, and Sam’s Club.
Employers:
1. 21st Mortgage Corp.
2. Acxiom
3. ADS Security
4. Advantage Sales & Marketing
5. AFLAC
6. Aflac Middle Tennessee
7. Aldi
8. AXA Advisors
9. BDT Beverage
10. Beazer Homes USA Incorporated
11. BMI
12. Brentwood Police Department
13. Buckeye International, Inc.
14. Buckle Inc.
15. CalsonicKansei North America
16. Cavalry Logistics
17. Charter Media
18. Choptank Transport
19. CINTAS, The Uniform People
20. City of Gallatin
21. Colonial Life
22. Comdata
23. Community Health Systems
24. Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc.
25. Cornerstone Financial Credit Union
26. Courier Printing
27. D.R. Horton
28. DaVita
29. Decision Source, Inc.
30. Deloitte - ITS
31. Delta Air Lines
32. Demos' Restaurants and Peter D's
33. Department of Veterans Affairs-Tennessee Valley
Healthcare System
34. Drees Homes
35. EFC Systems
36. Endeavor Air
37. Enterprise Holdings
38. ESC Lab Sciences
39.
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69.
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75.
76.
ExpressJet Airlines Inc.
Farm Credit Services of Mid-America
Fastenal
FedEx Services
Franklin American Mortgage Co.
Generations/Gaither's Group
Hoar Construction
Ingram Content
INROADS
Internal Data Resources
J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.
Mental Health Cooperative, Inc.
MHC Kenworth
Mix 92.9/ JACK-FM
Murfreesboro Police Department
National Pen Corporation
Neff Rental
Nissan North America
Nolan Transportation Group, Inc.
Northwestern Mutual
Open Arms Care
Passport Health Communications a part of Experian
Health
Peace Corps
Prudential Financial
Recruiting Management Services
Republic Airways
Republic Finance
Ross Stores
Sam's Club
Scott Fetzer Electrical Group
Sherwin-Williams
Skanska USA Building INC.
SMX Staffing
Social Security Administration
Structural Group
TCW
Tennessee Department of Audit
Tennessee House of Representatives
2013 Career Fair Summary Page 3 of 19 77.
78.
79.
80.
81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
86.
Terminix
The General
The Hershey Company
The Nashville International Center for Empowerment
(NICE)
The Pepsi Beverages Company
Thomas & Thorngren
Total Quality Logistics, Inc. (TQL)
U.S. Army
UBS
Unifirst Corporation
Graduate and Professional Schools:
1. Alabama A & M University
2. Belmont University College of Law
3. College of Pharmacy - University of Tennessee
Health Science Cen
4. Freed-Hardeman University
5. Lincoln Memorial University-Duncan School of Law
6. Lipscomb University
7. Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy
8. Marian University at Saint Thomas Health
9. MTSU College of Basic and Applied Sciences
10. MTSU College of Graduate Studies
87.
88.
89.
90.
91.
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94.
95.
96.
UnitedHealth Group
Verizon
Waddell and Reed
Waffle House
Walgreens
Waste Management, Inc.
Willis Insurance Group
Willis, North America
WRCB TV
Youth Villages
11.
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15.
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17.
18.
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Nashville School of Law
Regent University School of Law
Richmont Graduate University
Tennessee Technical University
Union University School of Pharmacy
University of Memphis
University of Memphis School of Law
University of Tennessee College of Law
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
C. Student Attendance
A total of 947 students and alumni signed into the event. This number represents a total of 971 majors. Some
attendees didn’t list their major and some listed double majors
Attendance by College Based on Major:
College
Basic & Applied Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Education
Jones College of Business
Liberal Arts
Mass Communications
Not Listed
University College
Undeclared or Undecided*
Total
Majors
237
209
4
255
109
114
11
21
11
971
% of
Total
24.4%
21.5%
0.4%
26.3%
11.2%
11.7%
1.1%
2.2%
1.1%
100.0%
Some students listed double majors.
* Undeclared students are advised out of University College but are separated out in this chart for ease in determining how many
attend each year.
2014 Career Fair Summary Page 4 of 19 Student Attendance by College Compared to Previous Years:
College
Basic & Applied Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Education
Jones College of Business
Liberal Arts
Mass Communications
Not Listed
University College
Undecided or Undeclared*
2014
Total
Majors
237
209
4
255
109
114
11
21
11
971
2013
Total
Majors
182
118
13
244
78
100
12
14
48
809
2012
Total
Majors
231
110
8
190
65
54
6
10
63
737
2011
Total
Students
152
152
15
212
69
142
21
6
51
820
* Undeclared students are advised out of University College but are separated out in this chart for ease in determining how many
attend each year.
Student Attendance by Major:
College
Major
Number
Basic & Applied Sciences
Aerospace
34
Basic & Applied Sciences
Aerospace/Administration
7
Basic & Applied Sciences
Aerospace/Flight Dispatch
1
Basic & Applied Sciences
Aerospace/Maintenance
2
Basic & Applied Sciences
Aerospace/Pro Pilot
4
Basic & Applied Sciences
Agribusiness
2
Basic & Applied Sciences
Animal Science
4
Basic & Applied Sciences
Astronomy
1
Basic & Applied Sciences
Biochemistry
10
Basic & Applied Sciences
Biology
25
Basic & Applied Sciences
Chemistry
6
Basic & Applied Sciences
Computational Science
1
Basic & Applied Sciences
Computer Science
Basic & Applied Sciences
Concrete Industry Management
Basic & Applied Sciences
Construction Management
11
Basic & Applied Sciences
Engineering Technology
21
Basic & Applied Sciences
Engineering Technology/Computer Engineering Technology
6
Basic & Applied Sciences
Engineering Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology
3
Basic & Applied Sciences
Engineering Technology/Industrial Engineering
1
Basic & Applied Sciences
Engineering Technology/Mechanical Engineering Technology
9
Basic & Applied Sciences
Environmental Safety & Health
1
Basic & Applied Sciences
Environmental Science
1
Basic & Applied Sciences
Forensic Science
2
Basic & Applied Sciences
General Science
1
Basic & Applied Sciences
Geoscience
3
Basic & Applied Sciences
Mathematics
12
43
4
2014 Career Fair Summary Page 5 of 19 College
Major
Number
Basic & Applied Sciences
Mechantronics Engineering
5
Basic & Applied Sciences
Physics
3
Basic & Applied Sciences
Pre-Health Professions
7
Basic & Applied Sciences
Professional Science
5
Basic & Applied Sciences
Science
2
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Athletic Training
1
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Child Development & Family Studies
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Communication Disorders
1
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Community & Public Health
2
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Criminal Justice Administration
46
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Exercise Science
17
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Health & Human Performance/Health
1
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Health Education
6
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Industrial & Organizational Psychology
9
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Interior Design
4
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Leisure & Sport Management
1
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Leisure, Sports & Tourism
3
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Nursing
7
31
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Nutrition & Food Science
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Physical Education
15
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Psychology
32
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Social Work
8
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Textiles, Merchandising, & Design
2
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Textiles, Merchandising, & Design/Apparel Design
3
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Textiles, Merchandising, & Design/Fashion Merchandising
19
Business
Accounting
38
Business
Business Administration
61
Business
Business Education
Business
Computer Information Systems
45
Business
Economics
11
Business
Entrepreneurship
Business
Finance
32
Business
Management
31
Business
Marketing
29
Education
Interdisciplinary Studies
3
Education
Special Education/Comprehensive
1
Liberal Arts
Anthropology
2
Liberal Arts
Art
1
Liberal Arts
Art Education
1
Liberal Arts
Art/Graphic Design
2
Liberal Arts
Communications Studies
6
Liberal Arts
English
9
1
1
7
2014 Career Fair Summary Page 6 of 19 College
Major
Number
Liberal Arts
Foreign Language
16
Liberal Arts
Global Studies
Liberal Arts
History
8
Liberal Arts
International Relations
9
Liberal Arts
Music
3
Liberal Arts
Organizational Communication
Liberal Arts
Philosophy
Liberal Arts
Political Science
Liberal Arts
Pre Health Professions/Pre-Law
1
Liberal Arts
Sociology
3
Liberal Arts
Theatre
Mass Communication
Advertising
13
Mass Communication
Mass Communication
23
Mass Communication
Mass Communication/Animation
Mass Communication
Mass Communication/Electronic Media Communication
Mass Communication
Mass Communication/Journalism
9
Mass Communication
Mass Communication/Media Production
1
Mass Communication
Mass Communication/Multimedia Journalism
2
Mass Communication
Mass Communication/New Media
2
Mass Communication
Mass Communication/Photography
3
Mass Communication
Mass Communication/Public Relations
12
Mass Communication
Mass Communication/TV Engineering
1
Mass Communication
Mass Communication/Video & Film Production
5
Mass Communication
Mass Communication/Visual Arts
1
Mass Communication
Mass Communication/Visual Communications
3
Mass Communication
New Media Communication
1
7
27
3
10
1
1
11
Mass Communication
Recording Industry
Mass Communication
Recording Industry/Audio Production
13
5
Mass Communication
Recording Industry/Music Business
8
Not Listed
Not Listed
University College
General Studies
1
University College
Healthcare Administration
3
University College
Integrated Studies
University College
Liberal Studies
University College
Professional Studies
University College
Undeclared
University College
University Studies
11
10
1
2
11
4
971
2014 Career Fair Summary Page 7 of 19 D. Employer and Graduate/Professional School Evaluations
Employer Evaluations:
The response rate for employer evaluations was 58.3%.
Excellent
Above
Average
Average
Below
Average
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
35
66.0%
12
22.6%
6
11.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
53
32
60.4%
14
26.4%
7
13.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
53
25
47.2%
10
18.9%
17
32.1%
1
1.9%
0
0.0%
53
19
34.5%
10
18.2%
13
23.6%
9
16.4%
4
7.3%
55
Space and location of
event
39
72.2%
8
14.8%
5
9.3%
2
3.7%
0
0.0%
54
Length of time allocated
for event
Time of day for event
36
32
64.3%
57.1%
12
10
21.4%
17.9%
7
13
12.5%
23.2%
1
1
1.8%
1.8%
0
0
0.0%
0.0%
56
56
Quality and type of food
served
22
43.1%
14
27.5%
12
23.5%
3
5.9%
0
0.0%
51
Arrival assistance from
staff or student liaisons
37
66.1%
10
17.9%
8
14.3%
1
1.8%
0
0.0%
56
Student participation in
event
28
50.9%
14
25.5%
10
18.2%
2
3.6%
1
1.8%
55
Ability of students to
introduce themselves
25
45.5%
12
21.8%
16
29.1%
2
3.6%
0
0.0%
55
Please Rate the
Following:
Online registration
process
Email invitation and
confirmation process
Registration cost for
event
Parking
accommodations
Poor
Total
Responses
First impression of
students
Quality of student
resumes
23
41.8%
14
25.5%
14
25.5%
4
7.3%
0
0.0%
55
20
37.0%
19
35.2%
12
22.2%
3
5.6%
0
0.0%
54
Overall, how does this
event rate?
16
31.4%
22
43.1%
13
25.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
51
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
How many colleges/universities do you typically visit to recruit?
10
6
5
1 to 70
How many viable candidates do you estimate you met today?
28
13
5
0 to 300
Employer Comments:
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"Tables reconfigured." - 21st Mortgage
"Time of day was perfect! Awesome staff. Many students didn't have resume." - Buckle
"It was difficult to transport the display on the bus-very tight quarters with all the other employers. Students
were not dressed professionally and could use some direction." - Cintas
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"Another great career fair! Could have used more time to get more and more students in. Great students at
MTSU and the more time the merrier for us!" - Fastenal
"Students-write major under their name." - Passport-Experian Health
"Disappointed w/ table space as a sponsor. Would have appreciated double tables for all sponsors. Also,
better visibility of "sponsor row" with perhaps some balloons, etc. Excellent sponsor parking perk and great
arrival assistance." - Sam's Club
"The location and length of event was great! Thank you for the opportunity." - SMX Staffing Co.
"There was a poor turnout by construction students. We will probably focus on department specific events from
now on. Also, would be very helpful for students to have majors listed on nametags (or color-coded)." Structural Group
"Thanks for the assistance with unloading my display for my table. Appreciated the emails concerning parking
and the shuttle bus. It was a good day!" - TN Dept of Audit
"Parking-closer location was better last year in arena." - TQL
"I am a medical recruiter, not a single student was medical. Wish we had known there would be none. When I
arrived my table was being used by a multitude of exhibitors to eat their lunches. No sign, no water." - U.S.
Army
"Absolutely fantastic. Students were really well-prepared!" - UBS
"Students need majors on name tag. What class are they?" - United Health Group
"Feedback for students. Students are not well versed in being able to start the conversation about themselves.
They just ask, “What do you have?” versus telling us about them. Avoid saying just any job." - Walgreens
"Better signs for parking."
"Change the rows of the booths. Have the back of the booths meet, more effective."
"It felt a little cluttered, maybe have the employers line the outside of the room/get a bigger space."
"Keep the event in this room next year! Educate students on how to dress appropriately when meeting potential
employers."
"Love the time of the event."
"Love this location over the Arena BUT should have tables facing each other vs. all one direction. Very
awkward staring at the backs of other companies. Also, students not dressed appropriately."
"More time."
"Parking signs were too small."
"Parking!"
"Really great event! Wish I could specify that I'm looking for interns versus full-time employees on info given to
students. Thank you!"
2014 Career Fair Summary Page 9 of 19 Graduate/Professional School Evaluations:
The response rate for graduate and professional school evaluations was 68.4%.
Please Rate the
Following:
Online registration
process
Excellent
Above
Average
Average
Below
Average
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
5
41.7%
5
41.7%
1
8.3%
1
8.3%
0
0.0%
12
7
58.3%
4
33.3%
1
8.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
Poor
Total
Responses
Email invitation and
confirmation process
Registration cost for
event
Parking
accommodations
4
33.3%
3
25.0%
4
33.3%
1
8.3%
0
0.0%
12
6
46.2%
3
23.1%
2
15.4%
1
7.7%
1
7.7%
13
Space and location of
event
7
58.3%
3
25.0%
1
8.3%
1
8.3%
0
0.0%
12
Length of time allocated
for event
Time of day for event
9
10
75.0%
76.9%
1
2
8.3%
15.4%
1
1
8.3%
7.7%
1
0
8.3%
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
0.0%
12
13
Quality and type of food
served
5
50.0%
3
30.0%
2
20.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
10
Arrival assistance from
staff or student liaisons
7
58.3%
3
25.0%
2
16.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
Student participation in
event
4
33.3%
4
33.3%
3
25.0%
0
0.0%
1
8.3%
12
Ability of students to
introduce themselves
3
27.3%
6
54.5%
2
18.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
11
First impression of
students
Quality of student
resumes
4
36.4%
5
45.5%
2
18.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
11
1
25.0%
3
75.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
4
Overall, how does this
event rate?
1
10.0%
6
60.0%
2
20.0%
1
10.0%
0
0.0%
10
Graduate and Professional School Comments:
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"Loved being in front of the food court. Lots of traffic." - University of Memphis
"Drop off at the door for materials would be appreciated. Student hosts were super! Appreciative of advisors
and faculty that came by too!" - Lipscomb Pharmacy
"It would be nice to have the grad school recruitment/health care recruitment be an event on a separate day
from the career fair."
"Might want to put refreshments for reps in a more secure place. Pleased to see graduate and professionals
schools separated from employers. Beautiful student union." - Memphis Law School
"We would prefer to be in the same location as the employers in order to get more student traffic." - FreedHardeman University
"Separating grad and businesses sounds like a great idea but it was dead downstairs the entire time. Of
course students are looking for jobs right now and not more debt so they are not going to come down here.
We should be up there at least in the hallway with them if not in the same room with them." - Lipscomb
University
2014 Career Fair Summary Page 10 of 19 E. Student Evaluations
Overall student response rate was 49.9%
College
Total
Responses
Total
Students
% of
Total
142
124
56
3
67
66
3
24
485
237
209
255
4
109
114
11
32
971
59.9%
59.3%
22.0%
75.0%
61.5%
57.9%
27.3%
75.0%
49.9%
BAS
BHS
BUS
EDU
LA
MC
Not Listed
UC
Total
What is your current status?
Fresh
Soph
Jr
Sr
Grad Stu
Alum
Other
Total
BAS
#
16
%
11.3%
#
11
%
7.7%
#
27
%
19.0%
#
64
%
45.1%
#
10
%
7.0%
#
13
%
9.2%
#
1
%
0.7%
#
142
%
100%
BHS
9
7.3%
12
9.7%
31
25.0%
62
50.0%
1
0.8%
9
7.3%
0
0.0%
124
100%
BUS
5
8.9%
1
1.8%
11
19.6%
21
37.5%
16
28.6%
1
1.8%
1
1.8%
56
100%
EDU
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
66.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
33.3%
3
100%
LA
10
14.9%
4
6.0%
13
19.4%
32
47.8%
2
3.0%
6
9.0%
0.0%
67
100%
MC
16
24.2%
6
9.1%
17
25.8%
25
37.9%
0
0.0%
2
3.0%
0
0.0%
66
100%
UC
Not
Listed
Total
8
33.3%
2
8.3%
1
4.2%
12
50.0%
0
0.0%
1
4.2%
0
0.0%
24
100%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
33.3%
0
0.0%
1
33.3%
1
33.3%
3
100%
64
13.2%
36
7.4%
100
20.6%
219
45.2%
29
6.0%
33
6.8%
4
0.8%
485
100%
Do you have a Lightning JobSource account?
Yes
No
Total
BAS
#
40
%
28.2%
#
102
%
71.8%
#
142
%
100.0%
BHS
51
41.8%
71
58.2%
122
100.0%
BUS
25
44.6%
31
55.4%
56
100.0%
EDU
1
33.3%
2
66.7%
3
100.0%
LA
26
38.8%
41
61.2%
67
100.0%
MC
14
21.2%
52
78.8%
66
100.0%
UC
Not
Listed
Total
11
45.8%
13
54.2%
24
100.0%
1
33.3%
2
66.7%
3
100.0%
169
35.0%
314
65.0%
483
100.0%
2014 Career Fair Summary Page 11 of 19 How did you hear about the Career Fair? Check all that apply.
Email
Poster/
Signage
Flyer
Face
Book
Faculty
Friends
Presentation
Other
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
BAS
65
27.9%
26
11.2%
33
14.2%
1
0.4%
53
22.7%
36
15.5%
5
2.1%
14
6.0%
233
100.0%
BHS
52
24.2%
36
16.7%
31
14.4%
1
0.5%
53
24.7%
25
11.6%
6
2.8%
11
5.1%
215
100.0%
BUS
32
32.7%
13
13.3%
18
18.4%
1
1.0%
20
20.4%
9
9.2%
1
1.0%
4
4.1%
98
100.0%
EDU
1
25.0%
1
25.0%
1
25.0%
0
0.0%
1
25.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
4
100.0%
LA
22
17.2%
20
15.6%
20
15.6%
3
2.3%
29
22.7%
24
18.8%
2
1.6%
8
6.3%
128
100.0%
MC
27
20.6%
22
16.8%
23
17.6%
6
4.6%
26
19.8%
20
15.3%
4
3.1%
3
2.3%
131
100.0%
UC
9
20.0%
9
20.0%
7
15.6%
1
2.2%
10
22.2%
5
11.1%
0
0.0%
4
8.9%
45
100.0%
Not
Listed
1
25.0%
2
50.0%
1
25.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
4
100.0%
Total
209
24.4%
129
15.0%
134
15.6%
13
1.5%
192
22.4%
119
13.9%
18
2.1%
44
5.1%
858
100.0%
Why did you attend the Career Fair? Check all that apply.
BAS
Entry Level
Position
#
%
80 41.7%
%
35.9%
Graduate
School
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%
16 8.3%
Class
Project
#
%
10 5.2%
#
69
#
17
%
8.9%
#
192
%
100.0%
BHS
57
32.2%
59
33.3%
12
6.8%
36
20.3%
13
7.3%
177
100.0%
BUS
35
40.2%
41
47.1%
5
5.7%
2
2.3%
4
4.6%
87
100.0%
EDU
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
33.3%
2
66.7%
3
100.0%
LA
39
39.0%
33
33.0%
11
11.0%
8
8.0%
9
9.0%
100
100.0%
MC
41
41.4%
34
34.3%
3
3.0%
11
11.1%
10
10.1%
99
100.0%
UC
15
45.5%
9
27.3%
1
3.0%
3
9.1%
5
15.2%
33
100.0%
Not Listed
1
33.3%
1
33.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
33.3%
3
100.0%
268
38.6%
246
35.4%
48
6.9%
71
10.2%
61
8.8%
694
100.0%
Total
Internship
How many organizations did you visit?
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Mean
Median
Mode
#
#
#
#
BAS
1 to 50
6
5
4
BHS
1 to 25
6
5
5
BUS
3 to 25
9
8
10
EDU
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4
-
4
LA
2 to 20
7
6
5
MC
1 to 20
6
5
4
UC
2 to 15
7
7
10
Not Listed
1 to 10
Total
6
-
-
51
36
42
Other
Total
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31.7%
Below
Average
#
%
3 2.1%
#
2
%
1.4%
#
142
%
100.0%
BAS
#
42
%
29.6%
Above
Average
#
%
50
35.2%
BHS
38
30.6%
35
28.2%
45
36.3%
6
4.8%
0
0.0%
124
100.0%
BUS
17
30.9%
22
40.0%
16
29.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
55
100.0%
EDU
0
0.0%
3
100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
100.0%
LA
21
31.3%
23
34.3%
19
28.4%
3
4.5%
1
1.5%
67
100.0%
MC
18
27.7%
25
38.5%
15
23.1%
4
6.2%
3
4.6%
65
100.0%
UC
Not
Listed
Total
7
29.2%
11
45.8%
5
20.8%
0
0.0%
1
4.2%
24
100.0%
2
66.7%
0
0.0%
1
33.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
100.0%
145
30.0%
169
35.0%
146
30.2%
16
3.3%
7
1.4%
483
100.0%
Excellent
Average
#
45
Poor
Total
Did you use any of the CDC services to prepare yourself for the Career Fair?
%
37.3%
Appt. with
Career
Advisor
#
%
13 15.7%
29
40.3%
10
12
32.4%
8
0
0.0%
37.0%
11
12
27.9%
3
Document
Drop
BAS
#
33
%
39.8%
BHS
27
37.5%
BUS
13
35.1%
EDU
0
0.0%
LA
10
MC
UC
Not
Listed
Total
Walk-in
Advising
#
31
Workshop
Other
#
0
%
0.0%
#
6
13.9%
0
0.0%
21.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
40.7%
5
18.5%
17
39.5%
7
30.0%
6
60.0%
1
50.0%
1
99
36.1%
107
Total
%
7.2%
#
83
%
100.0%
6
8.3%
72
100.0%
4
10.8%
37
100.0%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.7%
27
100.0%
16.3%
0
0.0%
7
16.3%
43
100.0%
1
10.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
10
100.0%
50.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
100.0%
39.1%
44
16.1%
0
0.0%
24
8.8%
274
100.0%
2014 Student Survey Comments – College of Basic and Applied Science:
 Good energy, could always have more airlines
 Was hoping for more part-time jobs while still in school
 Good venue.
 Great fair
 Good organization, variety of companies
 worked for XJT
 more aerospace
 Ease of finding particular employers from the map
 Multiple airlines. Well-informed pilots and interns. The Fair needs more airlines
 People were nice and specified what was needed. Be more organized
 On-site interview =) There were not any booths that were hiring right away.
 Not enough hearing about when the fair was---hard to get resume organized in time
 Good
 Good airlines, invite more next time
 It was good.
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Some of the representatives seemed lacking in knowledge of other positions than their own
It was good to interact with new people.
Nice fair.
Interaction with various employers. Would like to see some more ET employers
Engineering positions are few and far between
Great
Organization!
The variety & diversity of companies
needed more tech companies
electrical industries
Less jobs that are just sales and hourly food
The fair was good and there were a lot of employers, but I wish there were more for engineering jobs.
Map and numbers didn't make complete sense
more engineering contacts
Some reps didn't talk a lot. Just took resume and said thanks for stopping by
The overall staff was very polite and informative
I found a surprisingly good mix of opportunities for IT, software, and analytics. Need table numbers & business
cards.
It was great. Maybe better directions.
More vendors for the sciences would be great
Too many vendors within the provided area, but well-rounded group of different fields
I liked that there were many options and people to talk to.
Liz Madaris is awesome!!
It was fun and lots of different organizations except commercial construction companies. Great job!
Lots of interesting groups; food could be better
Definitely awesome! I loved the variety. Would have liked more accurate info on job types and industries.
Not many companies needing interns in my field
Thanks.
Slightly better organization--referencing the employer layout and letting students know about what areas are for
what fields.
[sic] More ways to let us hear about it and more organize
[sic]More companies than hier not a business major
Many different majors represented
Great
Everything
People working it really liked to talk about their subject, but it was crowded
More IT/software engineering would be nice but not completely necessary as we have the IT fair
Different areas, need more science areas
More entry-level, evening jobs needed
Map could include more information
I liked it.
More businesses from other academic areas
Great event
The ladies and gentlemen at the tables were very open to hear my background and interests.
Had several opportunities
Need more science careers please!
Needed more job opportunities for Biochemistry
Need more companies related to science majors
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There was only one chemistry job/company
I was able to be exposed to people in my field and get to know what's needed to be considered.
I enjoyed how helpful everyone was with giving me very useful information
Science-related jobs were not well-represented, particularly research
I liked all the organizations.
Very informative
More biology stations
There was only one booth for biology/chem.
More info about my career development
[sic] I did not like it. Bring more companies for science majors. It was whack.
Need more info on where to park, I liked the location. Bigger ballroom would be nice.
I like that everyone was very interested in learning your story, not just telling you theirs.
Very large-many companies-variety
[sic] Different departments, and their representative were presenting their firm
The fair is quite good for students other than the ones who have aerospace major. Hope to see more companies
for Aerospace major. After all, MTSU is one of the best aviation schools in the USA.
Place is nice and the people are friendly.
More space would be helpful with more than 2 employers to speak with.
I loved it
2014 Student Survey Comments – Behavioral and Health Sciences:
 See the different opportunities
 Very informative
 Everyone was so nice. I loved the space and it was heated.
 It was a lot of open opportunities. Map was hard to follow.
 I liked that a lot of the career were for all majors.
 More child development tables please! ;)
 I liked the variety of booths to go to
 I wish there were more jobs related to my major
 Good job! Maybe more jobs for CDFS majors!
 All of the variety of careers and the opportunity to explore different areas of work
 I did not find enough businesses with my degree concentration
 I would like to see more that pertains to my major
 Very well done! Thank you!
 I liked that there were a lot of options. Some improvements would be to expand to more majors such as NFS
 I really like the fair organization and the companies that attended
 More food jobs & internships for dietetic students!
 Very informational
 I would like to see more companies in my program area (VF Corp, Russell Athletic, Genesco, Nordstrom’s,
Dillard’s, Belk, etc.)
 More jobs for Merchandising
 There were a lot of employers
 Need more fashion-related jobs for apparel & fashion merchandising
 Needs more fashion-related jobs
 I liked the organized packed explaining which orgs were looking for specific majors; I was able to find a business
looking for my major easily.
 I loved how they had a variety of businesses, I would incorporate more stores or businesses having to do with
fashion students
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Minimal options for careers related to my major
Needs more fashion & more diversity
Many organizations, good experience. Small space, hard to navigate
It was professional
Pretty good overall. Bigger is always nice
A lot of booths only had info and no positions available (esp. in HR)
The fair was very well coordinated
There wasn't many social services employers, there were only tech & math related.
I loved the variety of careers available.
Needs more psychology opportunities
More for psychology majors
I loved the choices of internships that were being offered
I like that a map was included, and I liked how easy it was to navigate from booth to booth.
I liked all the different booths they had. Better spacing would probably help.
Prospects were present, not enough psych
I liked everything, need more psychology-related
It was very motivating
I liked the variety of jobs & internships so it wasn't limited to graduates
It was great booths, a little too close to each other but great experience
A lot of opportunities out there, but not so much for psych majors
It was a lot of job choices to choose from
It was well organized and conducted
Great resources!
There were a good amount of diverse industries present
The professionalism of the booths involved
Not enough for CJA majors
More diverse companies
A lot to choose from
It had a variety of jobs
I liked it!
More space!
Nice jobs and internships
Not many health science
It was a lot to choose from, wide variety
Need more healthcare providers. Seemed more focused on business majors only
More places for exercise science students. Gyms, PT clinics, etc.
It was very helpful and informative. I really enjoyed it.
Health
Very business professional environment
More internships opportunities that aren't business/IT related would be good
Not bad. Useful
There were not any companies that geared towards my major. This was mostly a business career fair.
Mine is more in recreation field and these were more business. It helped a little, but not much. Looking more for
Parks & Recreation jobs or similar.
All of it was good
I like how organized it was. Needs to be more diverse by major, a lot of business tables.
Very well organized. Table numbers-elevated so people can see them better.
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The way they presented their organization with great detail. I think they could do better if they let you know when
to enter.
2014 Student Survey Comments – College of Business Comments:
 Great variety of employers-room was too crowded
 Space isn't enough. Great experience.
 Good!
 Many are low-paying jobs/No upper mgmt or exec positions
 This helps students get closer to corporations! Thanks for all
 How there were many organizations
 I appreciate that there are a lot of companies in the fair and the offered varied opportunities for all majors.
However, I think it'd be better to send information about the employers in advance for students!
 Difficult to know what type of position that companies were looking for
 It was great and very helpful
 Companies are listed as "looking for acct majors" but they weren't
 Need better resume
 Organize roster by location instead of alphabetically
 Not many acct firms or opportunities
 Great job
 Beautiful!
 Lots of employers, diversity of positions was limited (all sales)
 Everyone was helpful & it was very organized
 I enjoyed the fair. I think they need more accounting internships
 Though there was a map, it would have helped if the tables had numbers, sign on it.
 Some companies that had "acct" listed were not looking for those in accounting
 Numbers on the tables
 Very well organized
 Many companies with a variety of positions. The organization of the hall could use improving.
 I think something to hold all the brochures would be helpful!
 It was fire.
 Yes, nothing was very professional
 The amount of employers attending
 I thought it was done well overall.
 Overall good job
 It was good
 Tables have numbers to find easier
 The fair was organized.
 There was a wide variety of businesses
 Everything
2014 Student Survey Comments – College of Education:
 I wish there were more jobs for education majors at the fair
 Very informative
 I liked the chance to get to know more people
2014 Student Survey Comments – College of Liberal Arts:
 A lot of organizations to work with and explore
 Everything-No improvement needed
 I needed to prepare better! The fair was fine.
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More businesses looking for LA majors
I wish there was more employer diversity for non-traditional students who have more job experience.
I enjoyed the fair. It would be better if divided more clearly. It would be great if freshman had more options also.
I liked the amount and variety of opportunities, maybe more law-focused groups
I liked that there was a variety of businesses
The CDC is awesome!
Loved it and got lots of prospect
More variety of different job fields would have been better
I liked how so many people were available to answer questions
More advertising
Variety of opportunities
People were friendly. I got plenty of information on jobs and internships.
It was good.
I like it. The layout was confusing.
All good
The career fair was very informative and organized. Thank you for the overall opportunity.
Variety of booths and meeting people that gave me good information for my future
More career geared towards marketing and legal professions
More non-profit, social services organizations
Too busy. Crowded. I wanted to speak with representatives but they were too busy with other people. Not
enough booths for my major.
Nothing stood out to me that needed improvement, great experience overall
Enjoyed it, but wasn't prepared
Great event; more OrCo people needed
I like the change of location! I also like the fact that he fair are always beneficial to students
Several companies
The fact that you get to meet a potential employer
Good leg in
More booths for comm majors
The recruiters need to be more approachable and reach out to us. Some were just on their phones and not very
social
The variety of companies were very unique and interesting.
I did not see any jobs with my area of interest so it was hard for me to connect
Great experience. Wish I had come to one as a sophomore or junior!
Great :)
More variety of vendors
It was very informative.
It was great.
Wish the time could be longer, maybe extend time to 2 or 3 days
More sales related booths.
2014 Student Survey Comments – College of Mass Comm:
 It was great/ overall well-organized
 Maybe a bigger area
 Well organized, more audio/video production companies
 Better than I expected
 This is a general job fair, but for people in MC or Liberal Arts this is not very beneficial
 Not enough music city representation!
 It was really cool and lots of fun.
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So many options! Great opportunities!
Broader range of businesses
I enjoyed it. Very interesting and I learned a lot from it
They offered various career opportunities. However, there was no booth for my area of study
Nice!
2 thumbs up!
It had lots of great businesses
There were no companies representing any music or recording industries
Allowed me to experience the world of networking. I felt it needed more diverse majors.
More media opportunity. Media & film positions available please. However the fair was amazing and a great
experience.
Free gifts
It was very nice, although I didn't find what I was looking for
A lot of opportunities to speak with different agencies and find out about internships that are hard to know about
without the right resources/ people.
More mass comm businesses. A lot of financial/sales people not marketing or advertising
I liked that all the businesses are open even if it's not your field
More marketing firms
Lots of choices
need more variety; most jobs were either sales, financial advisory, or regular part-time jobs
Overall satisfactory
There should be more companies for EMC
Everything was great
It was wonderful! Lots of great companies to speak with!
Nicely set up
Would like to see more TV news stations
Loved how many businesses there were. More variety of positions?
There were many options (wish there were more broadcast options)
More medical and health care options
Not many technology internships
Met a lot of nice people, good networking opportunity, and left my resume with a few businesses
It was cool. Needs a bit more diversity
I would have liked to see more video game development internships or creativity and innovation-based jobs
Loved it!
It was a good experience
They did not have any careers that use photography majors.
Very organized.
2014 Student Survey Comments – University College:
 I wish there were a few more booths for real estate
 Well put together
 More opportunities for internship/office jobs while in school
 Well informed and the recruiters were very friendly
 Lots of giveaways!
 I loved it, and have more positions for current college students
 It had a lot of opportunities
 No need for improvement
 Seemed good to me
 More variety, separation by majors and fields
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It was very organized and very beneficial.
More companies involved with Healthcare Administration majors
2014 Student Survey Comments – No College Listed:
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