2013 Fall Career Fair Summary
Executive Summary:
Student participation in the fair increased slightly by 8.4%, from 718 to 778. Participation is still well below the recent
high of 1,208 high in 2008 and there is continuing concern over the level of student participation. The Jones College of
Business had the most students followed by the College of Basic and Applied Sciences, 30.2% and 22.5% respectively.
Employer participation was down by 6 from 119 to 113 or 5.0%. Staff members continue to have to work the phones and
email to get employers registered before the event. This takes valuable staff time away from marketing the event to
students. The top two ways students found out about the fair continue to be faculty and email, 27.2% and 21.3%
respectively. However, the gap between the two methods narrowed with faculty decreasing and email increasing, both
for the third straight year.
This report contains the following sections:
A. Historical Comparison of Student and Employer Attendance
B. Employer 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
%
Change
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
B. Employers Attending
There were 113 employer registrations through Lightning JobSource. Two of the registered employers did not show up
and another two attended without registering. The total employer attendance was 113. There were 93 employers and
20 graduate and professional schools.
Employers:
1. 21st Mortgage Corp.
2. Aflac Middle Tennessee
3. Alfa Insurance Companies
4. All About Care
5. Arby's Restaurant Group
6. Asurion
7. Auto-Owners Insurance Company
8. Bankers Life And Casualty
9. Brentwood Police Department
10.
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18.
Buckeye International, Inc.
Buckle Inc.
CalsonicKansei North America, Inc.
Capital Financial Group/MassMutual
Caterpillar Financial Products Division
Cavalry Logistics
Charter Media
Cigna Health Spring
Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc.
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Consolidated Graphics
Cox Media Group
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Demos' Restaurants and Peter D's
Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee
Valley Health Care Sys
Direct General Corporation
Dish Magazine
Drees Homes
EFC Systems
EHD Tech
Embassy Suites
Enterprise Holdings
ExpressJet Airlines Inc.
Farm Credit Services of Mid-America
Fifth Third Bank
HealthStream, Inc.
Hertz Corporation
HireRight, Inc
Holland Square Group
Ingram Content
INROADS
Insight Global, Inc.
Jackson National Life
Kroger Company
Kroger Regional Accounting Center
MAPCO Express/Delek US Holdings
Medix Staffing Solutions
Mental Health Cooperative, Inc.
Messer Construction Co.
Metropolitan Action Commission
Modern Woodmen of America
Murfreesboro Police Department
National Pen Corporation
Nissan North America
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
OHL
PepsiCo/Pepsi Beverages Company
Graduate and Professional Schools:
1. Alabama A & M University
2. Belmont University College of Law
3. Bethel University
4. Freed-Hardeman University
5. John Marshall Law School
6. Lincoln Memorial University-Duncan School of
Law
7. Lipscomb University
8. MTSU College of Basic and Applied Sciences
9. MTSU Graduate Business Studies
10. MTSU Graduate Studies
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Redstone Federal Credit Union
Regions Bank
Republic Airways
Republic Finance
Ross Stores
Ryman Hospitality Properties
ServiceSource
Shaw Industries Group, Inc
Sherwin-Williams
Skanska USA Building INC.
SMX Staffing
South College School of Pharmacy
Speedway, LLC
State Farm Insurance Company
State of TN Dept. of Human Resources
Stones River Center
Sunbelt Rentals
Target Stores
Teach for America
Tennessee Department of Audit
The Hershey Company
Thomas & Thorngren
Thrive Marketing Group
Total Quality Logistics, Inc. (TQL)
Towne Park
U.S. Navy Officer Programs
UBS Financial Services
United Parcel Service (UPS)
United Rentals, Inc.
USMC
Verizon Wireless
Volunteer Mortgage, Inc.
Waddell and Reed
Waffle House
Walgreens
WSMV-TV Channel 4
YMCA Camp Widjiwagan
Youth Villages
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Murray State University
Nashville School of Law
Richmont Graduate University
Tennessee Tech University MBA Program
University of Memphis
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys
School of Law
University of Tennessee College of Law
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
University of Tennessee Health Science Ctr
WKU, The Graduate School
C. Student Attendance
A total of 778 students and alumni signed into the event. This number represents a total of 809 majors. Some
attendees didn’t list their major and some listed double majors
Attendance by College Based on Major:
Total
Students
College
Basic & Applied Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Education
Jones College of Business
Liberal Arts
Mass Communications
Not Listed
University College
Undeclared or Undecided*
182
118
13
244
78
100
12
14
48
809
% of
Total
22.5%
14.6%
1.6%
30.2%
9.6%
12.4%
1.5%
1.7%
5.9%
100.00%
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.
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*
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:
Major
Actuarial Science
Aerospace
Aerospace Administration
Aerospace Technology
Agribusiness
Animal Science
Astronomy
College
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Number
1
16
1
1
5
4
1
2013 Career Fair Summary Page 4 of 17 Major
Biochemistry
Biology
Biotechnology
Chemistry
Computational Science
Computer Engineering Technology
Computer Science
Concrete Industry Management
Construction Management
Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology
Engineering Technology
Environmental Science
Environmental Science and Technology
General Science
Health Information Management
Healthcare Informatics
Horse Science
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Mechatronics Engineering
Microbiology
Nursing
Physics
Plant and Soil Science
Pre-Dental Hygiene
Pre-Medical
Pre-Nursing
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pre-Radiation Therapy Technology
Professional Chemistry
Professional Pilot
Science
Sonography
Athletic Training
Child Development and Family Studies
Communication Disorders
Community and Public Health
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Administration
Criminology
Exercise Science
Family and Consumer Studies
Fashion Merchandising
College
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Basic & Applied Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Number
6
22
1
18
2
5
21
7
4
1
5
2
1
1
1
2
3
7
7
2
1
13
3
2
1
5
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
11
3
4
15
3
1
7
1
8
2013 Career Fair Summary Page 5 of 17 Major
Forensic Science
Health
Health Education
Human Health Science
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Leisure, Sport, and Tourism Studies
Nutrition
Nutrition and Food Science
Occupational Therapy
Physical Education
Physiology
Psychology
Public Health
Social Work
Speech Disorders
Textiles, Merchandising, and Design
Accounting
Business Administration
Computer Information Systems
Economics
Educational Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Financial Institution Management
Human Resources
Information Systems
Management
Marketing
Administration and Supervision
Early Childhood Education
Education
Special Education
Animation
Anthropology
Art History
Communication Studies
Computer Animation
Digital Animation
English
Fashion Design
French
Geography Mathematics
Geology
Global Studies
College
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Business
Business
Business
Business
Business
Business
Business
Business
Business
Business
Business
Business
Business
Education
Education
Education
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Number
4
1
1
1
3
3
6
2
1
2
1
28
3
6
1
1
31
59
25
11
1
10
13
1
2
10
28
53
2
2
6
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
7
1
1
1
2
2
2013 Career Fair Summary Page 6 of 17 Major
Graphic Design
History
International Relations
Liberal Arts
Music
Music Performance
Organizational Communication
Philosophy
Political Science
Public Administration
Public History
Sociology
Spanish
Theater
Advertising
Audio Pruduction
Broadcast Journalism
Broadcasting Media
Communication
Digital Media Communication
Electronic Media Communication
Electronic Media Journalism
Electronic Media Management
Electronic Media Production
Journalism
Mass Communication
Music Business
Public Relations
Recording Industry Management
Visual Communication
Not Listed
Undecided
Healthcare Administration
Leadership Studies
Liberal Studies
Library Science
Professional Studies
Strategic Leadership
University Studies
College
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Mass Communication
Mass Communication
Mass Communication
Mass Communication
Mass Communication
Mass Communication
Mass Communication
Mass Communication
Mass Communication
Mass Communication
Mass Communication
Mass Communication
Mass Communication
Mass Communication
Mass Communication
Mass Communication
Not Listed
Undecided
University College
University College
University College
University College
University College
University College
University College
Number
2
3
4
1
3
1
12
3
10
1
1
10
4
1
3
9
1
1
11
1
1
8
1
4
3
9
9
13
23
3
12
48
2
1
2
1
1
1
6
809
2013 Career Fair Summary Page 7 of 17 D. Employer Evaluations
This year the employer survey used a 5-point rating scale instead of the 4-point rating scale that was used for many
years. It will be difficult to compare this year to past years but the 5-point scale gives a more accurate picture.
There were 113 employer registrations through Lightning JobSource. Two employers did not show up (Social Security
Administration and B&B Specialty Contractors). Two attended without registering (MTSU Graduate Studies, Murray
State University). The total employer attendance was 113. A total of 82 employer evaluations were received resulting in
a 72.6% response rate. This year employers and graduate/professional schools received the same evaluation form.
Excellent
Above
Average
Average
Below
Average
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
46
57.5%
21
26.3%
13
16.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
80
51
63.8%
20
25.0%
9
11.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
80
26
32.9%
14
17.7%
35
44.3%
3
3.8%
1
1.3%
79
45
54.9%
22
26.8%
12
14.6%
2
2.4%
1
1.2%
82
Space and location of
event
48
59.3%
26
32.1%
6
7.4%
1
1.2%
0
0.0%
81
Length of time allocated
for event
Time of day for event
48
50
58.5%
61.0%
23
20
28.0%
24.4%
11
12
13.4%
14.6%
0
0
0.0%
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
0.0%
82
82
Quality and type of food
served
30
38.0%
14
17.7%
32
40.5%
3
3.8%
0
0.0%
79
Arrival assistance from
staff or student liaisons
43
53.1%
18
22.2%
15
18.5%
3
3.7%
2
2.5%
81
Student participation in
event
16
19.8%
27
33.3%
27
33.3%
9
11.1%
2
2.5%
81
Ability of students to
introduce themselves
19
23.5%
33
40.7%
21
25.9%
7
8.6%
1
1.2%
81
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
17
20.7%
34
41.5%
23
28.0%
8
9.8%
0
0.0%
82
12
15.6%
37
48.1%
23
29.9%
5
6.5%
0
0.0%
77
Overall, how does this
event rate?
17
23.0%
35
47.3%
16
21.6%
6
8.1%
0
0.0%
74
How many colleges/universities do you typically visit to recruit?
How many viable candidates do you estimate you met today?
Mean
10
Median
5
Mode
3
Range
1 to 70
11
10
10
1 to 65
2013 Career Fair Summary Page 8 of 17 Employer Comments:
The following comments were written by employers in the comments section of the evaluation form. The employer is
noted at the end of the comment if they self-identified. Comments are broken out by categories or themes. The entire
comment is listed and some are listed twice under different themes.
Student Preparation:
 "Best resumes I have seen and initiations. Best parking accommodations." United States Marine Corps
 "Students had trouble approaching the table and introducing themselves. They need to learn to sell themselves,
as well as dress appropriately."
 "The food was great and the students were professional and well-prepared. Staff was very helpful and this was
a great event!" - EHS Technologies
 "Students should be dressed properly. Students should also go to talk to everyone due to most businesses have
positions in different departments that they could apply for. The space and accommodations were very nice."
 "Resume classes during event would benefit some of the applicants." - Towne Park
 "11-1 instead of 10-2: first hour and last hour slow. Students more professional in dress and communication
than previous fairs."
 "Students need to know what they are looking for." - Verizon Wireless
 "Quality of resumes was good. Need more of a student turn-out." Buckeye International
 "We had better success with a few of the alumni that attended the events. Many of the students were shy and
didn't know what they wanted to do with their major. In addition many of the students had a hard time selling
themselves. (However, we do understand that many of them are freshman or underclassmen.) - Kroger
Accounting Center
 "Students were not prepared with 'elevator speeches' and did not do research on our company." - OHL
 "Have students major on name tags."
 "Better prep of students. Staff was friendly and helpful."
 "Students should be informed 1) of appropriate attire, and 2) to end cell phone calls before engaging recruiter.
Students should engage recruiters in areas that they are not interested to quelch nerves before approaching
potential employers." - Nashville School of Law
 "Students did not research our company. Most wanted a 'management' role with no experience on resume…" Nissan
 "Student volunteers in parking lot to help carry items/assist would be nice. Emailing the directions/map/logistics
more than the day before would be helpful as I was already on the road and had no way to print it. The link did
not work to get the map. More student participation would make it more worthwhile."
 "We have had many interns from MTSU through the years and in most cases they have been excellent. We
have also hired many of the MTSU interns by jobs with us. We appreciate this event very much!" - Dish
Magazine
Student Turnout:
 "More student participation and would like to meet some professors." - Jackson National Life
 "Great turnout! Nice, open space-friendly staff! Thanks." - All About Care
 "A few students were obviously fulfilling a class requirement by attending-takes away from the true job seekersplease discourage."
 "There were too many students that came just for grabbing a flyer for extra credit. Please make the fee for nonprofits less expensive."
 "Need more aerospace students." - Delta Airlines
 "11-1 instead of 10-2: first hour and last hour slow. Students more professional in dress and communication
than previous fairs."
 "More student participation-poor for student population."
 "Quality of resumes was good. Need more of a student turn-out." Buckeye International
2013 Career Fair Summary Page 9 of 17 
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Cost:
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"Advertise more to Aerospace students." - Express Jet Airlines
"Very few candidates with 60 semester hours of college and who are at least 21 years of age." - Brentwood
Police
"Pretty good, was a little slow."
"I wish we could get more students to attend! Looking for events with 1000+ students for our type of recruiting."
"Coordinate better with aviation school. We all have corporate jobs as well as jobs in dispatch, crew scheduling,
as well as pilots and flight attendants. I would reconsider doing this career fair on a Thursday or Friday around
Homecoming weekend!" - Republic Airways
"Too high." (in reference to registration cost)
"Too costly." - University of Memphis-School of Public Health
"There were too many students that came just for grabbing a flyer for extra credit. Please make the fee for nonprofits less expensive."
Food:
 "BBQ is too messy for food at an event like this!"
 "Food-would be nice to have an option for vegetarian for lunch." – Target
 "The food was great and the students were professional and well-prepared. Staff was very helpful and this was
a great event!" - EHS Technologies
 "Food heavy but good."
Event Logistics:
 "When arriving/check in, have someone explain where meals are and process otherwise, great service! Also,
email confirmations 24-48 hours prior to career fair. I had a lot of unanswered questions about the career fair." Bankers Life and Casualty
 "We would have loved to be on the side with more traffic!"
 "You forgot to put us on the program." - WSMV-TV Channel 4
 "Possibly try to group grad/professional schools in more grouped setting. Overall-a good event." - Belmont Law
 "Best resumes I have seen and initiations. Best parking accommodations." United States Marine Corps
 "Better signage to direct to event."
 "Better driving direction." - Total Quality Logistics
 "Provide instructions on where to park with confirmation email-drove around a bit before I realized there was
reserved parking. Was confused when parking attendant directed car in front of me away; I assumed the lot was
full at first."
 "Better prep of students. Staff was friendly and helpful."
 "Student volunteers in parking lot to help carry items/assist would be nice. Emailing the directions/map/logistics
more than the day before would be helpful as I was already on the road and had no way to print it. The link did
not work to get the map. More student participation would make it more worthwhile."
 "No assistance in parking-received parking ticket. Students not dressed for positive feedback." - Calvery
Logistics
 "Great turnout! Nice, open space-friendly staff! Thanks." - All About Care
 "Students should be dressed properly. Students should also go to talk to everyone due to most businesses have
positions in different departments that they could apply for. The space and accommodations were very nice."
General:
 "Thank you for hosting this career fair! We look forward to many more in the future!" - Regions Bank
 "We have met some candidates that we are looking forward to learning more about. It's been a good experience
and we look forward to next year!" - Northwestern Mutual
 "Thank you for having us! Would love to talk to a class if it would help!" - Lipscomb
2013 Career Fair Summary Page 10 of 17 
"We have had many interns from MTSU through the years and in most cases they have been excellent. We
have also hired many of the MTSU interns by jobs with us. We appreciate this event very much!" - Dish
Magazine
Student Evaluations
Overall student response rate was 40.3%
College
Total
Responses
Total
Students
% of
Total
BAS
74
182
40.7%
BHS
60
118
50.8%
BUS
79
244
32.4%
EDU
2
13
15.4%
LA
28
78
35.9%
MC
52
100
52.0%
Not Listed
6
12
50.0%
UC
6
14
42.9%
UND
19
48
39.6%
Total
326
809
40.3%
What is your current status?
Fresh
#
%
Soph
#
Jr
Sr
%
#
%
#
Grad Stu
%
#
%
Alum
#
%
Other
#
%
Total
#
%
BAS
9
12.2%
8
10.8%
14
18.9%
29
39.2%
9
12.2%
5
6.8%
0.0%
74
100%
BHS
10
16.4%
10
16.4%
5
8.2%
30
49.2%
3
4.9%
3
4.9%
0.0%
61
100%
BUS
10
12.7%
5
6.3%
10
12.7%
40
50.6%
2
2.5%
12
15.2%
0.0%
79
100%
EDU
1
50.0%
0.0%
1
50.0%
0.0%
2
100%
LA
3
10.7%
2
7.1%
5
17.9%
11
39.3%
10.7%
4
14.3%
0.0%
28
100%
MC
18
34.6%
2
3.8%
10
19.2%
17
32.7%
0.0%
5
9.6%
0.0%
52
100%
0.0%
0.0%
5
83.3%
0.0%
1
16.7%
0.0%
6
100%
18
94.7%
1
5.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
19
100%
1
16.7%
1
16.7%
1
16.7%
1
16.7%
0.0%
2
33.3%
0.0%
6
100%
70
21.4%
29
8.9%
45
13.8%
133
40.7%
5.2%
33
10.1%
0.0%
327
100%
UC
UND
Not Listed
Total
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3
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Yes
#
No
%
Total
#
%
#
%
BAS
36
48.6%
38
51.4%
74
100.0%
BHS
25
41.7%
35
58.3%
60
100.0%
BUS
45
57.0%
34
43.0%
79
100.0%
EDU
1
50.0%
1
50.0%
2
100.0%
LA
14
51.9%
13
48.1%
27
100.0%
MC
18
34.6%
34
65.4%
52
100.0%
UC
3
50.0%
3
50.0%
6
100.0%
UND
3
15.8%
16
84.2%
19
100.0%
Not Listed
1
16.7%
5
83.3%
6
100.0%
146
44.9%
179
55.1%
325
100.0%
Total
How did you hear about the Career Fair? Check all that apply.
Email
Poster/
Signage
Flyer
Face Book
Faculty
Friends
Presentation
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
BAS
36
27.5%
20
15.3%
22
16.8%
6
4.6%
27
20.6%
17
13.0%
BHS
17
15.3%
18
16.2%
19
17.1%
2
1.8%
28
25.2%
19
BUS
31
21.2%
19
13.0%
15
10.3%
5
3.4%
51
34.9%
16
EDU
1
50.0%
0.0%
1
50.0%
LA
11
28.2%
7
17.9%
9
23.1%
1
2.6%
7
17.9%
3
MC
17
20.2%
18
21.4%
12
14.3%
1
1.2%
21
25.0%
8
9.5%
UC
1
11.1%
2
22.2%
4
44.4%
1
11.1%
UND
3
11.1%
11.1%
0.0%
11
40.7%
3
11.1%
Not
Listed
2
0.0%
0.0%
Total
119
0.0%
0.0%
4
22.2%
21.3%
0.0%
2
88
14.8%
0.0%
3
22.2%
15.8%
80
14.3%
17
2
3.0%
152
22.2%
27.2%
#
68
#
%
#
%
2
1.5%
1
0.8%
131
100.0%
17.1%
3
2.7%
5
4.5%
111
100.0%
11.0%
3
2.1%
6
4.1%
146
100.0%
0.0%
2
100.0%
2.6%
39
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
7.7%
0.0%
1
2.4%
2
2
6.0%
84
100.0%
1
11.1%
9
100.0%
7.4%
1
3.7%
27
100.0%
11.1%
9
100.0%
3.8%
558
100.0%
11.1%
1
12.2%
5
0.0%
13
2.3%
Why did you attend the Career Fair? Check all that apply.
Entry Level
Position
Internship
Graduate
School
#
%
#
#
BAS
44
42.3%
36
34.6%
10
9.6%
5
4.8%
9
BHS
34
34.3%
31
31.3%
15
15.2%
13
13.1%
6
BUS
53
42.7%
39
31.5%
11
8.9%
13
10.5%
8
0.0%
1
50.0%
%
0.0%
EDU
0.0%
%
Class
Project
#
%
Other
#
%
Total
#
%
8.7%
104
100.0%
6.1%
99
100.0%
6.5%
124
100.0%
1
50.0%
2
100.0%
LA
17
38.6%
13
29.5%
6
13.6%
2
4.5%
6
13.6%
44
100.0%
MC
35
42.7%
25
30.5%
3
3.7%
11
13.4%
8
9.8%
82
100.0%
UC
5
71.4%
2
28.6%
0.0%
0.0%
7
100.0%
UND
2
10.0%
3
15.0%
0.0%
12
60.0%
3
15.0%
20
100.0%
Not Listed
1
12.5%
1
1
12.5%
2
25.0%
3
37.5%
8
100.0%
191
39.0%
46
9.4%
59
12.0%
44
9.0%
490
100.0%
Total
150
12.5%
30.6%
0.0%
Total
%
11.1%
1
Other
1
21
2013 Career Fair Summary Page 12 of 17 How many organizations did you visit?
Range
Mean
Median
Mode
#
#
#
#
BAS
0 to 100
7
5
3
BHS
1 to 100
9
5
5
BUS
1 to 100
11
6
10
EDU
2 to 6
4
4
N/A
LA
1 to 100
9
6
6
MC
1 to 15
5
5
3
UC
4 to 30
9
5.5
4
0 to 100
9
4
4
1 to 25
8
5.5
7
71
46
42
UND
Not Listed
Total
How was your overall experience at the Career Fair?
Above
Average
Excellent
Below
Average
Average
Poor
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
BAS
25
33.3%
31
41.3%
13
17.3%
3
4.0%
3
4.0%
75
100.0%
BHS
24
40.0%
16
26.7%
18
30.0%
2
3.3%
0.0%
60
100.0%
BUS
32
40.5%
31
39.2%
16
20.3%
0.0%
0.0%
79
100.0%
0.0%
1
50.0%
1
50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
27
100.0%
5.8%
0.0%
52
100.0%
EDU
LA
6
22.2%
12
44.4%
9
33.3%
MC
15
28.8%
15
28.8%
19
36.5%
UC
3
50.0%
0.0%
3
50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
6
100.0%
UND
Not
Listed
5
26.3%
6
31.6%
8
42.1%
0.0%
0.0%
19
100.0%
2
33.3%
1
16.7%
3
50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
6
100.0%
112
34.4%
113
34.7%
90
27.6%
0.9%
326
100.0%
Total
3
8
2.5%
3
Did you use any of the CDC services to prepare yourself for the Career Fair?
Document
Drop
#
%
Walk-in
Advising
Appt. with
Career
Advisor
#
%
#
%
Workshop
#
Other
%
#
%
Total
#
%
BAS
17
50.0%
12
35.3%
4
11.8%
0.0%
1
2.9%
34
100.0%
BHS
17
35.4%
25
52.1%
5
10.4%
0.0%
1
2.1%
48
100.0%
BUS
18
39.1%
17
37.0%
8
17.4%
0.0%
3
6.5%
46
100.0%
EDU
1
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1
100.0%
LA
8
44.4%
5
27.8%
1
5.6%
0.0%
4
22.2%
18
100.0%
MC
7
29.2%
14
58.3%
1
4.2%
0.0%
2
8.3%
24
100.0%
UC
1
25.0%
1
25.0%
1
25.0%
0.0%
1
25.0%
4
100.0%
UND
4
36.4%
6
54.5%
1
9.1%
0.0%
0.0%
11
100.0%
0.0%
3
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3
100.0%
38.6%
83
43.9%
6.3%
189
100.0%
Not Listed
Total
73
0.0%
21
11.1%
0
0.0%
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2013 Career Fair Summary Page 13 of 17 2013 Student Survey Comments – College of Basic and Applied Science:
 Good variety, nice layout
 Having all them in one place.
 Grouped all aerospace groups together.
 I want more global companies can come here. Offer more national-wide position
 Would be nice to try to get some med schools.
 Very informative.
 Mostly business/engineering/sales; not really much in my areas of interest-I'd like to see more research or
science based tables, personally
 I liked that they had graduate schools come to the fair.
 Needed Med schools/research opportunities
 More employers for those in the sciences.
 It would be great if they take positions for quality control chemists
 More opportunities for part-time jobs
 I did not find it helpful at all
 Very disappointing. Companies relating to "Chemistry" research or education would have been helpful.
 There were a lot of good companies here.
 I like how each booth was detailed
 The free swag. Nothing needed improvement.
 None at all. It was well put together
 Everyone is very friendly
 Wide array of companies present, all looking for candidates.
 Great selection, a lot of IT.
 Layout was good
 I enjoyed the quantity of employers here.
 Loved the map telling which majors
 Awesome
 Lots of companies with needs of all majors
 It was great to get to meet with the employers. No real improvement comment here.
 Plenty of good companies.
 No areas need improvement.
 More companies need to be specific on what they are looking for. I see "all majors" and I think "crummy sales
job."
 Very good. Keep growing. Reach out to more businesses.
 Lost 90% of the time.
 More than 4 hours would be nice.
 Outstanding
 It's very well organized, each year!
 Lots of great jobs.
 I liked variety of opportunities. I would like to see more ECE-specific opportunities.
 There wasn't much relating to my major.
 More science related jobs, especially forensic related
 I'd like to see more agriculture/animal science and publishing employer.
 Ag wasn't represented.
 Needs more math major required fields
 Good diversity of companies
 Hope offer more analysis positions instead of sales positions.
 The career fair was smoothly planned and done very well
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More engineering jobs
Many employers in one place. Would like to have seen more engineering companies.
Very resourceful
Nicely organized, friendly people, Amy was very polite
2013 Student Survey Comments – Behavioral and Health Sciences:
 I gained knowledge on careers I have been seeking info on.
 A lot of great companies
 I really enjoyed how everywhere I stopped they were very friendly and helpful on the questions that were asked.
 Awesome!
 Great!
 Great
 More jobs or career interest for CJA majors and not specific concentrations for grad school.
 I liked the friendliness of each business or school that was here. Including more agencies for majors in Criminal
Justice.
 Yes.
 Very organized; more law enforcement opportunities (i.e. Metro-Nashville, TBI)
 I was able to talk to someone about my major and the job I really want.
 It was well-rounded.
 I enjoyed my time at the fair. It's a great opportunity to take advantage of!
 All was well organized and helpful.
 More Social Sciences, Psychological and Social Work organizations. MTSU is known for these!
 I liked everything.
 The varieties of businesses that were offered here at the fair. More businesses for all majors can be presented.
 The career fair was important for me to go to. Thanks
 I liked that there were many different jobs that were hiring right now.
 Loved it. Enjoyed meeting and talking with possible employers.
 Expected a lot more people here.
 Definitely going to fix my resume.
 There's not a lot of organization in healthcare
 It was great! Very insightful.
 I liked how nice the people were.
 Can you try to have more science-related/healthcare employers next time? Thanks
 They were helpful.
 More focused on IT, technical, and management than I was looking for.
 More entry level/health services positions
 Very informative
 It was very helpful.
 Opportunities for growth.
 Air conditioning
 Love the fair, wish there were more Healthcare company there.
 I would like to see more options here.
 Not many psych/health opportunities
 I love the smiling faces of the employees!
 Very interesting
 All of the vendors were friendly and I received a lot of information.
 The organization is excellent; companies attend to you in good manners and accurate explanations.
2013 Career Fair Summary Page 15 of 17 2013 Student Survey Comments – College of Business Comments:
 Very informative
 so far good communication skills
 I always enjoy coming to the career fair. I found my last internship at the career fair.
 That it gives you an option to see what out there.
 Counter should be arranged industry wise like Business, Staffing, Health, Sales, Marketing, Finance, etc.
Current settings working good as well, but that will be more preferable.
 Glad it's on campus during the day and like there were many employers represented. Send an email of a few
employers represented to get an idea of who will be attending.
 Nothing really everything was great
 Helpfulness with navigating different areas
 Need air conditioning, it's hot!
 Strong selection of employers to talk to.
 It was great, all good info
 People are very polite. It is really uncomfortable in here.
 It was hot-more A/C needed
 lots of companies
 The map is hard to read, some companies are not interested in college students. Positives: Great company
Turnout
 Had plenty of information that was helpful.
 Good grouping for employers-but it was HOT!
 Just the personality of the vendors.
 It was kind of hot
 I like the variety of firms here. Entrance needs to be more clearly marked.
 It was great. Very diverse collection of employers
 How nice and informative the employers were
 It was great and I got a lot of information about different companies
 Great Job! Keep up
 Everything was neatly organized.
 Good variety of companies. Very hot walking around.
 A lot of good employers networking is good.
 Everything. Just to give students ability to view what companies are looking for.
 I enjoyed the numerous companies available and the friendly setup.
 Great companies
 The variety of jobs was awesome!
 Good one
 I liked that there was a map and list, it made it easier
 I liked that all of the vendors were friendly and very informative
 Have water to give out to students
 Fantastic event
 I liked the many different options
 Loved it!
 It's very organized, relaxing, and spacious. Good job. It's a little bit hot here.
 There was a lot of variety.
 A lot of different companies, not sure.
 Variety of opportunities available.
2013 Career Fair Summary Page 16 of 17 2013 Student Survey Comments – College of Education:
 It was good. Everyone was nice.
2013 Student Survey Comments – College of Liberal Arts:
 Need actual numbers on booth for faster accessibility. Everyone was extremely friendly.
 It was cool not enough communications jobs.
 I enjoyed it. I was happy to see more of a variety of graduate schools, booths for Writing/English majors, and
magazines.
 It will be better to provide more details of all the organizations
 Very well organized; people were very nice and inviting
 The fair had a good variety of companies and positions but the companies need to be as on-time as the
students. Some tables were empty at 10 A.M.
 It was surprising the number of opportunities available.
 Plenty of companies. Need more federal gov't agencies looking to recruit people.
 It would be great to have Federal Agencies present.
 Lots of options.
 More vendors and opportunities
 The opportunity for a great career.
 I liked the overall ease and convenience of the entire thing.
 Ethical corporations
 There wasn't anything related to my major.
 Being able to meet with recruiters one-on-one. Need some AC-it's too hot.
 Larger number of signs so we can better navigate through the fair.
 More company involvement
 Everybody was helpful, informative, set up was effective
2013 Student Survey Comments – College of Mass Comm:
 There is not a lot of entry-level positions for freshmen.
 More short-term employment for those working through school.
 Everything, no flaws.
 It was more personal than searching online and in some cases more pertinent.
 Everything was great. Everybody was very friendly and helpful.
 It was a lot of friendly people. I would like to see more advertisement and more Radio/TV jobs.
 It was awesome. Many opportunities and booths to visit. Great organization and set up.
 The advice from future employers on what needs to be done for my career field.
 You have a wide variety of businesses, but not many focused in Mass Comm.
 All the different areas of field studies and they were very informal.
 I love how they are honest in what they are/aren't looking for.
 It was well-spaced out, but I feel that wasn't as much of a variety of potential employers as expected.
 I believe that there were more internships for alumni rather than for current students.
 very good interaction
 You should have the U.S. Airforce
 I don't feel prepared for the job hunt. Better organization with majors companies are looking for.
 There should be colored-coded stickers on each table in accordance to the color of degree…i.e. pink sticker on
tables hiring for mass comm majors.
 Employers stay until end of career fair.
 It was very interactive
 I liked everything about the career fair.
 Everything
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Low pressure, learned a lot about Graduate Music programs
The politeness of everyone was great. Could use more entertainment opportunities.
Everything was fine, but there wasn't enough businesses/orgs for anything dealing with Music Industry-Music
Business
They should have at least 1 person there at the table at all times.
I liked the setup. I would improve the entrances.
It was great! Booths were informative and friendly.
More RIM specific booths
More media companies
Likes: Format, Number, and Variety Improvements: more companies
More recording industry jobs
It was organized still wish there was music business options
Wafflehouse
Very organized-more recording industry programs would be great.
2013 Student Survey Comments – University College:
 Didn’t really find any positions in my field-admin/electrical setup was good, staff friendly
 Easy to get to everyone, Lots of different companies. Happy with everything.
 It was very well organized. It would be nice to have more of a variety of companies
 Nice People
 Great but tables are spaced awkwardly
2013 Student Survey Comments – No College Listed:
 I liked the professional atmosphere all the career representatives displayed.
 Everything
 More Jobs
 Variety of companies
 It was helpful and a lot of booths
 There could have been more art-related companies
 Needs more fashion business
 Well set up. Professional.
 Perfect just the way it is.
 Well put together, very helpful, and very informational.
 It had all info I was looking for. It was all in my interest of studies.
 Candy
 It was cool, a lot of great booths.
 I liked meeting different employers and being exposed to different careers.
 Needs more government employers/booths.
 Everyone was nice and helpful. However, most companies were looking for IT or Sales which is not directed
toward my major, Business Management.