2012 Fall Career Fair Summary
Executive Summary:
Student participation in the annual fall career fair continues to decrease at a rapid pace despite increased marketing. The
College of Basic and Applied Science had the most students followed by Jones College of Business, 31.3% and 25.8%
respectively. Employer participation was down by one from 120 to 119. The staff made multiple attempts and follow-up
phone calls to get the employer registrations up to this number. There was a good diversity and quality of employers
attending this year. The top two ways students found out about the fair was from faculty (30.4%) and email (18.7%).
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
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
There were 718 students and alumni attending representing 737 majors.
Major 1
Major 2
Total Majors
718
19
737
B. Employer Attendance
There were 99 employers and 20 graduate and professional schools registered for a total of 119.
Employers:
1. 21st Mortgage Corp.
2. A-Z Office Resources
3. Aegis Sciences Corporation, Inc.
4. Aerotek
5. Aflac Middle Tennessee
6. AirStrip Technologies, Inc.
7. Alfa Insurance Companies
8. All About Care
9. American National Insurance Company (Select
Financial Group)
10. Asurion
11. Averitt Express, Inc.
12. Brentwood Police Department
13. Brooksource
14. BSI Consulting, Inc.
15. Buckeye International, Inc.
16. Calsonic Kansei North America
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Capital Financial Group/MassMutual
Caterpillar Financial Products Division
Cavalry Logistics
Centerstone
CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.
Cigna & HealthSpring - Technology Early Career
Development Program
Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc.
Cox Media Group
Delek US Holdings (Mapco Express)
Delta Air Lines
Demos' Restaurants
Dish Magazine
Education Networks of America (ENA)
EFC Systems
EFT Source, Inc.
Enterprise Holdings
ESC Lab Sciences
Express Jet
Farm Credit Mid-America
FedEx Services
Fifth Third Bank
Firestone Complete Auto Care
Fleet One LLC
Frito Lay/PepsiCo
Great Lakes Airlines
Heartland Dental Care
Hertz Corporation
HireRight, Inc.
Hospital Corporation of America (HCA)
Ingram Content Group
INROADS
Insphere Insurance Solutions
Internal Data Resources
Jackson
JDML Marketing
Lafarge North America
Liberty Mutual
Mass. Electric Construction Co. - Industrial
Mental Health Cooperative, Inc.
Messer Construction Co.
Metropolitan Action Commission
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
Graduate and Professional Schools:
1. Arkansas State University
2. Bellarmine University
3. Belmont University College of Law
4. Bethel University
5. John Marshall Law School
6. Lincoln Memorial University-Duncan School of Law
7. Lipscomb University
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Modern Woodmen of America
Murfreesboro SSA
Murfreesboro Police Department
National Pen Corporation
NESTLE USA INC.
Nissan North America
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Otis Elevator Company
Panda Express Inc.
Passport Health Communications
PepsiCo/Pepsi Beverages Company
PSA Airlines, Inc.
Redstone Federal Credit Union
Republic Finance
Ross Stores
ServiceSource
Shane Company
Sherwin-Williams
Skanska USA Inc.
State Farm Insurance
Target Stores
Tennessee Air National Guard
Tennessee Department of Audit
Tennessee House of Representatives
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (VA)
Thrive Marketing Group
Transport America
TYSON FOODS, INC.
U.S. Navy Officer Programs
U.S. Space and Rocket Center
UBS Financial Services
United Rentals, Inc.
USMC
Verizon Wireless
Waddell and Reed
Waffle House
Walden University
Wyndham Vacation Ownership
YMCA Camp Widjiwagan
Young Broadcasting of Nashville - WKRN-TV (News
Channel 2)
Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy
MTSU College of Basic and Applied Sciences
MTSU College of Graduate Studies
MTSU Graduate Business Studies
Nashville School of Law
Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law
Tennessee State University
2012 Career Fair Summary Page 3 of 16 15. University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center College of
16. Union University School of Pharmacy
17. University of Kentucky-MBA Program
18. University of Memphis
19. University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of
Law
20. University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
C. Student Attendance
Student Attendance by College:
College
Basic & Applied Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Education
Jones College of Business
Liberal Arts
Mass Communications
Not Listed
University College (10 majors &
63 undeclared majors)
Total
Students
% of
Total
231
110
8
190
65
54
6
31.3%
14.9%
1.1%
25.8%
8.8%
7.3%
0.8%
73
9.9%
737
100.0%
Student Attendance by College Compared to Previous Year
College
Basic & Applied Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Education
Jones College of Business
Liberal Arts
Mass Communications
Not Listed
University College
2012
Total
Majors*
231
110
8
190
65
54
6
73
737
2011
Total
Students
152
152
15
212
69
142
21
57
820
Difference
79
-42
-7
-22
-4
-88
-15
16
-83
Student Attendance by Major:
Major
Actuarial Science
Aerospace
Aerospace Pro-Pilot
AgriBusiness
Agriculture
Animal Science
Biochemistry
Biology
Biostatistics
Biotechnology
College
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Count
2
44
11
2
2
2
2
16
1
3
2012 Career Fair Summary Page 4 of 16 Major
Chemistry
Computer Engineering
Computer Information Systems
Computer Science
Concrete Industry Management
Construction Management
Engineering Technology
Engineering Technology Mechanical
Environmental Science
Forensic Science
Genetics
Horse Science
Mathematics
Medical Sonography
Physics
Plant & Soil Science
Pre-Architecture
Pre-Med
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Physical Therapy
Science
Athletic Training
Child Development Family Studies
Child Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Communication Studies
Community and Public Health
Criminal Justice
Dietetics
Exercise Science
Fashion Design
Healthcare Administration
Healthcare Informatics
IO Psychology
Kinesiology
Leisure Sport & Tourism
Nursing
Nutrition
Physical Education
Psychology
Quantitate Psychology
Social Work
Sports Mgmt
College
Count
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
16
2
30
19
8
12
12
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Basic and Applied Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
Behavioral & Health Science
12
3
2
1
1
3
1
2
3
1
9
1
1
4
3
2
3
1
1
4
1
18
2
10
6
3
1
12
1
2
13
1
1
15
1
8
1
2012 Career Fair Summary Page 5 of 16 Major
Textiles Merchandising & Design
Administration
Education
Accounting
Business Administration
Business Education
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Insurance
International Business
Management
Marketing
MBA
Office Management
Anthropology
Art
Art Education
English
Geoscience
Global Studies
History
International Relations
Music
Music Composition
Organizational Communication
Philosophy
Photography
Political Science
Pre-Law
Sociology
Spanish
Theatre
Visual Communications
Advertising
Audio Production
Electronic Media Communications
Electronic Media Journalism
Journalism
Mass Communications
Media Production
Music Business
Public Relations
Recording Industry
Recording Production
College
Behavioral & Health Science
Education
Education
Jones College of Business
Jones College of Business
Jones College of Business
Jones College of Business
Jones College of Business
Jones College of Business
Jones College of Business
Jones College of Business
Jones College of Business
Jones College of Business
Jones College of Business
Jones College of Business
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
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Mass Comm
Mass Comm
Mass Comm
Mass Comm
Mass Comm
Mass Comm
Mass Comm
Mass Comm
Mass Comm
Mass Comm
Mass Comm
Count
3
1
7
30
46
5
16
6
19
3
3
27
29
5
1
1
1
1
6
1
4
7
3
1
1
19
1
1
3
2
2
8
1
2
6
3
2
3
4
11
2
1
9
12
1
2012 Career Fair Summary Page 6 of 16 Major
Alum
Not Listed
Liberal Studies
Professional Studies
Undeclared
College
Count
None
None
University College
University College
University College
2
4
5
5
63
737
D. Employer and Graduate/Professional School Evaluations
This year, two different evaluations were used - one for employers and one for graduate and professional schools.
Employer Evaluation Results
Seventy-five (75) out of 99 responded for a 75.8% response rate.
Question
Online registration process
Excellent
N
%
42 59.2%
Good
N
%
27 38.0%
N
2
Fair
%
2.8%
N
0
Poor
%
0.0%
N
71
Total
%
93.4%
Email invitation and confirmation
process
49
69.0%
22
31.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
71
93.4%
Registration cost for event
24
33.8%
29
40.8%
15
21.1%
3
4.2%
71
93.4%
Parking accommodations
44
58.7%
27
36.0%
2
2.7%
2
2.7%
75
98.7%
Space and location of event
Length of time allocated for
event
Time of day for event
47
63.5%
22
29.7%
5
6.8%
0
0.0%
74
97.4%
42
56.0%
30
40.0%
3
4.0%
0
0.0%
75
98.7%
45
60.8%
26
35.1%
3
4.1%
0
0.0%
74
97.4%
Quality and type of food served
27
37.0%
27
37.0%
19
26.0%
0
0.0%
73
96.1%
Arrival assistance from staff or
student liaisons
50
66.7%
19
25.3%
4
5.3%
2
2.7%
75
98.7%
Student participation in event
15
20.3%
31
41.9%
23
31.1%
5
6.8%
74
97.4%
Ability of students to introduce
themselves
14
18.7%
36
48.0%
24
32.0%
1
1.3%
75
98.7%
First impression of students
13
17.3%
38
50.7%
22
29.3%
2
2.7%
75
98.7%
Quality of student resumes
14
20.0%
32
45.7%
24
34.3%
0
0.0%
70
92.1%
14
20.3%
34
49.3%
21
30.4%
0
0.0%
69
90.8%
Overall, how does this event
rate to other schools' events
you have attended?
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
How many colleges/universities do you typically visit to recruit?
11
6
5
1-100
How many viable candidates do you estimate you met today?
11
9
10
2-60
2012 Career Fair Summary Page 7 of 16 Employer Comments:
1. Students should be better prepared. Good introduction means a lot. We also like to see a passion for our
company and knowledge of what we do.
2. Student’s participation for class credit only.
3. Had previously registered and did not go through (for online registration process). Why so high (on registration)?
Group airlines near each other, especially Delta & ExpressJet. GF Options (on food). Not enough dressed up (on
first impression of students).
4. The students were not all well dressed for a professional event. Liked [that] there was lunch and breakfast.
5. Parking was good but getting goods into the building was difficult.
6. Lot was full. Not blocked off – no attendant to give parking passes.
7. Student volume was pretty low compared with other career fairs. Students, overall, did not seem to be prepared
or professional.
8. Everything is excellent except price is a little too high. We always do well at MTSU!
9. This is the only one {career fair] we come to! Just MTSU!
10. Room temperature could have been warmer. Thank you!!
11. Most students looking for part-time hourly work or pursuing job outside of degree (e.g., Geology, Anthropology,
etc.) no experience in field, or looking for “any job.” Image of students – lacking professional attire.
12. Given the size of your aviation department, I felt like the turnout for pilots was low. The event is one of the more
expensive we attend. I’d like to return for classroom visits and a presentation focused on an instructor audience
who more closely meets our hiring minimums.
13. Traffic for the career fair was very slow – would’ve liked to have seen more students. Many students not dressed
professionally. Very little interaction with career center staff or other MTSU staff (in comparison to other schools).
14. Best year candidate wise, by far. Love the new time frame, 10-2.
15. Wish there were more applicants; multiple candidates seem to just walk by, too nervous to speak.
16. Help students prepare for job fair – dress, introductions, resume.
17. Students in general were not prepared for the fair. Nearly all students we spoke with had virtually no knowledge
of the company. Some were not dressed appropriately (suit). We have previously visited the MTSU Career Fair
and plan to do so in the future. We would be happy to help students prepare for these events if the campus was
interested in leveraging us.
18. More teacher/professor involvement in urging students to attend the career fair.
19. More students coming through.
20. Need better format training [on resumes].
21. Require the students to dress business professional and to bring resumes. We were on the back side where it
was relatively empty compared to the other side. I feel like you need a way to draw the students around the
entire event.
22. Flow still wasn’t what I would have expected. Needed more traffic and viable candidates. Business
administration/management is broard would have expected more. [????]
23. The students were incredibly unprepared.
24. Water/drinks need to be easily accessible. Very disappointed in professionalism (dress/appearance) of students.
Maybe more marketing to get more students to attend the career fair.
25. It would be nice if the freshmen coming in would dress in business casual even if just for extra credit in a class.
26. Shorter time period. More alumni participation.
27. It seemed that more awareness of the event to 3rd/4th year students would have increased turnout. Overall, good
event and will participate again.
28. Keep up the great work!
29. Students need more internships, especially in the IT space.
30. Wish there was more student traffic and students were more prepared. Thank you! Career Services is great.
31. The student participation was light.
32. This is our first time to attend the MTSU fair and were disappointed on the number of students to attend. We
were also published as EL/EX [entry level, experienced hire] when we’re primarily looking for internships so not
sure what happened there.
33. Have groups together (IT/Pilots/etc.)
2012 Career Fair Summary Page 8 of 16 Graduate and Professional School Results
Fifteen (15) out of 20 responded for a 75% response rate.
Excellent
Question
Good
Fair
Poor
Total
N
9
%
64.3%
N
4
%
28.6%
N
1
%
7.1%
N
0
%
0.0%
N
14
%
93.3%
9
64.3%
5
35.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
14
93.3%
11
73.3%
2
13.3%
1
6.7%
1
6.7%
15
100.0%
Space and location of event
9
60.0%
5
33.3%
1
6.7%
0
0.0%
15
100.0%
Length of time allocated for event
8
53.3%
6
40.0%
1
6.7%
0
0.0%
15
100.0%
Registration cost for the event
5
38.5%
5
38.5%
3
23.1%
0
0.0%
13
86.7%
Time of day for event
9
60.0%
3
20.0%
3
20.0%
0
0.0%
15
100.0%
Quality and type of food served
9
64.3%
4
28.6%
0
0.0%
1
7.1%
14
93.3%
Arrival assistance from staff or student
liaisons
9
64.3%
2
14.3%
3
21.4%
0
0.0%
14
93.3%
Student participation in event
4
26.7%
6
40.0%
4
26.7%
1
6.7%
15
100.0%
First Impression of students
(introduction, grooming, handshake,
etc.)
5
35.7%
7
50.0%
2
14.3%
0
0.0%
14
93.3%
5
33.3%
8
53.3%
2
13.3%
0
0.0%
15
100.0%
Online registration process
Email invitation and confirmation
process
Parking accommodations
Overall, how does this fair rate to
other university events you have
attended?
How many fairs visited a year?
Mean
17
Median
12
Mode
Range
5
4-50
Would you prefer to be included with employers in a Career Fair setting? 6-Yes, 6-No, 1-Indifferent
Would you prefer a Graduate/Professional School Fair separate for Career Fair? 8-Yes, 3-No
Which semester is best for you to participate in a fair like this? 12-Fall, 5-Spring, 3-Summer, 1-Indifferent
Graduate/Professional School Comments:
1. The elder man in the parking lot was no help. He told us we could not pull closer to the building to unload yet
when we drug our materials to the elevator, there was clearly a street that lead right up to the loading dock &
elevator. Having students present in the parking lot to help would have been nice. Registration was a big
laborious [process] due to registration on the “Lightning JobSource.” A separate registration for this event would
have been nice since we are not an employment agency. We did no [not] receive the email confirmation or info.
That was sent out. You asked for those attending and requested email address [es] – Please include those folks
in your communique.
2. Is there a student union or somewhere on campus for students to gather? If so, that would probably be a better
location. Even somewhere close to a library might be better.
3. Very well organized. Thank you for the invitation.
4. A graduate school career fair as day 2 of 2 in career fair option would be ideal (day 1 of 2).
2012 Career Fair Summary Page 9 of 16 E. Student Evaluations
Overall student response rate was 51.2%
Total
Responses
College
Total
Students
% of
Total
Basic & Applied Sciences
83
231
35.9%
Behavioral & Health Sciences
50
110
45.5%
5
8
62.5%
102
190
53.7%
Liberal Arts
32
65
49.2%
Mass Communications
27
54
.50%
Not Listed
49
NA
NA
University College
29
73
39.7%
377
737
51.2%
Education
Jones College of Business
Total
What is your current status?
BAS
#
BHS
%
#
BUS
%
#
EDU
%
#
LA
%
#
MC
%
#
UC
%
Not Listed
#
%
#
Total
%
#
%
8
16.7%
84
22.5%
FR
26
31.0%
6
12.0%
7
7.1%
2
40.0%
2
6.3%
8
29.6%
25
86.2
%
SO
12
14.3%
11
22.0%
4
1
20.0%
1
3.1%
3
11.1%
1
3.4%
2
4.2%
35
9.4%
JR
11
13.1%
11
22.0%
24
0
0.0%
2
6.3%
4
14.8%
0
0.0%
7
14.6%
59
15.8%
SR
Grad
Stu
28
33.3%
10
20.0%
48
4.1%
24.5
%
49.0
%
2
40.0%
14
43.8%
8
29.6%
2
6.9%
11
22.9%
123
33.0%
1
1.2%
6
12.0%
7
7.1%
0
0.0%
3
9.4%
1
3.7%
0
0.0%
6
12.5%
24
6.4%
Alum
6
7.1%
6
12.0%
8
8.2%
0
0.0%
10
31.3%
3
11.1%
1
3.4%
14
29.2%
48
12.9%
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Total
84
100%
50
100%
98
100%
5
100%
32
100%
27
100%
29
100%
48
100%
373
100%
Do you have a Lightning JobSource account?
BAS
BHS
BUS
EDU
LA
MC
UC
Not Listed
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Yes
27
32.1%
19
39.6%
49
50.0%
3
60.0%
14
46.7%
11
40.7%
3
10.3%
23
47.9%
149
40.4%
No
57
67.9%
29
60.4%
49
50.0%
2
40.0%
16
53.3%
16
59.3%
26
89.7%
25
52.1%
220
59.6%
Total
84
100%
48
100%
98
100%
5
100%
30
100%
27
100%
29
100%
48
100%
369
100%
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2012 Career Fair Summary Page 10 of 16 How did you hear about the Career Fair? Check all that apply.
BAS
BHS
BUS
EDU
LA
MC
UC
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
Email
24
19.4%
15
19.5%
26
17.9%
2
33.3%
5
11.6%
9
19.6%
3
Flyer
21
16.9%
13
16.9%
17
11.7%
0
0.0%
2
4.7%
6
13.0%
22
17.7%
9
11.7%
31
21.4%
0
0.0%
8
18.6%
6
2
1.6%
3
3.9%
0
0.0%
1
16.7%
2
4.7%
Faculty
37
29.8%
18
23.4%
50
34.5%
1
16.7%
11
Friends
13
10.5%
14
18.2%
15
10.3%
2
33.3%
Present.
2
1.6%
1
1.3%
1
0.7%
0
0.0%
Other
3
2.4%
4
5.2%
5
3.4%
0
Total
124
100%
77
100%
145
100%
6
Poster/
Signage
Face
Book
Not Listed
%
Total
#
%
#
%
8.3%
18
26.1%
102
18.7%
4
11.1%
8
11.6%
71
13.0%
13.0%
4
11.1%
12
17.4%
92
16.8%
1
2.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
1.6%
25.6%
12
26.1%
22
61.1%
15
21.7%
166
30.4%
11
25.6%
7
15.2%
1
2.8%
10
14.5%
73
13.4%
1
2.3%
1
2.2%
0
0.0%
1
1.4%
7
1.3%
0.0%
3
7.0%
4
8.7%
2
5.6%
5
7.2%
26
4.8%
100%
43
100%
46
100%
36
100%
69
100%
546
100%
Why did you attend the Career Fair? Check all that apply.
BAS
#
Entry
Level
Position
BHS
BUS
%
#
%
#
43
34.1%
25
34.2%
39
31.0%
24
EDU
LA
MC
UC
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
54
38.8%
3
50.0%
22
42.3%
13
38.2%
32.9%
51
36.7%
1
16.7%
15
28.8%
7
Not Listed
Total
%
#
%
#
%
8
22.9%
29
43.9%
197
37.1%
20.6%
5
14.3%
21
31.8%
163
30.7%
Internship
Graduate
School
Class
Project
8
6.3%
10
13.7%
11
7.9%
0
0.0%
7
13.5%
0
0.0%
1
2.9%
4
6.1%
41
7.7%
23
18.3%
9
12.3%
19
13.7%
0
0.0%
5
9.6%
8
23.5%
18
51.4%
8
12.1%
90
16.9%
Other
13
10.3%
5
6.8%
4
2.9%
2
33.3%
3
5.8%
6
17.6%
3
8.6%
4
6.1%
40
7.5%
Total
126
100%
73
100%
139
100%
6
100%
52
100%
34
100%
35
100%
66
100%
531
100%
How many organizations did you visit?
Range
BAS
BHS
BUS
EDU
LA
MC
UC
Not Listed
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
1 to 20
0 to 35
1 to 30
6 to 20
2 to 25
1 to 20
1 to 30
1 to 20
Mean
5.66
7.04
7.56
8.5
6.66
6.44
6.19
7.86
Median
5
6
6
8
6
5
4
5
Mode
4
6&4
10
6
3
5
4
5
How was your overall experience at the Career Fair?
BAS
#
%
BHS
#
%
BUS
#
%
EDU
#
%
LA
#
MC
%
#
UC
%
#
Not Listed
%
Total
#
%
#
%
14
29.2%
114
30.6%
19
39.6%
130
34.9%
14
29.2%
113
30.4%
Excellent
Above
Average
29
34.9%
13
26.0%
31
31.6%
2
40.0%
10
31.3%
5
18.5%
10
24
28.9%
20
40.0%
39
39.8%
2
40.0%
4
12.5%
10
37.0%
12
Average
Below
Average
24
28.9%
13
26.0%
26
26.5%
1
20.0%
17
53.1%
12
44.4%
6
34.5
%
41.4
%
20.7
%
5
6.0%
4
8.0%
2
2.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.1%
0
0.0%
1
3.4%
1
2.1%
14
3.8%
Poor
1
1.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.3%
Total
83
100%
50
100%
98
100%
5
100%
32
100%
27
100%
29
100%
48
100%
372
100%
2012 Career Fair Summary Page 11 of 16 Did you use and CDC services to prepare yourself for the Career Fair?
BAS
BHS
BUS
EDU
LA
MC
UC
Not Listed
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
11
39.3%
16
48.5%
33
56.9%
1
33.3%
8
66.7%
4
36.4%
4
25.0%
14
40.0%
91
46.4%
12
42.9%
12
36.4%
13
22.4%
2
66.7%
2
16.7%
3
27.3%
6
37.5%
8
22.9%
58
29.6%
3
10.7%
2
6.1%
4
6.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
18.2%
5
31.3%
8
22.9%
24
12.2%
Workshop
0
0.0%
3
9.1%
3
5.2%
0
0.0%
2
16.7%
2
18.2%
0
0.0%
3
8.6%
13
6.6%
Other
2
7.1%
0
0.0%
5
8.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
6.3%
2
5.7%
10
5.1%
Total
28
100%
33
100%
58
100%
3
100%
12
100%
11
100%
16
100%
35
100%
196
100%
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Advising
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Career
Advisor
Student written comments from the 2012 Career Fair Survey broken out by college
2012 Student Survey Comments – College of Basic and Applied Science
 Podiums at every station in order for students to set down something because we don’t have 4 hands.
 Variety of companies in major; some company representatives did not say much even though I was interacting.
 Like the amount of employers
 Prefer more major-oriented businesses, part-time position available from companies, less sales positions
 More graduate schools maybe
 Not enough careers in manufacturing
 Excellent set-up organizations were visible Thanks
 N/A
 Great organization. Employers easy to talk to, but directed me to their websites.
 I enjoyed that there were many job opportunities. I would like to see more insurance Companies for my major.
 Pretty good
 I didn’t really find it that beneficial because there wasn’t anybody here to talk to me about aerospace admin side.
 Very eye opening, the only I wish I would have saw is more Airline/Aeronautical companies
 Good Work
 Great job
 I liked everything and everyone. Hope it could come twice a semester.
 The many aerospace companies that were here.
 Flight schools recruiting certified Flight Instructors.
 The more Airlines the better!
 Need people from Aerospace maintained
 I would like to see more aviation-related businesses
 Great
 Variety of Employers
 Very nice people and very informative
 Helping me find a job
 I like that the fair provided helpful information I previously didn’t know about.
 Some stations did not have good organization, but overall it was a good experience
 There weren’t enough healthcare tables. If it involved health it was more business based.
 The information I received was very relevant to my major.
 I loved that the booths really want to talk to us and I really learned a lot.
 I like how they know other backgrounds. There should be more medical school resources.
 There are no science affiliated companies-was disappointed.
 Tons of information
 It was organized and very helpful
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I liked that each business was very professional and helpful.
Organized
There weren’t many booths on Chemistry.
Pretty good not very appealing to the eye
Not many jobs in the science fields except medical
Opportunity to speak with recruiters in person
I liked the variety of companies and schools present
Need broader array of jobs.
I truly enjoyed this career fair, very informative.
I would like to see more employers in my degree, but the fair was great over-all.
Everything!
The fair was well set up and well organized. I wish there had been more stuff for a biology major.
More responded, more opportunities
The setup was kinda off to find businesses. If they were organized by name, that would be cool.
Friendly, talkative people.
Free beverages for people around.
Great entry level openings for computer science well laid out
More Agriculture/Environmental area employers.
So many businesses!
2012 Student Survey Comments – Behavioral and Health Sciences
 I appreciated how the career fair map listed what the groups were looking for and what majors were relevant.
 I think it was perfect!!
 It's a lot of choices
 All of the healthcare companies were recruiting for IT jobs
 There is a lot here for business majors. For people of my field there was nothing to attain.
 I liked the variety of career choices. I had a lot of fun.
 Would like more options for exercise science majors
 There were more jobs available this year
 More Booths
 I liked the amount of healthcare related information/businesses. I think the fair needed no improvement
 I loved it
 Very insightful
 Didn’t see anything really for my major, also their people were really nice
 Needs more TXMD booths for fashion, merchandising, design
 Bring more TXMD majors.
 We need more Fashion Businesses to come
 The conversation and social interaction of the people here
 Bring more for txmd
 Everything was good
 It was great!
 Did not have anyone looking for athletic training majors
 I liked everything. It was well organized
 Everyone was very nice I enjoyed it
 Having different companies involved! Great fair!
 It was organized well, all organizations were welcoming!
 It was great
 Very helpful
 Nothing
 I like how they know exactly what major to look for in all areas of jobs & they were very helpful.
 If I’m not a visa holder I would find the job I want. So I’m going somewhere else to find more part-time jobs 
 I liked the variety but it would be helpful to have other medical degree areas.
 All of the graduate programs
 Nice set-up.
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BSI has earned a TERRIBLE reputation because they’re purposely misleading applicants. It’s a door to door
commission only sales job.
It was nice, but I spent more time looking down at the paper looking lost than talking with people
More Psychology jobs/internships
2012 Student Survey Comments – College of Business Comments
 I liked the people and they are all interesting in help people and moving their business forward.
 I like that everybody was willing to talk and was extremely helpful and friendly.
 I enjoyed talking to different employers about job opportunities.
 Employers
 Not many education jobs.
 Would like to see more companies
 The layout was very accommodating to the amount of people that attended.
 n/a Thank you
 I liked the variety of employers, but wish they were organized by career field
 It was very informative,
 Not as many finance jobs as I expected
 Gained a lot of knowledge about business around the area. Need more companies and corporations
 People were really nice. I had a lot internship offers.
 Awesome! More accounting jobs
 No complaints
 It is very well put together.
 None
 A variety of organizations to talk to
 Companies that are outside of TN. Bring in larger corporations in which student would actually work for.
 More programs for graduate students
 Fair was excellent, no improvement suggestions
 Enjoyed the Fair
 Great Job
 The map has numbers designating where businesses are located, possibly use those numbers to assist in
locating interested parties.
 Everything was good. It was great I have 4 interviews!
 Thanks 
 I liked that it is organized. More opp.
 The amount of business and variety Food!!!
 I liked that we could talk to Future employers
 Very nice
 Need more ASAS.ASCI firms – Ag/Animal Science (Interview areas to sit down maybe)
 I like the fact employers are willing to meet and talk to us.
 None Good Job
 I like the fair.
 Very well organized
 Over all good
 Very helpful and logical
 It was good
 All companies were friendly and helpful. Layout was great.
 Great selection
 More companies
 I like the variety of employers.
 It was easy to find everyone! A little hard to find all of their info online
 Well organized, able to speak with everyone I wanted
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2012 Career Fair Summary Page 14 of 16 The location was spacious and it was easy to move from place to place
I liked that many employers actually approached me and started the conversations
The # of organizations was great.
Great Flow of Career Opportunity
I met one good company
Good opportunities available
I liked the variety of companies. A list of all the companies would help me print enough resumes.
Employers were friendly but not looking for HR
It was well organized and no stress.
Very helpful, be more specific on the employer positions, more internships
Nothing I can think of.
Very helpful
More companies, more enthusiasm out of the companies
More science based businesses
Very good career fair and many vendors.
2012 Student Survey Comments – College of Education:
 The variety of employers.
 Everything went well. I enjoyed myself.
 It was nice, no special education opportunities though
 Interviews went well
2012 Student Survey Comments – College of Liberal Arts
 Meeting reps from companies, government and schools. Would like to see more
 Overall this was a great opportunity to speak with hiring companies
 Overall Great
 Would like to see more non-profit
 There was nothing really in my field. Event Planning
 Everyone was friendly & ready to share information about their organization
 Nice variety of organizations
 More communication options, planning and event strategy
 I liked the diversity
 Needs more options for liberal arts major
 It was great!
 Extremely helpful kiosk reps-needs more marketing.
 There were a lot of jobs/companies with opportunities, but I would like to see more international oriented jobs or
opportunities
 Good range of companies, great lay-out.
 More liberal Arts job opportunities present would be nice
 Maybe more diversity in the sense of part time jobs
 Accessibility
 No real positions for Liberal Arts Degree, especially not Global Studies
 Law schools – more greon business
2012 Student Survey Comments – College of Mass Comm
 Lots of variety
 Great layout More companies for broadcasting in sports media
 I like exploring and learning about different types of pls.
 If vendors could stay the entire length it would be helpful
 More options for what you plan to get your degree in.
 Too much marketing and sales, not enough variety.
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# of companies representedNo rep present for State Farm
Nice turnout, was impressed to see Great Lakes Airlines here
None
Not enough jobs/companies for enough majors. Plenty of sales and insurance, quite a few for pilots. Otherwise
not much else. Needs more grad schools as well.
None
It would help to have a broader selection of companies, specifically TV and audio production.
It was nice.
I liked most the fact that even though I never considered going to TSU, the representative still gave me much
needed information for my career
Everything. I thought some people were rude.
For students who need it, it would be nice if there were more part-time job “stations”
None
Easy to navigate
As a music major, there weren’t any organizations that were music or art-related
2012 Student Survey Comments – University College
 So many voutres of companies
 Informative
 It was a good experience. Helpful.
 Thanks really helped!
 I like the free stuff and the people were very informative.
 Very helpful in helping me find a job I can start soon.
 Wide variety of careers
 It was great
 The setup of it was nice; just by walking you saw all of the booths.
 It had a large variety of business/corporations etc.
 All the opportunities.
 I like the wide variety of job opportunities they had!
 It was good not much else to say
 All the choices
 It was excellent. I believe there should not be any improvements
 The different varieties and opportunities
 Variety of law schools was good.
 The networking of finding the right job; meeting new people.
2012 Student Survey Comments – No College Listed
 I enjoyed the fair It was well-organized and the different booths provided great information about their specified careers.
 Everything
 Many companies
 More diverse organizations would have been nice. Not a lot of opportunities for liberal arts majors.
 Better communication of potential positions, opportunities and internships.
 All
 Loved it! Very organized, lots of employers
 Sure
 Great Fair.
 Great set up of companies
 Well organized
 N/A
 Very informative; a lot of possibilities for the future.
 I like the companies that were present.
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Wish there was more of a variety and entry level jobs. Wasn’t qualified for most with my BS at MTSU
More media companies- mislabeled mass comm in some of the corporations
GREAT!
I was hoping for more internship opportunities
It was awesome
Great Career Fair