2011 Fall Career Fair Summary
Executive Summary:
Student participation decreased significantly from the previous year, down 22.6% while employer participation was up
significantly by 14.3%. The Jones College of Business had just over a quarter of the student and alumni participants
followed by the College of Basic and Applied Science and the College of Behavioral and Heath Sciences, both tied at
18.5%. The top two ways students found out about the fair was from faculty (34.8%) and email (18.4%). Over 75% of
employers gave an overall ranking of excellent or good for the Fair out of a four point scale (excellent, good, fair, poor).
Of all areas evaluated, student quantity and quality received more of the fair and poor rankings. This includes student
participation, ability of students to introduce themselves, first impression of students, and quality of student resumes.
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
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. Employer Attendance
There were 92 employers and 28 graduate and professional schools registered for a total of 120.
Employers:
1. 21st Mortgage Corp.
2. Acxiom
3. ADS Security
4. Advantage Sales & Marketing
5. Aegis Sciences Corporation, Inc.
6. Aerotek
7. Aerowing, Inc.
8. Affinion Group
9. AFLAC
10. All About Care
11. Asurion
12. Asurion
13. Atlantic Southeast Airlines
14. Auto-Owners Insurance
15. Averitt Express, Inc.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
A-Z Office Resource, Inc.
B&W Y-12 National Security Complex
Bankers Life and Casualty
Brasfield & Gorrie
Brentwood Police Department
Brooksource
Buckeye International, Inc.
BWI
CalsonicKansei North America
Caterpillar Financial Products Division
Centerstone
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System
Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated
Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc.
Consolidated Graphics
2011 Career Fair Summary Page 2 of 15 31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
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41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
Cornerstone Financial Credit Union
Cox Media Group
Deloitte Services LP
Dish Magazine
Edward Jones
Enterprise Holdings
ESC Lab Sciences
Farm Credit Services of Mid-America
Fifth Third Bank
Firestone Complete Auto Care
Frito-Lay, Inc.
Hertz Corporation
HireRight, Inc.
Insight Global, Inc.
Intergraph Corporation
Jackson National Life Insurance Company
Kohl's Department Stores
Kroger Regional Accounting Center
Lane Construction Corporation, The
Lehigh Hanson
Liberty Mutual
McNeely Pigott & Fox Public Relations
Mental Health Cooperative, Inc.
Messer Construction Co.
Metropolitan Nashville Action Commission
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
MHC Kenworth
Modern Woodmen of America
Murfreesboro Police Department
National Pen Corporation
New Frontier Touring
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Graduate and Professional Schools:
1. Arkansas State University
2. Asbury Theological Seminary
3. Bellarmine University
4. Belmont University College of Law
5. Faulkner University
6. John Marshall Law School
7. Lincoln Memorial University-Duncan School of Law
8. MTSU College of Basic and Applied Sciences
9. MTSU College of Graduate Studies
10. MTSU Graduate Business Studies
11. Murray State University
12. Nashville School of Law
13. Ole Miss MBA
14. Richmont Graduate University
15. Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
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83.
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
89.
90.
91.
92.
Office Depot, Inc.
Otis Elevator
Pepsi Beverages Company
Publix
Redstone Federal Credit Union
Scripps Networks
ServiceSource
Sherwin-Williams
Skanska USA Building INC.
Social Security Administration
South Central Media (Mix WJXA 92.9 & WCJK Jack
FM 96.3)
Southwestern Company
SunTrust Bank
Target Stores
Tennessee Department of Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
The Heritage at Brentwood
Thrivent Financial
Tractor Supply Company (TSC)
Transworld Systems Inc.
U.S. Space and Rocket Center
UBS Financial Services
USDA NRCS
UT Health Sciences Human Resources
Verizon Wireless
Waddell and Reed
Walgreens
Wyndham Vacation Ownership
Young Broadcasting of Nashville - WKRN-TV (News
Channel 2)
Youth Villages
16. The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center College of
17. University of Kentucky
18. University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts
19. University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of
Law
20. University of Mississippi- Graduate School
21. University of Tennessee College of Law
22. University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
23. University of Tennessee Math Graduate Studies
Program
24. Cleveland Chiropractic College
25. Mercer University
26. Tennessee Tech University MBA Studies
27. Trevecca Nazarene University
28. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
2011 Career Fair Summary Page 3 of 15 C. Student Attendance
Student Attendance by College:
College
Total
Students
Basic & Applied Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Education
Jones College of Business
Liberal Arts
Mass Communications
Not Listed
University College (6 majors &
51 undeclared/undecided)
% of
Total
152
152
15
212
69
142
21
18.5%
18.5%
1.8%
25.9%
8.4%
17.3%
2.6%
57
820
7.0%
100.0%
Student Attendance by Major:
Major
College
Count
0-Not Listed
0
13
Alumni/Visitor
0
3
Grad Student
0
Aerospace
Basic & Applied Sciences
21
AgriBusiness
Basic & Applied Sciences
3
Agriculture/Ag Ed
Basic & Applied Sciences
2
Animal Science
Basic & Applied Sciences
5
Biochemistry
Basic & Applied Sciences
4
Biology
Basic & Applied Sciences
8
Biotechnology
Basic & Applied Sciences
1
Chemistry
Basic & Applied Sciences
4
Computer Engineering
Basic & Applied Sciences
4
Computer Science
Basic & Applied Sciences
18
Concrete Industry Management (CIM, CM)
Basic & Applied Sciences
17
Construction Management
Basic & Applied Sciences
4
Electro-Mechanical Engineering
Basic & Applied Sciences
8
5
Engineering
Basic & Applied Sciences
2
Engineering Technology
Basic & Applied Sciences
20
Forensic Science
Basic & Applied Sciences
2
Horse Science
Basic & Applied Sciences
1
Mathematics
Basic & Applied Sciences
6
Physics
Basic & Applied Sciences
1
Plant & Soil Science
Basic & Applied Sciences
2
Pre-Cytotechnology
Basic & Applied Sciences
1
Pre-Dental
Basic & Applied Sciences
3
Pre-Engineering
Basic & Applied Sciences
1
Pre-Law
Basic & Applied Sciences
2
2011 Career Fair Summary Page 4 of 15 Major
College
Count
Pre-Med
Basic & Applied Sciences
3
Pre-Pharmacy
Basic & Applied Sciences
6
Professional Studies (MSPS)
Basic & Applied Sciences
1
Science
Basic & Applied Sciences
2
Child Dev. Family Studies (CDFS)
Behavioral & Health Sciences
13
Community & Public Health
Behavioral & Health Sciences
6
Criminal Justice Administration
Behavioral & Health Sciences
15
Exercise Science
Behavioral & Health Sciences
6
Family & Consumer Science
Behavioral & Health Sciences
4
Fashion Merchandising
Behavioral & Health Sciences
15
Health Education
Health, Physical Ed & Recreation
Behavioral & Health Sciences
Behavioral & Health Sciences
3
3
I/O Psychology
Behavioral & Health Sciences
4
Nursing
Behavioral & Health Sciences
25
Nutrition & Food Science
Behavioral & Health Sciences
6
Physical Education
Behavioral & Health Sciences
1
Psychology
Behavioral & Health Sciences
19
Recreation Administration
Behavioral & Health Sciences
1
Recreation Leisure
Behavioral & Health Sciences
2
Social Work
Behavioral & Health Sciences
11
Sports Management
Behavioral & Health Sciences
5
Textile Merchandising Design (TXMD)
Behavioral & Health Sciences
13
Early Childhood Ed.
Education
3
Education
Education
11
Special Education
Education
1
Accounting
Jones College of Business
37
Business Administration
Jones College of Business
30
Business Education
Jones College of Business
1
Computer Information Systems (CIS, INFS)
Jones College of Business
30
Economics
Jones College of Business
7
Entrepreneurship
Jones College of Business
10
Finance
Jones College of Business
19
Management
Jones College of Business
24
Marketing
Jones College of Business
33
MBA
Jones College of Business
18
MBE
Jones College of Business
1
MIS/Accounting
Jones College of Business
2
Anthropology
Liberal Arts
2
Art/Art History
Liberal Arts
3
Communication Studies
Liberal Arts
6
English
Liberal Arts
11
Geography
Liberal Arts
1
Geosciences
Liberal Arts
2
German
Liberal Arts
1
Global Studies
Liberal Arts
2
2011 Career Fair Summary Page 5 of 15 Major
College
Count
History
Liberal Arts
2
International Relations
Liberal Arts
2
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
1
Music
Liberal Arts
1
Music Education
Liberal Arts
1
Organizational Communication (ORCO)
Liberal Arts
13
Philosophy
Liberal Arts
1
Photography
Liberal Arts
2
Political Science
Liberal Arts
10
Public Administration
Liberal Arts
1
Sociology
Liberal Arts
5
Spanish
Liberal Arts
1
Speech & Theatre
Liberal Arts
1
Advertising
Mass Communications
3
Audio Production
Mass Communications
2
Digital Animation
Electronic Media Communication
Mass Communications
Mass Communications
1
22
Electronic Media Journalism
Mass Communications
8
Journalism
Mass Communications
15
Mass Communications
Mass Communications
23
Media Design & Graphics
Mass Communications
5
Media Production
Mass Communications
1
Music Business
Mass Communications
4
Public Relations
Mass Communications
15
Recording Industry (RIM)
Mass Communications
43
Liberal Studies
University College
5
Undeclared
University College
51
University Studies
University College
1
820
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
Sixty-five (65) out of 92 responded for a 70.7% response rate.
Question Excellent N % Good N % Fair N % Poor N % Total N % Online registration process
41 69.5% 15 25.4% 3 5.1% 0 0.0% 59 100.0% Email invitation and confirmation
process
38 60.3% 22 34.9% 3 4.8% 0 0.0% 63 100.0% Registration cost for event
17 29.3% 33 56.9% 8 13.8% 0 0.0% 58 100.0% Parking accommodations
32 50.0% 28 43.8% 3 4.7% 1 1.6% 64 100.0% 2011 Career Fair Summary Page 6 of 15 Question Excellent N % Good N % Fair N Poor % Total N % N % Space and location of event
Length of time allocated for
event
Time of day for event
30 46.2% 31 47.7% 4 6.2% 0 0.0% 65 100.0% 23 35.9% 36 56.3% 5 7.8% 0 0.0% 64 100.0% 32 49.2% 29 44.6% 4 6.2% 0 0.0% 65 100.0% Quality and type of food served
41 63.1% 22 33.8% 2 3.1% 0 0.0% 65 100.0% Arrival assistance from staff or
student liaisons
35 54.7% 23 35.9% 4 6.3% 2 3.1% 64 100.0% Student participation in event
9 14.3% 29 46.0% 22 34.9% 3 4.8% 63 100.0% Ability of students to introduce
themselves
10 15.6% 23 35.9% 27 42.2% 4 6.3% 64 100.0% First impression of students
5 7.8% 31 48.4% 26 40.6% 2 3.1% 64 100.0% Quality of student resumes
5 8.1% 33 53.2% 19 30.6% 5 8.1% 62 100.0% Overall, how does this event
rate to other schools' events
you have attended?
6 10.5% 37 64.9% 13 22.8% 1 1.8% 57 100.0% How many colleges/universities do you typically visit to recruit?
Mean
Median
Mode
6.6
5
3
How many viable candidates do you estimate you met today?
9.4
7
10
Employer Comments:
1. MTSU is our favorite event and provides our best interns
2. Very good fair. Very quality students.
3. Overall very smooth process-good organization.
4. Promote more on campus and in the local community
5. What are the means of marketing the job fair to students? Several comments from the students said that they
just heard about the event from a fellow student
6. Great work guys! Not as many students this year but the 3 I have are strong.
7. The turnout was low. I think it should be required to attend. Many of the students were not dressed appropriately.
Everyone was nice but the vendors outnumbered the participants.
8. Might need to publicize event to students.
9. Other years have been higher volume of students. Stop telling students only need one page resumes. Should
showcase all experience.
10. Good setup, good food, low student participation.
11. Better advertisement within aviation department.
12. Great event - very well organized. It would have been helpful to have an address to enter into the GPS for
directions.
13. Student turnout was not as good as I had hoped. Location of event was excellent. Directions stated to turn on E.
Main Street but I was able to eventually find my way over to the Murphy Center.
14. Add a directions link or address to career web site.
15. My booth was at the end of the line (dead end) so many students turned around before getting to my table. I
would suggest a continuous line of companies. Otherwise it was a great event.
16. Name tags for students. Would like Sales to be a category during registration for business type.
17. Could provide table covers and trash cans more available.
18. A class prior to graduation to encourage appropriate attire while meeting possible employers.
2011 Career Fair Summary Page 7 of 15 19. It may be better to have the event closer to the classrooms on campus so that more students attend. Also quality
of resumes were poor so coaching students on resume writing is needed.
20. Work around student schedules. Inconsistent waves/influx of students. Good location, good food, inconsistent
traffic flow.
21. Don't have students come just for the class requirements. It's a waste of our time.
22. Would like to see more professional dress. Event is one hour too long.
23. Students don't seem to be very motivated.
24. People need to have resumes on hand. Plenty came empty handed.
25. Students would benefit from interview prep/first impressions training. They didn't seem prepared for business
related conversations and interactions.
26. Many students dressed well--very professional. Some may need a little more coaching to be taken seriously.
Overall, this was a positive experience today.
27. Encourage students to dress professionally and bring resumes. First impressions matter! Overall it was a very
successful event.
28. Move recruiting events earlier in semester would work better for our staffing schedule.
29. The event could have been a bit shorter. Maybe 10-2. The lunch was amazing.
30. Great event-Maybe 1 hour shorter but overall good traffic flow. Planning, registration, parking were all great.
Graduate and Professional School Results
Twenty-six (26) out of 28 responded for a 92.9% response rate.
Excellent Question N 52.0% 11 44.0% 0 16 64.0% 8 32.0% Parking accommodations
15 60.0% 7 Space and location of event
16 64.0% 0.0% 1 4.0% 25 100.0% 0 0.0% 1 4.0% 25 100.0% 28.0% 3 12.0% 0 0.0% 25 100.0% 8 32.0% 1 4.0% 0 0.0% 25 100.0% 9 34.6% 10 38.5% 7 26.9% 0 0.0% 26 100.0% Time of day for event
13 50.0% 11 42.3% 2 7.7% 0 0.0% 26 100.0% Quality and type of food served
18 75.0% 6 25.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 24 100.0% Arrival assistance from staff or student
liaisons
16 61.5% 6 23.1% 4 15.4% 0 0.0% 26 100.0% 8 32.0% 8 32.0% 9 36.0% 0 0.0% 25 100.0% 8 30.8% 17 65.4% 1 3.8% 0 0.0% 26 100.0% 8 33.3% 15 62.5% 1 4.2% 0 0.0% 24 100.0% Student participation in event
First Impression of students (introduction,
grooming, handshake, etc.)
Overall, how does this fair rate to
other university events you have
attended?
How many fairs visited a year?
Mean
0.0
Median
25
Mode
20
Range
1-150
% Total % Length of time allocated for event
13 N Poor N Email invitation and confirmation process
% Fair % Online registration process
N Good N % 2011 Career Fair Summary Page 8 of 15 Would you prefer to be included with employers in a Career Fair setting? Yes 14, No 10
Would you prefer a Graduate/Professional School Fair separate for Career Fair? Yes 17, No 8
Which semester is best for you to participate in a fair like this? Fall 25, Spring 8, Summer 0
Graduate/Professional School Comments:
1. Maybe change the time to 2:00 to 6:00-might allow more students to participate.
2. Maybe be 1 hour shorter. I think a separate fair for grad schools brings more intentional students, but the
mixture allows for more overall attendance. This event was well attended and had a lot of traffic. One of the
best fairs I have attended so far. Could use assistance bringing materials from parking lot upstairs.
3. If you have a separate grad fair I would encourage you to possibly have a separate Pu Health or have the
medschool, pharm, nursery, etc. in an area together, separate from law, MBA, etc.
4. Thanks! Y’all rock…Go Blue Raiders.
5. Combining the Grad and Career fairs is a good idea, however, the layout needs work. Grouping the
representatives by practice area would be helpful. (Maybe so that grad schools are on one side of the aisle and
corporations/employers are on another.) For the students, it is efficient to have both represented. I talked to a
number of students today who were trying to decide between grad school and working. This event helped them.
Also, unlike most students who attend only a grad school fair, these students came with resumes which
facilitated a more meaningful discussion about professional goals and our application process.
6. 10-2 or 10-1 maybe a better time frame. Was too lengthy.
7. Combine grad schools together in 1 section.
8. A bit spread out. If you continue to combine career and graduate events, put all grad schools together. If
planning a separate grad event, hold it where there is a lot of student traffic and also close to parking.
9. Great job!
10. Very well done. Great food.
11. Directions were a bit confusing, but parking signs cleared up the confusion. Thank you for a wonderful event!
12. The fair was a little long.
13. Perhaps 1 hour shorter.
14. Excellent organization.
15. Your staff were fantastic! Great customer service. Loved the drink cart. I would love to see more student traffic.
3 hours would be sufficient.
E. Student Evaluations
Overall student response rate was 40.7%
College
Total
Responses
Total
Students
% of
Total
Basic & Applied Sciences
66
152
43.4%
Behavioral & Health Sciences
62
152
40.8%
9
15
60.0%
Jones College of Business
85
212
40.1%
Liberal Arts
23
69
33.3%
Mass Communications
59
142
41.6%
0
21
0.0%
30
57
52.6%
334
820
40.7%
Education
Not Listed
University College
Total
2011 Career Fair Summary Page 9 of 15 What is your current status?
BAS
#
BHS
BUS
%
#
%
#
EDU
LA
%
#
%
#
MC
UC
%
#
%
#
Total
%
#
%
FR
8
12.1%
19
30.6%
5
5.9%
4
44.4%
1
4.3%
22
37.3%
20
66.7%
79
23.7%
SO
4
6.1%
12
19.4%
6
7.1%
1
11.1%
2
8.7%
1
1.7%
3
10.0%
29
8.7%
JR
8
12.1%
12
19.4%
16
18.8%
1
11.1%
1
4.3%
9
15.3%
3
10.0%
50
15.0%
SR
35
53.0%
14
22.6%
34
40.0%
1
11.1%
14
60.9%
21
35.6%
2
6.7%
121
36.2%
Grad Stu
4
6.1%
1
1.6%
15
17.6%
0
0.0%
2
8.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
22
6.6%
Alumni
6
9.1%
3
4.8%
7
8.2%
2
22.2%
3
13.0%
6
10.2%
1
3.3%
28
8.4%
Other
1
1.5%
1
1.6%
2
2.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
3.3%
5
1.5%
Total
66
100.0%
62
100.0%
85
100.0%
9
100.0%
23
100.0%
59
100.0%
30
100.0%
334
100.0%
Do you have a Lightning JobSource account?
BAS
BHS
BUS
#
%
#
%
#
Yes
36
56.3%
27
48.2%
54
No
28
43.8%
29
51.8%
28
Total
64
100.0%
56
100.0%
82
EDU
%
LA
#
%
#
65.9%
2
22.2%
7
34.1%
7
77.8%
15
100.0%
9
100.0%
22
MC
%
UC
#
%
31.8%
20
68.2%
39
100.0%
59
Total
#
%
#
%
33.9%
4
14.8%
150
47.0%
66.1%
23
85.2%
169
53.0%
100.0%
27
100.0%
319
100.0%
How did you hear about the Career Fair? Check all that apply.
BAS
#
%
BHS
BUS
#
%
#
EDU
%
LA
MC
UC
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Email
22
22.9%
6
8.5%
29
23.8%
2
18.2%
6
17.1%
16
18.2%
4
10.0%
85
18.4%
Flyer
Poster/
Signage
17
17.7%
3
4.2%
10
8.2%
0
0.0%
4
11.4%
12
13.6%
4
10.0%
50
10.8%
13
13.5%
9
12.7%
19
15.6%
0
0.0%
5
14.3%
11
12.5%
1
2.5%
58
12.5%
Face Book
0
0.0%
1
1.4%
2
1.6%
0
0.0%
1
2.9%
3
3.4%
1
2.5%
8
1.7%
Faculty
32
33.3%
31
43.7%
34
27.9%
5
45.5%
8
22.9%
28
31.8%
23
57.5%
161
34.8%
Friends
9
9.4%
18
25.4%
20
16.4%
1
9.1%
9
25.7%
10
11.4%
4
10.0%
71
15.3%
Presentation
2
2.1%
2
2.8%
1
0.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
4
4.5%
0
0.0%
9
1.9%
Other
1
1.0%
1
1.4%
7
5.7%
3
27.3%
2
5.7%
4
4.5%
3
7.5%
21
4.5%
Total
96
100.0%
71
100.0%
122
100.0%
11
100.0%
35
100.0%
88
100.0%
40
100.0%
463
100.0%
Why did you attend the Career Fair? Check all that apply.
BAS
BHS
BUS
#
%
#
%
Entry
Level
Position
42
45.2%
18
23.7%
53
51.0%
Internship
31
33.3%
26
34.2%
36
Graduate
School
2
2.2%
10
13.2%
11
11.8%
20
26.3%
Class
#
EDU
%
#
LA
MC
UC
%
#
%
#
%
3
30.0%
11
33.3%
31
36.9%
34.6%
1
10.0%
11
33.3%
24
6
5.8%
1
10.0%
7
21.2%
6
5.8%
4
40.0%
2
6.1%
#
Total
%
#
%
7
19.4%
165
37.8%
28.6%
4
11.1%
133
30.5%
5
6.0%
3
8.3%
34
7.8%
17
20.2%
16
44.4%
76
17.4%
2011 Career Fair Summary Page 10 of 15 Project
Other
7
7.5%
2
2.6%
3
2.9%
1
10.0%
2
6.1%
7
8.3%
6
16.7%
28
6.4%
Total
93
100%
76
100%
104
100%
10
100%
33
100%
84
100%
36
100%
436
100%
How was your overall experience at the Career Fair?
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BHS
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BUS
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EDU
%
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LA
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MC
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UC
Total
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Excellent
24
36.4%
21
33.3%
25
30.5%
1
11.1%
5
22.7%
5
9.8%
9
39.1%
90
28.5%
Above
Average
18
27.3%
15
23.8%
34
41.5%
2
22.2%
7
31.8%
23
45.1%
6
26.1%
105
33.2%
Average
23
34.8%
23
36.5%
22
26.8%
6
66.7%
10
45.5%
22
43.1%
7
30.4%
113
35.8%
Below
Average
1
1.5%
4
6.3%
1
1.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
2.0%
1
4.3%
8
2.5%
Poor
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
66
100.0%
63
100.0%
82
100.0%
9
100.0%
22
100.0%
51
100.0%
23
100.0%
316
100.0%
Did you use and CDC services to prepare yourself for the Career Fair?
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BHS
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EDU
LA
MC
UC
Total
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Document Drop
13
39.4%
8
22.2%
24
32.0%
0
0.0%
4
28.6%
7
36.8%
1
7.7%
57
29.7%
Walk-in Advising
14
42.4%
23
63.9%
11
14.7%
2
100.0%
4
28.6%
9
47.4%
8
61.5%
71
37.0%
Appt. with Career
Advisor
1
3.0%
1
2.8%
6
8.0%
0
0.0%
2
14.3%
0
0.0%
1
7.7%
11
5.7%
Workshop
1
3.0%
2
5.6%
33
44.0%
0
0.0%
2
14.3%
3
15.8%
2
15.4%
43
22.4%
Other
4
12.1%
2
5.6%
1
1.3%
0
0.0%
2
14.3%
0
0.0%
1
7.7%
10
5.2%
Total
33
100.0%
36
100.0%
75
100.0%
2
100.0%
14
100.0%
19
100.0%
13
100.0%
192
100.0%
Student written comments from the 2011 Career Fair Survey broken out by college
2011 Student Survey Comments – College of Basic and Applied Science
1. Maybe more appealing as far as signs, colors, and props.
2. More Computer Science major employers.
3. Like everything about the fair. Nothing needs improvement.
4. Lots of good companies and nice representatives.
5. More emails in advance.
6. Many companies.
7. The variety of companies, and being able to see what companies were attending online before I came. A
summary of each company would be beneficial, too.
8. Helpful people.
9. Nice layout and presentation. A 360 degree walk would be preferable over the backtracking.
10. More internships.
11. More organized and friendly environment.
12. There was a wide variety of booths for all majors.
13. Layout was excellent, surrounded by jobs so you couldn’t miss anything.
14. It was a standard fair for this type of event. More technology centric jobs would be great.
15. Great location.
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All the opportunities, wish more engineering firms but overall excellent and professionally presented.
Pretty good, more food.
Good display and layout.
Good display and well organized.
More engineering technology career employers.
There were a lot of tables but none that I could find for any teaching jobs or school districts. I was hoping to talk
to someone about what makes people better qualified when schools are looking for new teachers.
Could use refreshments, people were nice.
I liked how MTSU provided me with a roster of the participants at the fair, and gave tips on how to “work” a
career fair.
I would like to see a few more aerospace related companies.
It was easy to find my interests. There should be more than one stand for each major.
Needs more aerospace companies.
There were a lot of vendors but there needs to be more aerospace vendors.
The fair was very diverse and had a lot of options.
I liked the professionalism of the employers and their advice for future career opportunities.
It was very informative. Needs to have more biotechnology companies.
I really enjoyed it!
It is well organized liked the organization of the fair and also the variety of opportunities.
Laid back; needs more employers!
Well organized.
Good way to talk to others.
More EST and AG.
2011 Student Survey Comments – Behavioral and Health Sciences
1. Everyone was so nice and had a lot of information.
2. Many opportunities in different areas. I saw a lot of different companies I’ve never heard of, my only
improvement would be the crowd issues.
3. I liked it, but felt there could have been more careers looking for Psychology majors
4. More areas with Childhood Development. 
5. More Psychology Jobs and Child Development and Family Studies.
6. I enjoyed the positive atmosphere.
7. The information was valuable, I really enjoyed it.
8. I liked the fair because it was very informative.
9. Great variety. Con- most targeting business majors and unidentifiable break times.
10. Numerous stations to visit and great organization.
11. It is a lot of opportunities to network.
12. Very Organized.
13. Maybe some more jobs outside of business and marketing.
14. Needs more graduate schools.
15. Thanks for having the career fair, I really appreciate it. I hope there are many more to come.
16. More job offerings for fashion and interior design fields.
17. It had a wide variety of businesses to go to and learn about.
18. Organized.
19. I didn’t find a lot of places relative to my major. The lady at UTK Health was not very helpful or informative.
20. Needs more nursing internship business.
21. They gave helpful information and I saw no areas for improvement.
22. Looks good to me. 
23. There were a lot of options and friendly people.
24. Lots of options.
25. People were really friendly and open minded.
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I like how there are different careers spread out.
The map needs a little improvement, but my experience was awesome.
There was no variety in employers, it seemed all financial and sales, not necessarily retail.
It’s excellent but not enough people for fashion design majors.
Very nice, energetic people.
I enjoyed my time at the career fair. There should be more careers pertaining to other majors.
It was a chance for me to see what else is out there for me in my future.
The accessibility to get to see how my major can get me in a job in the Career world.
Good!
Needs more fashion booths.
Needs to have more variety.
2011 Student Survey Comments – College of Business Comments
1. More employers, less schools (local employers)
2. A lot of finance firms this year. Nice organization.
3. More employers
4. Just more companies of interest possibly
5. The job fair was a good experience for me.
6. More notice of workshops, separate businesses from graduate schools
7. Organized
8. Too hot in here!!
9. Registration desk and map were helpful in finding what I wanted.
10. The companies were very friendly!
11. Availability of employers. Well organized
12. Some employers were rather rude to people who did not fit their recruitment search
13. Great job
14. Well laid out. Lots of info available. Would prefer contact info on participant hand-out- at least general info
15. I liked everything. All the recruiters were related to my major.
16. More financial advising companies.
17. Liked: Layout, helpful staff
18. Great
19. Layout/list of positions/companies
20. I was definitely informative
21. The organization of it.
22. What I liked was that it was well organized
23. I enjoyed the whole experience.
24. Meeting employers
25. None, loved it
26. Everything good!
27. How it was organize, the employers were really organize and presented their company well!
28. I liked how everything was close together, but the layout confused me at first
29. Overall it was a great experience, some of the companies were not actually looking for the positions listed.
30. None, it was a good experience
31. It was awesome!
32. OPPORTUNITY
33. Everything was great! 
34. Excellent! But maybe hold it in a classier venue.
35. Lots of people
36. Scripps and Acxiom were not present.
37. It was awesome!
38. Need more companies offering internships
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All businesses very friendly and open.
Good firms overall. The difficult part (for me) was the limit of fairs per semester and the hours in which it is in
operation. Maybe extend the hours. But of course, I may just be the exception.
The hours didn’t fit well with my schedule and I was only able to be here an hour. Should do this twice a
semester.
Need more business oriented organizations
Love the stations and being able to interact with others and get connections
There were several companies I liked. I wish there were more MBA schools.
Well dressed. It’s the same as last year. It feels like corps are trying to lure people in with candy.
The availability of employers.
I’m interested in more recruiting agencies
I enjoyed the location and concentration(?) of businesses. But although I was well spoken, well dressed,
prepared, many recruiters body language suggested I was not what they were looking for. I am a tall black male.
2011 Student Survey Comments – College of Education:
1. (What did you like about the fair?) The information that was given about internships.
2. I really did not visit any booths because all I had to do was sign in for my class.
3. First Job Fair I have attended.
2011 Student Survey Comments – College of Liberal Arts
1. It was obvious I was looking more for a translation type job, but there were more.
2. Good Layout and large diverse group of companies.
3. Everything had a nice flow.
4. Diverse companies.
5. I enjoyed the variety of businesses that were at the fair, and the over-all presentation.
I liked the layout.
6. Not many of the participants fit my needs.
7. I like the way everything is spread out and open but I wasn't as prepared as I could have been.
8. Inconvenient time (10-3) and disappointed the company I was interested in was late. Because of class, I was
unable to meet them.
9. More companies related to Orco students.
10. More companies than schools.
11. More variety.
12. I was encouraged that there were several job opportunities actually intended in my major and that it didn't matter
that I was an adult leader.
13. No recruiters for PS majors other than law schools.
14. More space.
2011 Student Survey Comments – College of Mass Comm
1. Needed more companies offering entry-level
2. Needs more entry-level jobs
3. No companies that related to my major (public relations) or interests
4. How does a RIM major get a job? Where do I go?
5. There was a lot of variety type organizations
6. The layout was very nice and accessible
7. Needs more businesses
8. More organizations for my field
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More employers, cooler building
Great will attend in the future when I have a clear plan on future
More variety but very helpful overall
Everything was good. Well organized, not confusing at all, but too loud.
It’s good
I liked how organized it was and thank you for the map of employers. I was a big help. Thank you!
Multiple organizations, good opportunities
All around good
Not a lot of corporations that apply to my major
More media group businesses
It was good and offered a lot of variety
The presentation of all the companies
It was a great first career fair
I liked it. I think it should be sectioned off by majors to make it easier
Everything was great! Many employers and helpful recruiters
Overall it was great to see with owners do
Everything was lovely! The only thing I would ass would be more recording/ent. companies!
Good
Please inform students if employers start to cancel
Variety of employers
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Friendly. Some people should reach out to us a little more.
More opportunities in mass comm.
I loved this fair. It was very helpful and had so many options to choose from!
Many businesses with a wide variety of areas.
Free stuff, maybe more media/artistic companies
More local companies offering internships, please
More of a variety- people need to reach out to the students more.
Very well organized; well attended
Really enjoyed it! Thanks!
There needs to be more venues tailored to my major
2011 Student Survey Comments – University College
1. (What did you like about the fair?) The friendly welcoming atmosphere; maybe have more organizations
2. (What areas need improvement?) Southwest Company representatives openly pre-judged and made
assumptions of persons asking questions of employment. (Age and culture discrimination)
3. It was very informative.
4. It was very well organized with a great deal of options and opportunities.
5. I wish there were more marketing and PR companies.
6. Very qualified recruiters.
7. Very informational concerning graduate school.
8. Fun.
9. Many different careers to learn from.
10. Gave me a feel of what to look forward to in the future.
11. I loved the variety and people were so welcoming.
12. I liked it.
13. Liked the amount of job offerings, didn't like the intimidation factor of the people hiring.
14. It's a complete business feel. I can't tell if I like it or not.
15. Informative.
16. I liked how there was everyday businesses here (i.e. Target, Walgreens, etc).
17. I appreciate the fine jobs that the employers are doing with answering questions and giving further information.
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