Career Services
Corporate Advisory Board Annual Meeting 2012
A LOOK INTO 2012-2013 RECRUITING SEASON
CAB 2012 ANNUAL MEETING ATTENDEES

John Gerrard

ArcelorMittal

Joe Nowosad
DTE
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ArcelorMittal

Alan Parker
Tyler Polson
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Britta Jost
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Kristin Kolodge

Allan Rothwell

Esmeralda Salinas

Jeff Lines

Pete Marino
Denso
Kathy Drengler
Greenheck Fan

Dematic

Perry Helmer
Kent Corp.
Canadian National

Dave Fick
Kent Corp.
Canadian National

Scott Natvig
Kent Corp.
Chrysler

Jason Mack
GE Aviation
Caterpillar
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Chad Esselink
Ford Motor Co.
Bemis

Bob Turnquist
FM Global
Bechtel

John Dau
Laura DuChateau
Greenheck Fan

Gary Soule
Harman International
CAB 2012 ANNUAL MEETING ATTENDEES

Holly Nerat

Integrys Group

Chris Strebel
MI Dept. of Natural Resources

Integrys Group

Gary Rudnicki
Jeff Borton

Kristen Ballheim

Scott Williams

Jeremy Maes

Randy Poirier
Marie Guillot
Schlumberger

Kohler

Dave Davolt
Nucor Steel
Kimberly Clark

Jesse McElroy
Nucor Steel
John Deere

Sarah Maday
Nexteer
Jackson National

Paul Howland
MEDC
Jackson National

Cheryl Farhat
Amanda Knapp
Toyota

Mercury Marine
Maha Nofal
Toyota

Kenneth Wing
U S Steel
CAREER SERVICES STAFF
Jim Turnquist
Director
Jeff Kangas
Associate Director
Julie Way
Assistant Director
Tina Giachino
Manager of Job Development
Gina Goudge
Manager of Business Operations
& Student Employment
Matt McCormick
Analyst Programmer
Rita Smith
Staff Assistant
Laura Givens
Office Assistant
Renae DesRochers
Office Assistant
JEFF KANGAS RETIRING IN JULY 2012
We will miss Jeff
RITA SMITH RETIRING IN SEPTEMBER 2012
We will miss Rita
MICHIGAN TECH CAREER SERVICES 2012 PARTNERS
MICHIGAN TECH CAREER SERVICES 2012 PARTNERS
OUR NEWEST PARTNERS
SPECIAL THANK YOU TO BECHTEL CORPORATION
For their annual donation of $10,000 to Career Services
SPECIAL THANK YOU TO NUCOR CORPORATION
For their annual donation of $10,000 to Career Services
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UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
Universum Student Survey 2012
University Report
US Undergraduate Edition
All students
Michigan Technological University
CAREER SERVICES VISITS - MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL
UNIVERSITY
12%
Once
24%
30%
2-5 times
52%
29%
6 or more times
10%
27%
None
13%
3%
Not planning to visit
Virtually
2%
Physically
?
SURVEY QUESTION
How often have you used your campus career services or attended event/work-shops hosed by them this year?
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UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
Universum Student Survey 2012
University Report
US Undergraduate Edition
All students
Michigan Technological University
CAREER SERVICES SATISFACTION BY TYPE OF SERVICE
CAREER ADVISING
EMPLOYMENT ADVISING
3%
2%
Not at all satisfied 1
Not at all satisfied 1
5%
3%
7%
6%
2
2
9%
7%
25%
11%
3
3
23%
20%
28%
33%
4
4
27%
30%
25%
41%
Very satisfied 5
Very satisfied 5
21%
12%
Total
Not applicable
27%
Michigan
Technological
University
7%
?
Total
Not applicable
16%
Michigan
Technological
University
12%
SURVEY QUESTION
Please rate how satisfied you are with the following career services at your college.
1 = Not at all satisfied, 5 = Very satisfied
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UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
Universum Student Survey 2012
University Report
US Undergraduate Edition
All students
Michigan Technological University
CAREER SERVICES SATISFACTION BY TYPE OF SERVICE
INTERNSHIP POSTINGS
CAREER/JOB FAIRS
4%
2%
Not at all satisfied 1
Not at all satisfied 1
5%
3%
8%
3%
2
2
11%
7%
19%
10%
3
3
22%
20%
29%
24%
4
4
27%
31%
36%
58%
Very satisfied 5
Very satisfied 5
27%
5%
Total
Not applicable
32%
Michigan
Technological
University
3%
?
Total
Not applicable
9%
Michigan
Technological
University
8%
SURVEY QUESTION
Please rate how satisfied you are with the following career services at your college.
1 = Not at all satisfied, 5 = Very satisfied
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UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
Universum Student Survey 2012
University Report
US Undergraduate Edition
All students
Michigan Technological University
CAREER SERVICES SATISFACTION BY TYPE OF SERVICE
CAREER SERVICES WEBSITE
WORKSHOPS (RESUME WRITING, INTERVIEWING, ETC.)
2%
3%
Not at all satisfied 1
Not at all satisfied 1
3%
4%
3%
7%
2
2
8%
9%
16%
24%
3
3
21%
23%
31%
34%
4
4
29%
30%
38%
27%
Very satisfied 5
Very satisfied 5
24%
6%
Total
Not applicable
27%
Michigan
Technological
University
9%
Not applicable
13%
9%
?
Michigan Technological
University
Total
SURVEY QUESTION
Please rate how satisfied you are with the following career services at your college.
1 = Not at all satisfied, 5 = Very satisfied
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UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
CAREER SERVICES SATISFACTION BY TYPE OF SERVICE
Universum Student Survey 2012
University Report
US Undergraduate Edition
All students
Michigan Technological University
EMPLOYER INFORMATION SESSIONS
2%
Not at all satisfied 1
5%
6%
2
11%
17%
3
24%
38%
4
26%
31%
Very satisfied 5
20%
6%
Michigan
Technological
University
Total
Not applicable
15%
?
SURVEY QUESTION
Please rate how satisfied you are with the following career services at your college.
1 = Not at all satisfied, 5 = Very satisfied
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STUDENTS’ CAREER & COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES
Universum Student Survey 2012
University Report
US Undergraduate Edition
All students
Michigan Technological University
CAREER GOALS
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY VS. TOTAL
64%
To be secure or stable in my job
58%
64%
To have work/life balance
63%
37%
To be dedicated to a cause or to feel that I am
serving a greater good
47%
33%
To be competitively or intellectually challenged
35%
24%
To be a technical or functional expert
9%
24%
To be entrepreneurial or creative/innovative
23%
24%
To be a leader or manager of people
25%
To have an international career
9%
16%
To be autonomous or independent
9%
Michigan Technological University
11%
?
Total
SURVEY QUESTION
Below is a list of nine possible career goals. Which are most important to you?
Please select a maximum of three alternatives
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STUDENTS’ CAREER & COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES
Universum Student Survey 2012
University Report
US Undergraduate Edition
All students
Michigan Technological University
CAREER GOALS • 2012 VS. 2011
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
64%
To be secure or stable in my job
49%
64%
To have work/life balance
65%
37%
To be dedicated to a cause or to feel that I am
serving a greater good
39%
33%
To be competitively or intellectually challenged
36%
24%
To be a technical or functional expert
25%
24%
To be entrepreneurial or creative/innovative
25%
24%
To be a leader or manager of people
23%
To have an international career
9%
10%
To be autonomous or independent
9%
Michigan Technological University 2012
10%
?
Michigan Technological University 2011
SURVEY QUESTION
Below is a list of nine possible career goals. Which are most important to you?
Please select a maximum of three alternatives
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STUDENTS’ CAREER & COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES
Universum Student Survey 2012
University Report
US Undergraduate Edition
All students
Michigan Technological University
ACTUAL COMMUNICATION CHANNELS • TOP 10
49%
Employer websites
43%
45%
Career fairs
28%
30%
TV advertisements
32%
21%
Career guidance websites
21%
21%
Social networks/communities
Employer presentations on campus
News print media advertisements
Recruitment brochures
News websites advertisements
Professional networks/communities
?
32%
21%
16%
19%
22%
18%
16%
18%
21%
18%
Michigan Technological University
24%
Total
SURVEY QUESTION
Through which channels have you learnt about these employers?
Please select as many alternatives as applicable
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STUDENTS’ EMPLOYER PREFERENCES
Universum Student Survey 2012
University Report
US Undergraduate Edition
All students
Michigan Technological University
TOP FINDINGS
OVERALL MOST ATTRACTIVE ATTRIBUTES • TOP 5
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL
UNIVERSITY
TOTAL
1. Secure employment (Job Characteristics)
1. Respect for its people (People & Culture)
2. Respect for its people (People & Culture)
2. Secure employment (Job Characteristics)
3. A friendly work environment (People &
Culture)
3. A creative and dynamic work environment
(People & Culture)
4. A creative and dynamic work environment
(People & Culture)
4. A friendly work environment (People &
Culture)
5. Variety of assignments (Job Characteristics)
5. Professional training and development (Job
Characteristics)
!
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PLEASE NOTE: These tables show the attractiveness of
each of the 40 attributes in relation to how important the
students think its driver is. This analysis gives a
summarized 360 degree view of what influences employer
attractiveness.
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STUDENT PANEL DISCUSSION
Emily Jensen - BS MIS/BS Operations & Systems Management – Dec 2012
Andrew Drees - MS/BS Electrical & Computer Engineering – Dec 2012
Sean Mackey - BS Mechanical Engineering – May 2015
Kathryn Cornelius - BS Marketing – Dec 2015
Tony Tomasi - MBA/BS Mechanical Engineering – May 2012
Megan Farrish - BS Mechanical Engineering – May 2014
PHOTO TIME
Annual CAB photo – GLRC lakeside patio
Lunch – GLRC lakeside patio
DR. DAVE REED
VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH
Introduction to the new
GLRC – Great Lakes Research Center
AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS
•
Rotational On-Boarding Training Programs –
Britta Jost, Caterpillar
•
Kent Corporation Rotational Co-op Program –
Dave Fick, Kent Corporation
•
Corporate Round Table Discussion – Recruiting,
Hiring and Retention “Best Practices”
•
New Supply Chain Operation Management
Degree Program – Dr. Dana Johnson
INTERVIEW ROOM DEDICATION
Career Services offices - 220 Administration Building