Annual Report, 2011-12
Career Services for the PERDUE SCHOOL
Career services extended to students this past academic year include:
 60 class presentations conducted, with 16 of those presentations for the Perdue School.
 33 workshops facilitated with an average of 20 students attending each. These workshops are exclusive to
the workshops given at summer/winter Student and Parent Orientation, Family Weekend, Admitted
Student Day, Greek organizations (3) or Residence Halls (2). A sample of the 20 topics offered includes:
o Navigating the Federal Hiring Process
o I Declare…Figuring out your Major and Minor (collaboration with the academic advisors)
o How to Approach a Job Fair
o Successfully Gaining Admission into Graduate School
o Translating Study Abroad into Career Success
o The Dream Share Project (outside speakers brought in)
 2096 individual student appointments were held. This is 359 more appointments this year as compared to
last. 31% of these appointments were with Perdue students. On average these appointments are at least
30 min. Thursday walk-ins accounted for 448 of these appointments. By far the most popular service we
offer remains the resume assistance. (Table 1)
 Communication to students is in various forms:
o Our newly introduced APP has 1200 subscribers. Its’ content in part is feed by our FaceBook,
LinkedIn and Twitter sites.
o 1398 students signed-up to receive weekly text messages from the Career Services Office, 259 are
Perdue students.
o 720 Job Alerts were emailed to seniors, targeted by majors.
o Internship Alerts were sent weekly in a digest to juniors, listing a total of 340 such opportunities.
 5 Job Fairs. Each Job Fair, save for the Health Fair, enjoyed at least a 10% growth in the number of
employers attending.
o Fall General Job and Internship Fair- 63 employers, 401 student attendees, 235 were from Perdue.
o Spring General Job and Internship Fair- 78 employers, 594 student attendees , 329 from Perdue.
o SU/UMES Education Job Fair- 40 employers, 212 student attendees
o Summer Job Fair- 28 employers, 212 student attendees
o Health Care Job Fair- 15 employers, 82 student attendees
 eRecruiting is our online database providing services to students, alumni and employers.
o 1923 students have logged into this system at least once this year - 618 are Perdue students.
o 613 Documents (resumes etc.) were uploaded - 285 by Perdue students.
 Employers are a vital partner to Career Services.
o Over 50 employers conducted on-campus interviews/information sessions, including 2 employers
who used a skype format, interviewing almost 300 students, over half were Perdue students.
o A total of 224 employers attended at least one of our Job Fairs.
o 235 new employers were added to our database.
o Gained yearly sponsorship of interview room with Trinity Logistics.
o Career Services enjoyed partnering with the Perdue School to organize “Business in the Atrium” held throughout the year on Tuesday through Thursday, it is designed to introduce businesses and
organizations to all SU students. Over 40 organizations participated in this inaugural year.
Additionally Career Services assisted the Accounting department in surveying accounting
employers.
Career Services also provides overall service to the University as well as the profession. Some highlights of this
service include:
 Offered a 2 credit Career Planning class as a part of a new Living Learning Community, “The Explorers”.
Additionally taught a 2 credit Career Planning class for seniors each semester.
 Supervised 6 interns in our office.
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Served on 5 search committees and 6 University-wide committees.
Active members with 2 career associations-Maryland Career Consortium and Selective Liberal Arts
Consortium.
Presented at 2 professional conferences:
o Mid Atlantic Career Counseling Association (MACCA)-“How Career Services and Admissions
Can Work Together-an 8-year model
o Virginia Association of Colleges and Employers (VACE)-“Focus on the phone to reach students”
Table 1: Individual Student Appointments
Fulton
41
Henson
22
Perdue
26
Seidel
15
Total
154*
39
21
3
10
73
Interview Assistance, Mock interviews, &
on-campus interview critiques
Job Search
120
15
31
4
170
50
19
24
18
111
Internship Exploration
39
9
34
10
92
Resume & Cover Letter Assistance
450
214
512
320
1496
TOTAL
739
36%
300
15%
630
31%
377
18%
2096
Career Exploration & Assessment
(Focus testing)
Graduate School Assistance
*Total represents inclusion of “still deciding” students.
First Destination Survey: Every year as students pick up their caps and gowns, we set up computers in the
Bookstore so students can complete an online survey that lets us know where they are going after
graduation…their “first destination”. A small token of appreciation is given to students for their assistance.
Below are just a few highlights of the data. You can look at complete survey data, including some major
information on our webpages in just a few weeks. This year 834 students completed the survey, about 1/3
completed the survey before picking up their caps and gowns.
In response to: What best describes your post-graduation status as of right now?
 Employed Full Time in a Career-Related Job after Graduation. 15.1%
 Enrolled in School for Further Study. 14.9%
 Employed Part-Time/Seasonally. 19.1%
 Not Employed and Still Seeking Employment. 48.8%
 Not Employed, Not Enrolled in School, Not Seeking Employment. 1.9%
Fulton
Henson
Perdue
Seidel
Salaries Reported
36,015.71
43,705.24
45,580.56
38,692.27
Reported Jobs in MD
(28 responding)
67.6%
(21 responding)
63.6%
(36 responding)
76.9%
(26 responding)
90.3%
First Destination specifics by Major
Accounting majors report going to graduate school and work at:
MBA at Salisbury University
Accounting, Becker CPA Review
Staff Accountant at Accounting Strategies Group, LLC
Federal Audit Associate at KPMG
IT Advisory at KPMG
Audit Associate at KPMG LLP (2)
Audit Associate at McGladrey (3)
Staff Auditor at Office of Legislative Audits
Business Performance Management Consultant at SC&H
Staff Accountant at TGM Group LLC
Staff Accountant at Watkins Meegan, LLC
Business Administration majors report going to graduate school and work at:
MBA at Salisbury University
Airman in the United States Air Force
Economics majors report going to graduate school and work at:
JD Law at the University of Maryland
Masters in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics at Colorado State University
Finance majors report going to graduate school and work at:
MBA at Salisbury University
Contractor at CT Camp Construction
Operations Research Analyst at Department of Defense
Treasure at Lou's Salvage Inc
Contracting Specialist at NSA
Financial Representative at Northwestern Mutual
Accountant at T Rowe Price
Information Systems majors report going to graduate school and work at:
Masters in Post-Secondary Higher Education at Salisbury University
Network Messaging Operator at Axom Technologies
Business Manager at Department of Defense
ITRA Staff I at Ernst &Young
IT Assistant at Montgomery Hospice
Information Assurance Analyst at Northrop Grumman
Officer in the US Army
Management majors report going to graduate school and work at:
Masters in Higher Education at Salisbury University
MBA at Salisbury University
Analyst, Financial Leadership Development Program at BAE Systems
Sales at Choptank Transport
MANAGEMENT TRAINEE at ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR
MRP Associate at Labinal
Contracts Specialist at NAVAIR
Executive Team Leader at Target
Legal Assistant at Wicomico County Department of Law
Equipment manager at Salisbury University
Marketing majors report going to graduate school and work at:
JD Law at Rutgers
MBA at Salisbury University
Sales Leadership and Development Program (SLDP) at Johnson and Johnson, LifeScan Branch
Professional Clothier at Tom James Company (2)
Sales Professional at Tom James Company (2)
Sales Associate at Walmart