Annual Report, 2008-09
Career Services for the Fulton School
Career services extended to YOUR students this past academic year include:
 Conducted 103 presentations, 24 of those were for the Fulton students and included:
Art -2 Classes
CMAT -11 Classes and 1
Club
Psychology -10 Classes and forums
Honors – Writing Personal Statements
35 orientation sessions conducted for first-year students,
preparing them for program planning activities.
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Career Services had 2,012 individual student appointments, 480 appointments with Fulton students. (Table
1). The vast majority of students were most often referred to the Career Office by “self”, with “faculty”
and “friends” being the next biggest source of referrals.
eRecruiting (Our online database providing services to students, alumni and employers.) 578 Fulton
Students logged into the system. 168 Fulton Students found/contacted at least one mentor (800 SU alums
who have volunteered to assist current students in their career pursuits) using the Mentor Network on
eRecruiting. Our student’s resumes were viewed 2,851 times by 335 different employers.
Communicate opportunities via email to students:
o Job Alerts emailed to seniors-606
o Internship Alerts emailed to Juniors-441 (100 more internship listings this year)
Organized 5 Job Fairs for students, including:
o Fall General Job and Internship Fair- 87 employers attended, 428 student attendees
o Spring General Job and Internship Fair- 80 employers attended, 638 student attendees, 147 Fulton
Students
o SU/UMES Education Job Fair- 47 employers participated, 200 student attendees
o Summer Job Fair- 25 employers participated, 284 student attendees, 59 Fulton Students
o Health Care Job Fair- 35 employers participated, 11 Fulton Students attended
Over 36 employers conducted 394 on-campus interviews, 30 employers held Information Sessions or
hosted information tables on-campus. During On-Campus Interviews employers rated our students on
average 2.21 in questions concerning interview preparedness and quality. (1-5 scale with 2 being “Above
Average”).
Over 400 students signed up to receive weekly text messages from the Career Services Office.
29 other Workshops/ Presentations, reaching over 600 students (and over 200 parents) included:
 Etiquette Dinner, sponsored by the AMA club- 60 students
 Developing Federal Resume (2)- 124 students
 Succeeding in Federal Interviews (NEW)- 21 students
 Getting a Job in a Weak Economy (2)- 46 students
 Interviewing and Dress to Impress - 20 students
 How to Approach a Job Fair in 30 minutes or Less (2)- 58 students
 How to Use and Understand eRecruiting in 45 minutes- 6 students
 Job Hunting , Down, Dirty and Fast-23 students
 Resumes from an Employers Perspective- 23 students
 Resume Workshop (2)- 79 students
 Your first Year on the Job Workshop - 17 students
 Lend assistance with the still-deciding student presentations and registration processes
 Orientation to parents in the Summer - 10 sessions
 On the Spot Resume Reviews (2)-Reviewed resumes in HS and TETC – 20 students
 Fashion show (NEW) – 95 students
Table 1: Individual Student Appointments
Fulton Henson
Career Exploration &
46
8
Career Assessment
(Focus testing)
Graduate School
17
8
Assistance/Essay
Interview Assistance,
23
2
Mock interviews, & oncampus interview
critiques
Job Search &
75
12
eRecruiting Assistance
Internship Exploration
15
3
Perdue
301
Seidel
8
Other*
47
Total
410
6
4
1
36
28
1
3
57
190
24
24
325
14
2
3
37
Resume Assistance/
Cover Letter Critique
304
135
360
198
150
1147
Resumes critiqued via
erecruiting**
94
21
321
95
35
566
574
189
1220
332
263
2578
22%
7%
47%
13%
10%
*Includes Alumni, Undeclared or Unrecorded Majors
**In response to employer feedback, resumes were not allowed to be uploaded into eRecruting before being
reviewed. Not considered in the count for individual appointments.
Total
First Destination Survey: Every year as students pick up their caps and gowns we set up several computers in
the Bookstore for them to complete an online survey that lets us know where they are going after
graduation…their “first destination”. Below are some of the highlights of the data. You can look at all the survey
data, including some major information at the following link. Don't forget to click on Graduation Date as one of
the Qualifiers. http://www.salisbury.edu/careerservices/Facstaff/Survey.html This year 716 students completed
the survey, 637 were at the Bachelor’s level.
In response to: What best describes your post-graduation status as of right now?
 Employed Full Time in a Career-Related Job after Graduation. 20.7%
 Enrolled in School for Further Study. 13.1%
 Employed Part-Time/Seasonally. 16.6%
 Not Employed and Still Seeking Employment. 46.9%
 Not Employed, Not Enrolled in School, Not Seeking Employment. 2.7%
Salaries Reported
Reported Jobs in MD
Fulton
$35,125
(43 reporting)
63.0%
First Destination specifics by Major
Art majors report going to graduate school and work at:
Towson University
Edinboro University
Henson
$46,381
(61)
86.2%
Perdue
$42,236
(54)
84.4%
Seidel
36,933
(43)
82.8%
Graphic Relief Inc
Premier Kites and Designs
MGR triplet Inc
Office Automation Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Communication Arts majors report going to graduate school and work at:
JD Law University of Baltimore
Masters Communications-Creative Writing Rowan University
Masters Social Work Salisbury University
INTERN, Ripken baseball
Marketing and Sales Representative, Distinctive Solutions
Production Assistant, Ironbirds Stadium
Program Management Specialist, Salisbury University
Sales Manager, Hampton Inn Salisbury
Visual Merchandising, South Moon Under
Conflict Resolution majors report going to graduate school and work at:
Masters CADR, Salisbury University
Masters, Library Science University of Maryland, College Park
Masters, Negotiations and Conflict Management University of Baltimore
Counselor, Worchester County Health Dept.
Counselor, Dorcester County Public Schools
English majors report going to graduate school and work at:
Masters Education, Salisbury University
Masters Literature, Salisbury University
Office Manager, SU
Staff Writer/ Freelance Writer, The Daily Times (Gannet
Strategic Analyst Associate, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Teacher, Prince George's County Teaching Fellows
History majors report going to graduate school and work at:
New York University
Salisbury University
National park service
Revenue Officer, Internal Revenue Service
Interdisciplinary Studies majors report going to graduate school and work at:
Bachelors (2nd degree) Respiratory Therapy Long Island University of Brooklyn
American Cancer Society
Personal Trainer, LA Fitness
Substitute Teacher, Wicomico Board of Education
Political Science majors report going to graduate school at:
Masters Negotiations and Conflict Management, University of Baltimore
Psychology majors report going to graduate school and work at:
Bachelors (2nd degree) Nursing, JHU School of Nursing
JD Law, Florida A&M University College of law
JD Law, Widener University School of Law
Masters Early Elementary Education, James Madison University
Masters Psychology, Towson University
Masters Psychology, University of Baltimore
Masters School Psychology Long Island University
Masters Social Work, Salisbury University (2)
non-degree Cooking, Culinary School of the Rockies
EMT-B/Driver, Lifestar Ambulance
Lieutenant, USMC
Office Coordinator, NRH Regional Rehab
Stage Manager, Do or Die Productions
Sociology majors report going to graduate schools at:
University of New Hampshire or University
Spanish majors report going to graduate schools at
JD Law, Mississippi College School of Law
Masters Social Work, Delaware State University
Masters, Spanish Secondary Education Salisbury University