Career Connections
David McMahon ‘69
Associate Director
No. 2 Recruiting School
of Companies Recruiting New Hires
Wall Street Journal
• Focus on teaching practical skills
• One-stop shopping
• Big student populations
Texas A&M University
• Proximity to key operations
• Quality of candidates
• Breath of programs match recruiting needs
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What is our Mission?
Promote career learning throughout the
entire period of a student’s involvement
with Texas A&M University by providing
career information and facilitating
employment contacts.
In practical terms, this means . . .
You Are Here!
So Are We!
John J. Koldus
Building
Suite 209
979-845-5139
http://careercenter.tamu.edu
cc_advisor@tamu.edu
What Are Your
Skills?
Research
skills
Technical
skills
Job
Search
skills
Writing
skills
Oral Communication
& Presentation Skills
How Employers
“Grade” TAMU Students - 2014
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
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B
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D
F
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What Should Students
Research at Company Websites?
Feedback from
Students Employers
Company overview
80%
97%
Products/Services
56%
77%
Career Opportunity
75%
68%
Location
46%
45%
Financial
15%
13%
Division
25%
6%
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Career Direction
• What brings that sparkle to your eye or
fire in your belly?
• What are the 3 to 5 things you see
yourself doing with your degree for my
company?
• What in my job description excited you,
that you see yourself doing?
• Why are you the best person to fill my
job, not just qualified to do my job?
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Realistic Expectations
Needing Improvement
Employers’ Feedback
– 72% Oral communications
– 71% Written communications
– 64% Entitlement attitude
– 63% Constructive criticism
– 42% >40 Hour work week
– 41% Pay for performance
– 41% Not automatic promotions
– 26% Professional dress
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What Employers Value
When Selecting Full-time Employees
Internships/Co-ops
Personality/Social Skills
Creativity/Problem Solving
Leadership in Professional Organization
GPA/Overall
GPA/Major
Leadership in Non-prof Organization
Part-time job
Volunteer engagement
Senior Design Projects
Research with Faculty
Work Abroad
Study Abroad
3.62
3.55
3.44
3.11
2.88
2.86
2.86
2.51
2.25
2.04
1.91
1.52
1.50
SCALE
4 - Most
Important
3 - Important
2 - Somewhat
Important
1 - Not at All
Important
Career Center Components
• Career Education
• Experiential Education
• Professional School Advising
• Interview Services
• Former Student Services
Career Education
Website Resources
• Salary and Relocation Statistics
• Resume Templates
• Career Tube
• AFS Find an Aggie
• Online Resources
Career Education
Advising
• Walk-in Advising & Resume Reviews:
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 8:30-11:00am and 1:30-4:00pm (M-F)
 209 Koldus and various campus locations
Individual Appointments (call 845-5139)
E-mail: cc_advisor@tamu.edu
http://HireAggies.com
Helpful staff
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Career Education
Workshops
CO-OP Orientation
Resume Writing
How to “Work” Career Fairs
Job & Internship Search Strategies
Behavioral Interviewing Skills
Mock Interviews & Interview Coaching
The Company Visit Interview
Salary Evaluation/Negotiation
Business Ethics
Dress for Success & Dining Etiquette
Federal Employment Forum
Applying to Graduate School
I’ve Got the Job! Now What??
Experiential
Education
• AggiExternship 2016
• 1 Day Visit by Students
• Day-to-day Work of Someone in Your Major
• 55 Host Companies
• 72 Locations
• 1,262 Students Invited
• 843 Students Participated
• Austin, B/CS, Beaumont,
Dallas, Fort Worth,
Houston, Tyler, San Antonio
• Open to all Colleges
• AggiExternship 2017
• January 10th, 11th, 12th, & 13th
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Experiential
Education
• Cooperative Education
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Multiple work terms;
Receive course credit;
Always paid
Internships
Typically in summer;
Usually paid;
Course credit possible
Volunteer Work
Community service related
Friendly Staff
Experiential
Education
BENEFITS
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Confirms your choice of
major
Gain professional work
experience
Increases marketability
upon graduation
Meet amazing people
Network and gain
valuable contacts
Apply classroom theory to
real-world settings
STUDENT’S PERSONAL
EXPERIENCES
• Learned that engineers
actually use equations in
the real world
• Made numerous
professional contacts
• Learned about the
company and industry,
engineering design, and
manufacturing processes
and MUCH MORE!!!
• Increased motivation to
study and learn!
Professional School
Advising
Advise students to be competitive candidates
when applying to professional schools:
Medical
Dental
Physical Therapy
Physician Assistant
Nursing
Law
Pharmacy
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Veterinary Medicine
Interview Services
HireAggies.com
You have already paid for
it!!!!!!
No charge to Employers!!
Interview Services
Career Development and Exploration
Websites/Databases Resources
Air Jobs
Career Beam
CareerSearch
Career Shift
Eco Jobs
Going Global
Internships.com
Internships USA
Virtual Mock Interview
Jobweb
Oil & Gas Journal
SIGI3
Sports Job Board
UniWorld
Vault
WetFeet.com
Washington Information Directory
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Interview Services
Job Posting Services
• Employers Registered
•Post positions – New Hire, Co-op, Intern,
Experienced (Former Students)
•Collect or search submitted resumes
• Students Registered
•Apply for positions
•Manage job search process
•Sign up for interviews
Interviewing Services
2014 - 2015
• HireAggies.com Job Postings
4,900+ Companies
15,500+ Job Postings
71,000+ Positions
• On-campus interviews
18,200+ …. Whoop!
• Resumes Drops
138,200+ submitted!
• Career Fairs
for all students
and majors!
Key Tabs
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Key Tabs
Key Information
Career Fairs
• Agriculture
• Architecture
• Business
• Camp Day
• Construction
• Education
• Engineering
• Geosciences
• Graduate and
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Professional School
Health Professions
Industrial Distribution
Liberal Arts
Life Sciences
Math
Multicultural Greek Expo
Retailing
Final Thoughts
"The way to get started is to quit talking
and begin doing.“
- Walt Disney
“The man who waits for just the right
time to start never gets anywhere.”
- Roger W Babson, Business theorist
Start at least 2 semesters before
you want to go to work!
Questions?
We’ve Got Answers!