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Searching for Your First
Professional Position
Transfer & New
Students
Conference
David McMahon ’69
Summer 2016
Texas A&M Ranked #2 Favorite School
by Recruiting Managers
•One-stop Shopping at Career Center
Career Advising Services for All Majors• Intern, Co-op, Full-time Jobs
•Career Coordinators
•Resume` Reviews
• Job Search Skills
Walk-In or by Appointment
209 Koldus, 845-5139
You Are Here!
Career Center
Components
Career Education
Experiential Education
Interview Services
Professional School Advising
Former Student Services
How Employers “Grade”
TAMU Students – 2016
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
A
B
C
D
F
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%
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?
What Employers Value
When Selecting
Full-time Employees
Personality / Social skills 3.40
Creativity / Problem solving 3.29
GPA / Major 2.56
Intern / Co-op experience 2.54
GPA / Overall 2.41
Leadership in Professional organizations 2.31
Part-time work experience 2.14
Leadership in Non-professional organizations 2.06
Volunteer experience 1.71
Senior design project 1.49
Research with faculty 1.30
Work abroad experience 1.05
Study abroad experience 1.04
SCALE
4 – Very
Important
3 –
2 - Important
1 -
0 - Not at All
Important
Career Education
Website Resources
Salary and Relocation Statistics
Resume
Templates
Virtual
Interviews
Career Tube
AFS Find an
Aggie
Online Resources
Career Education
Online Resources
Career development/exploration 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
Career Education
Advising
Walk-in Advising & Resume Reviews:
8:30-11:00am and 1:30-4:00pm (M-F)
209 Koldus and various campus locations
Individual Appointments:
Call 979-845-5139
E-mail:
http://HireAggies.com
Helpful staff
Career Education
Workshops
CO-OP Orientation
Resume Writing
How to “Work” Career Fairs
Job/Internship Search Strategies
Behavioral Interviewing Skills
Mock Interviews & Coaching
The Company Visit Interview
Salary Evaluation/Negotiation
Business Ethics
Federal Employment Forums
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 Attended
Austin, B/CS, Beaumont,
Dallas, Fort Worth,
Houston, Tyler,
San Antonio
Open to all Colleges
AggiExternship 2017
January 10th
, 11th
, 12th
, & 13th
Experiential Education
Cooperative Education
Multiple work terms
Receive course credit
Always paid
Internships
Typically in summer
Usually paid
Course credit possible
Volunteer Work
Community service related
Friendly Staff
Why Work Before Graduation
To Gain Experience?
Employers expect it!
Increases marketability at graduation!
Confirm your major and career options
Understand classroom theory
vs. real world applications
Earn $$$
Make employment contacts
Develop confidence, professional skills
Interview Services
HireAggies.com
You have already paid for it!!!!!!
No charge to Employers!!
Interview Services
Job Posting Services
Employers Registered to:
Post positions –
New Hire, Co-op, Intern, &
Experienced
Collect and search resumes
Students Registered to:
Apply for positions
Manage job search process
Sign up for interviews
Interviewing Services
•HireAggies.com Job Postings4,900+ Companies
15,500+ Job Postings
71,000+ Positions
•On-campus interviews18,200+ …. Whoop!
•Resumes Drops 138,200+ submitted!
•Career Fairsfor all students and majors!
Professional School
Advising
Advise how to be competitive candidates
when applying to professional schools:
Medical
Dental
Physical Therapy
Physician Assistant
Nursing
Law
Pharmacy
Veterinary Medicine
Career Fairs
Agriculture
Architecture
Business
Camp Day
Construction
Education
Engineering
Geosciences
Graduate and
Professional School
Health Professions
Industrial Distribution
Landscape
Architecture &
Urban Planning
Liberal Arts
Law School Caravan
Overseas Day
Retailing
Sciences
Final Thought
"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 - Entrepreneur and business theorist
Start at least 2 semesters
before you want to go to
work!
Questions?
We’ve Got Answers!