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For the week of 22 May 2009

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Welcome, students, to the new Career Services version of @COE. This e-newsletter will reach you weekly (biweekly through the summer months) with announcements, news, articles and opportunities from the fine folks in Dunford Hall.

From help finding a summer internship or post-graduation employment to workshops and articles, the Career Services @COE newsletter has got you covered!

 

Career Services Announcements

Congratulations Seniors! The Office of Career Services requests each year that all recent (or soon to be) UT graduates complete a placement survey. This survey collects anonymous data on the number of graduates who are still seeking employment after graduation or have left the job market, those who plan to go on to Graduate School (at UT or elsewhere), and those who have accepted employment after graduation. Please log in to the Hire-A-Vol website to fill out the Graduate Placement Survey. Your participation is very important to the University as we try to collect accurate statistics to report to the general community. We ask all graduates to fill out this survey regardless of your current employment status.

To complete the survey log in to your Hire-A-Vol student or alumni account: https://utk-csm.symplicity.com/students. Find the Quick Link on your homepage for the Graduate Placement Survey. On the survey page, please click on Add New and fill out your placement information.

Your submitted information will be anonymously included in our annual report. All University of Tennessee Alumni are encouraged to continue using the Hire-A-Vol database to job search. Alumni are given lifetime access to the Hire-A-Vol system as well as services at the Office of Career Services. Your participation in this survey will indicate your desire to continue receiving access to the Hire-A-Vol system.

If you have any difficulties accessing our survey, you may also email your placement data to Leslie Fox at lfox6@utk.edu. Please include your name, e-mail address, employment status (Still Seeking, Graduate School, Out of Job Market, Employed), Name of Company or Grad School, Title of New Position, Salary/Wage, Location of New Job or Grad School.

Remember that all December 2009 and May/August 2010 graduates need to have a resume on the HIRE-A-VOL system and be “job-fair” ready by September 1st! Expect to start searching for jobs, submitting your resume for interview consideration, talking to recruiters and begin making decisions about your future as soon as you return to campus for the Fall semester. Over half of the job offers for May graduates are usually made and accepted by January 1st!

 

 

Fall 2009 Career Services Important Dates

SAVE THESE FALL 2009 CAREER SERVICES IMPORTANT DATES!

 

 

College Class of 2009 Graduates With Fewer Jobs in Hand

The 2009 crop of college graduates is stepping off campus and into the “real world” with fewer jobs in hand than their 2008 counterparts, according to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

NACE’s 2009 Student Survey shows that just 19.7 percent of 2009 graduates who applied for a job actually have one. In comparison, 51 percent of those graduating in 2007 and 26 percent of those graduating in 2008 who had applied for a job had one in hand by the time of graduation.

Interestingly, fewer 2009 graduates sought out jobs than their predecessors. Approximately 64 percent of the Class of 2007 and two-thirds of the Class of 2008 had started looking for a job by this time.

According to Marilyn Mackes, NACE executive director, “... just 59 percent of this year’s class has started the job search.”

This may be due, in part, to considerable attention to the increase in nationwide unemployment, the global financial crisis of recent months and the impact of these developments on the recruitment and hiring of new graduates by specific industries.

Data indicate that among specific majors, engineering and accounting graduates are more likely both to have started their job search and to have a job in hand. They are also more likely to accept an offer they received. Additionally, the study shows that liberal arts majors were more likely to turn down the job offers they received.

Salary may have played a role in acceptance of job offers.

“On average, engineering graduates expect to earn an annual starting salary of approximately $62,000, while accounting majors expect to earn an average of about $45,000,” says Mackes.

Those expectations match up fairly well with the reality. In a separate survey, NACE has found that salary offers to engineering graduates average more than $58,000, while the average offer to accounting graduates exceeds $48,000.

Despite the lack of jobs, “... most respondents say they expect to enter the job market. Surprisingly, at this time we do not see a strong indication of increases in the number of students planning to go to graduate school,” says Mackes.

Approximately 24 percent of Class of 2008 graduates reported plans to forego the job market in favor of graduate school, while approximately 27 percent of those graduating in 2009 report such plans.

About NACE’s 2009 Student Survey: NACE polls students about their job search, career plans, and other issues related to employment on an annual basis. The 2009 Student Survey was conducted February 19, 2009, through April 30, 2009. More than 35,000 students representing more than 840 colleges and universities nationwide took part; more than 16,500 of those were graduating seniors. Information in this release is based on data gathered from graduating senior respondents.

 

 

Virtual Career Fair for International Students
OPEN TO STUDENTS THROUGH JUNE 30

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Many international students studying in the United States find the search for jobs and internships to be challenging. UT Career Services is pleased to announce that our international students now have the opportunity to connect with interested employers through a virtual career fair just for international students.

Sponsored by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the NACE International Students Virtual Career Fair is FREE and open to international students at schools that hold NACE membership who:

The NISVCF will remain open for NACE college member international students through June 30, 2009. Through the fair, you’ll have access to interested employers and their full-time, internship, and co-op opportunities. Currently, nearly 12,000 students are participating in the fair, and 73 employers have registered.

REGISTER TODAY!

To register visit, the UT Career Services website at http://career.utk.edu and click on the NACE International Student Virtual Career Fair button. Then, select Candidate Registration from the top of the next page and follow the instructions!

 

 

Career Services is OPEN for Appointments during the Summer!

We encourage any seniors who are still searching for positions or juniors who want to be ready for their senior year of interviews to come and visit Career Services during the summer. Just call 974-5435 to schedule your appointment with Leslie Fox, College of Engineering Career Services Consultant or send her an e-mail at lfox6@utk.edu. And be sure to keep checking HIRE-A-VOL for engineering job opportunities!

To schedule an appointment for resume review, interview and job fair preparation or the job search process, call 974-5435 and ask to make an appointment with Leslie Fox, Engineering Career Consultant. Career Services if located in 100 Dunford Hall on Volunteer Boulevard.

 

 

If you have questions, comments or concerns regarding the Career Services @COE, please send them to L. Ashley Susong at lsusong@utk.edu.