Career Center brings students and employers together
Job recruiters who come to Utah State University in search of potential future employees do so because USU’s Career Center actively seeks them out.
The Career Center sends out between 1,200 and 1,500 invitations every June. Along with the invitations, job developers assigned to each of the eight colleges on campus help connect students with employers. These developers are full-time employees who are on the road two days out of the week, said Dave Hart, director of the Career Center.
The developers help students fill out applications and resumes and use a program called e-recruiting to send the information to employers. They try to match student information with employers who are actively hiring.
When an employer plans to visit USU, the job developers schedule interview times for prospective employees.
USU alumni can also utilize the Career Center, but have second priority to students. Some alumni help students find jobs through a program called Student/Alumni Career Network (SCAN). Some alumni hire students themselves, while others have connections and can help students find jobs. Students and employers are matched up based on geography, majors and companies.
Hart said some employers more actively recruit and that “recruiting is a direct reflection of supply and demand.” Invitations are sent out to potential employers in all career fields, but more invitations go to companies with jobs in high demand. The majors currently in highest demand are computer science, chemistry, business, accounting and teaching.
At the Career Center, students can find information about the potential for graduates in their career field, including the demand for their particular field of study, average yearly salary, average number of offers made, average beginning salary offered and average bonus for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree candidates. The center also has information on career placement at other colleges in Utah.