CAREER SERVICES ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17 OUR IMPACT Michigan Tech students are hardworking and crazy smart—that’s why recruiters come to campus. The effort, relationships, and know-how pays off in rankings and outcomes we’re proud to share:
PLACEMENT RATE 415COMPANIES, AGENCIES, AND NONPROFITS TRAVELED TO CAMPUS TO RECRUIT STUDENTS OF HUSKIES SECURE A JOB, ENTER THE 92%MILITARY, OR GET INTO GRAD SCHOOL WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF GRADUATION AVERAGE CO-OP HOURLY RATE $20.74 “Michigan Tech students are driven to succeed and quick to lead teams. Their education and experience AVAILABLE make them valuable ON-CAMPUS INTERVIEWS Ford employees.” FOLLOWING CAREER FAIR
–Dan Madrid ’10, Product Manager, 4,300 Ford Motor Company pg 24 TOTAL EARNEDSALARY BY HUSKIES ON Kiran CO-OP Udayakumar CO-OP $5,880,000 OF THE YEAR pg 12 Braun Intertec
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PLACEMENT RATE *
OF HUSKIES SECURE A JOB, ENTER THE MEDIAN 92%MILITARY, OR GET INTO GRAD SCHOOL WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF GRADUATION STARTING SALARY pg 4 $60,000 95% AVAILABLE OF UNDERGRADUATES ARE ABLE TO pg 4 ON-CAMPUS INTERVIEWS REPAY STUDENT LOANS ON TIME FOLLOWING CAREER FAIR
4,300 STUDENT-LOAN2% DEFAULT RATE (MICHIGAN AVERAGE: 11 PERCENT)
* 77.88% full-time jobs, 1.73% military, 12.1% graduate school; Data throughout book reflects 2016–17 academic calendar year. No. 2 HIGHEST ALUMNI SALARIES IN THE STATE (PAYSCALE) $102,000 MICHIGAN TECH GRADS’ MID-CAREER EARNINGS AVERAGE (FORBES) 6th HIGHEST STARTING SALARIES IN THE COUNTRY AMONG PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES (MONEY MAGAZINE) No. 3 OUT OF 30 MICHIGAN COLLEGES FOR HIGHEST PAID GRADUATES (US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
By the Numbers 2 Success Stories 32 Engagement 16 Where Are They Now? 36
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 1 The Bureau of Labor Statis- They begin finding their fit. tics followed baby boomers FutureU, our new mentoring program, through their careers and allows students to tap into Michigan found that between the ages Tech’s alumni network. They get a of 18 and 48 they held an glimpse of what lies ahead. And one average of 12 different jobs. day, they too, can mentor young Huskies. LinkedIn recently surveyed its users and found the number has risen to Faculty, staff, parents, alumni, 15 job changes over a lifetime. corporate partners, and Career Colleges and universities must Services. Through ever-changing prepare students for their economies and careers, this vast professional journeys—a journey network supports every Husky’s with multiple job changes that lifelong career journey. could lead to different industries and careers.
Michigan Tech Career Services supports students on this journey from the day they are accepted into Steve Patchin, Director the University, to the day they retire. Michigan Tech Career Services We are their partner for life.
Every student has a story—our team helps them share it in their résumés and interviews. We help them identify the unique skills they acquire through academic and personal experiences. We also give them opportunities to explore careers that match their interests.
Exploration kicks off in September with CareerFEST, giving students, faculty, and recruiters a chance to connect the very first week. Students begin building their professional net- works during Industry Days and learn about organizations and careers they never knew existed. 2 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 BEHIND THE NUMBERS Michigan Tech grads get jobs. And that’s why they Enterprise @ Michigan Tech come here. They’re confident we have the tools, Each year, 800 students on resources, and reputation to help them land a job 26 Enterprise teams across 35 with a high-paying salary. different majors work on real projects for real companies. All majors are welcome to join a team and students can get Undergraduate Students involved as early as their sophomore year. In addition “When deciding to come to Michigan Tech, it was Career to applying what they learn Services that made it an easy decision. The large career fairs, in the classroom, they have job placement rate, and median starting salaries proved the opportunity to develop its value.” management skills. Enterprise teams allow students to –Amanda Kloepfer, Management Information Systems experience end-to-end project Student and Team Lead—IT Oxygen Enterprise development.
Career advisors help Huskies Graduate Students communicate these skills and experiences on their résumé. “I have been to every Career Fair and Industry Day since my first semester in 2016. These are great opportunities to interact with company reps and hear directly from recruiters. Interactions can lead to interviews. Fingers crossed!”
–Harsh Patel, Mechanical Engineering Student These numbers aren’t just numbers— Co-op they’re a reflection “College taught me how to learn, but internships and co-ops of the journey. gave me confidence in my abilities.”
–Noelle Eveland, Chemical Engineering Student
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 3 UNDERGRADUATE OUTCOMES
Undergraduate Placement by Department
Low Median High Average Placement DEPARTMENT Salary Salary Salary Salary Rate Graduates
Biological Sciences $7,200 $31,600 $49,500 $31,074 86.11% 65
Biomedical Engineering $4,200 $62,450 $73,800 $58,873 87.80% 45
Chemical Engineering $32,000 $67,750 $94,000 $65,885 82.46% 75
Chemistry $20,800 $44,907 $76,000 $47,581 91.67% 16
Civil & Environmental Engineering $28,704 $50,429 $76,000 $52,308 95.83% 110
Cognitive & Learning Sciences $24,960 $24,960 $24,960 $24,960 100% 8
Computer Science $50,000 $70,000 $112,000 $70,947 90.24% 67
Electrical & Computer Engineering $18,512 $65,000 $103,000 $65,950 90.12% 120
Geological & Mining Eng & Sciences $25,068 $54,000 $70,000 $51,531 86.67% 19
Humanities $22,880 $40,000 $70,000 $42,989 100% 17
Kinesiology/Integrative Physiology $24,960 $31,521 $45,000 $33,250 90% 15
Materials Science & Engineering $35,360 $59,000 $77,000 $58,288 94.74% 20
Mathematical Sciences $32,000 $55,615 $700,000 $157,227 80% 21
Mechanical Eng-Eng Mechanics $32,240 $64,000 $83,782 $62,021 93.33% 206
Physics $71,000 $71,000 $71,000 $71,000 83.33% 13
School of Business & Economics $24,960 $55,040 $145,600 $56,617 90.57% 73
School of Forest Resources & Env Sci $6,000 $32,000 $50,000 $32,525 100% 29
School of Technology $32,862 $60,000 $78,000 $59,962 97.14% 53
Social Sciences $30,000 $31,200 $40,684 $33,271 100% 10
Visual & Performing Arts $39,000 $41,000 $43,000 $41,000 100% 10
4 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 BY THE NUMBERS
Huskies Accepted to Graduate Programs at:
Concordia Seminary–Saint Louis Creighton University Florida Atlantic University Florida State University Iowa State University Michigan State University Michigan Technological University Montana State University Northern Illinois University Northern Michigan University Northwestern University Oregon State University Top Companies Hiring Michigan Tech Undergraduates Piedmont College Purdue University St. John Providence Stanford University Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi University of British Columbia University of Central Florida University of Idaho University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth University of Michigan University of Minnesota–Duluth University of Minnesota–Twin Cities University of Montana–Missoula University of North Carolina–Charlotte University of Ottawa University of Southern California University of St. Thomas University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Vermont Law School Villanova University Wayne State University Yale University
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 5 UNDERGRADUATE OUTCOMES BY THE NUMBERS
Employment by Location
REGION EMPLOYED PERCENT Northeast 22 3 Mid-Atlantic 10 1 Midwest 629 82 South 36 5 Southwest 23 3 West 47 6 No placement
* Knowledge Rate defines the percent of graduates for which the institution has reasonable and verifiable information. –NACE 2017
Brittany Frost ’17 graduated with an engineering management degree. She landed a product cost engineering position with Nissan Motor Company in Farmington Hills, Michigan, four weeks before No. 25 graduation. STEM Colleges Brittany found the job listing on (Forbes) Handshake and applied online.
6 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 Employment by Industry
Automotive 75 Consumer Packaged Goods 6 Movies, TV, & Music 1
Manufacturing—Other 62 Forestry 6 Telecommunications 1
Civil Engineering 30 K-12 Education 5 Fashion 1
Construction 16 Architecture & Planning 5 Other Agriculture 1
Other Industries 15 Research 4 Tourism 1
Aerospace 14 Computer Networking 4 Animal & Wildlife 1
Healthcare 13 Utilities & Renewable Energy 4 Pharmaceuticals 1
Transportation & Logistics 13 Retail Stores 4
Internet & Software 12 Commercial Banking & Credit 3
Oil & Gas 11 Government—Local, State, & Federal 3
Medical Devices 10 Management Consulting 3
Electronic & Computer Hardware 9 Food & Beverage 3
Design 8 Accounting 2
Scientific & Technical Consulting 8 Advertising, PR, & Marketing 2
Higher Education 7 Sports & Leisure 2
Defense 6 Investment / Portfolio Management 2
Insurance 6 Restaurants & Food Service 2
Natural Resources 6 Non-Profit / Other 2
Environmental Services 6 Biotech & Life Sciences 2
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 7 GRADUATE OUTCOMES
Sachin’s 2016 internship with Cloudflare turned into a full-time position after graduation.
“I get to work with some of the smartest and most influential people I have ever met. One of the world’s leading white-hat hackers works in my office!”
–Sachin Fernandes ’17, MS Computer Engineering 30 Students went on to Medical School or Advanced Health Science Programs
8 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 BY THE NUMBERS
Graduate Placement by Department
Low Median High Average Placement DEPARTMENT Salary Salary Salary Salary Rate Graduates
Biological Sciences $26,332 $43,692 $60,000 $44,660 83.33% 9
Chemical Engineering $50,000 $76,000 $90,000 $72,000 83.33% 6
Civil & Environmental Engineering $49,000 $56,014 $103,300 $61,250 100% 38
Electrical & Computer Engineering $70,000 $76,500 $80,000 $76,300 100% 16
Geological & Mining Eng & Sciences $40,000 $40,000 $53,000 $44,333 84.62% 14
Materials Science & Engineering $61,500 $85,000 $90,000 $80,375 100% 7
Mathematical Sciences $9,600 $48,000 $58,000 $38,533 100% 6
Mechanical Eng-Eng Mechanics $69,000 $79,750 $92,500 $78,991 100% 28
School of Business & Economics $38,000 $53,000 $72,000 $53,928 100% 14
School of Forest Resources & Env Sci $33,280 $43,000 $67,000 $45,125 100% 21
Huskies Represent More Than 60 Countries Around the World
61% of Michigan Tech Graduate Students are International Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 9 GRADUATE OUTCOMES BY THE NUMBERS
Top Organizations Hiring Huskies Get Into These Michigan Tech Graduate Students Postgraduate Schools:
1. Michigan Technological University 2. Université Blaise Pascal 3. University of Canterbury 4. University of South Florida 5. University of Waterloo
10 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 88% International Student Employment by Location Placement Rate
REGION EMPLOYED PERCENT Northeast 10 4 Mid-Atlantic 3 1 Midwest 175 77 South 10 4 Southwest 8 4 West 22 10 No placement
* Knowledge Rate defines the percent of graduates for which the institution has reasonable and verifiable information. –NACE 2017
Employment by Industry Utilities and Renewable Energy 3.9% Government 3.9% Defense 2.6% Scientific and Technical Consulting 5.3% Retail Stores 2.6%
Food and Beverage 2.6% Environmental Services 6.6% Electronic and Computer Hardware 1.3%
Natural Resources 1.3% Aerospace 1.3%
Manufacturing—Other 7.9% Other Industries 1.3% Healthcare 1.3% Design 1.3% Investment Banking 1.3% Research 1.3% Construction 1.3%
Forestry 7.9%
INDUSTRY SECTORS 21REPRESENTED
Automotive 9.2%
Higher Education 26.3%
Civil Engineering 9.2%
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 11 CO-OPS
Cooperative employment 378 opportunities (co-op)—Students Cooperative (Co-op) earn academic credit, a salary, and Opportunities valuable industry experience. Learn more about co-ops: mtu.edu/career
“The biggest thing I gained was hard- hat, steel-toed-boot-experience and a new appreciation for a compliance- based industry.”
–Shaye Maetzold, Environmental Engineering Student
12 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 BY THE NUMBERS
Co-op Placement by Department
DEPARTMENT First Year Sophomore Junior Senior Graduate Total Biological Sciences — — — — 1 1 Biomedical Engineering — — 2 4 2 8 Chemical Engineering — 2 16 44 4 66
Civil & Environmental Engineering 1 4 12 15 6 38
Cognitive & Learning Sciences — — — — 1 1 College of Engineering — — — — 1 1 Computer Science — — 3 8 2 13 Electrical & Computer Engineering — 4 9 13 35 61 Geological & Mining Eng & Sciences — — 1 2 1 4 Materials Science & Engineering — — 5 4 2 11 Mechanical Eng-Eng Mechanics — 14 36 26 77 153 Physics — — — — 2 2 School of Business & Economics — — 3 — — 3 School of Technology — 2 4 7 2 15 Social Sciences — — — — 1 1
GRAND TOTAL 1 26 91 123 137 378
535 Huskies Reported a Summer Internship or Co-op
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 13 CO-OPS BY THE NUMBERS
Employment by Location
REGION EMPLOYED PERCENT Northeast 11 3 Mid-Atlantic 10 3 Midwest 299 79 South 30 8 Southwest 8 2 West 20 5 No placement
* Knowledge Rate defines the percent of graduates for which the institution has reasonable and verifiable information. –NACE 2017
Top Companies Hiring Michigan Tech Co-ops
14 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 Smart Meets Art mtu.edu/vpa “We encourage students to run Asked what sets them apart from away and join the circus,” says Mary other students, senior Alex Weber, a Carol (M.C.) Friedrich, professor of mechanical engineering and theatre Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) at and entertainment technology dual Michigan Technological University. major, responded: “We work hard at Michigan Tech; it’s what we do.” Indeed, Huskies soar. VPA students set up sound stages for Taylor Swift, The department is tight-knit and sup- tour with Chance the Rapper, work portive. A community. VPA students behind the scenes of the Rockettes, frequently receive emails highlighting Story by Morgan Laajala, travel with the X-Men Live Action job opportunities and are members marketing major in the School Tour, and bowl with Lady Gaga. of a private Facebook group with of Business and Economics. alumni and faculty where members Morgan was hired as Career Balancing rigorous classes and Uni- Services’ first-ever social encourage one another and share media and marketing intern. versity productions, VPA students are additional opportunities. She writes for the Career also required to attend four national Services blog (blogs.mtu. conferences over the course of their VPA students are passionate, profes- edu/career), photographs events, and creates social college career. These conferences sional, and destined for success. media posts for Facebook are an opportunity for students to (@MTUCareerServices) and showcase their technical know-how Twitter (@MTUCareer). She recently landed a marketing and talents to an audience of indus- internship with MTEC Smart try professionals and peers. Their Zone, Innovation Shore’s STEAM-based education gives them business incubator an edge. Networking at these events and accelerator. lead to job interviews. Casual conver- sations can end with job offers.
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 15 16 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 ENGAGEMENT WITH CAREER SERVICES Michigan Tech Career Services connects students, employers, parents, alumni, faculty, and staff. Our collaborative programming and coaching launches and supports career journeys.
“While preparing to apply for a co-op opportunity, I wanted feedback on résumé formatting, content, and grammar, so I scheduled an appointment with Career Services and met with a coach. During my appointment, I received constructive feedback using best practices and also received tips on how to better summarize my past experience to make me more attractive to potential employers. Not only did I land the co-op with Tyco, but that experience opened doors for two more internships.”
–Matthew Rennell, Mechanical Engineering Student
“Career Services prepares students to enter the workforce. I notice the difference between students who take advantage of their services and those who don’t. They are better prepared to interact with recruiters and tend to be more successful in attaining high-quality internships and jobs. I encourage all students to take advantage of the services provided by Michigan Tech Career Services.”
–Jeffrey Wall, Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems, School of Business and Economics
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 17 CAREERFEST: OVERVIEW ENGAGEMENT WITH CAREER SERVICES
Why CareerFEST?
Recruiting season begins in September, and it’s up to us to prepare our Huskies. Launched in 2015, CareerFEST is a series of industry-sponsored events and career development programs held on campus every spring and fall.
Students explore industries, discover careers, ask questions, and meet employers on campus—all while wearing a backpack, jeans, and a many ways . . . career fairs, co-ops, with company reps in an informal sweatshirt. internships, and Industry Days. My and interactive environment. daughter Maggie graduated from Our series of nine Industry Days We connect recruiters with students Michigan Tech in 2017 with a degree brought companies to campus, looking for opportunities. in chemical engineering. She had her allowing students to experience new job offer from Kimberly-Clark before Rachel Kolb, a fourth-year mechanical she started her senior year. Just five engineering student, interned with months after graduation, Maggie Oshkosh in 2015 and was back at Michigan reconnected with the Tech recruiting for company during this “Maggie had her company at year’s Automotive Day. CareerFEST.” Rachel expressed her her job offer interest in the field of from Kimberly- –Judy Urben, parent of Michigan Tech quality engineering to Clark before the student recruiter, alumna Maggie who connected her she started her Urben ’17 to his supervisor senior year. “ technologies, talk with company standing nearby. The reps and alumni, and solidify their supervisor contacted interests. It takes what they are HR and Rachel had an learning in the classroom and applies offer letter in her inbox the very same Industry Days—Stop, Eat, it in a casual setting—with lunch! week. She begins her internship in Learn, Connect Appleton, Wisconsin, in June. See Industry Days in action: How can you help students see youtube.com/user/MTUCareer “I make it a point to tell prospective the future of industry? Show them! families how Michigan Tech connects Eighty-six percent of college students students with employers through so report they find it easier to engage
18 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 Career Development Career Fair Interview Day
Career Fair is a big event and we Our biannual Career Fair is open to The day after Career Fair, recruiters want students to feel confident all students and all majors. It’s one of stick around to conduct as many as and capable. Together with Career the largest in the country, bringing 4,300 interviews with our crazy smart Services staff, the campus community, more than 400 companies and 2,000 Huskies. Interview Day is a Michigan and industry partners, Huskies get recruiters to campus each year. Tech tradition; hundreds of faculty ready for recruiting season. More than half of Michigan Tech’s and staff donate their office space to student body makes it a point to recruiters for the day. attend Career Fair, seeking co-ops, internships, and full-time jobs.
3,400 Lunches Served During Fall CareerFEST
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 19 CAREERFEST: INDUSTRY DAYS ENGAGEMENT WITH CAREER SERVICES
Industry Days “I started networking with companies “Industry Days early and went to as many Industry Recruiters love coming to campus to meet help make the Days as possible. Recruiters knew students. Industry Days provide another reason me by name at Career Fair.” connection to make the trip. Companies get to show off –Matthew Rudy, Electrical their latest technologies—like autonomous from student to Engineering Student vehicles and manufacturing robotics. This year, professional.“ 71 companies participated in Industry Days at Michigan Tech.
Automotive Day, September 7 Manufacturing Day, September 19
13 Companies. 5 Enterprises. 29 vehicles. 1 Michigan Our second largest Industry Day brought 11 companies Tech research center. Automotive partners took over to campus—leaders in product design, robotics and campus September 7. Students got to see the future controls, advanced manufacturing, construction and through autonomous vehicles and a simulator. building design, and sustainability. Students even had the chance to weld their own laser-cut souvenir. Companies representatives from Ford, Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Cooper Standard, General This event was sponsored by Systems Control, Miller Motors, Cummins, Continental, Oshkosh, FCA, HUSCO Electric, Plexus, Kimberly-Clark, Georgia-Pacific, 3M, International, ArcelorMittal, Yanfeng Global Automotive Greenheck, Whirlpool Corporation, Azco, Inc., and Interiors, Nexteer Automotive, and Faurecia participated Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr, and Huber. in Automotive Day.
Materials Day, September 12
A 12 x 24-foot box filled with two-and-a-half tons of sand— college students aren’t too old for the sandbox when it’s ready for a foundry pour. Between labs and classes, students designed souvenir sand molds, engaged with company reps, and saw innovative products and technologies. In addition to the live demonstration, students got to explore careers in foundry, steel, and metals.
20 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 Enterprise Day, September 13
Nineteen student Enterprise teams displayed their latest industry- sponsored innovations and designs to recruit new team members and promote real-world project experience.
Energy Day, September 15
Nine companies representing electric, petroleum, and alternative energy resources met with students under our CareerFEST tent. The Power Bus, a traveling demo facility, and a 6,000- pound, modified Ford Transit 350 were some of the highlights.
Steel Day, September 20
The steel industry employs two million people worldwide and is the second largest industry in the world. Representatives from the steel industry gave students a chance to experience virtual tours and activities and learn about job opportunities.
Business Careers Day, September 25
Opportunities in finance, accounting, economics, management, engineering management, management information systems, supply chain, and marketing were featured during Business Careers Day. Students made connections that could lead to future employment.
Career Fair Cookout, September 26
All the opportunities of Career Fair, minus the stress. Twenty-one Corporate Partners mixed and mingled with students at this casual cookout, giving Huskies the chance to find their fit and make early connections before Career Fair.
Rail Day/Expo, October 3–4
Students from all disciplines were invited to see the latest technologies in the rail industry and to learn about careers in communications, power systems, computers, construction, and operations.
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 21 CAREERFEST: EVENTS ENGAGEMENT WITH CAREER SERVICES
Career Development Events
This year’s career development events focused on helping students feel prepared for recruiting season. The demand for one-on-one career advising led to innovative programming, serving more students more Problem solving. Communication. effectively: Teamwork. Technology. Leadership. Work ethic. Career management. Career Services helps students articulate their career readiness.
The Robots are Coming Handshake Genius Bar
The work of Martin Ford, Silicon Valley entrepreneur and Ninety-nine percent of Fortune 500 companies use author of the New York Times best-selling book, Rise Handshake, a web-based platform connecting students of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless and recruiters. Created in 2014 by three Michigan Tech Future, addresses the question: Do robots want your alumni, Career Services staff helped students establish a job? On September 23, he gave a public lecture and profile, upload their résumé, search for jobs, and prepare led discussions for students and faculty. The event was for Career Fair. co-sponsored by Michigan Tech’s Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts and Career Services.
22 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 Inside Scoop Studies show eating ice cream makes people happy and is a way to manage stress. So to kick off CareerFEST, 300 students were given free ice cream treats in addition to upcoming event information. Despite the cold weather, students enjoyed the novelties in mittens and hats!
RU Ready? This expo-like event prepared nearly 300 students for Career Fair with a dozen different booths offering résumé reviews, mock interviews, personal introduction practice, and the game “What Not to Wear to Career Fair!” Students also practiced networking skills over appetizers.
Mock Interviews The first few minutes of an interview are critical. But that’s also the time students can experience the most anxiety. Practicing behavior-based questions and answers helps students feel comfortable and confident. Company reps and campus professionals coached 97 students in individual, hour-long mock interviews.
Student Development Days with the Presidential Council of Alumnae (PCA) During Student Development Days with PCA, students, faculty, and staff came together to eat breakfast, hear from keynote speaker Brenda Ryan, vice chair of the Michigan Tech Board of Trustees, and engaged in roundtable discussions centering on personal branding, networking skills, and giving feedback.
Résumé Blitz We know recruiters look for well-rounded individuals. They want to see internships, Enterprise leadership, and other relevant project experiences. So this fall, industry representatives and campus professionals reviewed 393 = over the course of five days and helped students better tell their story.
Career Fair First-Timers Tour Take a few thousand people, ramp up the pressure, and place a first-year student smack dab in the middle. Career Fair can feel overwhelming. Who to talk to? Where to go? How do I know? To help remove barriers and uncertainty, Career Services, for the first time ever, offered guided tours of the event. Students got a first-hand look at how Career Fair works and how to prepare for it.
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 23 CAREERFEST: CAREER FAIR ENGAGEMENT WITH CAREER SERVICES
Fall Career Fair 2017 was the third Development Center, helped them largest in Michigan Tech history, unload their displays, and parked their with 340 organizations attending. cars. This saved recruiters valuable In addition to engineering-related time and helped raise money for the recruitment, more than 30 companies student organization, too. To top it all sought students studying business off, the band kicked off the event by administration, leading students into 60-plus desired 415 the fair, playing our computer science- fight song. related majors, and at Recruiting least 25 companies Organizations The Student looked for students in Attended our Experience: mathematics. Two Annual Find Your Fit Career Fairs Hundreds of students Valet Parking line up an hour before Come to any sporting the event. Suited event and it’s easy to up and name tags see—there’s nothing like the Huskies ready. While they wait, they consult Pep Band. They were the perfect, with our app and a physical map, spirited group to usher in a new reviewing which companies they feature of Career Fair—valet parking. intend to visit. They practice their Donned in black and gold stripes and personal introduction and conduct their trademark zany hats, members last-minute research on the companies of the Pep Band met recruiters in attendance and the positions at the front doors of the Student available.
24 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 The Recruiter Experience: Find the Talent All hotels in the area are booked for Career Fair. It’s not uncommon for recruiters to stay as far away as Escanaba, or even to camp at McLain State Park, just to get a chance at the crazy smart talent on Michigan Tech’s campus. Recruiters begin arriving at 8 am, receive their packet and breakfast, and set up displays. Inside the hospitality suite, co-sponsored by MTEC SmartZone, recruiters are invited to enjoy pasties, salads, and desserts.
There’s time to reconnect with fellow alumni and mingle with other company representatives.
Then the doors open.
Lines form quickly and students give a one-minute introduction highlighting who they are, what they’ve done, and their future plans. On average, each interaction lasts less than six minutes. Résumés are sorted before recruiters head to the after-hours reception, complete with Ambassador pizza and pickled eggs. 212 First-Timers Took the 1,700 Career Fair Tour Recruiters Came to Fall and Spring Career Fairs
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 25 CAREERFEST: RECRUITERS ENGAGEMENT WITH CAREER SERVICES
Cloudflare, Inc. East Jordan Plastics, Inc. Fast Enterprises, LLC Horner Flooring Company, Inc. Remote location. Small, regional Cognex Corporation Eclipse Engineering, Inc. Faurecia Hortech, Inc. Colegio Ingles Hidalgo Ecolab FBI–Detroit Division Houghton-Portage Township airport. Record-breaking snowfall. Coleman Engineering Company ECS Southeast, LLP Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. Schools Common Angle Edgewater Automation Fermi National Accelerator Huawei Technologies Company, Each semester, thousands of recruiters Commonwealth Associates, Inc. Edward Jones Laboratory LTD Complete Automation Resource Egan, Field, & Nowak, Inc. FEV North America Hubbell, Roth, & Clark, Inc. make their way to Michigan Tech to Complete Filtration Resources, Eisen Electric Corporation Fiat Chrysler Automobiles–US, Humana, Inc. Inc. EJ LLC Huron Casting, Inc. hire our crazy smart students. Configura, Inc. Electrical Consultants, Inc. FidCity Year HUSCO International Consensus Corporation Electro-Matic Ventures, Inc. Fincantieri Marinette Marine Hutchinson Technology Consumers Energy Electroimpact, Inc. First Command Hydro-Chem Continental AG Elite Medical Scribes Fisher Barton Specialty Products Hypevr ( iii ) DESIGN Beaumont Health System Controltec EMCS, Inc. FlexDex, Inc. I3-infotek 24G, LLC Becher-Hoppe Associates, Inc. Coveris EMD Millipore Corporation Flexfab IBM 2R Automation Bechtel CPA Global Emergent Systems Fluke Thermography Idaho National Laboratory– 3M Beijing Benz Automotive CPM Century Extrusion Emerson Process Management Fogg Filler Company Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC 906 Technologies Company, LTD CR Meyer Emotion Controls Ford Motor Company IHA A&B Packing Equipment, Inc. Belmark, Inc. Crane Engineering Empirical Bioscience Forestry Research Institute of ILF Consulting Engineers A&B Process Systems Bemis Company, Inc. Cricket Wireless Employment Services, Inc. Ghana Illinois State University A&D Technology, Inc. Benda Engineering CSX Corporation EMT International Foth & Van Dyke & Associates, Inc. InDepth Engineering Solutions, A123 Systems, LLC Bergmann Associates Cummins, Inc. Encapsys Freeport-McMoRan LLC Abbott Big Dutchman, Inc. Curt G. Joa, Inc. Energis High Voltage Resources Froedtert Health Indian Health Service Accurate Technologies, Inc. Bismarck State College Cybertrol Engineering Inc. Fujitsu Ten Indiana Department of ADEP Plastic Finisher Bitron D.L. Steiner, Inc. Enernex, LLC G&W Electric Company Environmental Management Adrian Steel Company Black & Veatch Dakkota Integrated Systems Engine Power Components Galloway Company Indiana State University Advanced Blending Solutions, LLC Black River Systems Company, Inc. Dart Container Corporation Engineered Machined Products, Inc. Gambini America Industrial and Commercial Bank Advantage Technical Resourcing Blattner Energy, Inc. Dashiell Corporation Engineering & Environmental Garmin International of China AE2S BLDI Environmental Engineering DCS Corporation Solutions, LLC GE Johnson Construction Industrial Control AECOM BNSF Railway Dearborn Mid-West Company Engro Polymers & Chemicals, LTD Company Infinity Machine & Engineering AEROTEK Bobcat DEKA Research & Development Enterforce GEI Consultants, Inc. Innotec AEW, Inc. BOE Technology Group Corporation Environmental Consulting & Genentech, Inc. Intel Corporation AGC Automotive Americas Boeing Delphi Technology, Inc. Generac Power Systems Inteva Products R&D, Inc. Bohl Equipment Dematic Environmental Protection General Dynamic Land Systems Intrepid Control Systems Aisin Technical Center of America Boise Paper DENSO Agency General Dynamics Mission IPEC, LLC Ajax Paving Industries Boldt Systems IR Telemetrics AK Steel Bolton & Menk General Motors ISG Alaska Native Tribal Health Bombardier Recreational Gentex Corporation Isuzu Technical Center of Consortium Products Gentherm America, Inc. Alberici Constructors, Inc. Borgess Medical George Xu, CPA & Company, PC ITBMS, Inc. Alliance Laundry Systems, LLC Boss Engineering Company Georgia-Pacific ITC Holdings Altair Engineering, Inc. BOSS Snowplow Gerdau J.F. Ahern Altec Industries Boston Scientific “Nucor has great Gestamp Hlabamd J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc. Amazon Boys and Girls Club of America Ghafari Associates, LLC J.R. Simplot Company American Astronomical Society BP America GHD JAC Products American Axle & Manufacturing Brady Corporation success finding GHSP Jackson County Wisconsin Land American Engineering Testing Braun Intertec GKN Driveline North America, Inc. Information Department American Forest Management Breakthrough Fuel GMB Architecture + Engineering Jackson National Life Insurance American Transmission Company Breitung Township Schools Michigan Tech Goby Company AmerIT BRP US, Inc. Golder Associates, Inc. Jacobs Ames Construction, Inc. Bruel & Kjaer Goldstrike Data, LLC Janicki Industries Amtrak Brunswick Corporation–Mercury students. They are Google, Inc. Jedco, Inc. Amway Marine Gopher Resource Jet Anderson Welding & Manufacturing Bucher Hydraulics, Inc. Gordon Aluminum JM Longyear, LLC Anheuser-Busch, LLC Buckeye Partners, LP hands-on, critical Grace Adventures John Deere ANS Consultants, Inc. Buckman Grand Rapids Controls Johnson & Johnson Apache Corporation Bulmann Dock and Lift Grand Valley State University Johnson Controls International Apple Bureau of Land Management thinkers, able and Granite Construction Company JohnsonRauhoff Applied Dynamics International Burke E. Porter Machinery Grant Thornton Johnsonville Sausage, LLC Applied Manufacturing Company Graymont JR Automation Technologies Technologies Burns & McDonnell willing to apply what Great Lakes Dredge and Dock JVH Engineering Applied Medical BW-Papersystems Company JW Consulting Applied Pavement Technology, Inc. BWI Group Great Lakes Sound and Vibration, Kaiser Permanente Applus RTD C.G. Bretting Manufacturing they learn in the Inc. Kapur & Associates, Inc. Appvion, Inc. Company, Inc. Great Lakes Water Authority Kaukauna Area School District Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc. C2AE classroom to real-world Green Timber Consulting Kay Manufacturing Aramco Services Company C3 Corporation Foresters Kellogg Community College Arbor Financial Credit Union Cadillac Casting, Inc. Greenheck Fan Corporation Kerkau Manufacturing Arbor Networks California Department of Forestry challenges.” GreenStone Farm Credit Services Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa ARC Engineering Solutions and Fire Protection GS Engineering Community College Arcadis Calumet Electronics Corporation GTB Kiekert USA ArcelorMittal Campbell Grinder –Max Rebottaro GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. Kiewit Archer Daniels Midland Company Canadian National Railway H-O-H Water Technology Kimberly-Clark Arconic Company H.C. Starck King Abdulaziz University Arctic Cat Canadian Pacific ’14, Melt Shop Hacker Fellows King Mongkut’s University of Ardisam, Inc. Cardinal CG Company Hale Area Schools Technology North Bangkok Argonne National Laboratory Cardinal Glass Industries Halla Mechatronics Kingscott Associates, Inc. Aristeia Capital Cardinal Health Maintenance Engineer, Handshake Kohler AROW Global Corporation Cardone Industries, Inc. Hankinson Renewable Energy Kondex Aspirus Carl Zeiss, Inc. Hanon Systems Koppers, Inc. AstenJohnson Carlisle Interconnect Nucor Harada Kraemer North America Astronautics Corporation of Technologies Harley-Davidson Motor Company Krech Ojard & Associates, Inc. America Carlson Environmental Harman International Kroenke Sports and Atlas Copco Compressors, LLC Consultants Hartney Greymont Entertainment Atrio Carmeuse Lime & Stone HDR, Inc. KS Kolbenschmidt US, Inc. Attwood Carnegie Mellon University–CPDC DePuy Synthes EPIC Systems Corporation Headway Technologies, Inc. KUKA Robotics Atwell Case Western Reserve University Design Systems, Inc. Epitec, Inc. Heartland Business Systems L.E. Jones Company August Winter & Sons, Inc. Caterpillar Detroit Engineered Products, Inc. EPMAPS Heckler & Koch L&L Products Auto-Owners Insurance Company CCI Systems Detroit Stoker Company eScience Labs HELLA LafargeHolcim Autocam CDM Smith Dexco Polymers ESG Automotive Hemlock SemiConductor Lakes Accounting Autoliv ASP, Inc. CE Power Dhawan and Kapoor Gas Turbines ESI Henkels & McCoy, Inc. (H&M) Landis+Gyr AVL Cerner Corporation DiPonio Contracting, Inc. Essity Herding Filtration Lansing Board of Water and Light Axalta Coating Systems Chang Zhou University Disher Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories, HGST Larson Engineering, Inc. AZCO, Inc. Changan US R&D Center DNR Professional Scientific Services, Highland Copper Company Leidos, Inc. BAE Systems, Inc. Charter House Innovation Domino’s LLC Highland Ventures Lemnatec, Inc. Balance Technology ChemDesign Domtar Evoqua Water Technologies History Center of Olmsted County Lentigen Technology, Inc. Bank of Princeton Chengwatana Farm Doosan Bobcat Exa Corporation Hitachi Automotive Systems Levant Power Corporation Barr Engineering Company Chicago Black Hawks Dragun Corporation Excel Engineering Americas, Inc. LHB Barracuda Networks, Inc. Ciorba Group, Inc. DTE Energy Expera Specialty Solutions Honda Life Fitness Barrick Gold Corporation City of Adrian Duke Energy Extreme Engineering Solutions Honeywell Linamar Barton Malow Company City of Hastings E80 Plus Constructors, LLC FAAC, Inc. Honor the Earth Linkn Engineering Company BASF Corporation Clark Dietz Eagle Mine Fantasee Lighting Hooper Corporation Littelfuse Bay Motor Products Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. EASi, LLC FANUC America Corporation Hormel Foods LLamasoft BCI Burke Company, LLC ClimateMaster, Inc.
26 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Norgren Automation Solutions Ricardo, Inc. SCHERDEL Sales & Technology Srico, Inc. University of Michigan Loram Maintenance of Way Northeast Technical Services, Inc. Rice Engineering, Inc. Schneider SSAB Americas University of Notre Dame Los Alamos National Laboratory Northern Hardwoods Lumber Rice Lake Weighing Systems Schneider Electric St. Marys Foundry, Inc. University of Washington LSM Systems Engineering Company, LLC Ridenour Building Schreiber Foods Stanley Healthcare Solutions University of Wisconsin–Madison M-B Companies, Inc. Northern Trust Rieth-Riley Construction Schweitzer Engineering Starkey Hearing Technologies UP Engineers & Architects M.A. Mortenson Northrop Grumman Corporation Company, Inc. Laboratories State of Michigan, Department UP Health System–Portage M.J. Electric, LLC Northwestern Health Sciences River Valley Testing Corporation Scientific Research Corporation of Natural Resources–Forest US Army Aviation and Missile MacLean Power Systems University Road Commission for Oakland SE3, LLC Resources Division Research, Development, and MacLean-Fogg Northwoods Paper Converting County Seagrave Fire Apparatus, LLC Steady Hand Farm Engineering Center Magliner, Inc. Notion Robert Bosch, LLC Seepoly Biomaterial, Inc. StockX US Bank Magna International Novatron Controls Rockline Industries Seimans, Inc. Stratec Security Corporation US Customs and Border Mahindra Novavax Rockwell Automation Sensata Technologies Strategic Government Resources Protection–Heartland Region Malibu Boats Novelis Structural Concepts US Fish and Wildlife Service Manhard Consulting, LTD Nowak and Fraus Engineers Stryder Corporation USDA Forest Service Marathon Petroleum Company LP Nsight Stryker Utility Lines Construction Services Marinette Marine NSK Corporation Summit Machine, Inc. Utility Supply and Construction Materialise USA, LLC Nucor Superior AmeriCorps VA Systems MathWorks, Inc. Nutshell Superior Automation Valbruna Slater Stainless, Inc. Maxim Integrated OHM Advisors “The students we Superior Diesel, Inc. Valeo, Inc. McCarthy & Smith, Inc. OMNOVA Solutions Surface Combustion, Inc. Validation Associates, LLC MDA Information Systems, LLC Open Systems International, Inc. SW Bridge Engineers Vantage Plastics Mead & Hunt, Inc. Optimal CAE, Inc. interact with on Swansea University Vector Means Industries, Inc. Orbital ATK Synchrogrib Vehma International, Inc. Medtronic Oerlikon Metco Synergy Broadband Vera Bradley Mega Circuit, Inc. Oryana campus always bring Syntel, Inc. VerHalen Commercial Interiors Megger Oshkosh Corporation System Integration Verso Corporation Membrane Process & Controls, Inc. Owen-Ames-Kimball Company Systems Control Vertafore Mercury Marine Pacific Pile & Marine their A-game. Whether Take My Word For It! Village of Howard Mercy Integrated Laboratories Packaging Corporation of Tannas Company Visa Lighting, an Oldenburg Meridian Health Plan America Target Corporation Group Company MeritOne Solutions Packaging Engineering it’s at an info session, Tata Technologies Voith Meri Environmental Meritor Paochang Tung Tech Talent Consulting Labs, LLC Solutions, Inc. MetalTek International Paper Converting Machine Technology Resource Group Voith Paper, Inc. Metco Services Company Career Fair, Energy Tekton, Inc. Volvo Metro Consulting Associates Parker Hannifin Corporation Telecom Gateway VRSI Metro Engineering Collisions Parker Sporlan Tellon Trading Wacker Chemical Corporation Meyer Contracting, Inc. Parr Instrument Company Day, or Senior Design, Tenneco Wade Trim Michigan Air Products Paslin Terumo Medical Corporation Walbec Group | Payne & Dolan, Michigan Department of Natural Patrick Engineering Tesla Inc., Northeast Asphalt, Inc. Resources Patti Engineering they never fail to Tesoro Zenith Tech, Inc. Michigan Department of PCI Test Products, Inc. Walbridge Transportation PDQ Manufacturing, Inc. impress us. It’s a good Tethers Unlimited, Inc. Walbro, LLC Michigan Scientific Corporation PEA Texas Scenic Company Walmart Michigan Tech Energy Man- Peace Corps Texas Woman’s University Walt Disney agement Peckham, Inc. day when we get them Textron Ware Technology Services Michigan Technological University Pedigo Products TGW Systems, Inc. Washington State Department of Microgrid Labs PENN Automotive The Christman Company Natural Resources Micron Technology, Inc. Penn Yan Academy to commit to DTE for The Conti Group Water Tech, Inc. Miller Electric Manufacturing Pennsylvania State University The Digital Garden Water Technology, Inc. Company Performance Complete Metal The Dow Chemical Company Water Works and Light Miller Engineers and Scientists Solutions an internship, co-op, or The Hill Group Commission Mills Fleet Farm Permasteelisa North America The J.M. Smucker Company Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Milwaukee Tool Company Corporation The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc. Wausau Coated Minnesota DNR–Forestry Peter Basso Associates, Inc. full-time opportunity. The Opus Group We Inspire Minnesota Forest Industries Pettibone Heavy Equipment The Vollrath Company, LLC WEC Energy Group Minnesota Power Group The Walsh Group Weir Minerals Minnesota Reading Corps Pfizer We’ve said for years, Therma-Tron-X, Inc. Western Digital Minth North America, Inc. Phoenix Trailers ThermoAnalytics, Inc. Western Electrical Services, Inc. Miron Construction PIDC Thornton Tomasetti Westshore Consulting Missouri Department of Pieper Electric, Inc. they come to us job- Thrivent Financial Westwood Professional Services Conservation Pike Lumber Thyssenkrupp Whirlpool Corporation Missouri University of Science Pikes Peak Community College Tile Redi William A. Kibbe & Associates, and Technology Plante Moran ready, willing and able Town & Country Engineering, Inc. Inc. MIT Lincoln Laboratory Plasan Carbon Composites TOYOTA Williams International Mobis North America, LLC Plexus Corporation TPAO Wilson Engineering, LLC Modineer Company Polaris Industries to tackle challenges. Trane—Ingersoll Rand Winsert, Inc. MODIS Engineering Polymer Technology Company TRC Companies Wirtz Manufacturing Company, Molex, Inc. Potlatch Triangle Associates, Inc. Inc. Morley Companies, Inc. POWER Engineers, Inc. Go Huskies!” Trison Engineering Group Wisconsin Department of Mortenson Construction Powertech Services, Inc. Triumph Gear Systems–Macomb Transportation Mosaic Pratt & Miller Engineering True China Wisconsin Public Radio MSA Professional Services Pratt & Whitney –John C. Dau, TRW Automotive Wisconsin Public Service MTS Systems Corporation Praxair–NY TST Infrastructure, LLC Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company Precision Edge Surgical Products Honorary Alumni Tug Hill Operating Inc. Nanolab Technologies Company Turkish Petroleum Corporation Wolverine Power Cooperative NASA–Kennedy Space Center Precision Planting Tweet-Garot Mechanical, Inc. Worthington Industries National Aerospace Solutions Premier Marine Award ’17, Plant Two Men and a Truck International WSP USA National Air and Space Premier Power Maintenance Uber Technologies, Inc. XALT Energy Intelligence Center Prevention Genetics UBS Xeratec Corporation National Institute of Water and Pridgeon and Clay Manager, DTE Energy Uchiyama Marketing & XTRA Lease, a Berkshire Atmospheric Research Process Results, Inc. Development America, LLC Hathaway Company National Marrow Donor Program Procter & Gamble Underwriters Laboratories, LLC Yakima Valley College National Security Agency Progressive Insurance Union Pacific Railroad Yanfeng Global Automotive National University of Science Prudential Advisors United Piping, Inc. Interiors and Technology PSN Technologies Rockwell Collins Sentry United States Air Force YAPP Automotive Systems, Inc. Native Village of Eyak Purdue University Roehl Transport Sequoia Applied Solutions United States Army YMCA Naval Surface Warfare Center Quad/Graphics, Inc. Roen Salvage Company SGS Commercial Aging Services United States Army Corps of YMER Technology, Inc. Navistar, Inc. QuantConnect ROLergo Shape Corporation Engineers–Detroit District YTC America, Inc. Neapco, LLC Quest Global Roush Industries Shell Oil Company United States Department of Zee Water & Energy Neenah Foundry Quicken Loans Family of ROWE Professional Services Short Elliot Hendrickson, Inc. Defense ZF North America, Inc. Neenah Paper, Inc. Companies Company Sidock Group, Inc. United States Navy Recruiting Zhejiang Environmental Nemak R&E Automated Systems RS&H Siemens Corporation District–Chicago Protection Institute Nevada Automotive Test Center R&M Rehabilitation Rukkila, Negro, and Associates Signature Research, Inc. United States Steel Corporation Zimmer Biomet New Ascent, Inc. Rail Construction Equipment CPAs, PC SL America United Technologies Research ZymoGenetics, Inc. New Hudson Facades Randstad Engineering Saginaw and Midland School Smart Monkeys, Inc. Center Newcor, Inc. Realtime Utility Engineers, Inc. District SME Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. Newkirk Electric Associates, Inc. Redi-Rock International Saint-Gobain Sodexo Universal Orlando Nexient Reed Exhibitions Company Sakthi Automotive Group Somat Engineering, Inc. Universidad Nacional de San Luis Nexteer Automotive Reising Ethington, PC Saturn Systems Software Spalding DeDecker University at Buffalo–the State Nissan Motor Corporation Remote Tiger Engineering Specialty Granules, LLC University of New York Nissan Technical Center RFA Engineering SC Johnson & Son, Inc. Spicer Group, Inc. University of Guelph North America RGBSI SCA Tissue North America Sprint University of Illinois at Chicago Norfolk Naval Shipyard Rhetech Schap Specialty Machine SRC University of Iowa
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 27 CORPORATE PARTNER CONNECTION
On Campus Launching career journeys. Coaching students. Hiring Huskies. Our Corporate Partners support Career Services’ mission.
Corporate Partner Membership Hire the next generation of talent. Increase your visibility on campus. Some benefits include:
• Invitation to our annual Corporate Advisory Board meeting • Participation in panel discussions with students Become a • Partner-exclusive events member today: • Campus spending accounts Contact Sharon Attaway, • Preferred locations at Career Fair Associate Director of • Free interview rooms on campus Employer Relations, [email protected] 906-487-3275
28 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 ENGAGEMENT WITH CAREER SERVICES
Gold Partners
Silver Partners
Copper Partners
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 29 ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING ENGAGEMENT WITH CAREER SERVICES
Additional Programming Career 365 Throughout the year, we’re behind-the-scenes, setting the stage for our students to be headliners. Our innovative programming brings career culture to the center stage.
Corporate Advisory Board and Signing Day
Career Fair isn’t the end of opportunities. Recruitment isn’t a single event—it’s a process. Recognizing this, Career Services developed a new program to serve students 365 days a year.
FutureU Mentoring Program
Signing Day celebrates the many Huskies who secure internships, co-ops, and full-time jobs with our Corporate Partners.
A seat on our advisory board is a perk of annual corporate sponsorship. Corporate Partners come to campus in April to discuss recruiting challenges, evolving student needs, and programming. This year’s event included student panels and Q&A with board members.
New this year. A chance to give back. Career Services, in partnership with Alumni Engagement, is connecting students and alumni professionals through PeopleGrove mentoring platform. First-year students will soon be matched with a mentor who can provide valuable guidance, advice, and connections.
30 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 1,134 Received One-on-One Career Coaching
1400 Townsend Drive Blizzard T. Husky 906-487-1111 Houghton, MI 49931 [email protected] Career Plus EDUCATION
Michigan Technological University—Houghton, MI 1998 Honorary Degree, Bachelor of Science, Business (Public Relations) Social interaction and interviews can be challenging, PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mascot, Michigan Technological University—Houghton, MI Fall 1997 to present Energize campus community and create a positive, upbeat climate at sporting and special events for a public especially for individuals with hidden disabilities like anxiety research university serving 7,000+ undergraduate and graduate students Promote unifying school spirit among current and prospective members of the student body Spread good cheer and goodwill as campus ambassador at local, regional and state-wide events Model sportsmanship and respect at Division I hockey and Division II football, basketball and soccer games and autism spectrum disorder. Career Plus was developed with Experienced weightlessness as first mascot to visit the Kennedy Space Center CAMPUS LEADERSHIP AND INVOLVEMENT
Line Marshall, Michigan Technological University—Houghton, MI Spring 1998 to present this student population in mind. Each week, a small group of Lead newly minted graduates from arena during commencement exercises
Member, Michigan Tech Hockey Fall 1997 to present Train, skate and perform at all home games students meets with advisors to talk career and life skills.
Welcome Committee, Michigan Tech Family Weekend Fall 1997 to present Interact with 350+ Michigan Tech families during weekend-long festivities that include campus and community events
Cymbals, Michigan Tech Pep Band Spring 2014 Performed with band while riding a jet ski during St. Patrick Day Parade in St. Louis, Missouri Served as good luck charm to Men’s Basketball Team during their NCAA first round win COMMUNITY SERVICE Career on Caffeine Volunteer, Tailgate Tour—Houghton, MI Summer 2017 Welcomed and greeted guests to an event and fundraiser supporting the community crisis center
Volunteer, National Night Out—Houghton, MI Summer 2014 Partner with McGruff the Crime Dog, to teach safety t0 elementary school students MEDIA Casual career conversations over coffee and caffeinated beverages. Generate campus buzz on social media platforms by posing for student selfies Served as poster dog for the “Wash Your Paws” campaign to prevent the spread of germs ADDITIONAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS Career Services staff conducted roundtable discussions across
Energetic self-starter with a flair for getting the job done Keen ability to engage and excite crowds yielding positive real-time results on social media campus. Students came with questions including co-op housing, Able to convey positive messaging with only the use of nonverbal communication negotiating multiple offers, life after graduation, how to connect with alumni, and work-visa requirements.
Advising
Every student is different. One-on-one career advising gives students individual career coaching to meet specific needs. Advisors help students at any point in their job search—from writing a cover letter to negotiating a salary.
Michigan Technological University Career Services Administration Building 220 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, Michigan 49931 HUSKYCAREER-HOW CFORHOW PARENTS FALL 2017
We want to be a part of your team, A Letter from the Director assisting your student in meeting their end goals after graduation. This In Designing your Life, Burnett % publication provides insight into and Evans note that most 94 career services events and the people identify their passion job placement career process, to ensure you have rate after they try something, discover
HOW the information necessary to effectively guide your student. they like it and then go on to master it. This is why our events are purposefully What We Do hands-on and interactive, created in • We’re different - there’s a tent, collaboration with faculty, staff, and corporate a lot of food, and many people partners. The goal is to provide your student visiting campus who want to an opportunity to gain new insights into meet your student careers and industries they may have • We keep it easy - find us in the middle of campus throughout otherwise never considered. September, under the tent, and We want to help them find their passions most of our events are casual and pursue meaningful experiences. How can your (jeans and backpacks welcome) That is success. Like us! Follow us! • We know students - they love a free meal, so we feed them at Thank you for taking this journey with your company most of our events DTE Learning Center In-Class Presentationshttps://www.facebook.com/MTUCareerServices Husky Chow student and remember - we want to be a part get involved? What You Can Do of your team. https://twitter.com/MTUCareer • Check out this newsletter • Stay up to date through our website and social media Like other learning centers on Career ServicesAttend CareerFEST provides / Career Fair Career-How IS HUSKY C WHAT • Remind your student that wefor have Parents. a lot going on in September Steve Patchin campus, the Career Services Learning presentations Join Partnership to Programgroups on We invite parents to beDirector a part of Career Services of Post Jobs / Internships / Co-ops Check out MTUCareer Services Channel Center has a staff of undergraduate campus, including Hire Huskies! classes, student our team, supporting“I’m excited for the challengestudents of working for Amazon because in their projects are on such a large scale. Traveling to Seattle for [email protected] | www.mtu.edu/career training was incredible, but I’m looking forward to working in For more information downtown Detroit while the city is making its comeback.” (906) 487-2313 | 220 Administration Building and graduate peer coaches who can organizations,Sharon residence Attaway halls, and their career journey. Every semester - Monica Fraser 906.487.3275 | [email protected] 1400 Townsend Drive | Houghton | MI 49931 2017 Alumna, Computer Engineering help students with: student government. By request, we the Husky Chow Amazonnewsletter - Software Development Engineer provides • Résumé and cover letter writing present on a variety of career-related insight into Career Services’ events • Interview skills topics specific to the needs of and the career process, helping • Personal introduction and each group. parents support their students networking skills more effectively. • LinkedIn • Writing a post-interview thank you • Offer deadline extension requests • Offer acceptance or declination 30 • Job search strategies In-Class Presentations
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 31 32 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 MICHIGAN TECH CAREER WINS: STUDENT SUCCESS STORIES
Crazy smart students get hired. They land paid positions with companies across the country, gain experience, and make an impact. Michigan Tech prepared them.
“Michigan Tech fosters teamwork, growth, inclusion, and productivity—a culture that aligns with Dow’s core values. The result is a successful, influential employee and member of the Dow family.”
–Wilmer Lidke ’05, Lead IT Architect-Human Resources, The Dow Chemical Company
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 33 MICHIGAN TECH PREPARED ME SUCCESS STORIES
Aaron Christianson Theatre and Entertainment Technology Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre—Logan, Utah How I found my internship: Through a faculty member
“Michigan Tech gives students skills other universities ignore, and that makes us valuable as employees and leaders.”
Michael Conard Computer Science MTS Systems Corporation—Eden Prairie, Minnesota How I found my job: Career Fair “I love programming, and if you love what you’re doing every day, every day is your favorite day.”
Colette Boileau Engineering Management NASA—Fairmont, West Virginia How I found my job: Online application “Even as an intern, I feel like I’m making a difference in helping explore and expand scientific research into outer space. I am working on projects that can change history.”
34 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 Ryan Thompson Mechanical Engineering The Walt Disney Company—Lake Buena Vista, Florida How I found my job: Disney career site “I gained a better understanding of engineering at Disney Parks and Resorts, along with growing my professional network with Disney engineers. There is so much more to Disney than I ever expected.”
Nathan Shaiyen Communication, Culture, and Media DexYP—Dallas, Texas How I found my job: Handshake
”I had to be ready to do things I hadn’t done before. I took it as a learning opportunity. My team was friendly, warm, and encouraging.”
Kiran Udayakumar Environmental Engineering Braun Intertec—Williston, North Dakota How I Found My Job: Career Fair
“Toward the end of my co-op, my supervisor nominated me for the co-op of the year award. I credit the recognition to the constant support from my mentors at Michigan Tech who motivated me to go above and beyond and excel during this experience.”
What Kiran’s supervisor had to say: “Kiran immediately Pipeline, and highway projects including the Lewis and shined as an intern. He is mature, knowledgeable, Clark Bridge and Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Highway 12. and articulate. He quickly learned the procedures and Kiran’s performance exceeded all expectations. He methods for testing construction materials with an exemplifies a well-educated engineer on his way to a awareness to safety and best engineering practices. I successful career. For his outstanding performance, chose to have him trained in Occupational Safety and hard work, and attention to safety, I chose him to be the Health Administration (OSHA 10-Hour Training) so he Braun Intertec 2017 Co-op of the Year.” could work on oilfield projects like The Dakota Access –Jeremiah Gibson, Operations Supervisor
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 35 36 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 MICHIGAN TECH ALUMNI: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Michigan Tech grads get jobs. Their discoveries make humans healthier and technology smarter. Our family of more than 70,000 alumni create the future. Meet a few:
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 37 WHERE ARE THEY NOW? SUCCESS STORIES
Sarah Itchue ’15, Forestry Technician, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
“If you had asked me when I started at Michigan Tech if I would be working on sustainable forestry and wildland fire, I would have laughed. But I love it. I get to walk in the woods every single day and call it work. So many people come to my jobsite every weekend to escape their reality, and here I am living it every day! Not only that, but I’ve gotten to travel to British Columbia to fight wildfire—a once-in-a-lifetime experience. My job is never the same, my coworkers are amazing, and my worst day of work is still better than most people’s best days!”
Andrew Londo ‘92 ‘00, Assistant Extension Director for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ohio State University Extension
“I attribute much of my success to a combination of what my dad taught me growing up and what I learned at Michigan Tech. My professors Marty Jurgensen and Glenn Mroz were very influential. They not only taught me how to be a good teacher, but the importance and know-how to develop professional relationships. Much like Marty, I have made a career of owing people beverages! These skills, taught at home and refined at Michigan Tech, served me well in my professional and personal life.”
Kathy Calder Haselmaier ’84, Retired Manager, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, Editor, WorkingParentStories.com
“By the time I was ready to graduate from Michigan Tech, I’d had three summer internships and a six-month co-op position. I knew I didn’t want to write code as a career, so I sought out technical sales positions, and landed a technical marketing position at Hewlett-Packard in Colorado. Over the course of my career, I held a variety of marketing positions and found I preferred communication-related positions the most, along with working with customers and partners. My degree helped me launch my career at HP—and my experiences in PR with the Michigan Tech Student Foundation (MTSF) served me well in my marketing-communication roles.”
38 | Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 Taylor Usitalo ’08, Orthodontist, Hero Practice Services
“I attended Michigan Tech because it has a strong pre-dental/medical program. The University boasts high acceptance rates into professional schools while preparing students for David Arnold ’11, the rigorous schedule. After receiving ADAS Test Engineer, Mercedes-Benz my Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree Research and Development North in 2014, I was accepted into the University of Michigan’s Orthodontic Residency program. They accept “I don’t know any specific thing seven people a year out of about 400 that prepared me for my current applicants. I received my master’s position . . . I never took an degree in orthodontics in 2017. automotive class in my life! What Michigan Tech prepared me for the attracted me to mechanical classes and labs I faced while in engineering was its broad scope dental school.” and applicability. Organization and preparedness are important. Discipline and persistence is what got me through class. I am not the most technically knowledgeable person out there, but I have been told that being a hard-worker and being easy to get along with is more important. No one wants to work with a jerk.”
Career Services Annual Report 2016–17 | 39 Volunteer. Mentor. Give Back.
Huskies make a difference. You can, too. Learn how—visit mtu.edu/alumni/connect/volunteer
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* 77.88% full-time jobs, 1.73% military, 12.1% graduate school; Data throughout book reflects 2016–17 academic calendar year. mtu.edu/career
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