Impact Class of 2013 Post-Graduation Plans
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Career Services Impact Class of 2013 post-graduation plans Dustin Zubke ’13 | Physics Michelle DeRienzo ’13 Dustin won the prestigious Engineering Parker Martin ’13 | Engineering Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, Michelle works at Honeywell in Parker works at TrellisWare which provides funding for a year Torrance, Calif., in the aerospace Technologies in San Diego as of independent study and travel division conducting work with a hardware engineer. He went abroad. He’ll travel to Germany, heat exchangers. She discovered to an information session, met Spain, Australia, China and India Honeywell through the Speed recruiters at the fall Career Fair and to explore the challenges facing the global solar industry Networking event and the fall Career Fair. Michelle learned interviewed on campus as well as and how those challenges are being addressed so that about this particular job from an email sent to engineering at TrellisWare before he was offered a job: “After visiting solar power can compete successfully with fossil fuels majors: “The OCS helped me in a variety of ways, from OCS for advice on improving my resume, I immediately as a key energy source: “The OCS was such a valuable reviewing cover letters, resumes and my LinkedIn profile to wished I had dropped by sooner. With the assistance of OCS, resource throughout my years at Mudd. The career fairs and networking at events such as Speed Networking and Mudd I met representatives from dozens of companies at a Speed networking events offered a great chance to interact with on the Road. However, the most helpful thing the OCS did for Networking event, got on-site interviews and accepted a job employers and learn about all the opportunities available me was providing support and encouragement. Everyone is offer at TrellisWare Technologies. I owe much of my success to physics majors. I was surprised to learn that a physics incredibly invested in the students who visit their office. It was to the OCS staff’s hard work, dedication and willingness to degree could lead to a job in finance, software, engineering like having my own personal job-hunt cheerleaders!” lend a hand, and I am grateful for their help.” and, happily for me, renewable energy. The OCS helped me organize my experience on my resume and coached me Max Korbel ’13 | Engineering Brianna Posadas ’13 through interviews and job offer negotiations. The OCS is Max received a full-time offer Engineering so devoted to helping students and will do everything they from Intel in Santa Clara, Calif., Brianna is an education consultant can to get you an internship, a job or entrance into graduate after two successful internships with AIC Education in the Shenzhen, school. I am so grateful for the experiences and knowledge I there that were attained through China office. She found her position gained from the OCS!” connections made with recruiters, through the MUDDlink* web-based, students and professors at career-management system: “I Lisbeth Santana ’13 HMC. He works with the Many Integrated Cores group on went to Career Services several times throughout my four Mathematics the Xeon Phis supercomputer co-processor: “OCS helped years at Mudd to have my resume reviewed, to prep for Lisbeth works for Teach for America me significantly with all my summer and post-graduation interviews and to receive general, job-search guidance. I also in San Jose, Calif. She discovered plans. Discussions with staff helped me figure out which attended several of the workshops, from Career Fair Advice the opportunity through an email of my options would benefit me most in my future career. to Financial Planning, and found them extremely helpful in from the TFA recruiter at The OCS also helped me refine my resume to impress my job search. But the most useful service of the career Claremont Colleges: “OCS was a lot recruiters at the Career Fair and get interviews. Mudd on center was absolutely MUDDlink, because that is where I of help during my four years at HMC. They helped me with the Road was a great opportunity to learn about the found my job! I can’t thank Career Services enough for all decisions ranging from choosing a major during sophomore different work environments offered by companies and to their support and guidance; I would have never found the year to choosing a path that was right for me after college. gain connections with employers. OCS events on perfect job for me if it weren’t for their services.” They helped me with resumes and cover letters and gave campus helped me network with alumni and me very helpful interview tips that I know I will continue to professionals. They also taught me how to communicate Garrett Menghini ’13 use. Most of all, as an international student, the career center professionally with companies about job and internship Engineering helped me learn and adapt to the American job market.” offers. I would not be where I am today without OCS’s Garrett works at SpaceX, in help.” Hawthorne, Calif., as a radio Jessica Stringham ’13 frequency engineer. He received Computer Science Kacyn Fujii ’13 | Engineering the offer after a summer internship Jessica received a full-time Kacyn received a National Science with the company prior to his senior position at Yelp in San Francisco. Foundation Graduate Research year: “The OCS worked with me begininning in my first year, She met the recruiters at the fall Fellowship. She will attend helping to develop my interviewing skills and my resume. Career Fair: “The OCS helped Stanford University and will work in More importantly, the OCS provided the opportunities to me to develop confidence and the electrical engineering connect with alumni and employers. It is these relationships explore career options. I met recruiters at the Career Fair, department. She selected Stanford with my peers that will have the greatest impact on my which led to an internship last summer and a full-time because of its interdisciplinary research opportunities, continued personal and career development.” position after graduation. Through the OCS, I received strong coursework offerings and entrepreneurial culture: “I feedback about my resume at the Resume Roadshow began visiting the OCS as a first-year for help with my *During 2012–2013, the career-management system and office appointments, as well as interview feedback resume, which is useful whether you’d like to find a job or was called MUDDlink; the name changed in fall 2013 to and tips through mock interviews. Their knowledgeable internship or go to graduate school. Even though I went the ClaremontConnect. staff helped me make decisions about my career. I’m so grad-school route, I still went to the career fairs and grateful for their help!” thought they were an excellent resource. I got an internship offer from the Career Fair, but chose to spend my summer conducting research instead. My best experience with the OCS was Mudd on the Road, where I got to learn more about companies and network with employers and alumni.” Immediate Plans for HMC Degrees Pursued in Graduate/ Director’s Note Graduates –187 Students Professional School The academic year began with a flurry of Employment ...117/63 percent M.S. ....................................... 5 activity—and a shortage of career cakes. Full-time job (97) Still searching (20) M.S./Ph.D. .............................. 7 We ran out of cupcakes after greeting Graduate/ Teaching credential ................. 1 Professional School ...57/30 percent more than 90 students during our fall (including teaching credential) Ph.D. ....................................40 Open House. Shortly after, we received Gap year ............... 3/2 percent a surge of appointment requests from (Traveling, internships or part-time work) How well did HMC women planning to attend the annual Other .................... 8/4 percent Grace Hopper Celebration of Women In (Fellowships/national awards/undecided) prepare you for a job? Computing Conference. We presented a quick workshop, just for those attending, in addition to offering a multitude of other services, including a Not at all ................................. 2 Speed Networking event. Fellowships Somewhat ............................23 Seventy-nine employers and 498 students attended the Oct. 12 Very well ..............................58 Watson Fellowship ...................... 2 record-breaking Career Fair. Afterward, several employers conducted Total Respondents 83 Fulbright Scholar Program ........... 1 on-campus interviews. We also experienced a new phenomenon: many of our first-year students secured internships at prestigious companies. Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program ..... 1 This demonstrates the desire employers have for identifying and recruiting National Science Foundation .......5 talent early. Although many seniors secured full-time employment offers from that first event, the spring Career Fair. still attracted 385 students and 62 Salary Offers Median Salary $77,500 employers. Also, we hosted a well-attended graduate school application $25,000 – $29,000 4 workshop featuring a talk led by a grad school advisor from Georgia Tech. $30,000 – $34,999 2 In reviewing our senior survey, I’m thrilled by the number of our $45,000 – $49,999 2 graduates who have secured fabulous jobs at great companies. Salaries $50,000 – $54,999 2 have increased for the second consecutive year. We’ve seen an increase $55,000 – $59,999 3 in start-up companies this recruiting season as the new accelerator $60,000 – $64,999 5 groups join forces with the incubators to keep top talent—such as Harvey $65,000 – $69,999 10 Mudd College graduates—in Southern California’s growing Santa Monica $70,000 – $74,999 11 tech community. $75,000 – $79,999 11 In this report, you’ll find comments from nine incredible students, who $80,000 – $84,999 7 used career services, some for all four years. It’s such a pleasure to work $85,000 – $89,999 1 with these gracious, humble young people, our future industry leaders.