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The University of Iowa Marvin A. and Rose Lee Pomerantz Career Center

2013-2014 Annual Report Year in Review

Table of Contents Mission Statement 2 Table of Contents Pomerantz Career Center assists The 2 Mission Statement University of Iowa 4 UI Student Facts with enrollment 5 Career Advancement management by empowering 8 Experiential Education undergraduate 9 Community Involvement students to become 10 Dual Career Services leaders, maximize their potential and 11 Academic and Leadership Programs achieve professional 14 Corporate and Community Relations success. We 14 Employer Relations and Events accomplish this

14 Employer Relations Program Participants through professional advising, innovative 16 Career Fairs and experiential 16 Recruiting Statistics education and 17 Top Hiring Internship Organizations the development of extraordinary 18 2013-2014 Annual Graduate Survey relationships with our 19 Statewide Impact stakeholders. 21 Fortune 500 companies Hiring UI Students

21 Top Full-time Employers Hiring UI Students

Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 2 2013-2014 Quick Facts

Pomerantz Career Center serves 6,500+ students participated in career-related undergraduates from the Colleges workshops and programs of Business, Liberal Arts and 6,300+ Sciences, Education and select student advising sessions were conducted

services through a partnership by Peer Advisors, Career Advisors and staff with the College of Engineering 8,000+ and the College of Nursing to job, internship and volunteer oppor- prepare them for and assist them tunities were posted on HireaHawk.com with their career and leadership 4,800+ development. Through advising, interviews were hosted on campus during the year Michelle Nguyen academic courses, internships 8,000 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS and volunteer opportunities, miles were traveled by Center staff to AND SCIENCES career events and job search conduct employer outreach Political Science,May 2014 strategies, students have a better 262,333 “Through the services and courses understanding of not only visitis to the www.careers.uiowa.edu offered by the Pomerantz Career website Center, I strengthened my leadership how to find and obtain jobs 225+ skills and abilities. Additionally, I and internships, but how to be learned to recognize my strongest students participated in the Career traits as an individual leader and apply successful in them. Leadership Academy each semester these traits towards all personal and professional opportunities.” 2,600 approximate combined student attendance at three career fairs

Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 3 University of Iowa University of Iowa Students Students Enrollment Report: Undergraduates – Fall Semester of 2013-2014 School Year College of College of College of College of Liberal Arts College of Business Education Engineering and Sciences Nursing Fall 2013 Enrollment Data for Men 1,537 85 1,557 7,158 35 Women 958 365 439 8,775 509 Undergraduates from Colleges of Transgender 1 0 0 1 0 ORIGIN Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), Resident 900 263 978 9,107 342 Non-resident 1,266 172 1,018 7,173 202

Education, Nursing, Engineering ETHNICITY African American 13 4 38 524 4 and Tippie College of Business: UI American Indian or Native American 1 0 2 35 1 Asian American 50 4 78 523 8 Registrar (Fall 2013) Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 3 0 3 13 0 Hispanic 71 22 96 1,052 16 2 or More 35 5 42 420 8 Total Minority 173 35 259 2,567 37 Caucasian 1,487 378 1,497 11,372 480

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: TOTAL 557

Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 4 Career Advising (walk-in sessions and internship/ Advancement program/career advising appointments) Undergraduate students 6,325 at Iowa utilize services at Total advising sessions Pomerantz Career Center for assistance on a range of topics, Career Development Programs Presented 2013-2014 including major exploration, leadership study questions, 155 Number of programs presented by Scott Fratella job and internship search, Career Advisors COLLEGE OF EDUCATION walk-in sessions, internship 5,208 Master of Arts in Teaching, May 2014 registration, meetings with Estimated Total Attendance “The Pomerantz Career Center has been an invaluable asset to me as I approach graduation course instructors and 75 and prepare for the job search. At each step of volunteer and service-learning Number of programs presented by the process, Melissa Fitzgerald of the Career peer advisors (estimate) Center has been my ‘go-to’ resource, assisting experiences. Over 6,300 me in drafting resumes, cover letters and ‘Thank students utilized these sessions 1,200 You’ letters and helping me to prepare for job Estimated total attendance interviews. The feedback and advice that I have during the year, and over 6,500 received along the way has been knowledgeable, students attended workshops insightful and tailored to meet my individual 230 needs. As a non-traditional student entering a TOTAL PROGRAMS and sessions presented by staff new career, I have been especially focused on and Career Peer Advisors in 6,527 landing the right job for myself and my family. I feel confident about my future and I owe a great classrooms, club meetings and TOTAL ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE AT PROGRAMS deal of thanks to the Pomerantz Career Center. other events. My advice to UI students: use this resource early and often. You will not be disappointed.”

Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 5 Student Response to Career Advisor Assistance:

“This was the most effective meeting I have had with an advisor. They were incredibly helpful—I wish I would have seen them sooner.”

“I think every student should be required to come here before starting their senior year and get a walk through on everything related to getting a job. Would’ve helped me a ton.”

“I would tell really any student to check out the Career Center to make sure they have everything they need in order to make sure they look good for future employment or an application.”

“Crystal did a wonderful job and was able to help me with any questions I had. She also gave me a lot of information that I hadn’t even thought about doing yet. It was very informative.” Student Response to Peer Advisor Assistance: “Gary is an awesome advisor and it is obvious “It was a great experience. Got quick and “Yang did an excellent job with guiding me that he loves his job. I would recommend him to valuable help on my cover letter. One of the through the examples and giving answers anyone.” best resources at Iowa.” to questions that I didn’t necessarily know “Thank You! I feel more content with weighing to ask beforehand. I feel that I have many “Kristie (peer advisor) was very helpful with the out my options! She (Amanda) was very helpful!” more tools to refine my resume after this cover letter/ resume writing. I would definitely short visit.” “Melissa is AWESOME. Very knowledgeable and come back or schedule an appointment with helpful. Thanks so much, Melissa!” her.” “Thank you! Mike did a wonderful job. I really appreciate that you have walk-in “The service was great. Everything was “Jessica was very knowledgeable and helpful. hours so that I could come in at a time that very insightful from the information about She answered all of my questions and gave is convenient for me.” organizations and different possibilities I may me very useful advice.” have.” Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 6 2013-2014 Career Series for International Students:

Topics Included: • Resume Workshop • Prepare for the Job & Internship Fair • Job & Internship Search Strategies • Work Visa Options After Graduation • Interviewing to Impress • Networking & Self-Marketing Skills • From First Impression to Full-Time Find Your Focus Program Student Response to • Career Preparation During Summer Break Assisting students who are undecided on Find Your Focus: their major and career choice is important “I really like how students can choose 13 Total programs to us. The Find Your Focus (FYF) program can help undecided students through the their own pace for the program, as well as determine how often they want to meet.” 336 Total Attendance at programs states of choosing a career that connects with a major on campus. Through “I loved having Alicia as my advisor. She was individual appointments and self-guided extremely informative and easy to talk to. It activities, students work through a process really helped when I was making many of my of exploration to determine a career path decisions.” that will align with their interests, values and abilities. “I really found different areas that I am interested in and that I think I would be good 138 total FYF appointments at and enjoy. I have figured out what I think I want to do, and I know what I don’t want to do. I have narrowed down career interests 55 unique student participants instead of having no clue as to what I want to do.”

Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 7 Experiential Education Amy Holtz COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & An internship or other experiential opportunity is one of the SCIENCES most important activities students can participate in to prepare Ethics and Public Policy, May 2014 for a successful transition to the workplace. These activities enable participants to apply what they learn in the classroom in a real-world “When I came to the University environment. of Iowa, I had already decided that I hoped to go to law school The Pomerantz Career Center coordinates the following program and after and pursue a legal career. services to help students get recognition for their internships: The Pomerantz Career Center Zero-Credit Internship Registration— helped me land the internship This offering allows students to have an official notation on their that I have no doubt made a UI transcript recognizing their internships. huge impact on my success in being admitted to quality law The Washington Center for Internships schools. and Academic Seminars— Every semester, students from the University spend a semester working and “Through The Washington learning in the Nations’s capitol. This invaluable experience has helped many Center, I interned at a private students in taking the next step in their career after graduation. practice law firm in Washington, D.C., during the summer of 2013. The practical and professional skills I was able 2013– 2014 Internship Enrollment Data to acquire are truly invaluable, SEMESTER Online survey Zero-Credit Credit Total and it is hard to imagine where will be attending the University I would be right now had I not of California, Hastings College Fall 2013 15 74 22 had that influential experience. of the Law starting in the fall of Spring 2014 1 81 47 My internship also gave me 2014 and, as afore-mentioned, the opportunity to see what I am very confident my legal Summer 2014 70 154 40 the legal profession was internship in Washington, D.C., TOTAL 86 309 109 504 like first hand and served as played a significant role in my From confirmation that I had chosen acceptance there as well as to From HireaHawk. the right career path for me. I other top-tier law schools.” com ISIS

Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 8 Community COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Student Response on SITE EXAMPLES: their Experiences: Involvement Mobile Clinic Autism Speaks Students across campus Iowa UN Girl Up “This opportunity challenged me spend time getting experience Iowa Children’s Museum to understand the struggles that and assisting community Access 2 Independence many Americans in poverty face. organizations by volunteering in American Red Cross Additionally, I learned how much these organizations help people service-oriented programs and Friends of Hickory Hill Park in need.” services throughout the Iowa CRWC Triathlon Adopt-a-Highway —Caitlyn City area. UIHC Habitat for Humanity “I learned to never take life for students recorded 1,969 Service for Sight granted. Through this volunteer Dance Marathon philanthropic event, my eyes were 33,335 service hours Rotary International open to the idea that there are in the Community Involvement Upward Bound things out there that are so much Log for the 13-14 year Landlocked Film Festival bigger than just getting an A on an Volunteer Income Tax Assistance exam or being elected President Related activities from Program of a student organization.” 8-1-2013 to 7- 31-2014 from The Crisis Center —Haley the Community Involvement Log, Iowa City Public Library hosted in HireaHawk.com. Small Village Retirement Community “Taking a small portion of time out Total JDRF Walk for the Cure of your day to help others means Entries hours a lot more than you actually think.” Total 4,280 33,355 —David Philanthropy 444 2,406 Service-Learning Course 58 959 Volunteering 3,719 29,074 Alternative Spring Break 21 608

Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 9 Dual Career Services

The University of Iowa is a recognized leader in providing job search assistance to accompanying partners of faculty and staff. The Dual Career Services (DCS), formerly the Dual Career Network, was created in 1994 to address these needs.

Dual Career Services also provides assistance to departments when there is a retention issue based on the partner’s inability to secure suitable employment. The UI was a pioneer in establishing this unique recruiting tool and has since assisted nearly 50 universities in the Results (for the year 2014) , Canada and Germany • 21 of the accompanying partners were successfully employed in 2014, 8/13 colleges and in setting up similar programs; DCS is 44 continued services into 2015, 3 discontinued their job searches academic units were and 3 partners were unsuccessful in obtaining employment in their touted as a model program. assited with recruiting and hiring field within the specified year of service offered by DCS. Accompanying partners of UI faculty and • The DCS also provided 6 limited-service appointments to individuals staff receive job search related services 71 accompanying who did not meet the criteria for full service and met with 23 until they secure employment or for up to spouses/partners were prospective candidates by referral from departments on campus. one year. assisted with job searches • 36 (50%) of the DCS clients were the accompanying partner of a faculty member • 31 (45%) were the accompanying partner of a staff member • 4 (5%) were designated as “other”

Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 10 Academic CLA Participation Numbers and 2,741 Students have taken at least one CLA Leadership course since 2007. Programs Students Fall 2013—300 Students Spring 2014—226 Hundreds of students at the University of Iowa Summer 2014—15 enroll each semester in more than 20 different 768 courses offered through Alumni of CLA completed all 4 Phases Pomerantz Career as of Spring 2014 Center. From leadership development and career GLOBAL LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE exploration to job PARTICIPATION search strategies, these courses offer students 78 an opportunity to Total Number of participants since not only prepare for Career Leadership Academy 2010 careers after college, but Department: Students and employers both appreciate 8 oftentimes, to interact LeadershipStudies the leadership development opportunities in this unique course. Through service- Number of Students Travelling to with professionals Certificate in Leadership Studies Career Leadership Academy (CLA) learning projects, group projects, network- Xicotepec, Mexico in Spring 2014 from the community Global Leadership Initiative (GLI) ing opportunities and classroom work, and beyond to learn students prepare to be successful in the CLA AND GLI GRANTS 2013-2014 about career paths and workplace. Curriculum continues to be built network. on a foundation of national survey data and Target, Rockwell Collins, and TOP: Teambuilding exercise employer input on desired qualifications of LEFT: Teambuilding exercise new graduates. RIGHT: Students learn about leadership at LeadersLive.

Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 11 Department: Career Programs The Academic and Career Exploration Certificate in Leadership Programs Job Search Strategies Leadership The Washington Center Studies (continued) Professional Development Courses This certificate Career Exploration—First-year and began Fall 2010. Service Projects: sophomore students deciding on a The first major and career find this class useful Fall 2013 semester and • Winter Fun Night for Briarwood to help them explore interests and year a student Healthcare and Senior Center abilities as well as make connections could earn the with area professionals to help identify Certificate was • Created Community Resources careers of interest. Fall 2011. and Services Finder for clients of Ronald McDonald House in Iowa Job Search Strategies—Students 175 City The number of preparing to do internships or leave students who • Dinner and Halloween Event for college can take advantage of this have completed Children at Domestic Violence course to help them prepare for the the Certificate and Intervention Program safe search process. Topics include resume in Leadership house in Iowa City development, interviewing, personal Studies from Fall 2010 through branding, networking and transitioning Spring 2014 the Fall 2014 • Senior Prom and Family Fun to the workplace. semester. Event at Legacy Senior Center in Iowa City Professional development • “Get Yourself Tested” Campaign courses—These courses give students with UI Student Health and the opportunity to engage in practical, Wellness hands-on, skills-based instruction relevant to careers and leadership • Clothing and Bedding Supply development. The topics and curricula Drive for Shelter House incorporate input from employers, who Homeless Center in Iowa City were surveyed about their experiences, • Dinner for Veterans at Shelter real-world examples, guidance and the House Homeless Center in skills they most often seek when hiring Iowa City new graduates.

Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 12 Student Response to their CLA Points of Pride 2013-2014 CLA Experiences:

96% were able to identify their Strengths and “I have grown more confident in my articulate how they use them leadership skills in order to take 97% were able to articulate their own on larger roles in positions and philosophy of leadership organizations on campus.” were able to articulate at least 3 skills 94% “Helped me become a more confident employers are looking for from them in their individual when taking on ‘real-world’ first job tasks.” 100% were able to discuss their Strengths in an interview setting “It has helped me prepare for life after 94% can apply their personal brand to anything college, which I think a lot of students related to the job search who don’t take courses like CLA struggle with.” 100% as a result of the service project in the course, they can work cooperatively with “Applying different leadership others, they value others’ contributions in group approaches in group settings for other settings they can help identify a common goal in classes.” Mike Greeby group work and can help groups work towards TIPPIE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS common goals Marketing 100% said the program helped them be more successful at Iowa “The Career Leadership Academy was 100% said they would recommend the CLA something that I was able to call home program to a friend since the first day of my college career. After working in The Career Center for 2013 PCC/UI post-graduation data suggests CLA CLA, I truly believe it was the ‘spark’ graduates across most majors reported making that made me believe I could create $1,700 more in their first job over those with the same major things.”

Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 13 Corporate and Community Relations Building new and maintaining relationships with organizations of all sizes and types, from nonprofits and school districts to Fortune 500 companies, is important to the Pomerantz Career Center. Members of the employer team travel throughout the state of Iowa, region and country to conduct meetings in an effort to assist with employer recruiting needs and to develop opportunities for UI graduates. Staff members traveled over 8,000 miles during the 2013-2014 year. Corporate and Community Relations Statistics Employer Relations and Events New Contacts Made: 119 Through on-campus interviews, mock interviews, career fairs and Businesses/Organizations Visited: 80 other campus activities, employers are able to connect with quality Major Cities Visited: , Des Moines, Indianapolis, UI candidates to meet their recruiting goals and needs. Minneapolis, Omaha and Washington, D.C. Employer Relations Program Participants Total Miles Traveled: 8,432 Organizations that have participated in Career Fairs, On-Campus Interviewing and/or Mock Interviews in 2013-2014 include:

3M Company Ameriprise Financial Bankers Life and Casualty Academy for Urban School Leadership Andersen Windows & Doors & EMCO Bankers Trust Corporation Anderson Bogert Bergan Paulsen & Co. Acquity Group Aon Hewitt Berkley Technology Services ACT Apex Systems Homestate Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) AppleTree Children’s Center Companies Aerotek Applied Predictive Technologies Best Buy Aflac Arlington Heights School District 25 Bituminous Companies AFN (Advantage Freight Network) Army Healthcare Blain’s Farm & Fleet Aldi AroundCampus Group, The BMO Harris Bank Alhambra School District ASC Communication, Inc. Boehringer-Ingelheim Vetmedica Allegiant Travel Company Assurant Health Boom Lab Alliant Energy Athene (Formerly Aviva) Bridgestone Retail Operations Insurance Company Atomic Transport American Family Insurance AUSL Chicago Teacher Residency AmeriCorps NCCC AXA Advisors Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 14 Employer Relations Program Participants Continued

Bright Horizons Family Creative Management Inc. dba General Mills-MN Iowa Department of Metro Wire & Cable Corp Platinum Wealth Solutions, a Solutions McDonald’s GoDaddy Transportation Microsoft member of The John Hancock Brooksource CRST Goodblogs Iowa Public Radio MidAmerican Energy Financial Network Brownells, Inc. Crystal Equation Goodwill of the Heartland JBS Millang Financial Group Pleasant Valley Community bswift Cumulus Broadcasting LLC Google Milliman School District Burlington Community Schools Dane County Sheriff’s Office Gordmans Johnson County Minneapolis Financial Group Pollution Prevention Businessolver Dardis Academy GreatAmerica Leasing Joliet Township High School Modern Woodmen of America Portico Staffing C.H. Robinson Davenport Community School Greater Des Moines Kansas Department of Modine Manufacturing Prairie Lakes AEA - Lakes Calamos Investments District Partnership Transportation Modis Partnership School Cambridge Investment Davenport Public Library Greater Dubuque Kaplan Test Prep Momentum Scientific PriceWaterhouseCoopers Research, Inc. Deloitte LLP Development Kappa Search, Inc. (Kraft Principal Financial Group Camp Adventure Child and Department of Veterans Affairs GROWMARK Keokuk Community School Foods) Produce Pro Software Youth Services (Iowa City and Regional Hannover Life Reassurance District Monsanto Prudential Cargill Offices) Company of America Keyot Mudd Advertising QCI Caterpillar Inc. Des Moines Public Schools Hawthorne Direct Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. Mueller Industries QPS Employment Group CBE Companies Don Hummer Trucking HDI-Gerling America Insurance KJWW Engineering Muscatine School District Quakerdale CDS Global Company Company Consultants Mutual Of Omaha Financial Ralph Lauren TaxACT University of Iowa, University CDW Corporation Douglas County School Heartland Financial (The Kohl’s Department Stores Advisors - Iowa City, IA Ralston Public Schools Teach for America Relations/Athletics Hall of Cedar Rapids School District District RE-1 Heartland Group) Kohler Co. Nalco - An Ecolab Company Ready Wireless LLC TekSystems Fame/Trademark Licensing Central Financial Group DST Systems Heartland Home Care, Inc. KONE Nationwide Insurance Red Frog Events Telligen Program Centro, Inc. DuPont HIBU KPMG LLP New Link Genetics Rembrandt Foods Terex USA, LLC University of Iowa Hospitals Cerner Corporation Eaton Corporation Hillphoenix Specialty Products Kraft Foods Group NIBCO INC. Renewable Energy Group, Inc. Textura Corporation and Clinics Chase Bank Echo Global Hills Bank and Trust Company Kubica Corp NISC RGA Reinsurance Company The Buckle USA Fire Protection Chicago Apartment Finders EFCO Corp. HJ Heinz Muscatine Kum & Go Noble Network of Charter Robert Half The Gazette Company Vail Systems, Inc. Chicago Twenty Something EMC Insurance Companies HNI Corporation LaMont Limited Schools Rockford Mutual Insurance The IMT Group Verizon Wireless CIGNA Corporation Emerson Process Management/ Honkamp, Krueger, & Co Latta, Harris, Hanon, & Nokia Company The Lee Company Vermeer Manufacturing City Year Fisher Hoopis Financial Group Penningroth, LLP Nol-Tec Systems Rockwell Automation The Skywalk Group Company CIVCO Medical Solutions Enterprise Rent-A-Car— a general agency of League of Conservation Voters Rockwell Collins The Washington Center for Vizient LLC Clear Creek Amana CSD Heartland and Chicago MassMutual Lee Enterprises Northwestern Mutual - The Rossi Internships and Academic Von Maur Clifton Larson Allen Entertainment Cruises Humana Leepfrog Technologies Effner Financial Group Roth & Company PC Seminars Waterloo Community School Clinton Community School Epic Hybris Software Liberty Public Schools Northwestern Mutual - The RuffaloCODY Think Safe, Inc. District District Ernst & Young Hy-Vee, Inc. LimoLink, Inc. Goris Group Chicago Scheider Electric Thrivent Financial Waukee Community School CME Group FactSet Research Systems IAC Group Lincoln Financial Group Northwestern Mutual- DES Schneider National, Inc. ThyssenKrupp Elevator District CNA Insurance Fast Enterprises Ibidwise, LLC Lincoln Industries MOINES Securian Financial Group Tires Plus WebFilings LLC Collective Data Fastenal Company IBM Lincoln International LLC Northwestern Mutual Financial Sedgwick TMOne Wells Fargo Bank College Possible Federal Deposit Insurance Independence School District LRS Consulting Services Network - The Zach Group Sentry Insurance Total Quality Logistics (TQL) Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Colony Brands Inc. Corporation (FDIC) ING Financial Partners - Field M3 Insurance Solutions, Inc. Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Sheraton Iowa City Hotel and Towers Watson West Liberty Foods, LLC Colorfx/Rock Communications Federal Home Loan Bank of office Maine TWP High School Company - Milwaukee HotelVetro Toyota Westfield Insurance Command Transportation Des Moines InnerWorkings District 207 Office Team Sherwin-Williams Company Transamerica Whirlpool Corporation - Commodity & Ingredient Federal-Mogul Corporation Innovative Ag Services Marsh and McLennan Omaha Public Schools SICK, Inc. TransUnion Amana Division Hedging, LLC FedEx Ground Innovative Software Companies OnMedia Southeast Polk CSD Trapeze Group White Bear Lake Area Schools Communications Engineering Fehr-Graham Engineering Marshalltown Company Orthman Manufacturing Southwestern Advantage Trinity Consultants William Blair & Company Company Fidelity Investments Insight Global, Inc. MassMutual Iowa Osage Community School Staff Management SMX Trinity Structural Towers Williams Interactive Community High School First National Bank of Omaha Integrated DNA Technologies MB Financial Bank District Stanley Consultants, Inc. TTI, Inc. Willis Re District #99 FM Global International Paper, Cedar McGladrey Otis Elevator Company Staples Advantage Union Pacific Willowwind School Community High School Ford Motor Credit Company River Mill McGrath Automotive Group Pariveda Solutions Starcom Mediavest Group United Allergy Services Wolf & Company LLP District 155 Frontier Natural Products InternshipDesk McGraw-Hill Education PCM, Inc. (SMG) United Fire Group Woodward Community Based Comnez Fund for Public Interest Iowa 80 Group Mead Johnson Nutrition Peace Corps State Farm United States Marine Corps Services ConAgra Foods, Inc. Gavilon Iowa Board of Educational Mediacom Pearson State Street Properties Chicago Officer Programs Workplace Learning Cook, Inc. GEICO Examiners Medix Staffing Solutions, Inc. Pella Corporation Strand Associates, Inc. Unity Point Health Connection Coralville Marriott Hotel and Gemini Consulting Services Iowa City Community School Menards, Inc. Pepsico Syncbak Inc. Universal Industries, Inc. Worldwide Express Conference Center General Dynamics IT District Men’s Wearhouse Perceptive Software Synergy Associates University of Iowa Cottingham & Butler General Electric Iowa City Fitness Merritt Research Services, LLC Platinum Supplemental Systems Unlimited Employment Services General Growth Properties, Iowa Department of MetaCommunications Insurance Target (Stores, HQ, Coyote Logistics Inc. Corrections MetLife Midwest Associates Distribution) Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 15 Employer Career Fairs Relations Fall Job & Internship Fair September 26, 2013 and Events Approximately 1,000 students and 133 organizations attended

2013-2014 The pre-career fair On-Campus Diversity Event Recruiting Statistics attracted approximately 35 employers and 30 students

375 Employers Student comments Actuarial Science, Insurance On Campus about Spring 2014 and Risk Management (Includes Career Fairs/On- Fair: Career Fair Campus Interviews/Events) October 2, 2013 students attended and “The Fair was really well 74 On-Campus 16 organizations 3,815 organized and I enjoyed using Interviews the App ahead of time” (Includes Full-time/ Spring Job & Internship Fair Internships/Mock Interviews) “There were a wide variety of February 26, 2014 companies and industries Approximately 1,200 students and 1,052 Additional Law represented.” 155 organizations attended Interviews Hosted (not included above) “It was easy to find the Consider Iowa Networking Night (A pre-career fair) companies that I was looking attracted approximately 8,064 Jobs and for, and they seemed excited to Internships Posted on 50 employers and 75 students meet me!” HireaHawk.com (2014) Educator Job Fair April 8, 2014 100 students and 33 organizations

Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 16 Top 100 Pomerantz Career Center Internship Sites 2013-2014

Ace Hardware Corporation Entertainment Cruises Kinze Manufacturing Inc. Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. ACT Ernst & Young LLP Kirkwood Community College Sticks Inc. AEGON USA Investment Federal Mogul Corporation Kuhl, Phillips, Jans, CPA’s Summer of the Arts Management, LLC Feldman Performance KZIA-FM, Z102.9 & 1600 Target Corporation Assurant Health Fidelity Investments ESPN Radio Teach For America BCBGeneration First United Methodist Church Live Nation Terry, Lockridge & Dunn Berkley Technology Services GE Capital Living History Farms The Arc of Southeast Iowa BMO Financial Group General Dynamics IT Marshalltown Company The Buckle Boehringer Ingelheim General Electric MB Financial Bank The Campus Special Vetmedica, Inc. Gerdau Ameristeel McAdam Financial Group The CBE Group, Inc. Bosch Glassando McGladrey The Englert Theatre Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa Global Employment Solutions Merritt Research Services The HON Company Brickman Group Great River Medical Center MetaCommunications The Iowa Soccer Club Cambridge Investment Hills Bank and Trust Company MidWestOne Bank The PrivateBank Research, Inc. HNI Corporation Modine Manufacturing The Walt Disney Company Camp Adventure Youth Services Holmes Murphy & Associates Company The Washington Center for Campus Bellhops Hoopis Financial Group a Monsanto Internships and Academic Campus Special general agency of MassMutual Morgan Stanley Seminars Cargill Houser Enterprises, Inc. Muscatine Power and Water Transamerica Casey’s General Stores, Inc. Hy-Vee, Inc. Northwestern Mutual Financial TranslaCare Chatham Oaks, Inc. IBM Network - The Zach Group TrueNorth Companies City of Iowa City Integrated DNA Technologies Optimum Nutrition UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD Kyle Schroeder City of Rock Island Intermec Technologies Pearson UnityPoint Health TIPPIE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS CIVCO Medical Solutions InternshipDesk Pentacrest Museums VA Central Iowa Health Care CIVIC Iowa City Parks and Recreation Pfizer System Clifton Larson Allen Department PricewaterhouseCoopers Vail Systems, Inc. Economics, December 2014 Community Youth Concepts Iowa City Summer of Solutions Principal Financial Group Wells Fargo Bank Congressman Dave Loebsack Iowa City UNESCO City of Pro-Fit Gym West Liberty Foods, LLC “The guidance and advice provided by the Connect-123 Internship and Literature Prosper Public Relations Whirlpool Corporation - Volunteer Programs Iowa City/Coralville Area Pure Fishing Amana Division staff within the Pomerantz Career Center Corcoran Communications Convention and Visitors QCI Zephyr Printing & Design Course Hero, Inc. Bureau Reach For Your Potential, Inc. Zurich North America has been invaluable. I have always felt as Dardis Academy Iowa Innovation Associates Red Star Yeast Company, LLC ease and the staff is always approachable Deloitte LLP Iowa Section PGA Robert Half International/ Department of Veterans Affairs Iowa United Nations Accountemps whether making an appointment to have Domestic Violence Association Rockwell Collins Intervention Program Iowa Youth Writing Project RR Donnelley my resume reviewed, conduct a mock Edward Jones J.P. Morgan Ruffalo Noel Levitz interview, or discuss steps after graduation. EFCO Corp. John Deere Ruster Sports Emerson Process Management/ Johnson County Schneider Electric The Career Leadership Academy helped Fisher KCCI-TV Senator Harkin’s Office me enhance my strengths and develop my leadership traits. I feel more confident and prepared for life beyond my undergraduate years.”

Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 17 Annual Graduate Survey The Pomerantz Career Center contacts the recent graduates of five undergraduate colleges of The University of Iowa: Tippie College of Business, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, College of Education, College of Engineering and College of Nursing. The graduates have an opportunity to fill the survey out on the web or through a call center representative upon graduation. Alumni provide several key pieces of outcome information about their employment status. The outcome information tells whether they are:

• Employed and the industry, employer, job title, location and salary • Continuing education and the level and location • Not seeking employment and the reason • Still seeking employment

Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 18 Statewide Impact Annual Graduate Survey JOB OFFERS ACCEPTED BY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION • Iowa = 50.7% States/Regions for reporting 2,206 UI Graduates Employed • = 24.3% • Other Midwest: Indiana, Kansas, Overall Placement: Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Undergraduate Students Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Fall 2013 to Summer 2014 OTHER MIDWEST • 11.7% Dakota, Wisconsin = 11.7% These are the results for 3,237 UI graduates • MIDWEST REGION TOTAL = 86.7% out of 4,843 graduates during the period • East: Connecticut, Delaware, District from Fall 2013 through Summer 2014 for of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, College of Business, College of Engineering, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, College of Nursing and College of Pennsylvania, Vermont = 3.0% IA • 50.7% Education. • West: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming = 4.4% UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PLACED SEEKING • Southwest: Arizona, Colorado, New F/P Employment (2,378/3,237) 73.5% IL • 24.3% Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas = 0.6% Continuing Education (631/3,237) 19.5% • South: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,

Not Seeking Employment (58/3,237) 1.8% Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Seeking Employment (170/3,237) 5.3% Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West

TOTALS 94.7% 5.3% Virginia = 2.2% • International (All other countries, including US territories, other than the † Total may not add up to 100% due to rounding off; US & D.C,) = 1.6% ‡ College of Nursing and Education does not graduate • Unknown (No country reported) = students in summer semester 1.5%†

Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 19 College of Education Placement: Undergraduate & Masters TEP Students Annual Graduate Survey Fall 2013 to Spring 2014 The response rate for College of Education was 164 out of 208 graduates.

THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PLACED SEEKING PLACEMENT RESULTS F/P Employment (142/164) 86.6% Tippie College of Business Continuing Education (7/164) 4.3% Placement: Not Seeking Employment (3/164) 1.8%

Undergraduate Students Seeking Employment (12/164) 7.3% Fall 2013 to Summer 2014 TOTALS 92.7% 7.3%

The response rate for the Tippie College of Note: Those students who are counted as graduates from the College of Education are in turn recommended by the College of Education for teaching licensure in Business was 625 out of 868 graduates. their respective state and receive their degree through the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PLACED SEEKING

F/P Employment (473/625) 75.7% College of Engineering Placement: Undergraduate Students Continuing Education (89/625) 14.2% Fall 2013 to Summer 2014 Not Seeking Employment (10/625) 1.6% The response rate for College of Engineering Seeking Employment (53/625) 8.5% was 256 out of 335 graduates. TOTALS 91.5% 8.5% UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PLACED SEEKING

F/P Employment (195/256) 76.2%

Continuing Education (52/256) 20.3%

Not Seeking Employment (1/256) 0.4%

Seeking Employment (8/256) 3.1%

TOTALS 96.9% 3.1%

Pomerantz Career Center Annual Report • 20 P Fortune 500 Companies Hiring University of Iowa Students in 2013-2014

3M Company J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. AbbVie Inc. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Annual Graduate Survey Alaska Air Group, Inc. Kellogg Company Alcoa Inc. Kelly Services, Inc. Amazon.com Kohl’s Corporation American Airlines Group Inc. L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA College of Nursing Placement: American Family Ins. Group Lincoln National Corporation PLACEMENT RESULTS Ameriprise Financial, Inc. LKQ Corporation Undergraduate Students Apple Lockheed Martin Corporation Archer Daniels Midland Marriott International, Inc. Fall 2013 to Spring 2014 Assurant, Inc. McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. AT&T Medtronic, Inc. College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Avnet, Inc. MetLife The response rate for College of Nursing was Barnes & Noble, Inc. Microsoft Placement: Inc. Mohawk Industries, Inc. 142 out of 209 graduates. Berkshire Hathaway Morgan Stanley Undergraduate Students Best Buy Co., Inc. Solutions, Inc. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Fall 2013 to Summer 2014 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PLACED SEEKING C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. Company Capital One Financial Corporation Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. The response rate for College of Liberal F/P Employment (133/142) 93.7% Cardinal Health Corporation Casey’s General Stores, Inc. Nordstrom, Inc. Arts & Sciences was 2,050 out of 3,223 Continuing Education (4/142) 2.8% Caterpillar Northwestern Mutual CBS Corporation Company, Inc. graduates. CDW Corporation Oracle Corporation Not Seeking Employment (2/142) 2.8% Charter Communications, Inc. PepsiCo CIGNA Corporation Principal Financial Group, Inc. Seeking Employment (3/142) 2.1% Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. Procter & Gamble UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PLACED SEEKING Cognizant Technology Solutions Prudential Financial, Inc. Corporation Quintiles Transnational Holdings F/P Employment (1,435/2,050) 70.0% TOTALS 97.9% 2.1% Comcast Inc. Costco Wholesale Reinsurance Group of America, Continuing Education (479/2,050) 23.4% CVS Caremark Incorporated Deere & Company Ross Stores, Inc. Dillard’s, Inc. Sealed Air Corporation Not Seeking Employment (42/2,050) 2.0% Emerson Electric Co. Southwest Airlines Corporation St. Jude Medical, Inc. Seeking Employment (94/2,050) 4.6% Expeditors International of Starbucks Corporation Washington, Inc. State Farm Insurance Exxon Mobil Stryker Corporation TOTALS 95.4% 4.6% FedEx Corporation Target Fidelity National Financial, Inc. The Allstate Corporation First American Financial The Coca-Cola Company Corporation The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Foot Locker, Inc. The Sherwin-Williams Company Gannett Co., Inc. The Walt Disney Company General Dynamics Corporation Union Pacific Corporation General Electric United Parcel Service General Mills, Inc. UnitedHealth Group Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Verizon Communications Hewlett-Packard Walgreen Co. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. Wal-Mart Stores Insight Enterprises, Inc. Wells Fargo Intel Corporation Whirlpool Corporation

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Accelerated Rehabilitation College Community School IBM Nordstrom, Inc. Target Centers District Integrated DNA Technologies Northern Trust Teach for America ACT, Inc. Coyote Logistics Insight Global Northwestern Mutual TEKsystems Aegon CVS Iowa City Community School Northwestern University The University of Iowa Aerotek Deloitte District Otis Elevator Company Total Quality Logistics Alliant Energy DuPont Pioneer Iowa Democratic Party Pearson PLC Transamerica AmeriCorps Echo Global Logistics John Deere Pella Corporation Trunk Club Aon Hewitt Emerson Process Management Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. Principal Financial Group United States Armed Forces AT&T Enterprise Rent-A-Car KONE Corporation PwC UnityPoint Health Athene Epic Systems Marriott Rockwell Collins, Inc. University of Wisconsin Hospital The University of Iowa prohibits discrimination Avant Ernst & Young Mayo Clinic Ruffalo Noel Levitz and Clinics in employment, educational programs, and ac- Baxter International Four Oaks MB Financial Bank Rush University Medical Center U.S. Bank tivities on the basis of race, national origin, color, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. General Electric McGladrey LLP Schneider Electric VA Health Care System creed, religion, sex, age, disability, veteran sta- Best Buy GEICO MediRevv Schneider Logistics tus, sexual orientation, gender identity, or asso- C.H. Robinson General Dynamics Information Medix Sedgewick Claims Management Wells Fargo ciational preference. The University also affirms CNA Financial Technology Mercy Hospital Services, Inc. West Branch Community School its commitment to providing equal opportunities CDW GoDaddy Meredith Corporation Sherwin-Williams District and equal access to University facilities. For ad- Cedar Rapids Community School Groupon MidAmerican Energy Source Allies, Inc. ditional information, contact the Office of Equal District Hausch & Company MidWestOne Bank St. Luke’s Hospital Opportunity and Diversity, (319) 335-0705. Cerner hibu Mutual of Omaha Starcom MediaVest Group cGMP Consulting Hills Bank and Trust Company Nationwide Insurance State Farm Insurance City of Cedar Rapids HNI Corporation Neighborhood Centers of Stryker City of Iowa City Hy-Vee Johnson County Systems Unlimited, Inc.