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Explore. Do. Connect.2014-2015 Annual Report

Career Services

CSB|SJU Career Services2014-2015 Annual ReportExplore. Do. Connect.

Career Services

Career Services assists studentsin translating their liberal arts educationinto employment, graduate school, and

volunteer/service opportunities. The Careerstaff provides resources, experiences,

and support to help students move forwardtowards their professional goals.

Our MissionCareer Services staff helps students:

- Engage in self exploration, including identifyingtheir values, interests, and skills

- Explore major and career options- Connect to and reflect on experiential learning

opportunities- Develop a professional network

- Pursue employment, graduate school, andvolunteer/service opportunities

What We Do

WHERE AREOUR GRADUATES?

99.5%


SatisfactorilySituated

The CSB|SJU class of 2014 had anoverall satisfactorily situated rate of 99.5%

with 95% of the class responding to theFirst Destination survey.

74.2%

15.6%

9.7%

Employed

ContinuingEducation

Full TimeVolunteerService


74.2%


Employed

74.2% of the class of 2014reported on the First Destination

survey they weresatisfactorily employed.

Sector of Ecomony Employing Graduates

Geographic Distribution of GraduatesMinnesota - 74.4%

National - 21.1% International - 4.6%


15.6%


Continuingeducation

15.6% of the class of 2014 reported onthe First Destination survey they were

satisfactorily enrolled in agraduate/professional program or

returning to complete a certification oradditional degree.

Highlighted

Continuing Education Institutions

Auburn UniversityCarnegie Mellon University

Creighton UniversityIndiana UniversityIowa State University

The George Washington UniversityUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Notre Dame

University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of VirginiaVanderbilt University

In addition to Minnesota Universities,graduates also attend schools such as:


9.7%


Full TimeVolunteer

service

Our Benedictine heritage calls usto serve. 9.7% of the class of 2014

reported on the First Destination surveythey were satisfactorily accepted into afull time volunteer service position.

Highlighted Organizations

Amate HouseAmeriCorps

College PossibleGreenCorpsPeace Corps

St. John's Benedictine Volunteer Corps

CSB ranked top 20 in the Peace Corps Top Colleges 2015rankings of small colleges and universities, with 9 alumnae

currently serving overseas as Peace Corps volunteers.

CAREERSERVICES UTILIZED

98.3%

Results from the 2014 First Destination

survey show that 98.3% of seniors hadone or more appointments/interactions

with Career Services.

CSB|SJU Career Services2014-2015 Annual Report

"Practice interviewsand meeting with

Career Counselors wassuper helpful for me as Icould sense that theygenuinely cared andwere interested in

helping me land thatjob I desired."

-CSB|SJU Senior

"Resume and coverletter critiques,LinkedIn profileguidance, and thealum database werethe resources I foundmost valuable. The

multiple fairs and prepassistance was also

great.-CSB|SJU Senior

"E-Link is my favoritepart about CareerServices. It was themost useful way tofind jobs and

internships outsideof networking."-CSB|SJU Senior

Explore. Do. Connect.

CLIENTAPPOINTMENTS

2552

Career staff provided 2552highly personalized clientappointments; this was an8% increase from last year.

Appointment Topics:Assessments

Career ExplorationMajor ExplorationGaining ExperienceGraduate School

Job Search StrategiesVolunteering


CAREERPREPARATION

53

817 students benefited from 53workshops in residential areas,

club meetings, student organizationgatherings, and otherstudent settings.


Resumes for Study Abroad

Professionalism, Perceptions andInterviewing

Jackson Fellows: Resumes That Stand Out

Career Resources forInternational Students

Creating Personal Essays forGraduate/Professional School

Internship/Job Fair Prep

Summer and On-CampusJob Search

Are You LinkedIn?

Information Interviews andJob ShadowsWorkshops


ACADEMICPRESENTATIONS

50Career staff connected with 824

students via class presentations fromFirst Year Seminars to Capstones.


Accounting and Finance, Art, Chemistry, Computer Science,

Economics, Education, Exercise Science and Sports Studies,First Year Seminar, Global Business Leadership,

Nursing, Nutrition, Psychology, Sociology


Departments:

CAREER EXPO

583

Career EXPO 2014 brought together240 alums and 583 students in:

- 14 career seminars - 87 organizations at a career fair

- networking reception


"From the level ofstudent preparation andinterest to the quality of

students to theorganization of the day...it was AWESOME!"

-CSB|SJU Alum

"Great event foreveryone, but

especially sophomores.Career EXPO

helped me get familiarabout jobs and

companies so whenwe are seniors we will

be pros."-CSB|SJU Student

"Had an AWESOMEexperience at CareerEXPO! It was justwhat I needed tokick off my job

search."-CSB|SJU Student

Students


CAREERFAIR ATTENDANCE

996

Career Services partners with otherMN colleges to provide several

internship and job fairs for students.CSB|SJU students had access to767 organizations to investigate

internship and job opportunities, aswell as graduate school programs.


2014-2015 Career Fairs

Careers in Accounting & FinanceConnections Kick-offEducation Career Fair

Government & Non-Profit FairMN Private Colleges Job & Internship Fair

MPCCC Virtual Career Fair & Graduate School FairNursing Fair

Science & Engineering FairTalent SummitVirtual Job Fair

Students


RECRUITINGPROGRAM

310

37 organizations conducted 310student interviews; this is a 12%

increase from last year,


On-CampusInterviews

Best BuyCliftonLarsonAllen LLP

DeloitteEnterprise Rent-A-Car

EYFederated Insurance

KPMGPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPSecurian Financial Group

Target

E-Link Job/Internship Postings

5513 (68% increase)

Highlighted Organizations


ALUMNAE/IINVOLVEMENT

411

Career Services continues to be aleader in actively engaging and

connecting alums and students. 411alums participated in career events

and programming.


"It was my pleasure to be involved. I always enjoygiving back to CSB|SJU and

sharing my learnings." - CSB|SJU Alum


SOCIAL MEDIA& TECHNOLOGY

101,691


student reach

Career Services' social media platforms sawan average following increase of 14.5% this year.


E-newsletter: 25,483 student reachFacebook: 1134 likes

LinkedIn group: 2951 membersPinterest: 168 followersTwitter: 1077 followers

Website: 70,878 contacts

PARTNERINGFOR SUCCESS

CampusCollaborations


2014-2015 brought manycollaborations with campus partners.

Thank you!

Academic Advising/Accessibility ServicesAcademic DepartmentsAlumnae RelationsAlumni Relations

Athletics/RecreationCampus Ministry

Center for EntrepreneurshipCenter for Global Education/Education Abroad

Counseling & Health PromotionsEvents and Conferences

Experiential Learning & Community EngagementFine Arts Programming

Institute for Women's LeadershipInstitutional Planning and Research

Intercultural & International Student ServicesOffice of AdmissionResidential Life

Student Activities and Leadership DevelopmentStudent Employment

Writing Center

PROGRAM REVIEW

2014-2015


Career Services engaged in aprogram review that includedinternal and external reviewers.

StrengthsCommitment and participation in the review demonstrates that CSB|SJU"cares deeply about students' career development"Partnership with Admissions that introduces prospective students andtheir parents to Career Services; promotes the importance of CareerServices as part of a high quality holistic liberal arts educationExtensive career programming addressing the array of careerdevelopment needsNumerous program collaborations across all divisionsExtensive career data demonstrates high usage of resources and servicesby students across all four classes

OpportunitiesStrong integration of career development throughout CSB|SJU with afocus on institution-wide career excellenceUtilize Strategic Directions 2020 process to develop the new strategicplan for career development at CSB|SJUEnhanced Career Services staffing and resources strongly aligned with theincreased importance of career and professional developmentIncreased communication of Career Services value including of the stronggraduate outcomes information garnered by the officeLeverage staff and structure changes across the campuses to developcloser partnerships to achieve career outcomes

Career Services Staff

Heidi Harlander, DirectorMary Harlander-Locke, Associate Director

Ed Stubblefield, Associate DirectorJohn Clarkson, Associate Director

Erica Rademacher, Assistant DirectorJackie Miller, Office & Technical Coordinator

Melissa Koshiol, Office ManagerLeslie Koshiol-Zimmer, Receptionist/Secretary

CSB CenterAcademic Services Building

320.363.5707

SJU CenterMary Hall 10320.363.3236

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