university career services mid-year report 2014 - 2015
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Tracking our progress is key to the success of the University Career Services. This report was create to provide evidence of our work.TRANSCRIPT
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Mid-YearReport2014-2015
University Career Services
Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
note: percentage change reflects fall 2014 vs fall 2013
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What’s Inside!Overall Reach Data 1
Class of 2014 Employment Statistics 2–3
CareerKnight Postings 4
On-Campus Interviewing Program 5
Career & Internship Fairs 6
Rutgers Internship & Co-op Program (RICP) 7
Student Preparation Programs 8
Career Clusters 9
University Career Services Mid-Year Report 2014–2015 1
Overall Reach DataReach data is based on unique number of students that participated in career counseling appointments, career fairs, On-Campus Interviewing, and workshops from September 1, 2014 to December 19, 2014. RU% are based on the Rutgers New Brunswick population as noted in CareerKnight.
First-year 2,325 (15%) 13%
Sophomore 2,623 (17%) 19%
Junior 3,918 (25%) 22%
Senior 4,373 (28%) 22%
Graduate Student 2,580 (16%) 24%
Total 15,819 (100%)
Class Number of students (unique) RU%
Data only pertains to services to which students check-in and not usage of online external resources acquired for students (e.g., FOCUS 2 self assessments, career vault, website usage)
University Careers Services reached 28% of the RU current student population so far this year.
Overall number of contacts (non-unique numbers)
Career Fairs 5,000
OCI 2,396
Career Conference 115
Workshops 4,811
Counseling 2,616
Marketing Programs 7,275
CK Logins 18,690
RICP 193
Internship award 38
Total 41,134
28%
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Class of 2014 Employment StatisticsFull-time Employment Rate
Average Starting Salary
34%
11%
$46k46kNational Figure
50kRU-NB Graduates
$50kNational data provided by the Accenture College Graduate Employment Survey.
(as of Sept. 1, 2014)
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Employment Statistics
“As a student, University Career Services assisted me by providing the online tools to build my resume. And I love how they send emails about internship and job openings!”
– Natalie Mieles MSNBC Intern
Total percent of graduates in their first-choice activity (e.g., employed,
graduate school, other)
Percentage of those reporting full-time employment that had a job offer in hand prior
to their final semester
56%77% 63%
Percentage of those reporting full-time employment who had a position that either required a degree or in which a
degree helped
26%Percentage of 2014 Post-Graduation Survey respondents reporting campus recruiting services (i.e., RU Fairs, OCI, RU job posting site) as a contributing factor to employment success.
of all respondents
68% of respondents in the Rutgers Business School
49% of respondents in the School of Engineering
24% of respondents in the School of Mgnt. & Labor Relations
22% of respondents in the School of Arts & Sciences
National data provided by the Accenture College Graduate Employment Survey.
increase in full-time positions in CK
increase in internship/ co-op positions in CK
+17 %+14%
CareerKnight PostingsCareerKnight is our online system where potential candidates can apply for internship, part-time, and full-time positions.
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2,396 130How employers rate the OCI program:
Please rate the following Number of evaluations
Average score
Information provided by University Career Services prior to my visit was adequate, helpful, and received in a timely manner 102 5
University Career Services staff members were available, cooperative, and responsive 110 5
Complimentary parking and lunch helped make for an enjoyable interviewing experience 110 5
Students were appropriately prepared for the interview 110 4
The resumes were professional in appearance and presented needed information 111 5
Planning to return next year 110 5
Median score is based on a 5 point scale 1: strongly disagree to 5: strongly agree
On-Campus Interviewing Program
2,396 130interviews were conducted employers (115 unique organizations)
participating in On-Campus Interviewing
Employers review student applications and invite potential candidates to interviews during their campus visits.
(+7%) (-5%)
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+11Career & Internship Fairs
increase in fair revenue 39% +
increase in the numbers of employers
%
increase in career fair student attendance
+79%Fair Revenue
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Rutgers Internship & Co-op Program (RICP)RICP is an online pass/fail internship and co-op course for academic credit during the fall, spring, and summer sessions (winter session is not an option). The course consists of career-related assignments. Employers must complete midterm and final performance evaluations of the students. Course credits apply toward graduation as general elective credits.
students participating in RICP 142142
193Online RICP applications
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Student Preparation Programs
Launched a career module utilized by
in the Students in Transition Seminar
1,650 students
participated in our Drop-in Resume Clinic and Drop-in Internship
Clinic
397 students
107%
5/56%
8.9/10increase in overall
workshop attendance
median counseling appointment ratings on a
5 point scale (1: Very dissatisfied to
5: Very satisfied)increase in counseling
appointments
average workshops rating on a 10 point scale
(1: Poor to 10: Excellent)
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7 PROGRAMS22,272
Career ClustersCareer Clusters are a new way of organizing our career development strategy around industries while maintaining ongoing communications with academic departments. Career Development Specialists are assigned a cluster (e.g., Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math; Business & Communication; Arts & Entertainment). They work with students interested in those fields, develop hiring strategies with adopted employers, and work with faculty representatives closely aligned with those particular career interests. We moved from major-centric focus to an industry-centric strategy for project management.
users have selected a cluster within CareerKnight22,2727 PROGRAMS
aligned to the various clusters including career exploration and networking events, mock interview clinics, and internship programs
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“The career clusters model outlined in the Rutgers University Career Services Strategic Plan is a leading example of multiplying the impact of career services on students’ engagement and professional outcomes.”Farouk Dey, AVP & Dean of Career Education at Stanford University
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