MwACE 2009 Presentation

1. Career Courses Create Competitive Candidates Amy O’Donnell MwACE Annual Conference August 2-4, 2009

14. How many years have you been recruiting at the UT College of Business? This impacted results

15. Where do you recruit your interns/entry level workforce?

17. What activities generally comprise your recruiting program? Still value high touch

18. Have you noticed a change in UT Business students’ ability to be competitive in the last four years?

19. If you are new (within the past three years) to recruiting UT Business students, how do they compare?

20. Are you familiar with the practice of offering students career development/job search courses?

21. Do you believe colleges should require career/job search courses?

22. What benefits do you believe are or could be realized by colleges requiring career courses? Noted awareness of careers and “reality”

23. Would you say that students who take career courses versus those who do not are more competitive in the market?

24. If one of the colleges where you recruit decides it wants to implement required career curriculum, would you be wiling to support the college with written recommendations?

25. Would you advise on curriculum?

26. Would knowing a college requires career curriculum impact your decision to recruit there?

27. In the absence of required career courses, what recommendations would you have for colleges as they create competitive candidates?

28. Are you aware UT College of Business students are required to take two career development courses?