March 3, 2015 | 12:00 – 4:00 PM | Whittemore Center Arena

UNH Career & Internship FairSpring 2015

SR JR SO FR Grad Alum Other TotalCEPS 203 93 45 12 48 2 3 406CHHS 46 23 11 4 3 0 0 87COLA 125 66 38 15 3 4 0 251

COLSA 78 33 19 4 0 1 0 135PAUL 145 125 108 34 8 0 0 420TSAS 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 6

UNHM 31 7 1 2 0 0 41Other 0 0 0 3 0 1 16 20Total 633 347 222 73 64 8 19 1366

Student Attendance

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CEPS 406Mechanical Engineering 117

Civil Engineering 82

Chemical Engineering 35

Electrical Engineering 30

Environmental Engineering 30

Computer Science 27

Information Technology 14

Computer Engineering 12

Mathematics 7

Statistics 6

Physics 6

CHHS 87Recreation Management & Policy 35

Social Work 11

Family Studies 9

Communication Sci & Disorders 7

Kinesiology 7

Nursing 6

Health Management & Policy 6

Occupational Therapy 4

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Student Attendance by Major

COLA 251Communication 62Psychology 53Political Science 27English – all options 26Undeclared 25History 12Sociology 5Philosophy 4Anthropology 4Geography 4Spanish 4Neuroscience 3Secondary Education 3French 3German 3Linguistics 2

COLSA 135Biomedical Sciences 30Biology 16Environmental & Resource Econ 13Environmental Conservation 9Neuroscience 8Biochemistry 8Genetics 7Nutrition 12Wildlife & Conservation Biology 5Zoology 5Envirn Conservation Biology 5Sust Agriculture & Food Systems 4Marine, Estuarine & Frshwatr Bio 3Tourism Planning & Development 3Community & Environ Planning 2Plant Biology 1Equine Science 1

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Student Attendance by Major

PAUL 420Business Administration 365Economics 27Hospitality Management 14Undeclared 13Accounting 1

TSAS 6Applied Business Management 5Culinary Arts & Nutrition 1

UNHM 41Business 25Mechanical Engineering Technology 9Information Systems 2Sign Language Intrp 1Psychology 1Computer Information Technology 1Biological Sciences 1Electrical Engineering Tech 1

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Student Attendance by Major

SR JR SO FR GRAD Alum Total Response Rate

CEPS 55 31 12 1 8 2 109 27%

CHHS 12 7 3 0 1 1 24 28%

COLA 37 14 8 2 1 1 63 25%

COLSA 22 13 5 0 0 0 40 30%

PAUL 56 30 19 4 2 0 126 26%

TSAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0%

UNHM 5 2 0 0 1 0 9 22%

Total 187 97 47 7 14 4 356 26%

Response Rate 30% 28% 21% 10% 22% 50% 26%

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Student Survey Response Rate

Seeking SR JR SO FR GRAD Alum Total

Entry-Level Jobs 70% 2% 4% 0% 50% 75% 41%

Internship 26% 93% 89% 57% 36% 25% 54%

Networking 4% 5% 6% 43% 14% 0% 6%

Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Seeking CEPS CHHS COLA COLSA PAUL TSAS UNHM Total

Entry-Level Jobs 43% 33% 56% 25% 36% 0% 56% 41%

Internship 53% 58% 38% 73% 56% 0% 44% 54%

Networking 4% 8% 6% 3% 8% 0% 0% 6%

Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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Student Survey – Reason for Attending

College # Companies

CEPS 6.1CHHS 7.0COLA 6.6

COLSA 5.8PAUL 7.3

UNHM 12.00Overall 6.7

Year # Companies

SR 6.7JR 6.3SO 7.1FR 5.7

GRAD 8.8Alum 9.3

Overall 6.7

Seeking # Companies

Entry-Level Jobs 7.0Internship 6.6

Networking 5.3Overall 6.7

Companies Talked to Per Student

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Student Survey – Companies Talked To

Primary Focus Yes No TotalEntry-Level Position 98% 2% 100%

Internship 97% 3% 100%Networking 55% 45% 100%

Total 95% 5% 100%

Year Yes No TotalSR 97% 3% 100%JR 93% 7% 100%SO 94% 6% 100%FR 71% 29% 100%

GRAD 100% 0% 100%Alum 100% 0% 100%Total 95% 5% 100%

College Yes No TotalCEPS 97% 3% 100%CHHS 88% 13% 100%COLA 94% 6% 100%

COLSA 93% 8% 100%PAUL 96% 4% 100%

UNHM 100% 0% 100%Total 95% 5% 100%

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Student Survey – Brought a Resume

Felt Prepared SR JR SO FR GRAD Alum Total

CEPS 4.3 3.8 3.5 4.0 4.1 3.5 4.0

CHHS 3.7 4.1 3.0 - 4.0 4.0 3.8

COLA 4.0 3.5 3.3 2.0 5.0 5.0 3.7

COLSA 3.8 3.4 3.8 - - - 3.7

PAUL 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.8 4.5 - 3.9

UNHM 3.6 4.5 - - 4.5 - 4.0

Total 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.3 4.3 4.0 3.9

Preparation: Out of 5, 5 being the most prepared

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Student Survey – Preparation

Fall 2013 Spring 2014 Fall 2014 Spring 2015

Total Number of Employers 141 140 135 180

Survey Responses 58 81 31 84Response Rate 41% 58% 23% 47%

Students talked to 50.77 52.21 50.58 51.26

Resumes collected 31.17 37.63 33.25 30.75

Professional Attire 4.12 4.38 4.13 4.43

Confidence 3.93 4.04 3.80 3.93

Prior Research 3.34 3.26 3.13 3.43

Quality Resumes 4.04 4.09 3.90 4.29

Strong enough to be hired 3.78 3.86 3.77 4.025 Strongly Agree - 4 Agree - 3 Neutral - 2 Disagree - 1 Strongly Disagree

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Employer Survey

Qualities desired in new employees

Ability to work in teams 4.46

Strong written and verbal communication skills 4.70

Technical knowledge related to job 3.64

Ability to plan, organize, prioritize work 4.40

Proficiency with computer software programs 3.70

Ability to make decisions and solve problems 4.33

Ability to analyze quantitative data 3.27

Ability to work with people of different/diverse cultures 4.29

5 Extremely Important - 4 Very Important - 3 Somewhat Important - 2 Not Very Important- 1 Not Important

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Employer Survey

Employer Advice for Students1 Be confident, ask questions

2 Know a few things about the company you are going to talk to, good hand shake, no typos in resumes, hand resume to company with text facing employer

3 Be more confident. Have examples of work or personal experience and how it relates to our mission.

4 Research some companies briefly before the job fair and be prepared with questions about the company and job. I was most impressed by individuals that did this.

5 Be confident, energetic, and engaging when speaking to potential employers. First impressions last forever.

6 Coming prepared with specific questions beyond "what jobs do you have open"

7 Don't be afraid to introduce yourself. Also important to have strong eye contact

8 Be open to all possibilities - go out of the box of your major to explore ways to use your major in all kinds of ways.

9 To be able to articulate what kind of position and work they are really interested in pursuing or passionate about.

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Employer Survey

Companies Attending

AECOM Dover Chamber of Commerce Market Street Talent

ALKU Enterprise Holdings NH ESGR

BAE Systems (Finance) Families in Transition TD Bank

Calypso Communications Fidelity Investments Thermofisher Scientific

Center for International Edu. Liberty Mutual Insurance UNH Cooperative Extension

City Year Liquid Wireless Wright-Pierce

AECOM Dover Chamber of Commerce Market Street Talent

Number of Companies 18

Number of Students 98

Resumes Reviewed 198

Avg. # of Resumes Reviewed 2.02

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Fair Prep Events – Resume Review Day

College AbbreviationsCEPS: College of Engineering & Physical SciencesCHHS: College of Health and Human ServicesCOLA: College of Liberal ArtsCOLSA: College of Life Sciences & AgriculturePAUL: Peter T. Paul College of Business & EconomicsTSAS: Thompson School of Applied SciencesUNHM: UNH Manchester

Year AbbreviationsSR: SeniorJR: JuniorSO: SophomoreFR: FreshmanGRAD: Graduate StudentAlum: Alumni

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March 3, 2015 | 12:00 – 4:00 PM | Whittemore Center Arena