Explore. Do. Connect. Career Services 2014-2015 Annual Report
Career Services
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Our Mission
What We Do
Career Services assists students in translating their liberal arts education into employment, graduate school, and volunteer/service opportunities. The Career staff provides resources, experiences, and support to help students move forward towards their professional goals.
Career Services staff helps students: - Engage in self exploration, including identifying their 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, and volunteer/service opportunities
CSB|SJU Career Services 2014-2015 Annual Report
WHERE ARE OUR GRADUATES?
74.2% Employed
99.5% Satisfactorily Situated
9.7% Full Time Volunteer Service
The CSB|SJU class of 2014 had an overall satisfactorily situated rate of 99.5% with 95% of the class responding to the First Destination survey.
15.6% Continuing Education
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CSB|SJU Career Services 2014-2015 Annual Report
WHERE ARE OUR GRADUATES?
74.2% Employed
Geographic Distribution of Graduates Minnesota - 74.4% National - 21.1% International - 4.6%
Sector of Ecomony Employing Graduates
74.2% of the class of 2014 reported on the First Destination survey they were satisfactorily employed.
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CSB|SJU Career Services 2014-2015 Annual Report
WHERE ARE OUR GRADUATES?
15.6% Continuing education
15.6% of the class of 2014 reported on the First Destination survey they were satisfactorily enrolled in a graduate/professional program or returning to complete a certification or additional degree.
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Highlighted
Continuing Education Institutions In addition to Minnesota Universities, graduates also attend schools such as:
Auburn University Carnegie Mellon University Creighton University Indiana University Iowa State University The George Washington University University of Michigan University of Notre Dame University of Southern California University of Virginia Vanderbilt University
CSB|SJU Career Services 2014-2015 Annual Report
WHERE ARE OUR GRADUATES?
9.7% Full Time Volunteer service
Our Benedictine heritage calls us to serve. 9.7% of the class of 2014 reported on the First Destination survey they were satisfactorily accepted into a full time volunteer service position.
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Highlighted Organizations Amate House AmeriCorps College Possible GreenCorps Peace Corps St. John's Benedictine Volunteer Corps
CSB ranked top 20 in the Peace Corps Top Colleges 2015 rankings of small colleges and universities, with 9 alumnae currently serving overseas as Peace Corps volunteers.
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CAREER SERVICES UTILIZED
E Link is my favorite part about Career Services. It was the most useful way to find jobs and internships outside of networking." -CSB|SJU Senior
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98.3%
Practice interviews and meeting with Career Counselors was super helpful for me as I could sense that they genuinely cared and were interested in helping me land that job I desired." -CSB|SJU Senior "
Results from the 2014 First Destination survey show that 98.3% of seniors had one or more appointments/interactions with Career Services.
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Resume and cover letter critiques, LinkedIn profile guidance, and the alum database were the resources I found most valuable. The multiple fairs and prep assistance was also great. -CSB|SJU Senior "
CSB|SJU Career Services 2014-2015 Annual Report
CLIENT APPOINTMENTS
2552 Appointment Topics: Career staff provided 2552 highly personalized client appointments; this was an 8% increase from last year.
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Assessments Career Exploration Major Exploration Gaining Experience Graduate School Job Search Strategies Volunteering
CSB|SJU Career Services 2014-2015 Annual Report
CAREER PREPARATION
53 Workshops
Are You LinkedIn? Career Resources for International Students Creating Personal Essays for Graduate/Professional School Information Interviews and Job Shadows Internship/Job Fair Prep Jackson Fellows: Resumes That Stand Out
817 students benefited from 53 workshops in residential areas, club meetings, student organization gatherings, and other student settings.
Professionalism, Perceptions and Interviewing Resumes for Study Abroad Summer and On-Campus Job Search
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CSB|SJU Career Services 2014-2015 Annual Report
ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
50
Career staff connected with 824 students via class presentations from First Year Seminars to Capstones.
Departments: Accounting and Finance, Art, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Exercise Science and Sports Studies, First Year Seminar, Global Business Leadership, Nursing, Nutrition, Psychology, Sociology
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CAREER EXPO
583
"Had an AWESOME experience at Career EXPO! It was just what I needed to kick off my job search." -CSB|SJU Student
Great event for everyone, but especially sophomores. Career EXPO helped me get familiar about jobs and companies so when we are seniors we will be pros." -CSB|SJU Student
Students
Career EXPO 2014 brought together 240 alums and 583 students in: - 14 career seminars - 87 organizations at a career fair - networking reception
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"From the level of student preparation and interest to the quality of students to the organization of the day... it was AWESOME!" -CSB|SJU Alum
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CAREER FAIR ATTENDANCE
996 Students
Career Services partners with other MN colleges to provide several internship and job fairs for students. CSB|SJU students had access to 767 organizations to investigate internship and job opportunities, as well as graduate school programs.
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2014-2015 Career Fairs Careers in Accounting & Finance Connections Kick-off Education Career Fair Government & Non-Profit Fair MN Private Colleges Job & Internship Fair MPCCC Virtual Career Fair & Graduate School Fair Nursing Fair Science & Engineering Fair Talent Summit Virtual Job Fair
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RECRUITING PROGRAM
310 On-Campus Interviews
37 organizations conducted 310 student interviews; this is a 12% increase from last year,
Highlighted Organizations Best Buy CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Deloitte Enterprise Rent-A-Car EY Federated Insurance KPMG PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Securian Financial Group Target
E-Link Job/Internship Postings
5513 (68% increase) Explore. Do. Connect.
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ALUMNAE/I INVOLVEMENT
411 Career Services continues to be a leader in actively engaging and connecting alums and students. 411 alums participated in career events and programming.
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It was my pleasure to be involved. I always enjoy giving back to CSB|SJU and sharing my learnings." - CSB|SJU Alum
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CSB|SJU Career Services 2014-2015 Annual Report
SOCIAL MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
101,691 student reach
Career Services' social media platforms saw an average following increase of 14.5% this year. E-newsletter: 25,483 student reach Facebook: 1134 likes LinkedIn group: 2951 members Pinterest: 168 followers Twitter: 1077 followers Website: 70,878 contacts
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PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS
Campus Collaborations
2014-2015 brought many collaborations with campus partners. Thank you!
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Academic Advising/Accessibility Services Academic Departments Alumnae Relations Alumni Relations Athletics/Recreation Campus Ministry Center for Entrepreneurship Center for Global Education/Education Abroad Counseling & Health Promotions Events and Conferences Experiential Learning & Community Engagement Fine Arts Programming Institute for Women's Leadership Institutional Planning and Research Intercultural & International Student Services Office of Admission Residential Life Student Activities and Leadership Development Student Employment Writing Center
CSB|SJU Career Services 2014-2015 Annual Report
PROGRAM REVIEW
2014-2015
Strengths Commitment and participation in the review demonstrates that CSB|SJU "cares deeply about students' career development" Partnership with Admissions that introduces prospective students and their parents to Career Services; promotes the importance of Career Services as part of a high quality holistic liberal arts education Extensive career programming addressing the array of career development needs Numerous program collaborations across all divisions Extensive career data demonstrates high usage of resources and services by students across all four classes
Opportunities Career Services engaged in a program review that included internal and external reviewers.
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Strong integration of career development throughout CSB|SJU with a focus on institution-wide career excellence Utilize Strategic Directions 2020 process to develop the new strategic plan for career development at CSB|SJU Enhanced Career Services staffing and resources strongly aligned with the increased importance of career and professional development Increased communication of Career Services value including of the strong graduate outcomes information garnered by the office Leverage staff and structure changes across the campuses to develop closer partnerships to achieve career outcomes
CSB|SJU Career Services 2014-2015 Annual Report
Career Services Staff Heidi Harlander, Director Mary Harlander-Locke, Associate Director Ed Stubblefield, Associate Director John Clarkson, Associate Director Erica Rademacher, Assistant Director Jackie Miller, Office & Technical Coordinator Melissa Koshiol, Office Manager Leslie Koshiol-Zimmer, Receptionist/Secretary
CSB Center Academic Services Building 320.363.5707
SJU Center Mary Hall 10 320.363.3236