September 15, 2014 Hire-a-Shocker Newsletter

Issue 3 / 09.15 .14

Engineering Career Fair | NEW to Hire -a-Shocker | Career Counselor Corner | Applicant Tracking System | Coffee, Treats and Over-the-Top Resumes

WSU Career Services

Hire-a-Shocker Building Shockers, Building Professionals

Attending Employers

Engineering Career Fair Co-op, Internship & Full-Time

Thursday, September 25, 2014 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Rhatigan Student Center - 2nd Floor 45 Minute Prep Workshops

Wednesday, September 17 at 12:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 18 at 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, September 23 at 5:30 p.m.

(All workshops will take place in 265 Rhatigan Student Center) Learn about resumes, elevator pitches, professional dress and proper networking behaviors.

Resume Reviews

Tuesday, September 16, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Monday, September 22, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Wed., September 24, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

All resume reviews will take place in Rhatigan Student Center - 2nd Floor, Sage Lounge. Get your resume reviewed by the experts before the Engineering Career Fair. No appointment necessary.

Sponsored by the Office of Cooperative Education & Internships, the College of Engineering and Career Services. For questions, contact Brian Austin, brian.austin@wichita.edu, (316) 978-6983.

WSU engineering students have an exciting opportunity to connect with employers who are looking to hire interns, co-op positions and full-time employees.

Business dress is required.

Bring your resume.

To see an up-to-date list of employers attending visit: www.wichita.edu/engineeringfair

• Advatec LLC • Aerospace Systems and Components • AGCO Corporation • Air Force • Bombardier Learjet • Building Controls and Services, Inc. • Bunting Magnetics Co. • Cargill • Carson & Associates • Cashco, Inc. • GKN Aerospace Precision Machining • Great Plains Mfg., Inc. • Greater Oklahoma City Chamber • HollyFrontier • Hospira • Hughes Machinery Company • Hutchinson Aerospace Company • Integra Technologies • Kasa Industrial Controls • Kice Industries, Inc. • Koch Industries • Marlabs, Inc. • MKEC Engineering, Inc. • Morrow Engineering, Inc. • NetApp • Parker Hannifin • RedGuard • Royal Engineered Composities • Source Infotech, Inc. • Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. • Sunflower Electric Power Corporation • TECT Aerospace • Textron Aviation (Beechcraft and Cessna) • The Boeing Company • The Coleman Company, Inc. • Tinker Air Force Base Civilian Employment • United States Navy • Wescon Controls • Westar Energy

Tips for Your Twitter Bio On Twitter, you have 160 characters to tell your story to potential employers. While you may have spent hours honing your resume, how much time did you take to craft your Twitter bio—that info right below @YourName on your Twitter page? So, how do you boil your one- or two-page resume into 160 characters? Here are tips gathered from a variety of sources: • Use keywords that focus on your professional knowledge and accomplishments.

Your bio doesn’t have to be a complete sentence. Just hit the highlights.

Example: John Doe, Accounting Major, Cum Laude graduate spring 2014, Intern at XYZ, AICPA Student Award, President of University Soccer League.

• Be findable. Use words a potential employer might use to search for someone in your field. Look at the bios of other people in your field (and follow those people) —what words are they using?

• Add a link. Twitter allows you to add a link in your bio. Use it to link to your LinkedIn profile.

• Edit yourself. Write your bio out and ask a friend to proof for spelling and grammar before you add it to your page.

• Keep it fresh. Update your information on a regular basis. Add and subtract keywords to reflect your accomplishments.

• Skip the nonsense. Get a second Twitter handle for tweeting with friends, sharing hobbies, and posting cat photos.

Courtesy of the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

EMPLOYER ON-THE-LINE...By Jeanne Hopkins Rusty Eck Ford, Inc.

Tanya Wickersham - Human Resources Director What was your first job after completing your education?

HR Administrator for the May Department Stores Company in St. Louis.

What are some types of positions students might not expect?

We obviously have sales people and mechanics at the dealership, but we also have a five-person marketing department, a ten-person accounting/payroll department, ten finance employees, and one HR person.

What majors should consider applying to Rusty Eck Ford?

If you are interested in the sales side, I would encourage any type of major to apply. You just have to be outgoing. Also, anyone with an accounting or finance degree would be great.

Do you have advice for new employees on their first day/week?

Most people get sick on the first day or the first week of a new job. Make sure that you take care of yourself and get plenty of rest and vitamin C when gearing up to take on a new career. Stress can easily play a part in decreasing your immune system, and it is best for you and your new employer if you don’t have to immediately take sick days.

Would you share an interview tip for new grads?

Confidence and strong communication skills play a big role in successfully interviewing for a position. You have spent the last several years buried in textbooks, and now it is time for you to apply that education to the real world. If you do not have the hands-on skills to fully embrace that confidence in your field currently, make sure to think through your answers before speaking. Strong communication skills will make up for any lack of confidence you might have. Confidence will come in the years ahead, when you establish yourself. Try to avoid “um,” “hmm,” and silence-filling canned responses. Instead, use phrasing that puts you in charge of the question like, “That is an interesting question,” and “I have thought about that before.”

NEW to Hire-a-Shocker

Ocean Spray

For over eight decades, Ocean Spray’s logo has been an enduring symbol of what we stand for—taste, health and heritage. From the creation of this agricultural cooperative in 1930, to today with our steady wave of new products that delight customers, Ocean Spray has a history of quality, great taste and innovation.

As we expand our markets and develop new products, we are looking for talented individuals to be part of our fast-paced, dynamic, team environment. Our business continues to grow with people from different backgrounds, experiences and abilities, coming together for a common goal: to make Ocean Spray the best branded cooperative in the world.

Headquartered about 45 minutes South of Boston in Lakeville-Middleboro, Massachusetts, our corporate office employs over 450 people in Marketing, Finance, IT, Operations, Ingredient Technology, Supply Chain, Agricultural Supply, Research & Development, Human Resources, and Communications.

Career Coffee Blog...By Vivian Rohleder Career Goals for Two Women and men are embracing modern gender roles and embarking in non-traditional careers, compelling home and work life to evolve and adapt. Couples are becoming equal partners in child rearing and household management. It is not unusual for men to choose a career path enabling them to become stay-at-home parents and for women to pursue more time-demanding, less traditional careers.

This division of labor at home allows couples to form a partnership where both individuals’ personal and career goals can be reached. Strive to form a partnership where you complement one another and encourage each other’s career objectives.

Plan ahead by outlining short- and long-term career goals following these steps: 1. Carve out some time to envision your career and the path you are likely to take to get there. Make sure your goals are clear and attainable. Break large objectives into smaller goals easier to accomplish.

2. Share these goals with your partner and take some time to review your partner’s goals.

3. Together, identify commonalities, strengths, and areas in need of additional work to succeed in achieving your goals.

Prioritize the goals both of you have brought to the table. Focus on embracing your personal aspirations and supporting your partner’s ambitions.

Keep your goals visible to be reminded of your common objective and communicate with your partner as career goals change and evolve.

Can You Dig It?

Caree Counr Cornselor er

Vivian Rohleder, WSU Career Services Career Counselor Mechanical engineering – one of the broadest engineering disciplines – entails the design, development and manufacturing of mechanical and thermal devices. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of mechanical engineers is expected to grow by 5 percent over the next decade – this translates into 11,600 new positions by 2022. It is a well-compensated position; in May 2012 the median annual pay was $80,580. While the mechanical engineering field is welcoming incoming graduates at a slower rate than other occupational arenas, subset areas within mechanical engineering such as architecture, alternative energies, remanufacturing, and nanotechnology are expected to experience faster than average employment growth. Manufacturing and transportation industries will employ a vast majority of mechanical engineers, as they will be needed to design the next generation of vehicles and machinery.

Additionally, mechanical engineers interested in oil and gas extraction will experience rapid occupational growth due to their knowledge and skills about thermal energy.

Petroleum engineering is a highly sought after area of expertise; this demand is anticipated to increase in the foreseeable future. The U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected its employment growth to 26% between 2012 and 2022. This prediction is guided by oil prices, new drilling regulations and complex oil extraction operations – often determinants of employment growth in this field. Similarly, recent demand for petroleum engineers is rooted in fossil fuel reserve scarcity, the need to develop ways to extract oil and gas from buried deposits, and having to find new ways to tap old fuel resources. As one of the best remunerated professions (in May 2012, the median salary was $130,280), candidates will not be in shortage. This career often requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably with knowledge of petroleum engineering.

However, for those seeking managerial positions a master’s level engineering degree will be essential.

To become a stronger candidate for these positions, students earning a degree in mechanical engineering should consider having extensive knowledge of – or even minor in – mathematics, particularly calculus and trigonometry. Job prospects will be enhanced for those staying abreast of technological advances. Additionally, students should aim to gain specific knowledge beneficial for this career. While attending school it is the time to join professional organizations aiming to glean practical experience and broaden your network. Consider joining Engineers without Borders, Engineering for Change, or demographic-specific groups like the Society of Women Engineers and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition, Mechanical Engineers, on the internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/mechanical-engineers.htm (visited September 05, 2014).

Applicant Tracking System

Val Perkins, WSU Career Services Career Counselor When submitting your resume to a company that uses an Applicant Tracking System (ATS), it may seem as if your information has entered another world. Help employers find you by applying these resume optimizing tips.

Keep your resume simple. Do not use templates, graphics, borders, headers, footers, or any extra formatting. It’s fine to use caps, bold and bullets, but avoid more complex techniques. ATS software is getting more sophisticated all the time, but companies may still be using an older version, so save resumes with the .doc format and Word 97-2003 version.

Students often ask, “When I apply for jobs, do I really need to change my resume each time?“ This is always a good idea, and when an ATS is involved, it is critical. Review the job description to learn what employers are looking for.

Make a list of your corresponding qualities and skills. Instead of just plopping this list anywhere in the resume, thoughtfully use the qualities in descriptions of your experiences, showing the skills and knowledge you have gained.

The above tips will serve you well when applying to any company regardless of how resumes are reviewed. Even though we enter the impersonal job search world when we use online applications and the ATS, the most important factor in getting the job is how you present yourself in person. Knowing how to navigate the world of the applicant tracking system will help you get in front of someone, make a good impression, and land that job!

Coffee, Treats and Over-the-Top Resumes Would these work on you?

Courtesy of HRM America

It can take a lot for an applicant to get noticed these days when many jobs receive 200 or more resumes, and it seems some are going out of their way to get HR’s attention.

OfficeTeam has collected some of the more “impressive” actions taken by job seekers. Some have a ring of desperation, while others just seem like common sense. Either way, these are some very determined individuals.

"An applicant walked in with coffee and doughnuts, and her resume underneath."

"I've had someone outline what he planned to do for the company in his first six months."

"One job seeker sent a handmade get well card when she heard the hiring manager was under the weather."

"I've had people offer to work for free."

"I recall someone who traveled a great distance just to be interviewed."

“One applicant sent a gift and an invitation to coffee."

"We had a candidate who contacted our board of directors to try to make his case for being hired."

While the last might sound a little stalker-ish, some workers took a more “show-don’t-tell” approach with examples such as the potential car detailer who brought in his own vehicle as an example of his skills.

But when it came down to it, most HR pros praised company knowledge, fast responses and an ability to connect their skills to what the role required.

Office Hours

FALL 2014 EVENTS

BRENNAN HALL II | Room 225

Sept. 23 - Koch Industries Interviews

Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sept. 25 - Engineering Career Fair | RSC 2nd Floor | 2:00 - 6:00 pm

RSC | Room 205

Sept. 29 - Allen, Gibbs & Houlik Interviews

Walk-In Hours

Sept. 30 - KPMG Interviews

Monday - Thursday 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | RSC | Room 205

Oct. 2 - Adams, Brown, Beran, Ball Interviews Oct. 3 - BKD Interviews Oct. 6 - Kennedy & Coe Interviews Oct. 9 - Lindburg, Vogel, Pierce, Faris Interviews

FYI

Oct. 17 - Lewis, Hooper & Dick Interviews

Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm | 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm

1845 Fairmount Street, Wichita, KS 67260-0042 316.978.3435 - career.services@wichita.edu www.wichita.edu/career

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Oct. 20 - CCH / Wolters Kluwer Interviews Nov. 14 - Education Career Fair | Hughes Metroplex | 2:00 - 4:00 pm

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