UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16
Growth. Collaboration. Success.
The Career Development Center supports and guides students to develop and achieve career goals that lead to meaningful lives.
Over the past year, the Career Development Center has seen tremendous growth. With incredible support from University of San Diego administration, the Board of Trustees, alumni, parents and colleagues around campus, we have developed new programs, augmented existing capabilities and scaled up efforts to help students develop lifelong career skills. One of the most significant changes was moving the center to a more central location in Manchester Hall. The new offices give us more visibility and provide better access for students, employers, alumni, parents and others. Because we share this beautiful space with Admissions, future students and their parents get to see — from the very beginning — the great value USD places on career success. In addition to its prime location, Manchester Hall is equipped with state-of-the-art teleconferencing technology. With these advanced capabilities, virtual recruiting and mentorship are becoming routine at USD. Looking beyond Manchester Hall, we have strategically placed career professionals throughout campus. This hub-and-spokes strategy has increased student access to career services and enhanced collaboration with faculty. These improvements are helping drive our Four-Year Plan, which offers personalized career support for each student from the moment they step on campus. With increased staffing, we have provided more outreach for first- and second-year students, helping them begin their career development early to ensure they have a firm footing by graduation. Throughout this 2015-2016 Annual Report, we detail the many ways the center has expanded to better support our community. These services help students graduate with clear direction and confidence in their future.
Robin Darmon Director, Career Development Center
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When the Career Development Center moved from the Hughes Administration Center to Manchester Hall, the change in distance was small, but the shift in perception was enormous. The move puts the Career Development Center at the center of campus life, giving students, alumni and employers easy access to our services. It also enhances our partnership with Admissions, which shares Manchester Hall. The Career Development Center and Admissions collaborated on two open houses at Manchester Hall to announce the move and reconnect with students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and employers. The events were a great opportunity to show off our enhanced capabilities, increased staff and commitment to the USD community.
Career Counseling In addition to our new central office, the center’s hub-and-spokes model embeds counselors in the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business and, soon, in the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering. Our increased visibility has brought more students into the center for one-on-one career counseling. These appointments help students navigate their employment, graduate school and service choices. In addition, these relationships have led to new alliances with student organizations, expanded programs and new events.
2,810
CAREER COUNSELING SESSIONS BY SCHOOL OR COLLEGE
School of Business: 1,069
2,612
CAREER COUNSELING SESSIONS BY CLASS
Senior: 1,150
College of Arts and Sciences: 1,260
Junior: 523
Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering: 299
First-year: 220
Graduate Students: 182
Sophomore: 354 Graduate: 145 Alumni: 195 Other: 25
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Growth and Visibility
Facilities and Technology The remodeled Manchester Hall space has additional offices for a larger center staff, as well as more interview rooms. In addition, our state-ofthe-art teleconferencing facilities allow students to reach outside the San Diego region for coaching, mentoring, interviews and other opportunities. The Career Development Center has also laid the groundwork for an improved ToreroLink, which just rolled out in Summer 2016. The new platform will be easier to use, work better on mobile devices and enhance student outreach. The platform will also simplify event registration and online appointment scheduling, and will offer thousands of job postings. Additionally, we have seen an increase in the university’s connections to organizations around the world recruiting for job and internship opportunities with Fortune 500 companies.
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TARGETED PRESENTATIONS
Undergrads from Student Support Services Events: 5 Students: 124
Graduate Students (Graduate Student Life Office) Events: 7 Students: 55+
International Students Events: 2 Students: 56
Study Abroad Students Events: 1 Students: 40
Student Workers (Division of Student Life) Events: 2 Students: 54
Students with Military or Veteran Affiliation Events: 3 Students/ Families: 34
Student Outreach The Career Development Center is committed to supporting students’ career needs from the moment they step on campus to graduation and beyond. As part of our Four-Year Plan, we have developed a variety of programs to ease students into the process.
CAREER EVENTS
Adventures in Service: Nonprofit Career Fair Career Expo Career Workshops for RAs Careers in Government Panel Careers in Industrial Systems Engineering Careers with a Conscience
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Employer in the Foyer: Marketing, Finance and Economics Engineering Career Fair
Life after USD Majors and Minors Fair MAPS Luncheon
Graduate School Fair
Passion to Profession: Careers in Art and Design Panel
Graduate Student Career Workshops
Passion to Profession: Careers in Government
International Business Roundtable
Passion to Profession: Careers in Marketing Panel
Friday Gatherings
Passion to Profession: Year of Service Psychology Internship Fair Torero Talent Internship and Career Fair Torero Treks Veterans Dinner at Humphrey’s by the Bay
“ As a veteran, I can say that USD has definitely delivered for me, thanks to the hard work and passion of the people at the Career Development Center.” — Kevin Williams ‘17
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Career Counselor Engagement
Career Ambassadors
Marketing and Presence
Center career counselors are actively
We have increased the number of
In the past year, we completely
reaching out to students where they
career ambassadors from eight to 12.
redesigned our website, building a
live. Events like the Majors and Minors
These well-trained students provide
more user-friendly and interactive
Fair, Friday Gatherings and Sophomore
peer-to-peer guidance, including
platform. New marketing materials
Half Time (in collaboration with
rĂŠsumĂŠ and LinkedIn profile reviews
were developed to support students,
University Ministry) engage students
and other support to extend the center’s
parents, alumni and employers.
early in their academic journey.
footprint and help more students.
In addition, we have boosted our
Career counselors are also addressing
presence on social media and tested
preceptorial and other classes, as well
the Proximity Careers App to help
as preceptor faculty and advisors, and
students navigate the fall Career Fair.
resident advisors.
2,819 16 Individual counseling sessions + 456 from 2014-15
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Full-time staff members +4 from 2014-15
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Career Ambassadors +4 from 2014-15
1,139
Career Assessments +7 percent from 2014-15
“ I think the most valuable advice was how and why to cold email/InMail USD alums at firms that I was interested in. There are Toreros everywhere. I would say 85 percent of those LinkedIn InMails resulted in a phone call, or coffee.” — Jesse Nebres, Assurance Staff, Ernst & Young, Los Angeles, CA
LinkedIn Premium
Assessments
Senior Concierge
We have also made LinkedIn Premium
In addition to the Strong Interest
The Senior Concierge Program
available for all seniors, giving them
Inventory and online platforms that
matches every senior with a career
more tools to research companies,
help students explore majors, the
counselor to help them navigate
contact hiring managers and conduct
Career Development Center has
career or graduate school planning
advanced job searches. Premium
added the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
during their final year at USD. This
accounts also make applications more
(MBTI) to our suite of career tools.
extra level of support provides
visible for employers.
This year, all center counselors were
students both information and
certified on MBTI to help students
added confidence.
gain deeper insights into their personality strengths and how these inform career choices.
LINKEDIN PREMIUM JOB SEEKER SURVEY
1,100+ 40% Seniors took advantage of their free LinkedIn Premium accounts
More connections made than non-Job Seeker subscription users
46%
More job applications through LinkedIn than non-Job Seeker subscription users
47%
More jobs viewed through LinkedIn than non-Job Seeker subscription users
Information gathered from seniors in the Class of 2016 who activated their Job Seeker subscriptions through the LinkedIn Premium Program.
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100 69 93 %
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Employer Partnerships The center links students directly with employers, graduate schools and service opportunities. Once a company hires one of our students, they quickly recognize the value of a USD education, and that initial hire often leads to many job offers.
2016 Internships
Alumni Association
Experiential learning is an important part of career development. The Career
We could not deliver many of our
Development Center is always working to expand internship and research
most popular programs without
opportunities for students.
alumni support. Torero Treks, employer
Engaged experiences are invaluable opportunities and can be life-changing; however, they may not pay well (or at all) or reimburse for travel and other expenses. Many students cannot afford to make the financial sacrifice. With support from the Power family, Al Carey, the Parents Association Board and others, the center offers a limited number of stipends to help students support themselves during an internship. This year we will provide financial support for more than 50 students.
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panels, rĂŠsumĂŠ reviews, mentorship and mixers are just a few examples. In addition, alumni provide job listings, employment guidance and financial support.
Spreading the Word We are on a mission to accelerate the hiring process, working with employers, parents, alumni, the San Diego Chamber of Commerce, the American Marketing Association, San Diego Venture Group, San Diego Regional EDC and others to spread the word about the excellence of USD graduates as potential employees.
Parents Association Board
Employer Advisory Board
Much like alumni and employers,
The best way to determine what companies need is to ask them. The center’s
parents provide key insights,
Employer Advisory Board features professionals from 20 companies such as
mentorship, access to their
Cymer, Adobe, Boeing, Solar Turbines and Target, representing six industries. These
professional networks and financial
volunteers — many of them parents and alumni — provide invaluable information
support. The Parents Association
about the realities of the job market. With their insights, we can better guide
Board contributed $50,000 to help
students’ preparation and design programs that dovetail with employer needs.
the center fund stipends for student interns and $15,000 to provide Torero Trek scholarships. In addition, board members have suggested internships
In addition, the board provides constant feedback on our website, events, marketing materials and other tools, helping us benchmark against other campuses. Improved corporate connections translate into better opportunities.
and collaborated on panel events.
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162 As part of our strategic plan to
Students participated in a Torero Trek in 2015-16
outreach to new top tier employers, our Torero Treks have provided a platform for connecting students with alumni and parents at top companies throughout the country. Our connections have enabled a level of networking with new organizations that have led to job and internship offers for our students. Developed with Alumni Relations, Torero Treks give our students a taste of life in the working world. Each overnight event includes an alumni mixer to provide students with the opportunity to connect with alumni working in diverse industries. This year, many students participated in a Torero Trek, visiting a wide range of companies in several cities. These site visits produce results, including student internships at Sony and SpaceX. Since our first Torero Trek to Silicon Valley, Adobe, which had never recruited at USD, has made eight job offers. Not only are students able to network with professionals at each organization, our collaboration with the Alumni Relations team has provided opportunities to connect treks with alumni mixers in these regional areas.
“ I definitively have the whole Career Development Center to thank for all of the résumé prep and help with getting my dream job! The conversations and connections that ultimately helped me achieve this position were largely made during the San Jose Torero Trek.” — Kristen Obana, Project Management for Global Revenue Operations, Adobe, New York, NY
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80%
TORERO TREKS 2015-16
Reported feeling more confident in their ability to hold a professional conversation with a prospective employer
92%
Agreed they had a better understanding of what prospective employers look for when hiring
Torero Treks
95%
Agreed that they learned useful information that can be applied to their career preparations
93%
Said they would connect on LinkedIn with at least one professional they met on the Trek
99%
Agreed that they would recommend a Torero Trek to future USD students
Los Angeles, Engineering Disney SpaceX Walker Parking Consultants Students: 23 Orange County, Entertainment Sony Pictures Entertainment Farm League Students: 25 Orange County, Finance and Economics PIMCO Students: 19 Phoenix Meritage Homes Phoenix Suns Students: 16 San Diego, Biotech Illumina Parexel Pharmatek Students: 29 San Diego, Marketing Hewlett-Packard PETCO San Diego International Airport Students: 20 Seattle Boeing Microsoft Nordstrom Starbucks Students: 29 Silicon Valley EMC LinkedIn Adobe Students: 17 San Francisco E. & J. Gallo Method Williams-Sonoma Students: 9
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Class of 2015 After Graduation CURRENT STATUS
FIRST JOB OFFER
95
92
%
Employed, in graduate school, in the military, or participating in full-time service
%
of full-time graduates received their first job offer within three months of graduating.
POSTGRAD DESTINATIONS
Top Employers PricewaterhouseCoopers KPMG Target Deloitte Frank, Rimerman + Co. Insight Global Adobe Yelp Solar Turbines Northrop Grumman Select Graduate Schools
Employed full time: 73%
Before graduating: 64%
Columbia University
Employed part time: 4%
Within three months: 28%
Self-employed: 1%
Four to six months: 8%
Copenhagen Business School
Enrolled in graduate school: 15%
Other: 1%
Duke University
Military service: 2%
George Washington School of Law
Volunteer service full time: 1%
Georgetown University
Seeking Employment: 3%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Other: 1%
Michigan State ALIGNMENT WITH CAREER GOALS
92
%
of those employed full time felt their current position aligned with their career goals
AVERAGE STARTING SALARY OF THOSE EMPLOYED FULL TIME
$48,112
80
Indicated they had taken advantage of the Career Development Center
Northwestern University Providence College Purdue University Stanford University Syracuse University UCLA School of Law University of California Berkeley
CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
%
New York University
67
%
Indicated they had an engaged experience
University of Notre Dame University of Southern California University of Texas, Austin Vanderbilt University Yale University
The USD Career Development Center compiles data on students completing their undergraduate degrees each year. This data, gathered from multiple sources, reflects the initial career destinations for 72% of the 1,377 students that graduated between August 2014 and May 2015.
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Career Team Robin Darmon Director rdarmon@sandiego.edu (619) 260-4654 Anne Alcorn Project Coordinator annea@sandiego.edu (619) 260-4600 ext. 6767 Niki Even Barrios Events and Marketing Specialist nikievenbarrios@sandiego.edu (619) 260-4600 ext. 6641 Emily Baxt Assistant Director, First- and Second-Year Experience ebaxt@sandiego.edu (619) 260-4654 Maya Coopergard Experiential Learning Coordinator mcoopergard@sandiego.edu 619-260-4600 ext. 2101 Rhonda Harley STEM Career Counselor rharley@sandiego.edu (619) 260-4654
Sue Kelly Assistant Director, First- and Second-Year Experience suekelly@sandiego.edu (619) 260-4654
Abbey Racelis Manager, Undergraduate Career Services aracelis@sandiego.edu (619) 260-4186
Alexander Lo Assistant Director, Diversity and Graduate Student Networks alexlo@sandiego.edu (619) 260-4654
Sheila Schaffzin Assistant Director, Employer Relations sschaffzin@sandiego.edu (619) 260-4600 ext. 6687
Judd Mateo Technology Support Specialist jmateo@sandiego.edu (619) 260-4600 ext. 6773
Kelsey Schultz Career Counselor kelseyschultz@sandiego.edu (619) 260-4654
Kelly Morton Career Counselor kellymorton@sandiego.edu (619) 260-4600 ext. 7902
Katie Steuer Career Counselor, Manager, College of Arts and Sciences ksteuer@sandiego.edu (619) 260-4654
Timothy Novara Research Analyst and Passport Program Coordinator tnovara@sandiego.edu (619) 260-4600 ext. 6769 Lauren Payne Associate Director lpayne@sandiego.edu (619) 260-4654
Connie Wilson Employer Experience Specialist conniew@sandiego.edu (619) 260-4654
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