Career Services Notes for MSTM Students
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Good Afternoon! With on-campus career fairs next week, it’s high time to get ready! This newsletter will guide you to resources to prepare, and events to attend to meet recruiters on campus.
As always, I strongly encourage you to go on Handshake to look for job postings that the companies who are coming to campus have posted, so you know the company’s focus in their campus recruiting efforts this semester. In addition, review the company website to see what positions are open, but not being recruited through campus recruiting. As graduate students, your goal in attending career fairs, meet and greet opportunities, information sessions and other on-campus recruiting events is to meet professionals in your target industry and companies. Build your professional network, to increase your understanding of the industry/company, and so that you will have people who can provide information that will help your job search going forward!
In this issue:
Career Studio
Engineering Career Fair – Tuesday and Wednesday
Gies Business Fair – Thursday
Career Fair Follow-Up
Company-Sponsored Recruiting Events on Campus
Capital One
Jobs on Handshake
Career Studio
10:00am - 4:00pm, Monday through Friday
Career Studio is where to come for answers to your quick 10-15 minute questions. No appointment necessary, just drop-in anytime between 10am and 4pm and a peer career advisor would be happy to help you! This is perfect for a quick resume update review, cover letter review, LinkedIn profile review, and using job search tools.
This week I will be an advisor in the the Career Studio on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, 1:00 – 4:00pm. Please stop by to let me know how your job search is going, and what help I can offer.
Spring 2020 Engineering Career Fair – Tuesday and Wednesday
January 28 and 29, 2020
2:00pm – 6:00pm
ARC, 201 E Peabody Drive
Complete information on participating companies is on Handshake
198 Companies are registered to attend the Engineering Career Fair. Note that some – and NOT all – companies will be at the Engineering Fair both Tuesday and Wednesday. Use the filters on Handshake to sort and prepare your strategy.
As I review the companies coming to the Engineering Career Fair, I see companies where former MSTM students -- who are in my LinkedIn network -- have worked, including:
So if you’re deciding what companies to meet, see if these companies are in your target industry, and if so, introduce yourself to the recruiter.
Some companies will attend both the Engineering Career Fair and the Gies Business Fair. If you are interested in the company, take the opportunity to meet the recruiter(s) at both events! Companies may bring different recruiters to each fair, and you want to be known by as many recruiters as possible. These companies will be at both career fairs, and the (days at the fairs) are:
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American Family Insurance (Wednesday and Thursday)
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Bank of America (Wednesday and Thursday)
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Bunn-O-Matic Corporation (Tuesday and Thursday)
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Caterpillar, Inc. (Tuesday and Thursday)
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Country Financial (Tuesday and Thursday)
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Crowe LLP (Wednesday and Thursday)
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Echo Global Logistics (Wednesday and Thursday)
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Enfusion (Wednesday and Thursday)
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Epic (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)
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Hormel Foods (Tuesday and Thursday)
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Klein Tools (Wednesday and Thursday)
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Kohl’s Corporation (Wednesday and Thursday)
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KPMG (Tuesday and Thursday)
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Mars, Inc. (Wednesday and Thursday)
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Medline Industries, Inc. (Wednesday and Thursday)
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Morningstar, Inc. (Tuesday and Thursday)
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Paylocity (Wednesday and Thursday)
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PepsiCo (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)
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State Farm Insurance (Tuesday and Thursday)
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Synchrony (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)
I hope this information inspires you to use Handshake to research the participating companies, and find those that interest you. If a company recruits on campus, they expect interested students to introduce themselves at the event! When recruiters review resumes submitted and select students to interview, one of the screening criteria is which applicants they have met at past events on campus.
Illinois Gies Business Fair – Thursday
January 30, 2020
2:00pm – 6:00pm
ARC, 201 E Peabody Drive
Complete information on participating companies is on Handshake
110 employers are registered! Note – the Spring Fair is only one day. Thursday. Plan to be there!
I reviewed the company list, and see these companies where past MSTM students have worked:
Several Companies are new to the Illinois Gies Business Career Fair this year. Please research what they do – and if your interests align with the company’s business, make sure that you introduce yourself! This is your chance to introduce the MSTM program, in addition to introducing yourself – and help the company see the value in considering MSTM students! The companies that seem to me to be a good fit for MSTM students are in bold.
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At Home Quality Care
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Breakwater Forensics, LLC
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Buckeye International, Inc.
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CGI
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Equity Methods
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Fortegra
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Hornblower Cruises and Events
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Legal Files Software, Inc.
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Michael Page (aka PageGroup)
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Quad Express
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Wrike, Inc.
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Ziegler
In addition, I encourage you to talk with Beghou Consulting, Face Hired and Mu Sigma as their business aligns with the MSTM program.
When you enter the Gies Business Fair, your Career Advisors will be there to help you! Please stop by the advising table to see what last-minute information we have to share with you. And, return to the table during the fair and before you leave, to get updates and let us know how it’s going.
Career Fair Follow-Up
Before you send email messages to recruiters you meet at career fairs, let someone help you to ensure you are sending the professional message you intend to send. The Career Studio is a great resource for help with communications to recruiters and alumni, year-round. In addition, get help with your job search writing after the Career Fair:
Career Fair Follow-Up Clinic, with Consultants from the Writers Workshop
Friday, January 31, 2020
11:00am – 2:00pm
BIF Atrium, near Career Services’ door
RSVP on Gies Groups if you plan to attend.
Company-Sponsored Recruiting Events on Campus
These events are all next week. Complete details on all events are on Handshake...
Federated Insurance – Meet and Greet – Monday, January 27,11:30am-2:00pm – BIF Atrium
Hiring Marketing Representatives
RSM – Meet and Greet – Wednesday, January 29, 11:00am – 2:00pm – BIF Atrium
Equity Methods – Info Session - Wednesday, January 29, 5:00pm – 6:00pm – 1025 BIF
Raytheon – Info Session – Monday, January 27, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Maxim Integrated – Info Session - Monday, January 27, 6:30pm –8:00pm
ServiceNow – Info Session - Monday, January 27, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Echelon Consulting – Info Session - Monday, January 27, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Micron Technology – Info Session – Monday, January 27, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
ASML – Tech Talk - Tuesday, January 28, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Capital One
An MSTM alum who works at Capital One emailed me to mention that Capital One is “hiring a lot of software engineers and data engineers (some business analysts, too) in Plano, TX”. Check out the openings at https://campus.capitalone.com/ -- specifically, the Full-Time Programs postings. If you are qualified and interested, please see me.
Jobs on Handshake
I took a look at Handshake and found some interesting positions – which I hope will interest you, too. These are just a few examples, which I hope inspire you to look on Handshake and submit your resume for positions you would like to interview for.
Foxconn – Product Design Project Manager/Mechanical Engineer
BrightEdge Technologies, Inc. - Associate Project Manager, Products & Technology
Citadel – Reference Data, Technical Operations Analyst
Correlation One – Business Operations Senior Manager
JEM Enterprise – Operation Research Analyst
Logical Paradigm LLC – Entry Level Business Analyst Consultant
It’s a busy week ahead! Trust that all the work you put into your job search now means that you will have less to do in the future. Really. I look forward to hearing from you with your questions – and seeing you at the Gies Business Fair on Thursday.
Dede
Dede Kern Brown
YOUR Career Advisor
Gies Business Career Services – 1033 BIF
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