Parents Orientation to The Career Center at ECU

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Parents Orientationto The Career Center at ECU
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Brought to you by
The Career Center
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Who we are and what can we do for you

• A department within Academic Affairs .
• The employment connection.
• On and off campus job center.
• Internship and coop opportunities.
• Job search assistance to help students
• get that first job.

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• You made the right decision
• choosing ECU!
• We are unique within the UNC system
• Strong focus on helping students get experience.
• Diverse coursework designed to meet interests.
• Faculty who want to train students and help them
  find their first job.
• We understand HOW to help students select and
  obtain a career.

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Points of Pride 2004-2005 The Career Center (TCC)
served 13,012 students this academic year, a 358
increase over last year. TCC staff conducted
2,640 individual advising/counseling appointments
with students and alumni and presented 406
professional seminars, classroom presentations,
and special programs. The ECU Career Center is
the benchmark for our peer institutions. Marshall
University conducted a survey this spring for
career centers and on-campus recruiting. ECU had
more recruiters visit campus and attend career
fairs than any of the other 17 respondents.
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851 recruiters from 426 organizations and
approximately 4,000 students participated in
on-campus career fairs. 158 companies scheduled
approximately 2,640 on-campus interviews. 94
of recruiters participating in our on-campus
career fairs stated their recruiting experience
at ECU was equal to or better than other
universities. 3,067 undergraduate and 593
graduate students uploaded their resume at The
Career Center using the eRecruiting system.
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12,364 positions and 635 new employers were added
to the eRecruiting database. 48,070 visitors
from 32 countries viewed the TCC homepage. The
site has been viewed in 37 different languages
and in 22 of the 24 time zones. 8,934 students
enrolled in 1,182 experiential education courses
generated 26,367 credit hours, which equates to
4,532,578.84 in tuition and fees. These courses
include clinicals, practica, independent studies,
and internships.
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• Times have changed.
• Its a tough buyers (employers) market.

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• Job seekers have to learn HOW
• to market themselves to employers.
• It is our job to
  help students
• get work experience
  AND teach
• them how to be to be
  successful
• job seekers for the rest of their
  life.

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Your Major Career Options
explore
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Tools for Career Decision-Making

• Interest Inventories.
• Work Values Profiler.
• Industry Card Sort (unique to ECU).

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As Well As

• Internet career exploration tools.
• Skills Assessment.
• Online career web sites
• www.ecu.edu/e3careers.

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experience

• Internships / CO-OP jobs for credit.

• Student jobs on-campus.

• Part-time, full-time work off-campus.

• Clubs, organizations, student government.

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Students who graduate with at least two semesters
of work experience in their field get
higher job offers and more of
them.
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Training Services

• Resume Writing.
• Job Interviewing.
• Cover Letters.

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Even better

• Networking.
• Mentoring.
• Where to look on the Internet.

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Placement Services

• Career fairs
• twice per year.
• Employers
• on-campus
• recruiting.
• Employer
• Information
• Sessions.

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Special Services

• Practice Interviews .
• Virtual career center.
• One-on-one assistance.
• Online jobs database.

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• engage
• Get your son or daughter to register with us on
  eRecruiting. Then they can log onto their
  account and upload a resume
  so we can tell employers
  about them!

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• Help us help your child!
• Help us develop Internships, Co-ops,
  part-time and full-time jobs.
• Provide us with contact information for those
  individuals who make hiring decisions where you
  work.
• 252-328-6050 or career_at_ecu.edu

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We know how to help your child get a job by
graduation, but only if they will let us provide
that help.Make sure your son/daughter
comes to The Career Center early!
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Dont let them wait until they are a senior to
find out what GREAT services we have.
Help them get the most out of their college
education. Let us help them get a career!
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The Career Center 252-328-6050White house on the
corner of Fifth and Jarvis next to the
Chancellors house.