2017-18 Assessment Plan Results - Amazon Web Services€¦ · APPENDIX A: PRE-SURVEY RESULTS 9. APPENDIX B: FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS & DATA DOCUMENTS 10-20. APPENDIX C: CODEBOOKS

CAL POLY CAREER SERVICES

2017-18 Assessment Plan Results

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

June 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS

3

4

9

38

2017-18 ASSESSMENT PLAN

GRADUATE STATUS REPORT - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CAREER COUNSELING – FFT FOCUS GROUP EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CAREER FAIR & EVENTS – CAREER FAIR SURVEY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

EMPLOYER RELATIONS – INFORMATION SESSION ENGAGEMENT METRICS 283

*2017-2018 Assessment PlanProgram Assessment Method Data Collection Outcomes

*M apped to 2014-17 SA Strategic PlanOwners

Graduate Status Report GSR Survey Ongoing(Publish 4/2018)

*5c & 5g Seth

Career Counseling FFT 4th Year Focus GroupHousing Program Assessments

10/17-11/17End of each quarter

5/17*1a, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4d, 5a-5g

SethMallory

Career Fairs/Events 11 Career Fair Surveys Ongoing *1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, 4d, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5f SethLaurenDenise

Employer Relations & Recruiting Information Session Engagement

10/17- 11/171/18-3/184/18-5/18

*1a, 2a, 2b, 4a, 4d, 5b, 5c, 5fSethDale

Lauren

Alumni & Parent Engagement Alumni & Student EngagementFall 2017

Winter 2018Spring 2018

*1a, 2a, 2b, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5h DanielleSeth

DepartmentMetrics

Student & EmployerEngagement

OngoingMonthly/Annual

*2a, 3b, 5b Reporting Committee

GRADUATE STATUS REPORT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2016-17 GRADUATES

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: EILEEN C. BUECHER | ASSESSMENT LEAD: SETH IGARTA GRAPHIC DESIGNER: EVIE KRIEGBAUM

ABOUT THE GRADUATE STATUS REPORT

GRADUATE STATUS REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | 2016-17 GRADUATES

The Executive Summary contains post-graduation plans for Cal Poly’s class of 2016-17. This report provides information about graduate outcomes (employment, graduate school, and other intentional pursuits), timeline for securing work, job locations based on California state regions, and median salary.

The figures reported are based on data collected from 3,262 graduates of the Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 classes for a total of 65 percent. This represents a 24-percent increase compared to the 2015-16 graduating class. Career Services utilizes an online survey, email, telephone solicitation, employer and faculty information, and LinkedIn to secure data for this report.

The comprehensive Graduate Status Report includes additional graduate outcome information in the form of a university-wide summary sheet, and college specific summary sheets. Other relevant data highlighted include majors related to jobs percentage, top employers, California employment regions, graduate schools and graduate degree programs, and job location. The detailed college status reports are located on our website and include job titles obtained by graduates, their employers, and where they are attending graduate school.

To view the detailed results from the 2016-17 Graduate Status Report, please visit our website at careerservices.calpoly.edu/gsr.

GRADUATE OUTCOMES

EMPLOYMENT TIMELINE

These results are based on a 65-percent response rate for the 2016-17 graduating class, with 72 percent securing work by graduation and 99 percent within nine months of graduation. This represents a seven-percent increase of students securing work by graduation, compared to the 2015-16 class.

Photo credit: Chris Leschinsky

WORKING FULL-TIME

WORKING PART-TIME

ATTENDING GRADUATE SCHOOL

OTHER PURSUITS**

STILL SEEKING

75%1%

15%3%6%

94%POSITIVELY ENGAGED

13%14%72%

99% OF THOSE EMPLOYED HAVE JOBS WITHIN 9 MONTHS OF GRADUATION

72% before graduation, 14% within 3 months, 13% within 9 months

Cal Poly talent continue to successfully obtain their career goals, with 94 percent securing positive post-graduation outcomes (work, graduate school, and other intentional plans). The job market remains strong, with 76 percent of our graduates working (full-time and part-time) and 15 percent enrolled in graduate education. A minority of graduates seek other intentional plans (three percent), such as travel, gap year experience, artistic pursuits, and family care. The percent of students still seeking employment is six percent.

https://careerservices.calpoly.edu/gsr

COLLEGES MEDIAN

ALL COLLEGES $62,000

AGRICULTURE $45,000

ARCHITECTURE/ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN $55,000

BUSINESS $60,000

ENGINEERING $72,000

LIBERAL ARTS $44,000

SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS $50,000

STARTING MEDIAN SALARYCALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT BY REGION

GRADUATE STATUS REPORT TEN YEAR SUMMARY

The Cal Poly Graduate Status Report (GSR) is valued and utilized by the university, employers, admission officers, academic advisors, community colleges, high school counselors, advancement officers and accreditation teams. An on-line version of the GSR can be found at: careerservices.calpoly.edu/gsr.

The chart below summarizes the last ten years of Graduate Status Report information.

YEAR# OF

GRADUATES# OF RESPONDENTS

EMPLOYED FULL-TIME

EMPLOYED PART-TIME

GRADUATE SCHOOL

OTHER PURSUITSSEEKING

EMPLOYMENT

2016-17 5,007 3,262 65% 2,429 75% 39 1% 478 15% 3%

2015-16 4,541 2,465 54% 1,802 73% 46 2% 405 17% 55 2% 6%

2014-15 4,625 2,399 52% 1,606 67% 112 5% 355 15% 95 4% 9%

2013-14 4,403 2,213 50% 1,439 65% 121 6% 336 15% 93 4% 224 10%

2012-13 4,414 2,229 50% 1,515 66% 142 7% 279 12% 69 3% 268 12%

2011-12 4,252 2,123 50% 1,399 66% 161 7% 272 13% 39 2% 252 12%

2010-11 4,470 2,419 54% 1,641 68% 127 5% 425 18% 32 1% 8%

2009-10 4,303 2,181 51% 1,410 65% 141 6% 381 17% 36 2% 213 10%

2008-09 4,066 2,074 51% 1,313 63% 148 7% 384 18% 34 2% 198 10%

2007-08 3,979 2,150 54% 1,511 70% 100 4% 407 19% 35 3% 4%

194

86

211

The majority of graduates (88 percent) start their careers in California. Their top three career choice areas are the Bay Area (47 percent), Los Angeles and Southern Counties (30 percent), and San Luis Obispo County (16 percent). Other Cal Poly graduates started their careers in other states (11 percent) and abroad (one percent). Following California, the top states receiving Cal Poly talent are Washington, Colorado, Texas, Oregon, Arizona, New York, Massachusetts, Nevada, Illinois, and Virginia. The top countries receiving Cal Poly talent are Spain, New Zealand, Norway, Japan, and the Netherlands.

149

1%

3%

6%47%

20%16%

7%

1234567

BAY AREA COUNTIESLOS ANGELES COUNTYSAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTYSAN DIEGO COUNTYCENTRAL COUNTIESSOUTHERN COUNTIESNORTHERN COUNTIES

$62,000

105 6%

231

The majority of our graduates (88.4%) still start their careers in California with 47% of these graduates pursuing careers in California’s Bay Area,

43% in Los Angeles and Southern Counties, and San Luis Obispo Coun-ty (16%) Other career destination cities were scattered throughout the

state of California (10%).

Other Cal Poly graduates started their careers in other states (10.4%) and abroad (1.2%). Following California, the top states receiving Cal Poly talent are Washington, Colorado, Texas, Oregon, Arizona, New York, Massachusetts, Nevada, Illinois, and Virginia. The top countries receiving Cal Poly talent are Spain, New Zealand, Norway, Japan, and

the Netherlands.

The overall median salary is $62,000, comparable to last year and with higher deviation in Engineering ($72,000). This is a three-percent increase since last year, with an overall 19-percent increase in salary since post-recession year 2013. Whereas the salary differences reflect the conditions and demands of the economic market, Career Services has increased recruiting, on-campus interviewing, networking, and job/internship posting opportunities for all majors.

- C A L P O LY C A R E E R S E RV I C E S -

GRADUATE STATUS REPORTFACT SHEET (2016–17 GRADUATES)*

WORKING FULL-TIME

WORKING PART-TIMEATTENDING GRADUATE SCHOOLOTHER PURSUITS**STILL SEEKING

75%1%

15%3%6%

GRADUATE OUTCOMES

STARTING MEDIAN SALARY

$62,00097%

FOUND JOBS RELATED TO THEIR

MAJOR

MAJOR-RELATED JOBS HOW STUDENTS GOT THEIR JOBS

43%22%12%

9%5%


ONLINE LISTINGS (INCLUDING MustangJOBS)

PERSONAL REFERRAL

INTERNSHIPS

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS

To inspire all students to embrace their unlimited possibilities

94%POSITIVELY ENGAGED

careerservices.calpoly.edu/gsr

EMPLOYMENT TIMELINE

13%14%72%

99%OF THOSE EMPLOYED HAVE JOBS WITHIN

9 MONTHS OF GRADUATION

72% before graduation, 14% within 3 months, 13% within 9 months

To inspire all students to embrace their unlimited possibilities careerservices.calpoly.edu/gsr

CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT BY REGION

1%

3%

6%47%

20%16%

7%

1234567

TOP EMPLOYERSCALIFORNIA JOBS

88%FOUND JOBS IN

CALIFORNIA

*Data is based on 3,262 student responses collected within nine months of graduation, 65% overall response rate. For detail breakdown by college and major, go to: careerservices.calpoly.edu/gsr. **Other pursuits include intentional plans such as travel, gap year experience, artistic pursuits, and personal commitments.

BAY AREA COUNTIESLOS ANGELES COUNTYSAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTYSAN DIEGO COUNTYCENTRAL COUNTIESSOUTHERN COUNTIESNORTHERN COUNTIES


Freshman Focus Team Focus Groups EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

JUNE 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 3

METHOD 4-5

LIMITATIONS 6

KEY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 7-8

APPENDIX A: PRE-SURVEY RESULTS 9

APPENDIX B: FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS & DATA DOCUMENTS 10-20

APPENDIX C: CODEBOOKS 21-29

INTRODUCTION

The mission of Career Services is to "empower Cal Poly students to achieve a lifetime of meaningful career success." The department provides students with a wide range of resources and support as they navigate the career development process. One particular program, the Freshman Focus Team (FFT), exists to serve first year students' unique career development needs. Specifically, it aims to support and serve freshmen by increasing their self-awareness, encouraging their exploration of careers, and promoting the discovery of new possibilities as they venture deeper into their majors. Cal Poly's requirement that students declare a major upon entry can lead to uncertainty, confusion, and frustration among incoming students. The FFT program, established four years ago, was developed to increase students' confidence in their selected academic and career directions, as well as to develop and initiate a strategic plan for students to achieve their academic, personal, and career goals.

The FFT program provides freshmen students with the opportunity to have one-on-one developmental conversations about career and identity exploration, specialized programming for first-year students in Career Services and in the residence halls, presentations in first-year classes, outreach during SLO Days and Week of Welcome (WOW), and also offers group counseling sessions on major and career exploration. FFT counselors engage in conversations with freshmen around complex personal, academic, and career-focused topics, including change of major, managing feelings like “you have to figure it all out,” and finding one's niche on a competitive campus. Additionally, the FFT program aims to increase the overall retention of Cal Poly students.

During the 2017-2018 academic year, Career Services performed an internal review of the FFT program. The purpose of the FFT assessment was to evaluate how well the FFT program is meeting its intended goals, what improvements can be made, and what areas there are for further growth and implementation. Based on standards outlined by the Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS), the following program and learning outcomes were identified and assessed:

• First year students will increase self-awareness, explore careers, and discover newpossibilities, with assistance through specialized counselors and targetedresources/support.

• First year students will increase confidence in their academics and career direction, withassistance through specialized counselors and targeted resources/support.

• First year students will develop and initiate a plan to achieve academic, personal, andcareer goals, with assistance through specialized counselors and targetedresources/support.

ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE • Dale Stoker• Denise Lazar• Isheeta Rahman• Lauren Platte

• Lisa Sewell• Mallory Stoffel• Sam Rueda• Seth Igarta

3

METHODS Prior to conducting assessment, the Freshman Focus Team (FFT) met to determine what type of information they would like to glean from focus groups. They determined the following areas were of greatest interest:

• Whether utilization of Career Services as a first-year (or lack of) influenced engagement with our services in subsequent years

• Potential factors that affected students’ engagement with the Freshman Focus Team in their first year

• Satisfaction with the Freshman Focus Team career education experience • Students’ long-term career confidence and skills

The FFT then developed a set of focus group questions and brief written survey questions designed to elicit the above information from the focus group participants. The following survey questions were created:

• Thinking about your current major, how confident do you feel that you picked the best major for you?

• How confident do you feel about your plans after Cal Poly? • How do you remember first hearing about Cal Poly Career Services? • During your time at Cal Poly, where have you most frequently sought help with career planning

and exploration? The following focus group questions were created for students who had engaged with the FFT:

• Think back to the time or times that you worked with a Career Counselor on the Freshman Focus

Team. What actions did you take as a result of engaging with the Freshman Focus Team? This may include making a decision about your major or career, getting involved on campus, finding an internship or job, or some other action.

• Recalling your freshman year, do you think you would have utilized Career Services even if there hadn't been services specifically tailored to and marketed to first-year students?

• How do you feel that using the Freshman Focus Team influenced how much you took advantage of Career Services in subsequent years?

• What are you plans after you graduate from Cal Poly? How do you know that these plans are right for you?

• What services comes to mind when you think of Career Services?

The following focus group questions were created for students who had not engaged with the FFT:

• Think back to your freshman year. Was there a reason that you did not engage with a Career Counselor on the Freshman Focus Team? Is there anything Career Services could have done differently to increase your engagement with us?

• Looking back on your time at Cal Poly, do you feel you received enough career direction and support?

• What are your plans after you graduate from Cal Poly? How do you know that these plans are right for you?

• What services comes to mind when you think of Career Services?

4

• Reflecting back on your time at Cal Poly, what do you wish you would have known about majoror career as a first-year?

To incentivize participation, FFT recommended that focus group participants receive a gift card. Next FFT developed a marketing email to promote the focus group opportunity. Interested participants were required to answer several questions via an online survey to verify that they were a first-year student in the 2014-15 academic year, and to confirm that they had or had not engaged with FFT. A photo of the FFT career counseling team from 2014-15 was displayed to help students recall whether they had interacted with FFT or not. “Engagement” was defined as an interaction that the student initiated, such as attending a FFT workshop, meeting with an FFT career counselor, or participating in a first-year career exploration group. Although students may have interacted with FFT in classroom presentations and/or Week of Welcome, these were not considered engagements because they were more passive in nature and the students did not initiate the engagement. In addition to emailing all students who were first-years during the 2014-15 academic year, FFT reviewed past tracking documents and identified students who had engaged with FFT during that year. Tailored emails were sent out to those students inviting them to participate.

As recommended by the FFT, the Assessment Committee decided to conduct four focus groups of 8-10 students with groups identified as having engaged with the FFT during their first year or not engaged with the FFT during their first year. The Assessment Committee gained approval for $15 gift cards and pizza as incentives for student participation.

Focus groups were conducted on the following dates with facilitators being Dale Stoker and Lauren Platte, and note takers being graduate students Isheeta Rahman and Sam Rueda.

• 7 - FFT Focus Group, 5/17/18• 4 - Non-FFT Focus Group, 5/18/18• 8 - FFT Focus Group, 5/23/18• 9 - Non-FFT Focus Group, 5/24/18

Dale and Lauren administered the focus group pre-survey questions upon students’ arrival, and then facilitated the focus group questions. Isheeta and Sam took detailed notes and recorded all comments made during the focus groups. Qualitative results of the focus group were captured in Word documents (Appendix A), and analyzed into code books (Appendix B). The limitations, key findings, and recommendations are found in this report.

5

LIMITATIONS Even the most thoughtfully designed assessments have inherent limitations. When analyzing the findings of any assessment, it is important to consider these challenges. The Assessment Team has identified five main limitations involved in executing the Freshman Focus Team Focus Groups, the primary of which was the number of participants who attended. The target participant quantity for each group was 8 individuals, and while the last two focus groups included 8 and 9 participants respectively, the first two focus groups were comprised of 7 and 4 participants each. Small sample size can pose a significant challenge to extrapolation of results. Additional limitations were identified which directly relate to the number of participants and the lack of a representative sample. The first of these related challenges was the lack of clear engagement data to enable identification of FFT and Non-FFT participants to target for outreach. The process was further complicated by the transition from Symplicity to Handshake midway through the students’ academic career, which disrupted engagement tracking. In addition, participants self-selected into the focus groups, rather than being drawn from a stratified sample, making results from the focus group unsuited for generalizations about the entire population (i.e., all first-year students). Another limitation related to the number of participants was the process used for student reminders. Though multiple email communications were sent out for each focus group, day-of reminders were only sent for the third and fourth groups. The nimble adoption of day-of reminder emails for the third and fourth groups appears to correlate with the increased participation rates of those who received them. Though not causally related to the number of participants, two additional challenges were identified which compounded this limitation. The first was that multiple students did not complete the back of the pre-survey, because they did not realize they needed to turn the page over. This resulted in limited data for the last question, “During your time at Cal Poly, where have you most frequently sought help with career planning and exploration?” The final limitation identified was students arriving late to the focus groups. While this is unavoidable and inherent to students’ busy schedules, it also resulted in less-complete feedback. Of the limitations identified by the Assessment Team, it was possible to address two of them mid-way through the focus groups. Implementing a day-of email reminder to participants and a verbal reminder to fill out the back of the pre-survey increased both participation rate and complete feedback. One constraint, a lack of clear engagement data, will be amended moving forward by access to consistent tracking data through Handshake. The final challenge, students’ late arrival, is unpreventable and will continue to be a limitation in future student focus group efforts.

6

FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS

FINDINGS

In the pre-survey used to capture quantitative responses to Freshman Focus Team (FFT) questions, we found that the level of confidence in major choice and plans after Cal Poly were higher among students who did not engage with the FFT than those who did (see Table 1). We believe this highlights the different levels of self-efficacy that exist between the two groups. Those who have engaged with Career Services show higher levels of insecurity, as opposed to those have not engage with Career Services and demonstrate higher levels of self-confidence.

Table 1: Pre-survey Results (1 = not at all confident, 5= very confident) 28 ParticipantsConfident in Major Confident in plans after Cal Poly

FFT average 4 3.4 Non-FFT average 4.4 4.3

We learned from the pre-survey that most students, regardless of if they had engaged with the FFT or not, found out about Career Services through Week of Welcome (WOW), residence hall communications, or BUS 100. We also learned from the pre-survey that students who had engaged with the FFT frequently sought help with career planning and exploration from Career Services, faculty or academic departments, and parents or other supporters not affiliated with Cal Poly. Students who had not engaged with the FFT sought help with career planning and exploration from faculty or academic department, college academic advising centers, and parents or other supporters not affiliated with Cal Poly.

The most frequent themes from students who had engaged with the FFT related to needs in career exploration, utilizing foundational support from Career Services, increased confidence in major and career path, and greater opportunities. The most frequent themes from students who had not engaged with the FFT were associated with an overall lack of engagement and missed opportunities to use services credited to a lack of awareness, accessibility, and branding challenges to see Career Services as the place to go for career support. These themes are detailed in the codebooks of Appendix B.

The findings generally indicated that those who utilized FFT were more engaged with Career Services, and those who did not utilize FFT were less engaged. For those who utilized FFT, they mostly used FFT in order to have conversations around major, identity, and career exploration. Those who utilized the FFT report periodically engaging with Career Services after their first year, but explained that they felt more inclined to go to their academic departments and faculty members for specialized support. However, those who utilized FFT noted that their engagement provided them a great foundation for their own exploration, and opened doors to the other services that were available to them and created career-related opportunities.

For those who did not utilize FFT their first year (the non-FFT group), findings indicated that there was a theme of missed opportunities. Most participants didn’t know about FFT or the services provided by Career Services, and didn’t feel Career Services could provide the specialized support they needed. Some participants intentionally avoided Career Services, because they felt it wasn’t accessible to them, either because they felt it was geared more towards STEM and Business majors, or because they felt the physical location of Career Services wasn’t central enough to the campus.

7

RECOMMENDATIONS

The following recommendations were developed based on key findings from the focus groups.

• Recommendation #1 – Student Affairs PartnershipsContinue to raise awareness and explore new ways to partner with Student Affairs Division colleagues, targeting student leaders like RAs, WOW Leaders, Career Ambassadors, and ASI.

• Recommendation #2 – Academic PartnershipsExpand existing outreach and partnership efforts with faculty and student leaders, and initiate new partnerships where possible. Request College Ambassadors, Peer Advisors, and college-specific student leaders include Career Services and the FFT in their communication with new and prospective students. Request first year faculty add reference to Career Services and the FFT in course syllabi in the same way Counseling Services and the DRC are included.

• Recommendation #3 - First Year MentorshipProvide mentorship opportunities for first years, creating opportunities to promote career considerations with students and allow them to engage with industry early in their college experience.

• Recommendation #4 – Bridge to Sophomore Year, CST and EngagementExplore more clear processes and communication with campus partners for helping students transition from first year career education, to sophomore year career education, and engagement with services throughout their Cal Poly experience.

• Recommendation #5 –Marketing & BrandingReevaluate FFT marketing and branding efforts, leveraging student generated language for programming and services that will raise awareness and connect with student populations.

The FFT could benefit from a review of current partnership and renewed outreach to both Student Affairs (SA) and Academic Affairs (AA). We recommend outreach to SA Division partnerships, with consideration given towards educating and disseminating Career Services and FFT services through student leaders like RAs, WOW leaders, Career Ambassadors, and ASI. We recommend exploring options to grow and leverage first year academic partnerships, with consideration to request that college student leaders and peer advisors include Career Services and the FFT in their communication with new and prospective students, and that first year faculty add reference to Career Services and the FFT in course syllabi in the same way Counseling Services and the DRC are included.

The FFT could also benefit from creating a mentorship program geared towards first-year students, to encourage them to think about career and connect with industry professionals early in their college experience. In addition, developing more clear processes and communication with campus partners for greater transition of first year engagement, to second year engagement and beyond, could improve overall Career Services engagement while at Cal Poly.

Finally, many of the student recommendations made in the focus groups were for services that already exist, suggesting that students simply do not know about the services and how to access them. Perhaps the most significant recommendation is that there needs to be an overall analysis of marketing and branding, in order to identify how students can be made more aware of and engage in these services. We recommend student generated language as a way to better connect with the target audience.

8

APPENDIX A: Pre-Survey Results

FFT Focus Groups – Responses averaged and ranked

1. Thinking about your current major, how confident do you feel that you picked the best major for you?(1 = not at all confident, 5= very confident)

• 4.0 average

2. How confident do you feel about your plans after Cal Poly? (1 = not at all confident, 5= very confident)• 3.4 average

3. How do you remember fist hearing about Cal Poly Career Services?• WOW• Residence hall presentation• Other

4. During your time at Cal Poly, where have you most frequently sought help with careering planningand exploration? (Check all that apply) (*7 responses missing, did not complete the back page)

• Career Services• Faculty or academic departments• Parents or other supporters not affiliated with Cal Poly

Non-FFT Focus Groups – Responses averaged and ranked

1. Thinking about your current major, how confident do you feel that you picked the best major for you?(1 = not at all confident, 5= very confident)

• 4.4 average

2. How confident do you feel about your plans after Cal Poly? (1 = not at all confident, 5= very confident)• 4.3 average

3. How do you remember fist hearing about Cal Poly Career Services?• WOW• BUS 100• Email• Other

4. During your time at Cal Poly, where have you most frequently sought help with career planning andexploration? (Check all that apply)

• Faculty or academic department• College academic advising centers• Parents or other supporters not affiliated with Cal Poly

9

APPENDIX B: Focus Group Participants & Data Documents FRESHMAN FOCUS TEAM – FOCUS GROUP NOTES 5/17/18 PARTICIPANTS SIGNED-IN

• Spencer Harrison • Emily Markese • Jennifer Gisell • Katie Issaris • Rachel D’orazio • Ben • Danica Liang

QUESTIONS: 1. Think back to the time or times that you worked with a Career Counselor on the Freshman Focus

Team. What actions did you take as a result of engaging with the Freshman Focus Team? This may include making a decision about your major or career, getting involved on campus, finding an internship or job, or some other action. • Didn’t know about major, wasn’t sure about poly, went for advice, was connected with

BIO232 shadowing professional, was directed there by CA • Resume help, never made one before, helpful tips on resume building, LinkedIn, was looking for

on campus job, utilizing CS website for resources • Resume help, left having a better idea, webpage with different majors was very helpful! Was

looking for an internship at the time • Unsure about major, didn’t know what to do with it, switched from Bio to Psych, advisor showed

what options they had with either major • GRC originally, FFT introduced different majors/careers, gave her confidence to switch majors • Career options for nutrition degree, left feeling excited after meeting and was connected with

alumni to help with degree • Unsure about type of engineering to do, left with better sense of what to do with major, best

path to take given options 2. Recalling your freshman year, do you think you would have utilized Career Services even if there

hadn't been services specifically tailored to and marketed to first-year students? • Did many of the workshops, found out about FFT through workshops and interactions with CS • Was willing to reach out for help, found FFT thru website, looking for general help and ended

up with FFT • Uncertainty led to CS help, after contacting career services for help was led to FFT, • Found out about FFT and utilized it as a brand new service • FFT perfect meeting for freshmen • Feel that more freshmen should know about FFT program and helps students get to where they

want to be • CS sought out for advice and were led to FFT

3. How do you feel that using the Freshman Focus Team influenced how much you took advantage of Career Services in subsequent years?

10

• Went once and knew they could go back for resume, temporary job, not a scary place to askquestions building confidence in asking and seeking help

• Never went back, got resume help and did not feel need to return, felt supported by classes andfaculty

• Much more comfortable after the first visits, after first two years, felt like it was not needed asmuch; attended various events but had enough experience first two years; post second year feltfriends/professionals were better options for resume help

• After first visit gained idea of resources available but did not feel the need to return becausethey felt more comfortable

• Online resources reduced need to return in person• Most had been to the career fairs most of the time depending on major, workshops helpful and

useful for majors that were not heavily offered at fair• Later years = more connections and less need for CS• Info Session by CS was helpful for internship position help, didn’t seem as advertised as much as

Career fair but still could be as useful• Free food great incentive, info sessions could be advertised more, calendar page?• Variety of info sessions could give students options for exploration and knowledge in unfamiliar

fields

4. What are you plans after you graduate from Cal Poly? How do you know that these plans areright for you?

• Gap year and a service year, excited but unknown law school or grad school• Still here 2 extra qtrs, stay in SLO, dietetic program, 2yr program, highly recommended for

Nutrition major, high encouraged by faculty, told in FSN101• LOTS OF CONNECTIONS in room for dietician• Grad school, Masters in Nursing, currently working as an EMT/Server, aiming for Nurse

Practitioner, shadowed enough to feel comfortable at this time; received pamphlet withvolunteering options that introduced positions at French Hospital, Value Sort was used toorganize priorities, confident and excited

• Interning in the Bay, unhappy with accounting, feeling she should’ve switched majors but foundposition she is happier with but unsure of what future holds, visited CS but major counselor notsure about new job track, not sure what will happen after 6 months

• Unsure if software management or engineering, unsure if right path, going in and trying it• 4+1 path, trying something new but not sure afterwards• Summer accelerator program, job at Oracle but unsure how long that will last, discovered

entrepreneurship program, feeling confident about decision• Unknown to all that Alums have full access to CS the year after graduating

5. What services comes to mind when you think of Career Services?

• Resume help• Internship help• Life advice• Career Fair• Info Sessions• Discovering new/different majors• Career exploration

11

• Resource utilization • Panels • Change of Major workshops • Feeling funneled into staying in major sometimes than exploring new paths if far into degree • Grad school prep, went in during a busy time asking for help with how to interview for program;

planned what to say which was helpful, received positive feedback for prepared answers • Overall CS is a great resource for all students, encourage peers to visit to utilize resources

available, push for students to be reminded of resources available, GREATER PRESENCE • Resume workshops, interview prep, more specific = more enticing than CS overall • CS partnering with campus clubs to provide the specific help for students further along in degree • Freshmen pamphlet, centralized resource guide for students to refer from the beginning = “Poly

Survival Guide” • Every year brings some new resource for students to discover

12

NON-FRESHMAN FOCUS TEAM – FOCUS GROUP NOTES 5/18/18

PARTICIPANTS SIGNED-IN • Kendra Jones• Sydney Sima• Annalisa Balestreri• Darya Charkashyna

QUESTIONS: 1. Think back to your freshman year. Was there a reason that you did not engage with a Career

Counselor on the Freshman Focus Team? Is there anything Career Services could have donedifferently to increase your engagement with us?

• Didn't know about it, never heard about it• It wasn't direct to their major; more general help• Didn't know about it until they desperately needed it• The location is too secluded, not very central to campus• What Career Services could have done:

Emails or announcements in classes Educating RAs/including it on RA newsletters Announcement in Bus 100 Educating WOW Leaders Adding Career Services to syllabi (the same way they have Counseling Services and

DRC listed on syllabi) Rename Career Services/have a separate branch to something that is more

inclusive/less intimidating to freshmen (Internship Services, Graduate SchoolServices, etc.)

2. Looking back on your time at Cal Poly, do you feel you received enough career direction andsupport?

• Didn't know the career direction/support was available• When realized Career Services was a resource, found it really helpful• Finding an internship during second/third year was really challenging• Didn't know about career counselors; only knew about drop-in advising (too short to be

helpful)• Theme of missed opportunities• Career fairs

Feel they can't go unless they are engineering/business majors Felt discouraged

• Generational differences (wanting to do meaningful work, liberal arts-focused)• Most support:

Faculty especially Academic advisors Classes (e.g. Business 100) Senior projects OCOB drop-in peer advising Career counselors (Laura)

13

Career readiness class 3. What are your plans after you graduate from Cal Poly? How do you know that these plans are

right for you? • Working with accounting company full-time in San Jose, getting CPA after • Found through Professor Lisa Simon, working for Gardner; working as an account manager

for a small enterprise. Mainly doing sales, selling marketing research. Great company Young people around

• Non-profit: interning at Front Porch, paid and free rent • Graduate school: Sociology or Political Science


• Resume/Cover Letter workshops • Drop-in advising • Mock interviews • Career fair • Guidance on follow-up emails (thank you emails, etc.) • Don't think about it much as a freshman because it has the word "career" in it; not thinking

about jobs yet • Alumni career services – but not many people know that they still have those services

available to them • Services that are most helpful:

1-on-1 services were the most helpful

5. Reflecting back on your time at Cal Poly, what do you wish you would have known about major or career as a first-year?

• How helpful it is to see a career counselor and have a sit-down conversation to go through everything

• That you can still change your major; there's such a stigma that you can't change your major at Cal Poly

• Not to be intimidated; that you can talk to anyone • Wish they had known they needed help (didn't really know how much they needed help) • Would have been helpful to know what internship options are available • How helpful the 4-Year plan is • Services are good, people just don't know about them

14

FRESHMAN FOCUS TEAM – FOCUS GROUP NOTES 5/23/18

PARTICIPANTS SIGNED-IN • Madison Strauss• Sophia Liu• Sam Wilson• Ashley Therien• Valerie Tronolone• Lauren Gaul• Meredith Hirsch• Sebastian Garcia

QUESTIONS: 1. Think back to the time or times that you worked with a Career Counselor on the Freshman Focus

Team. What actions did you take as a result of engaging with the Freshman Focus Team? Thismay include making a decision about your major or career, getting involved on campus, finding aninternship or job, or some other action.• Wasn't sure if major was right, and FFT counselor guided towards evaluations and surveys to

explore interests more.o Gave more GEs a chance

• Knew that major wasn't right, went to Career Services for change of major questions.• Went for resume and cover letter, introduction to different job markets (on/off-campus, online

resources, etc.)• Changing majors – took personality assessments, and ended up switching majors as a result• Small group exploration (spring quarter of freshmen year); but felt like it was too late to change

major at that time. Didn't feel like it was as useful.• Was content with major, but was open-minded to exploring other areas. FFT was more about

exploration, and established a good relationship with Academic Advisor.• Was at a place of uneasiness with major, was looking for someone to tell him what to major in

(which they didn't do), and was frustrated at the time; however, there were seeds planted thatwere later useful for exploration.

• Wanted to brush up resume at the time and make it look more professional (didn't have a lot towork with from high school), so it would be geared towards getting an internship.

2. Recalling your freshman year, do you think you would have utilized Career Services even if therehadn't been services specifically tailored to and marketed to first-year students?• Yes: used Career Services more after FFT• No

o A lot of pressure to find jobs later-on in college career, when you have more specificdirection

o College of Architecture is so small, people rely on professors to talk about career pathsand portfolios and resumes; used FFT more as change of major

o Nutrition is a very particular type of major; trust professors more about field-specific/industry-specific questions

o May not have been as easy to go to Career Services without the FFTo FFT was useful for change of major and answering freshmen questions, but not once

you had a more specific direction• Gave a lot of peace that there was a FFT dedicated to first-years; normalized feelings

15

• Would be useful if Career Services connected students with industry professionals (as a mentor/point-person)

• Helpful to have people that can help you on your path; would've used CS more if it had more for CLA majors. There tends to be generic help, but not specific to job interests.

• Only a certain amount of what counselors could do (personality assessments had different results); would be helpful to have that mentorship aspect.

• The personality tests helps for determining personality, but not necessarily for determining major

3. How do you feel that using the Freshman Focus Team influenced how much you took advantage

of Career Services in subsequent years? • Only went to CS one other time to improve resume, but because of utilizing FFT it was easier to

find what help was needed • FFT was more about generic exploration, so didn't seek out CS after first-year once students

developed a more specific direction. It made more sense to go to professors. • Got a lot of the help needed/foundation from FFT. Made more sense to go to professors

afterwards. • It was a really great starting point to seek out FFT, and to know what other resources are

available in CS afterwards • EOP requirement to go to Career Fairs/CS • After first meeting with FFT counselor, it opened up a door, increased comfort level, gave a

better understanding of what to come back with next time (how to approach what you want to talk about)

• FFT and Strengths workshop showed that the things that you didn't think were possible were (such as changing major, etc.); removed barriers and opened opportunities.

4. What are you plans after you graduate from Cal Poly? How do you know that these plans are

right for you? • Studying nutrition, but has a more creative side; couldn't see herself working at a hospital for

the rest of their life. Started thinking about what they could do, especially considering that they are graduating so soon. Parents work in animation, parents are going to be teachers, and will be pursuing animation.

• Graduate program in Florida, more assessment-focused psychology program. • Planning to go back home, not sure what to do. Continue exploration, working for temp agency,

but no career plans really. • Internship is continuing through the summer, but still experiencing anxiety about how to direct

love for marketing. Feels general. • Was going to go to PT, but then interned in PT and didn't like it. Wants to be in a hospital, will

apply for nursing school and get RN and stay in a hospital (trial through internships and exploration)

• Summer internship. Moving to Washington, DC to work at a non-profit (but internship ends in August). Trying to get work experience and bulk up resume for graduate school. Wants to go in headfirst and try things out.

• Summer internship working for an irrigation firm, helping farmers save money. Want to use background in Ag to create a more sustainable environment for wildlife conservation (really into hunting)


• Workshops

16

o Housing/Res. Halls on a variety of topics• Writing a personal statement, applying for graduate school• Career Fairs• LinkedIn help• Personality assessments• Industry panels• Any help with resumes• Drop-in hours• Cover letter• Mock interviews• Interview stuff• Counselors are gentle and supportive, super understanding• Not always packed or utilized as it could be, which gave a lot of time to focus on students (which

was needed)• 1st years expect FFT to tell you what to do, but don't realize until 4th year how useful the

assessments were

6. Anything else?• Want more opportunities to learn how to go to the Career Fair; which is already offered, but no

one goes to the workshop. Could it be offered in Trinity?• Career Fairs would be nice if they were geared more towards second years (internship fairs)• Wish they had kept in contact with FFT counselor• Graduate school stuff, had a lot of good help. Struggled with creating the spreadsheet (would've

been nice to have a template rather than creating it from scratch).

17

NON-FRESHMAN FOCUS TEAM – FOCUS GROUP NOTES 5/24/18 PARTICIPANTS SIGNED-IN

• Hailey • Anna • Alexa • Jaime • Jason • Elizabeth • Stephanie • Colton • Paul

QUESTIONS: 1. Think back to your freshman year. Was there a reason that you did not engage with a Career

Counselor on the Freshman Focus Team? Is there anything Career Services could have done differently to increase your engagement with us?

• So much confusion, feeling lost from HS, picked major how to turn it into career, difficult to know at 18

• Uncertainty in direction to go, no desire to figure it out right away in freshman year, overwhelming

• Assumed department would be more helpful • Not sure that CS existed, or even FFT, but do not recall seeing it with all the information

thrown at students • Utilized MSC, first thought over CS • Political Science course had CS presentation about CS services, no follow up known • Registration workshops? Would be helpful as Freshmen resource • Thought I knew everything and was fine, didn’t realize it could have helped or benefited

from CS; needed time to change and realize he needed help.

2. Looking back on your time at Cal Poly, do you feel you received enough career direction and support?

• Undergrad seminar, “big kid career planning” for every program/major, resume/interview help, mislabeled workshop attended with CS

• Communicating services more clearly • Professors have supported their students (BUSINESS) • LinkedIn research, self-directed • Senior project advisor being supportive • Primarily from classes/faculty, they would have better understanding of career options

from experience, LinkedIn used for research, more specific knowledge from faculty, interview prepping and internship searching, networking at internship, Learned by Doing,

18

3. What are your plans after you graduate from Cal Poly? How do you know that these plans are right for you?

• Absolutely no plan and that’s her plan, “loaded question,” will try out a few jobs at first to see how things go

• Undergrad curriculum aimed at grad school, would like to work for Disney after undergrad program, self-directed opportunity found with Disney, using marketing and social science background with Disney position

• Computer Science: apart of Women in Software club very supportive, aimed to work for a Bay Computer job, working with Apple in August

• CP Accounting Club brought in many recruiters, public accounting starting point • Auditing after program but will move forward??? • Grad school eventually but will work to save for a few years to save up for it • Will do another year at Poly, then grad school • Law School at Notre Dame • Did internship and moved to a new group there that he loves, maybe an MBA • Grad school pushed by professors, aiming at Hydrogeology, Univ. Of Washington


• Professional interviews, dressing, resumes • Synonymous with academic advising • Assumed that networking was more business oriented • Career fair • Focused at tech, sales oriented programs • Workshops (registration, interview spaces) • Would ask professor/faculty over CS for jobs oriented questions • Common career paths, broader perspectives • Target 2/3rd year students since first years don’t really know • Combine with counseling services, guidance counselors • Help with internships early on in college career, resume & experience

prep/strengthening, getting foot in the door, be aware of degrees and common path though

• Faculty list of who they are and their backgrounds

5. Reflecting back on your time at Cal Poly, what do you wish you would have known about major or career as a first-year?

• Accounting is very streamline, easier to organize life with knowledge now, very uncertain though as a freshmen

• Non-technical skills as/more important than common technical skills, interpersonal skills • Looking earlier and harder for internship early on in college career. • Compare current major to other majors less, focus on self, less on others • Unsure of what careers are out there yet had to choose concentration without more

knowledge/experience, wasted time taking unnecessary courses,

19

• Interested to getting degree over with, back to interesting courses • Would have liked to have known how they were going to change while in college,

awareness of college brings change and growth • Don’t stress out so much • Pick a major you’re interested in and not do it for the money/income, enjoy career • Specific major doesn’t really matter, be in the ball park though • Go to career fair just to go talk to ppl, get the feel and practice talking to professionals,

helpful advice from older friend • Impression that switching majors is difficult, had friend switch 3 times and still finishing

in 5yrs • Varies among majors, don’t be discouraged to ask though • Planned out courses better, could have picked up a minor if had done it earlier on • Don’t burn through GEs right away, save some for padding later on in college career

6. Outreach, best way to engage students

• Class visits • WOW presentations overwhelming, blurred with bombardment of info • Advertise the workshops • Pizza Tuesdays… not sure if MSC/CS… food good incentive • 101 courses good place to maybe advertise to students • Go beyond 101 courses as well, courses that continuing students could utilize the

information later in college career • Major focused workshops, advertise to students there • Email reading increases as they moved forward in college career

20

APPENDIX C: Codebook

FFT Focus Group Coding– 5/17/18 SR Themes Subthemes Definition Participant Example

Career Exploration (9)

Career Fair, Info Sessions, Discovering new/different majors, Panels, Networking opportunities, funneling or expansion of career knowledge

Uncertainty (3) Students expressed feeling unsure of directions or applications of major

~Didn’t know about major, wasn’t sure about poly, went for advice ~Unsure of what type of engineering to do ~What options nutrition majors had available to them

Change of Major (2) Students expressed program & CS provided guidance when exploring new majors that suited them better

~Unsure about major, didn’t know what to do with it, switched from biology to psychology, CS advisor showed what options they had with either major ~FFT introduced different majors/careers

Networking (4) Opportunities created for students to connect with professionals or businesses to explore career options

~Was connected with shadowing a professional in their field of interest ~Workshops, Career Fairs, Internship connections/suggestions ~Online assistance with LinkedIn, job and internship websites ~Connecting with alumni to help with degree

Foundational Support (5)

Resume help, Internship assistance, Life advice, Resource Utilization, Workshops, Interview preparation

21

Confidence (5) Increased confidence in students to explore their major more deeply or find interest in discovering new options, establishing a secure identity

~Left having a better idea of pathways to take, webpage with different majors was very helpful ~FFT introduced different majors/careers and gave her confidence to switch majors ~Left feeling excited after FFT meeting and was connected with alumni to help with degree ~Left FFT with better sense of what to do with major and best path to take given options. ~Greater willingness to reach out for help or ask questions~Left with enough confidence to not feel the need to return for further assistance.

Suggestions Better Advertisement

Improved methods of outreach to students to inform or increase awareness of resources available

Emails, class presentations, flyers, pamphlets, "Poly Survival Guide," club and organizational partnerships, incentives, greater campus presence, more specific list representation of services available.

*1st Impression - Engagement proved to be a key factor in students utilizing FFT program and Career Services during their initial year at Cal Poly.

22

Non-FFT Focus Group Coding– 5/18/18 IR

Themes Subthemes Definition Participant Example

Lack of Engagement (9) Missed opportunities (4)

Participants shared how they didn’t know about Career Services, or didn’t know to utilize it until it was too late.

Didn't know about it, never heard about it. Didn't know about it until they desperately needed it Didn't know the career direction/support was available (when realized Career Services was a resource, found it really helpful) Didn't know about career counselors; only knew about drop-in advising (too short to be helpful)

Intentional Avoidance (1)

Some participants didn’t feel like they could use Career Services, feeling it wasn’t applicable to them.

Feel like they can't go to career fairs unless they are engineering/business majors; felt discouraged when they went to one

Accessibility (1)

Some participants mentioned feeling that they didn’t feel like Career Services was accessible to them.

The location is too secluded, not very central to campus

Not specific to major (3)

Some participants felt like it made more sense for them to go to their faculty for career help than Career Services.

It wasn't direct to their major; more general help Most help from faculty and academic advisors, classes (like BUS 100), peer advising, etc. Found full-time job through Professor (Lisa Simon), working for Gardner; working as an account manager for a small enterprise. Mainly doing sales, selling marketing research.

Suggestions/Recommendations Marketing Participants had various ideas for ways Career Services could improve their outreach.

Emails or announcements in classes Educating RAs/including it on RA newsletters

23

Announcement in Bus 100 Educating WOW Leaders Adding Career Services to syllabi (the same way they have Counseling Services and DRC listed on syllabi) Rename Career Services/have a separate branch to something that is more inclusive/less intimidating to freshmen (Internship Services, Graduate School Services, etc.) Services are good, people just don't know about them Advertise/Change the stigma: You can still change your major; there's such a stigma that you can't change your major at Cal Poly

24

FFT Focus Group Coding – 5/23/18 IR

Themes Subthemes Definition Participant Example

Identity and Major/Career Exploration (6)

Change of Major (4)

A frequent theme that emerged from nearly half of the focus group was that they initially went to the FFT in their first year to explore the possibility of changing their major.

Wasn't sure if major was right, and FFT counselor guided towards evaluations and surveys to explore interests more; gave more GEs a chance. Knew that major wasn't right, went to Career Services for change of major questions. Changing majors – took personality assessments, and ended up switching majors as a result. Was at a place of uneasiness with major, was looking for someone to tell him what to major in (which they didn't do), and was frustrated at the time; however, there were seeds planted that were later useful for exploration.

Exploration (2) A second theme that emerged was the idea of using FFT for exploration or identity and career/internships.

Was content with major, but was open-minded to exploring other areas. FFT was more about exploration, and established a good relationship with Academic Advisor. Small group exploration (spring quarter of freshman year); but felt like it was too late to change major at that time. Didn't feel like it was as useful.

Engagement General help (2) Many participants held the preconceived notion that they could only use Career Services for general career help (working on resumes, cover letters, etc.).

Went for resume and cover letter, introduction to different job markets (on/off-campus, online resources, etc.) Wanted to brush up resume at the time and make it look more professional (didn't have a lot to work with from high school), so it would be geared towards getting an internship.

Specific help - niche fields (7)

Most participants did not seek career help from Career Services once they were further along in their college career, feeling that

A lot of pressure to find jobs later-on in college career, when you have more specific direction

25

they were better off going to their professors and academic advisors instead.

College of Architecture is so small, people rely on professors to talk about career paths and portfolios and resumes; used FFT more as change of major Nutrition is a very particular type of major; trust professors more about field-specific/industry-specific questions FFT was useful for change of major and answering freshmen questions, but not once you had a more specific direction Helpful to have people that can help you on your path; would've used CS more if it had more for CLA majors. There tends to be generic help, but not specific to job interests. FFT was more about generic exploration, so didn't seek out CS after first-year once students developed a more specific direction. It made more sense to go to professors. Got a lot of the help needed/foundation from FFT. Made more sense to go to professors afterwards.

How Career Services Helped (6)

Foundational help and opening doors (6)

Participants generally felt that FFT was a great starting point for them to learn more about themselves and use other resources.

May not have been as easy to go to Career Services without the FFT Gave a lot of peace that there was a FFT dedicated to first-years; normalized feelings Only went to CS one other time to improve resume, but because of utilizing FFT it was easier to find what help was needed

26

It was a really great starting point to seek out FFT, and to know what other resources are available in CS afterwards After first meeting with FFT counselor, it opened up a door, increased comfort level, gave a better understanding of what to come back with next time (how to approach what you want to talk about) FFT and Strengths workshop showed that the things that you didn't think were possible were (such as changing major, etc.); removed barriers and opened opportunities

Critiques Personality Assessments (1)

Some participants felt that the personality assessments didn’t inform them enough about majors to pursue.

Only a certain amount of what counselors could do (personality assessments had different results) The personality tests helps for determining personality, but not necessarily for determining major

Suggestions Programs Participants also suggested some programs they felt would be useful.

Would be useful if Career Services connected students with industry professionals (as a mentor/point-person) Would be helpful to have that mentorship aspect

27

Non-FFT Focus Group Coding– 5/24/18 SR Themes Subthemes Definition Participant Example Missed Opportunities (11)

Many students expressed feeling as though they missed something early on that would have benefited them during their years at Cal Poly. These missed opportunities involved intentional avoidance, feelings of uncertainty, and lack of awareness of what they had available to them at any point during their stay here.

Avoidance (3) Intentional avoidance due to confusion, lack of information, lack of communication, or self guided nature of students

~Confusion, feeling lost after High School, difficult to know at 18 ~no rush to figure it out right away, overwhelmed ~assumed department would be more helpful ~thought they knew everything and were fine

Uncertainty (4) Level of confidence in identity or knowledge lead to students feeling confused, unsure where to go for assistance, or misconceptions of what is available to them as students

~Selecting major that would turn into a career at 18 is difficult to do ~Bombardment of information early on felt overwhelming ~Unsure Career Services existed separately from MSC. ~No plans, no knowledge, no experience result in lack of ideas of how to move forward

Awareness (4) Level of awareness of what is available to students, where to find the resources desired, and how to reach out for help.

~did not recall information about Career services ~Utilized Mustang Success Center, did not think about Career Services ~No follow up to classroom presentation ~needed time to change and realize help was needed

28

Accessibility (6)

Students expressed more self efficacy tendencies to achieve their goals as they felt more comfortable asking faculty, classmates, recent alumni for assistance with career questions. Whether due to a lack of advertisement or awareness, students expressed not knowing about program as it was diluted in bombardment of information early on in their careers.

Specialization to major (6)

Students expressed they felt their departments/programs would be better equipped to assist or answer any questions students had regarding their career paths, expressed feelings that Career Services and the FFT were not specific enough to help them with their career paths.

~Believed faculty/program would assist in career development skills ~Better networking capabilities within major/program ~Career Services is too generalized to assist ~Self-guided attitudes led to self-exploration of pathways ~Focus of resources aimed at larger three colleges involved at Career Fair ~Preferred going to faculty, classmates, or recent alumni for career focused advice.

Suggestions Improved Advertisement

Utilizing existing methods with the suggested incentives or expanded outreach through courses, workshops, & trainings.

~Continue visiting classrooms, advertise during workshops, introduction classes and major courses ~Incentives involving food draw more attention, "Pizza Tuesdays" ~Email reading increases as students move forward in college careers

* 1st Impression - Lack of Engagement and awareness proved to be a key factor in students not utilizing the FFT program and Career Services during their initial year at Cal Poly.

29


2017-18 Career Fair Assessment Results

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

June 2018

2

TABLE OF CONTENTS

3-6

4

5

6

7

8-12

9

10

11

12

13

14-16

15

16

2017 FALL QUARTER RESULTS

2017 FALL CAREER FAIR EMPLOYER RESULTS

2017 FALL CAREER FAIR STUDENT RESULTS

2017 FALL COMPUTING CAREER FAIR RESULTS

2017 FALL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CAREER FAIR EMPLOYER RESULTS

2018 WINTER QUARTER RESULTS

2018 WINTER CAREER FAIR EMPLOYER RESULTS

2018 PACKAGING CAREER FAIR EMPLOYER RESULTS

2018 WINTER CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CAREER FAIR EMPLOYER RESULTS

2018 LOCAL CAREER FAIR EMPLOYER RESULTS

2018 ARCHITECTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN CAREER FAIR EMPLOYER RESULTS

2018 SPRING QUARTER RESULTS

2018 TEACHER JOB FAIR EMPLOYER RESULTS

2018 SPRING CAREER FAIR EMPLOYER RESULTS

APPENDIX: FULL CAREER FAIR SURVEY RESULTS 17

3

2017 Fall Quarter

Career Fair Feedback Survey Results

4

2017 Fall Quarter Career Fair Employer Feedback Survey Results

Highlights (KPI’s) Responses: 99

• 29% recruiting alumni/alumna • 87% respondents attended career fair to meet potential candidates for full-time jobs • Top 3 criteria respondents use when first meeting potential new hire

o 1) Resume, 2) Expression of interest in company , 3) Networking ability • 96% met or exceeded expectation for quality of resumes • 96% met or exceeded expectation for student dress • 93% met or exceeded expectation for possessing skills & qualifications for positions • 98% met or exceeded expectation for ability to communicate • 68% met or exceeded expectation for research & preparation • 99% met or exceeded expectation for overall impression • Top 3 criteria for offering interview

o 1) Prior internship/relevant experience, 2) Major/degree type, 3) Overall first impression

• Top 3 areas for Career Services to focus student preparation o Tie 1) Research prep, 2) Purposeful communication skills 3) Resume quality

• 70% rate the Cal Poly Winter Career Fair an 8, 9, or 10 in comparison to others Qualitative Highlights (*See appendix for full comments) 11. What words would you use to describe Cal Poly talent?

• “professional,” “smart,” “prepared,” “good communication” 13. What did you like most about the career fair?

• “Students,” “attendance,” “quality,” “size,” “location,” “organized,” “staff” 14. What is one thing (process, practice, service) that is offered at another campus career fair that you would like to see at Cal Poly?

• “space,” “ lunch/food,” “next day interviews,” “parking/transport,” “name tags” 15. In what ways do you think college career fairs will evolve over the next five years?

• “virtual,” “digital,” “more technology,” “relationship/face to face remain important”

16. What does the future hold for your field? Please name your industry, and describe any emerging trends or changes that you foresee in the next five years.

• Most common field = “engineering” • Most common trend = “technology” and “automation”

Recommendations • Consider different food options, especially for lunch • Explore options for next day interviewing capacity • Consider parking/shuttle planning options

5

2017 Fall Quarter Career Fair Student Feedback Survey Results

Highlights (KPI’s) Responses: 425 - $20 gift card incentive

• The primary ways respondents heard about the Fall Career Fair. o Word of mouth (62%), Career Services email (53%), my.calpoly portal (35%)

• The primary reasons respondents attended the career fair. o To learn about companies and job opportunities o To pursue an internship or a co-op o To network with recruiters and build professional relationships

• 76% report the event “moderately” or “to a great extent” met their needs • 94% would recommend this event to a friend • 77 % were greeted and felt welcome upon arrival • 71% knew where to go to find out answers to their questions • 76% were able to identify Career Services staff • 74% were able to find the employers they were seeking • Top methods of preparation for the career fair

o Researched employers online (71.9%) o Applied for a job or internship opportunity online (42.4%) o Had a resume reviewed by a career counselor or other professional (35.4%) o Practiced my pitch (32.9%)

• 89% agreed their preparation helped them in their conversations with recruiters • 71% reported meeting with 3-9 employers • 82% gained confidence by talking with recruiters • 61% reported they expanded their professional networks • 87% learned more about companies and job opportunities • 71% reported that they made progress in their job or internship search • 81% of respondents named at least one skill or characteristic employers said they

were seeking in student applications/resumes • Primary steps respondents will want to take before attending another career fair

o Research employers online (64.2%) o Apply for a job or internship opportunity online (57.4%) o Have resume reviewed by a career counselor of other professional (54.1%) o Practice my pitch (51.1%) and Meet with a career counselor (37.6%)

Qualitative Highlights (*See appendix for full comments) 5. Please provide your feedback regarding why you would not recommend this event.

• “only suited for BUS, ENG, or AG,” “crowded,” no jobs in my major”

14. Please provide any additional comments or feedback regarding the Fall Career Fair below, including companies/organizations you would like to see at future events.

• Comments - “companies for all different types of majors,” “map or floor plan” • Companies – Google, Tesla, Disney

Recommendation: Continue to explore ways to bring a diversity of employers to the fair

6

2017 Fall Computing Career Fair Employer Feedback Survey Results


• 93% of respondents reported meeting with 50 or more students • 93% of respondents reported “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the number of

students they met at the career fair • 100% of respondents would recommend this event to other employers • 87% of respondents would be interested in attending the event again next year

Qualitative Highlights (*See appendix for full comments) 1. What did you like most about the 2017 Computing Career Fair?

• “good students,” “location,” “venue,” “shuttled students” 2. What is one thing (process, practice, service) that you would like to see at the next fair?

• “parking signs,” “organization around long lines,” 5. Please tell us why you chose your response to Question 4 (level of satisfaction).

• “high caliber (students),” “quality of talent,” “constant flow of students”

9. This is the first year we have held this event off campus. Please share your feedback about the location.

• “good location… venue… parking,” “space,” “were concerned about #students”

10. Please share any additional feedback you may have. • “I think there should be more than just two people (Melinda and Soukita) organizing

this event” Recommendations

• Consider options for increasing survey responses. You might try a paper form on the tables next time, or more communication around the survey.

• Consider updating parking instructions and signs • Consider keeping this venue for the event, but coordinating employers boxes

participating in both the Computing and Fall Career Fair is required • Explore options for next day interviews.

7

2017 Fall Construction Management Career Fair Employer Feedback Survey Results


• Regarding the event, attendees liked “students” the most • Regarding the event, attendees want more “table/space” next time • 87% spoke to more than 10 students • 77% satisfied or very satisfied, only 3% dissatisfied • On scale from 0 to 10, student’s qualifications scaled at 7.3 average • 87% interested in attending next year • 87% would recommend this event to other employer

Qualitative Highlights (*See appendix for full comments) 1. What did you like most about the 2017 Computing Career Fair?

• “students,” “ attendance,” “venue,” “organized” 2. What is one thing (process, practice, service) that you would like to see at the next fair?

• “more space/room,” “rectangle tables,” “parking,” “interviews” 8. Please share any additional feedback you may have.

• “It was VERY crowded this year.” • “Much improved event from the event I attended earlier this year.” • “Better breakfast options.” • “…large round tables were a bit of a burden. Rectangular would be better.”

Recommendations

• Consider executing the same marketing plan for next year, as the event was better attended.

• Explore table options that might allow for more space and room for employers. • Consider different breakfast options.

8

2018 WINTER QUARTER


9

2018 Winter Quarter Career Fair Employer Feedback Survey Results


• 66% recruiting alumni/alumna • 83% attended career fair to meet potential internship/co-op candidates. • Top 3 criteria when first meeting potential new hire

o 1) Resume, 2) Overall enthusiasm, 3) Expression of interest in company • 95% met or exceeded expectation for quality of resumes • 97% met or exceeded expectation for student dress • 89% met or exceeded expectation for possessing skills & qualifications for positions • 97% met or exceeded expectation for ability to communicate • 75% met or exceeded expectation for research & preparation • 97% met or exceeded expectation for overall impression • Top 3 criteria for offering interview

o 1) Prior internship/relevant experience, 2) Major/degree type, 3) Overall first impression

• Top 3 areas for Career Services to focus student preparation o Tie 1-2) Research prep & Purposeful communication skills 3) Elevator pitch

• 81% rate the Cal Poly Winter Career Fair an 8, 9, or 10 in comparison to others Qualitative Highlights (*See appendix for full comments) 13. What did you like most about the career fair?

• “Students,” “volume,” “quality,” “size,” “location,” “organization,” “staff”

14. What is one thing (process, practice, service) that is offered at another campus career fair that you would like to see at Cal Poly?

• “1st come, 1st serve table choice,” “student name tag/identification,” “food/snacks” 15. In what ways do you think college career fairs will evolve over the next five years?

• “more virtual…digital/automated,” “no paper resumes,” “paper free”

16. What does the future hold for your field? Please name your industry, and describe any emerging trends or changes that you foresee in the next five years.

• Most common field = “built/construction” • Most common trend = “sustainability,” “technology

Recommendations

• Consider options for increasing survey responses. • Consider a welcome reception on the first day of the career fair with food/snacks • Consider options for employer table location and floor map

10

2018 Packaging Career Fair Employer Feedback Survey


• Regarding the event, respondents liked “packaging specific students” • Regarding the event, respondents want more “time” next time • 71.5% spoke to 20 students or more • 87.5% satisfied or very satisfied, 12.5% dissatisfied • 100% of students met or exceeded employer’s expectations • 87.5% interested in attending next year • 87.5% would recommend this event to other employer

Qualitative Highlights (*See appendix for full comments) 1. What did you like most about the 2018 Packaging Career Fair?

• “packaging specific,” “ students,”

2. What is one thing (process, practice, service) you would like to see at the next Career Fair? • “Interview times,” “logistics on space… tables… schedule.”

8. Please share any additional feedback you may have.

• “day of the week relative to other Packaging events was poorly timed” • “plan better with each event on separate day without any conflict with other event”

Recommendations

• Explore other options to collect survey data, low respondent participation. • Consider paper survey on employer’s tables. • Consider other Packaging-related events happening around the event. • Consider options for employers to conduct interviews.

11

2018 Winter Construction Management Career Fair Employer Feedback Survey


• Regarding the event, respondents liked “event set-up, and quality candidates” • Regarding the event, respondents want more “communication about parking and

shuttle service” next time • 77% spoke to more than 10 students • 56% satisfied or very satisfied, 27% dissatisfied with the number of students they

met with at the career fair • On scale from 0 to 10, student’s qualifications scaled at 7.1 average • 60% interested in attending next year • 81% would recommend this event to other employer

Qualitative Highlights (*See appendix for full comments) 1. What did you like most about the Winter CM 2018 Career Fair?

• “turn out… students,” “set up… organized”

2. What is one thing (process, practice, service) that you would like to see at the next Career Fair?

• “parking situation,” “shuttle improvement,” “rectangle tables instead of round”

9. Please share any additional feedback you may have. • “Please make sure parking signs are correct” • V.M. Lyles Co. “We do prefer the daytime slot verses the evening. But, ultimately it

has to do with student turnout.” • “next day interview scheduling and coordination needs improvements” • “Great job to everyone involved with organizing and running this event.”

Recommendations • Recommendations to be aligned with career fair goals/outcomes: • Consider time change based on goals of the career fair.

o Consider keeping evening hours to maintain foot traffic and interest from majors outside of CM.

o Consider change to time of day for employers travel. o With 81% stating they would “recommend this event to other employers,”

consider keeping the trend of inclusion across campus. • Confirm parking plans in the days ahead of the event to adjust for any ‘day of’

campus changes.

12

2018 Local Career Fair Career Fair Employer Feedback Survey


• Regarding the event, respondents liked “student” and the fair “organization” • Regarding the event, respondents want “more students” and “alumni” next time • 74%% spoke to more than 10 students, 16% spoke to 8 or less • 65% satisfied or very satisfied overall, 15% dissatisfied or very dissatisfied • 60% responded the event exceeded expectations, 10% responded it did not • 70% responded it was a valuable event given the cost, 5% responded it was not • 80% would recommend this event to other employer

Qualitative Highlights (*See appendix for full comments) 1. What did you like most about the Local Career Fair?

• “students,” “very organized,” “local,” “community aspect” 2. What is one thing (process, practice, service) that you would like to see at the next Career Fair?

• “More students,” “more alumni,” “more marketing/advertising, ” “more space” 9. Please share any additional feedback you may have.

• “We were looking primarily for full-time, potential graduates, but the vast majority of the students I spoke with were looking for summer internships.”

• “More effective advertising to students would be appreciated.” • “Truly everything was great except the number of students walking by.” • “Because of the Local Career Fair, we were able to meet forty-five students and

interview ten students for our job openings. We had great feedback from students that want to stay and work locally.”

Recommendations

• Consider keeping the cost at the same, as most employers found value at that price. • Consider more intentional advertising to Cal Poly alum who may be looking for new

opportunities in SLO. • Explore ways to create more space for employers.

13

2018 CAED Career Fair Career Fair Employer Feedback Survey


• Regarding the event, respondents liked “student participation” the most • Regarding the event, attendees want more “tables/space” next time • 97% spoke to more than 10 students, 79% spoke to 13 or more • 91% satisfied or very satisfied overall, 2.9% dissatisfied • 65% satisfied, 24% neutral, and 12% dissatisfied with time of day • On scale from 0 to 10, student’s qualifications scaled at 7.5 average • 88% interested in attending next year • 94% would recommend this event to other employer

Qualitative Highlights (*See appendix for full comments) 1. What did you like most about the CAED Career Fair?

• “students,” “professional/organized,” “atmosphere,” “re-connecting” 2. What is one thing (process, practice, service) that you would like to see at the next Career Fair?

• “More space,” “slightly earlier time,” “interview rooms” 9. Please share any additional feedback you may have.

• “The Fair heavily stresses the alumni aspect, and I think it is unfortunate that the event takes place during farmer's market…”

• “The tables are too close together for the quantity of firms and students in the room.”

• “We appreciated the refreshments, thank you.” “food was delicious” • “I love coming back to my alma matter, and would hire exclusively Cal Poly grads if

possible.”

Recommendations • Explore ways to have more space for this event. • Consider a time that is slightly earlier. • Explore ways to improve service for next day interview requests.

14

2018 SPRING QUARTER


15

2018 Teacher Job Fair Employer Feedback Survey Results


• Regarding the event, respondents liked the “candidates” and “location”• Regarding the event, respondents want “more students” and better “parking” next

time• 67% spoke to more than 10 students• 46% “satisfied” or “very satisfied” overall, 33% “dissatisfied” or “very dissatisfied”• 92% respondents reported that student’s skills and qualifications “met” or

“exceeded expectations”• 57% interested “in” attending next year, 35% “possibly”, and 9% “probably not”• 70% would recommend this event to other employer, 9% would not

Qualitative Highlights (*See appendix for full comments) 1. What did you like most about the CAED Career Fair?

• “candidates,” “location,” “food was good,” “set-up”

2. What is one thing (process, practice, service) that you would like to see at the next JobFair?

• “parking,” “more students,” “earlier time,” “earlier in year,” “name tags”

8. Please share any additional feedback you may have.• “The Shuttle was not running when I arrived”• “Once the event coordinators learned of the parking lot/shuttle problem they were

very gracious and felt really bad for all of us that were left behind by the shuttle.”• “Because April is when we interview and are the most busy in HR, it would be ideal if

the Job Fair for teachers could be earlier than April.”• “I was disappointed that the fair was not well attended.”• “Well organized, you did a great job”

Recommendations • Confirm parking and shuttle plans in the days ahead of the event to adjust for any

‘day of’ campus changes.• Consider holding the career fair earlier in the year and a slightly earlier time.• Consider student name tags for this event.

16

2018 Spring Quarter Career Fair Employer Feedback Survey Results


• 42% of respondents were recruiting alumni/alumna • 86% attended career fair to meet potential candidates for full-time jobs • 68% met with 30 or more students at the career fair • Top 3 criteria when first meeting potential new hire

o 1) Research Preparation, 2) Elevator pitch, 3) Firm handshake • 96% met or exceeded expectation for quality of resumes • 96% met or exceeded expectation for student dress • 91% met or exceeded expectation for possessing skills & qualifications for positions • 96% met or exceeded expectation for ability to communicate • 73% met or exceeded expectation for research & preparation • 98% met or exceeded expectation for overall impression • Top 3 areas for Career Services to focus student preparation

o Tie 1) Purposeful communication skills 2) Research prep & 3) Resume quality • 73% rate the Cal Poly Winter Career Fair an 8, 9, or 10 in comparison to others

Qualitative Highlights (*See appendix for full comments) 13. What did you like most about the career fair?

• “Students,” “venue,” “organized,” “staff,” “food”

14. What is one thing (process, practice, service) that is offered at another campus career fair that you would like to see at Cal Poly?

• “space,” “more student preparation,” “food options,” • There were few comments than normal, with ”nothing” being common

Recommendations

• Consider options for increasing survey responses, maybe a paper survey on employers tables would increase response rate

• Inform counseling team the desire of employers to meet with students who are more prepared

• Continue to explore food and snack options • Consider exploring ways to balance employers upstairs and down stairs to create

more space at their tables and draw foot traffic upstairs

17

APPENDIX Full Career Fair Survey Results

Report for 2017 Fall Career FairEmployer Survey

Complet ion Rat e: 76.8%

Complete 76

Partial 17

Disqualified 6

T ot als: 99

Response Counts

1. Did you personally attend the 2017 Cal Poly Career Services Fall Career Fairon Wednesday, September 27th and/or Thursday, September 28th?

94% Yes94% Yes

6% No6% No

Value Percent Responses

Yes 93.9% 92

No 6.1% 6

T ot als: 98

Count Response

2 Convene

2 Farm Credit Administration

2 Intel

2 QSC, LLC

2 Solar T urbines

1 AAA NCNU

1 ACCO Engineered Systems

1 Aerojet Rocketdyne

1 American Ag Credit

1 American AgCredit

1 Applied Materials

2. Company Name

1 Armstrong Garden Centers

1 Atlas Copco Mafi-T rench Company LLC

1 Bastian Solutions

1 Blue Diamond Growers

1 C.H. Robinson

1 Caltrans

1 Cepheid

1 Chevron

1 Chubb

1 City Year

1 Clover Network

1 County of SLO

1 Crystal Instruments

1 Daimler T rucks North America

1 Eichleay

1 Exotic Metals

1 FUT EK

1 FabT ime

1 Family Care Network Inc

1 Family Care Network, Inc.

1 Fluor

Count Response

1 GAF

1 Grimmway Schools

1 HT C

1 Hewlett Packard Enterpise - Aruba

1 Hi-T emp

1 IES/Sonepar USA

1 Intuitive Surgical

1 KPFF

1 Lyons Magnus

1 Marich Chocolates

1 Northrop Grumman

1 Oracle

1 PAE Engineers

1 Pacific Gas and Electric Company

1 Parker Hannifin

1 Parker Hannifine Corp

1 Printpack

1 Quartus Engineering Incorporated

1 Rabobank

1 Randstad

1 Revasum

Count Response

1 Siemens Bldg. T echnologies

1 Stryker Corporation

1 Summit Steel Works

1 SunOpta

1 Sunbelt Controls

1 T M Process and Controls, Inc.

1 T asteful Selections

1 T he Wine Group

1 T reasury Wine Estates

1 T riage Consulting Group

1 USS POSCO Industries

1 Weiland Design Group, Inc.

1 Wine Warehouse

1 Wrike

1 ZPower

1 boltabout

1 cypress semiconductor

1 haas automation

Count Response

3. Are you a Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo alumni/alumna?

29% Yes29% Yes

71% No71% No


Yes 28.9% 22

No 71.1% 54

T ot als: 76

Count Response

1 2017 Psych

1 AGB

1 Ag Business 2017

1 BSEL 1989

1 Biological Sciences

1 Bus Admin, 2000

1 Business 2002

1 Business Admin - Finance 2016

1 Business Management/Marketing, 2010

1 CSC, 2001

1 City and Reginal Planning

4. What was your major and year of g raduation?

1 Computer Science MS 2007

1 Economics, 1994

1 Engineering T echnology - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

1 MBA 2016, IE 2015

1 ME 2016

1 ME, 2005

1 Mechanical Engineering 2011

1 Mechanical Engineering, 2013

1 Philosophy, 2016

1 Psychology Spring 2015

1 Sociology, 2015

Count Response

5. What is your purpose for attending the career fair? (Check all that apply.)P

erce

nt

Promote mycompany

Meet potentialcandidates for full-

time jobs

Meet potentialcandidates for

internships or co-ops

Build a relationshipwith Cal Poly, San

Luis Obispo

Other - Write In(Required)

0

20

40

60

80

100


Promote my company 67.1% 51

Meet potential candidates for full-time jobs 86.8% 66

Meet potential candidates for internships or co-ops 78.9% 60

Build a relationship with Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo 61.8% 47

Other - Write In (Required) 2.6% 2

Other - Write In (Required) Count

Meet potential volunteers 1

Support the students in navigation of the County's application process. 1

T otals 2

6. Approximately how many students did you meet at the career fair?

8% 1 - 108% 1 - 10

24% 11 - 3024% 11 - 30

29% 31 -5029% 31 -50

15% 51 - 7515% 51 - 75

12% 76 - 10012% 76 - 100

12% 100+12% 100+

1% Other - Write In (Required)1% Other - Write In (Required)


1 - 10 7.9% 6

11 - 30 23.7% 18

31 -50 28.9% 22

51 - 75 14.5% 11

76 - 100 11.8% 9

100+ 11.8% 9


T ot als: 76


We had 4 reps, so probably 30 students each 1

T otals 1

Item

Overall

Rank Rank Distribution Score

No. of

Rankings

Resume 1 83 43

Expression of Interest in

Company

2 75 39

Networking and

Communication Ability

3 72 35

Overall Enthusiasm 4 64 29

Research Preparation 5 58 27

Well-groomed Appearance 6 40 21

Eye Contact 7 23 11

Professional Clothing 8 18 8

Elevator Pitch 9 7 5

Firm Handshake 10 6 4

7. Out of the following criteria below, please rank the top 3 that you considerthe most important when first meeting a potential new hire at a career fair:

Lowest

Rank

Highest

Rank

Exceeded

expectations

Met

expectations

Did not meet

expectations

Not

applicable Responses

Quality of

Resumes

Count

Row %

20

26.3%

53

69.7%

2

2.6%

1

1.3%

76

Student

Dress

Count

Row %

14

18.7%

58

77.3%

3

4.0%

0

0.0%

75

Possess Key

Skills and

Qualifications

for my

Positions(s)

Count

Row %

20

27.8%

47

65.3%

5

6.9%

0

0.0%

72

Ability to

Communicate

Count

Row %

24

32.0%

50

66.7%

1

1.3%

0

0.0%

75

Research and

Preparation

Count

Row %

11

14.5%

41

53.9%

21

27.6%

3

3.9%

76

Overall

Impression

Count

Row %

20

26.7%

54

72.0%

1

1.3%

0

0.0%

75

T otals

T otal

Responses

98

8. Please mark how Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo students compared with yourexpectations in the following areas:

Item

Overall


No. of

Rankings

Prior internship or other relevant

experience

1 116 60

Major/degree type 2 115 52

Overall first impression 3 83 37

Business communication skills 4 69 36

GPA 5 34 20

Leadership/club experience 6 26 15

Personal/professional referral or

endorsement

7 3 2

9. Please rank the top three screening criteria you use in deciding whichstudents to interview.

Lowest

Rank

Highest

Rank

10. Based on your experience, in which of the following areas do you feelCareer Services should focus efforts to prepare Cal Poly students? (Check allthat apply.)

Per

cent

Resum

e Qua

lity

Develo

ping a

Por

tfolio

Profes

siona

l Dre

ss

Elevato

r Pitc

h

Resea

rch P

repa

ratio

n

Purpo

seful

Com

munica

tion S

kills

Profes

siona

l Bra

nd an

d Pre

senta

tion

0

10

20

30

40

50

60


Resume Quality 37.0% 27

Developing a Portfolio 9.6% 7

Professional Dress 13.7% 10

Elevator Pitch 26.0% 19

Research Preparation 56.2% 41

Purposeful Communication Skills 54.8% 40

Professional Brand and Presentation 30.1% 22

Count Response

2 exceptional

1 Above average - most students seemed very sharp and had great work ethic

1 Above average for most SoCal universities

1 Always polished and professional.

1 Amazing!!

1 Bright, motivated, enthusiastic

1 CP T alent are decisive - know what companies they want to speak with - they don't

waste time - polite and level headed

1 Cal Poly's talent is great, but could use to get the word out about social service industry

that we are hiring.

1 Communicators, Prepared, Eager

11. What words would you use to describe Cal Poly talent?

1 Distinguished and well rounded. Students had a more holistic understanding of their

field of study as it relates to business, etc., than students from other colleges we've

been speaking with.

1 Eager, inquisitive, friendly, outgoing

1 Enthusiastic and professional.

1 Excellent

1 Excellent polished poised well mannered respectful

1 Exceptional. Most students are well prepared to discuss their experiences.

1 For us in particular, the Engineering department has done very well in prepping students

for the kind of work that we do. One of the best for finding talent we look for so far.

1 Fresh, energetic, experienced, hungry, open minded

1 Hands on

1 Hands on, practical

1 High quality, focused

1 I was pleasantly surprised at the number of quality applicants.

1 Individuals are highly qualified based on the projects completed in class and

communication skills. T he more projects students complete in class, the more

substance they are able to share during interviews.

1 It was very Engineering and internship focused. We were looking for full-time.

1 Many students that I spoke with did not know what they wanted to do with their degree

- they were still very uncertain about their career goals. As an employer, it is difficult to

place students in internships/jobs if they do not know what they want in a career.

1 Most students were purposeful Eager

1 No students were qualified in our field.

1 Perfect

Count Response

1 Polite, professional, good communication skills.

1 Practical, real world skill set, enthusiastic, hands on capable, T heory does not get in the

way of Doing

1 Prepared,

1 Professional and outgoing

1 Ready to get the job done, professional, driven.

1 Ready to work

1 Smart Excited Interested

1 Smart kids!

1 Smart, engaging, proactive, open to new opportunities, confident, well-spoken

1 Smart, professional, confident, and well-prepared

1 Smart. Confident. Self-aware.

1 Some of the brightest students I have met in my 20 year HR career!

1 Strong

1 Strong, polished, talented, professional, dedicated to their degrees/classes

1 Students were exactly where I expected them to be in academics, experience, and

communication skills. Most were able to talk about their exp/goals quite well. Good

level of energy in most students.

1 T houghtful, bright, eager

1 Unfortunately, we didn't see many students with interest in the fields that our office is

looking to hire.

1 Very Good

1 Very well attended. Plenty of Students

Count Response

1 Well Educated, Well Spoken, Engaging

1 Well groomed, professional, polite, interested

1 Well rounded and able to jump into the mix

1 capable, eager

1 enthusiastic, overall good communication, motivated

1 great hands-on experience, good communication skills

1 most students have real-world experience which is what we are looking for in a

candidate.

1 very good

1 wonderful. I really enjoy the students!

Count Response

12. Please rate this career fair in comparison to career fairs at otheruniversities where you recruit. (0 = worst and 10 = best)

Per

cent

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Count Response

1 -

1 Atmosphere, students, everything: )

1 Available space

1 Career Staff always helpful

1 Day one was very busy and students were engaged

1 Ease of Set-up; ability to interview directly after the fair.

1 Good length. Steady stream of qualified students.

1 Good location, students were well dressed. Majority had good communication.

1 I enjoy meeting with students from all different backgrounds and majors. I enjoy seeing

the Cal Poly community working hard towards a successful future.

1 I enjoyed meeting the various students, even if they weren't in the main disciplines we

were searching for.

13. What did you like most about the career fair?

1 I feel like your students were very polite and enthusiastic about their majors (that

genuinely seemed excited about what they were learning) - they just didn't seem to

know how to apply that to real-world career opportunities. It's refreshing to see

students who are invested in their education.

1 I like the amount of students that attended and how many seemed to really do their

research.

1 I liked how organized the fair was and how friendly the career services staff was to

everyone.

1 I liked that the companies were divided up into the different portions of the gym

1 I liked that the majors were related to the agency and internship experience.

1 I loved interacting with the staff - so professional and helpful! Fair was very well-

organized

1 Interacting with the students and building a buzz about our local company. We met

various students that we hope to keep in touch with as hiring continues!

1 It was well organized

1 Most of the students we met had already researched our company and set out to find

out booth at the fair. T he quality of the majority of students we met were great!

1 Not the food. Sorry but your food is terrible.

1 Organized and very busy

1 Plenty of employers and well prepared students.

1 Qualified students

1 Quality

1 Quality of applicants to the position

1 Quality of student was great

1 Quality of students

Count Response

1 Quality of talent and professionalism of students. Luis Lopez deserves credit of being

accommodating, friendly and approachable - exceptional customer service.

1 Scott events coordinator was quite helpful. Our table was not ready upon arrival which

he fixed quickly.

1 Set up was acceptable. Lunch was good. Running out of coffee in the morning was a

bummer.

1 Size of the fair was smaller which allowed us to have longer conversations with the

students.

1 Students

1 Students did their research and only relevant students came to visit us.

1 Students enthusiasm to start there carrier.

1 Students knew about Stryker and had specific reasons for wanting to work at Stryker.

T hey were prepared to talk about themselves confidently and communicate well.

1 T alking to the students... always learn from them.

1 T hat it is not too long

1 T he ability to talk to all students

1 T he amount of students that attended was impressive - especially since school did not

start until the following day.

1 T he candidate have been well prepared their whole academic career and want to get

into the job force early.

1 T he high number of employer and student attendance

1 T he number of highly qualified candidates we interact with.

1 T he number of students interested in our roles

1 T he openess of the building, and seeing all of the potential canidates that could be

great for our company.

Count Response

1 T he opportunity to do outreach to students who might not have considered the

County of SLO for employment opportunities prior to the attending the career fair.

1 T he opportunity to meet students of all stages, engage faculty, and connect with career

services.

1 T here were a lot of companies. Students seemed excited to be there.

1 Variety of students with varying majors

1 Well organized with lots of assistance available.

1 good organization - presence of great companies - good advertising to students

1 great reach of students

1 meeting students in their environment.

1 met some great students

1 quality of candidates and lunch

1 quality students

1 venue is good, attendance good.

1 well attended by talented students

Count Response

Count Response

3 n/a

2 N/A

1 -

1 At each booth they had a way to indicate to the students what majors they accept and if

they are looking for full time, co-op, internship, internationally friendly, etc. Once career

fair I saw was done with magnets and had a plate to put It on their booth somewhere.

1 Better food. Better parking situation.

1 Better interview space.

1 Better meals and better transportation.

1 Business specific or industry specific events. Sales/marketing would be ideal.

1 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has an agriculture career fair that we attend and it is great to

meet students with an interest in our industry specifically.

14. What is one thing (process, practice, service) that is offered at anothercampus career fair that you would like to see at Cal Poly?

1 Can't think of one.

1 Dividers between tables. (More of a booth.)

1 Drop off goods at the front of the venue that are taken to your table Shlepping stuff on

a bus and through the parking lot and into the venue was LESS T HAN CONVENIENT .

1 Easier access to on-campus information sessions

1 I am not familiar with what is offered at other campus career fairs.

1 I can't think of anything. I really appreciate the easy parking and shuttle service.

1 I don't go other places in the past 3 years

1 I had several students tell me that they were surprised to see us because we weren't on

the student website in advance. We were on daily schedule print out and registered in

advance - if there was another list that we didn't appear on, an email announcement on

steps to complete to ensure maximum visbility before the fair would have been helpful.

1 I only been to Cal Poly Career fairs

1 I think it would be useful to get a wider variety of employers to cater to more majors.

1 I wish there was more space for next day interviews.

1 If the Fluor booth was closer to other companies in our industry (Chevron, Phillips 66,

etc.), that would have been beneficial.

1 Incorporate the opportunity to meet with the local clubs to interact with students in a

more intimate setting. Perhaps the evening before.

1 Instead of alpha for companies maybe group by industry

1 It would be great if there were more hospitality students

1 Logistics is an issue consistently from my perspective. Being that it is a big campus, it is

hard to maneuver around the campus/setting up. Suggestion: put the GPS location

address on the invites (map not enough I feel). Employers could drop off items -

students/volunteers should be ready to help employers put the items at the table. T he

price paid for fairs, I think it is fair to make this request.

1 Lower pricing if you are to be placed on one of the top floors.

Count Response

1 More convenient lunch schedule; we didn't have lunch because we had so many

students crammed in to a short period of time; perhaps offer lunch past the closing time

of the career fair or start the interviews later. ?

1 More private interview space

1 More professional dress.

1 More space between tables.

1 NAME T AGS!!!! Ideally, with color codes to indicate major/field of study

1 Networking in advance of the career fair with faculty.

1 No comment

1 None come to mind at this point

1 Provide Power options. Some companies would like to display their machines or other

presentations and its impossible without power sourcing. Other schools do this and

you need to jump into the 21st century. Also other schools provide water and lunch

throughout the fair. You guys got to stay competitve. Power is really the big ticket item

where you have to catch up

1 Resume book

1 T he career fair is typically the perfect time, 4 hours of fair/networking and then the

interview session after. T his year the fair was an extra hour long and we did not see an

increase of students or interest in the 5th hour.

1 T he process of getting to and from the career fair was a horrible experience. T here was

no notice ahead of time of the construction on campus, nor was there enough signage

for the career fair and a "drop-off" section rather than just parking. We were using an

Uber driver, and we were all lost and when we tried to ask a Cal Poly Univ officer, he

started berating our elderly woman driver (who at that point had already turned off the

uber ride so we wouldn't be charged for riding around since we were lost) asking if she

was on the clock and how she deserved a ticket for not listening to his earlier directions

when he said to keep going because her car was holding up traffic. He didn't even let us

get a word in to ask for directions. If that is how your campus police treat your "out of

towners" then they need some serious re-training on hospitality, respect for everyone

and a reminder of what his service duties are as a police officer. No one deserved to be

spoken to the way he was yellin

Count Response

1 We have seen named tags on students with different color banners representing

different college. For instance, a AGB can be green while Bus are red, Engineering is

blue, etc. T his helps the employer seek individuals needed. Also, having an app with the

different employers is helpful for students as they browse through the career fair and

are ready to talk to the employer.

1 We'd like to see more sodas offered at lunch. Seriously this is a long fair and accessible

caffeine is a simple, helpful service.

1 better breakfast

1 curbside pick up of collateral

1 do not personally attend other career fairs

1 info session for interested students the night before. CP might have offered this, but

we didn't take advantage. It was one thing we discussed doing differently in future.

1 more organization after fair for interviews

1 n/a (we only come to Cal Poly career fairs)

1 n/k

1 roaming support, checking in if we needed anything during the event.

Count Response

Count Response

1 -

1 As students of the Wired Generation become more staturated, I would imagine they will

do more research prior to the fairs, and be more selective in who they spend their time

talking with at the fairs.

1 Be virtual or non exsistent when you can just send out resume books and do all the

interviewing virutually.

1 Become more digital.

1 Candidates will be able to email resumes to employers ahead of time

1 For employers, I expect that there will be a bigger emphasis on students and their ability

to communicate.

1 Hard to say. As more co's introduce technology into the career event experience,

nothing will beat a recruiter being eye to eye while talking to a student and establishing

rapport.

15. In what ways do you think colleg e career fairs will evolve over the next fiveyears?

1 Hard to say. T echnology will change things, but the interpersonal relationship will still

be the most important factor. T his is especially true for the job I hire for, which will have

the employee working directly with customer personnel.

1 I am not sure.

1 I anticipate we will see more Freshman participating and being prepared. I believe we will

see a greater number of career fairs even at the high school level.

1 I could see more on-site interviews being conducted during career fairs.

1 I see career fairs become more technological.

1 I see so much value in how career fairs are currently run. I've tried a couple of online fairs

and I don't like them at all. T he face-to-face interaction is really necessary

1 I think college career fair will evolve into being more tech based. Such as having people

submit their information through portals at the career fair to make the candidate

selection process more streamlined.

1 I think it will not be necessary in the future the way technology is going. It would make

more sense to have ways to connect with the students and professors for industry

networking opportunities.

1 I think they will be more technology or web based. Many schools are transitioning to a

different event structure. Doing a COB night - employer HH with faculty/staff, panel

event where students are in an auditorium, then a cocktail table networking event.

1 I think they will continue to grow into even more interaction between the students and

employers. T est how they would handle a real life work situation, etc. Interactive smaller

sessions would be great!

1 I think we will see more automation - like Ipads on site where students can apply directly

to positions, along with interviews on site and offers being made directly.

1 I'd like to see more students apply online earlier, however this year the fair was so early

in the semester it was much more lightly attended in general and students were less

prepared in what they were looking for.

1 Increase in technology platform utilization, virtual career fairs.

1 More digital submission/application process

Count Response

1 More engagement through social media.

1 More technical in nature. Easy sign up at fairs using cell phones, resumes delivered

electronically via sign in at fair.

1 Possibly more sharing of info between employer and student prior to career fair.

1 Students are much more prepared and goal driven

1 Students will have to be prepared to pre-qualify for this position.

1 T arget by major

1 T he use of more electronic devices such as tablets to distribute and/or collect resumes.

T aking pictures of candidates and attaching it to their resumes to aid in the selection

process.

1 T hey will become even more focused in regard to field of study; less "general" , for

example specific to Engineering or Finance, etc.

1 Using some sort of technology to eliminate lines and reserve time slots. Model: Uber

1 We suspect there will be more opportunities for digital interactions (i.e. video

conferencing).

1 You're ahead of the game! Using Handshake and making a resume book are pluses!

1 more digital sign ups at the career fair.

1 more technology used during recruiting

1 n/a

1 not sure

1 probably towards virtual career fairs!? T echnology progresses so quickly.

Count Response

Count Response

1 -

1 A/V field; Collaboration between all types of Engineering; Software, Hardware,

Electrical, Mechanical; combinations of these are required for all products and the

combination requirements are increasing quickly; for example, we just hired an FPGA

engineer with Linux Driver experience also to work with our Systems product team.

1 AI, Autonomous driving, Big Data,

1 Aerospace

1 Agriculture, Ag Science, Industrial T echnology - in the next 5 years we will see a

growing number of automation projects within our packaging warehouse. Each year

we're continuing to more acres, meaning we'll continue to invest in more production

and field related equipment to support efficiencies on the farm and in the plant. Our

Maintenance, Engineering, and Mechanical teams will increase head-count within the

next 5 years.

16. What does the future hold for your field? Please name your industry, anddescribe any emerg ing trends or chang es that you foresee in the next fiveyears.

1 Bank regulator is a stable industry and they are needed as bank merge and become

larger. Regulation may change either increase or decrease, but FCA will continue to

have opportunities for young professionals. T he training is rigorous to be an Examiner

in Charge.

1 Caltrans is a State organization that is moving towards new innovations that will help

provide a safe, sustainable, integrated and efficient transportation system that will

enhance California's economy and livability.

1 Change from brick and mortar retail sales to online.

1 Civil engineering. We are seeing our projects setting higher and higher goals for

sustainable design related to capture, treatment and reuse of storm water runoff.

1 Farm Credit System - More mergers and acquisitions will take place in the farm credit

system. Lenders will move to more of a sales approach so a prior knowledge of banking

is highly desired.

1 Financial consulting in the healthcare industry. Since the healthcare industry is

constantly changing and evolving, it is hard to give an answer to this question.

1 Food Mfg.

1 Further integration of the different systems within a building. We are in the building

automation industry and primarily focus on HVAC and lighting controls. Further

integration of other systems such as security systems will probably become more

common. Cloud access and IOT will be the next evolution of our business.

1 Government/ Non-profit: We are facing a high percentage of staff reaching/ at

retirement age that will need to be replaced: i.e. lots of entry level positions will be

available to graduates.

1 Growing, and gaining a lot of influential canidates right out of college.

1 Increase in the Electrical Engineering field need for Controls skills.

1 Insurance, Risk Engineering. We are seeing growth (staffing) to support anticipated

retirements. We are also capitalizing on data analytics to allow us to enhance our

products and maximize our loss prevention efforts.

1 Landscape Architecture T he building business is booming right now and we are unable

to find qualified employees.

Count Response

1 New and more sustainable energy sources always seems to be at the forefront, and the

expectation is for work in these fields to grow over the next five years.

1 Oil & Gas Industry - with the cyclic nature of our industry, it is tough to say when oil

prices will be back up. Regardless, we will need to continuously fill our pipeline with

talent to adjust to the retirement wave in the next 5-10 years.

1 Organic non GMO

1 Our industry is horticulture and retail sales. We are the largest retail nursery and garden

center in the United States.

1 Our industry will continue to improve across technology and people skills including

problem solving will become a stronger need.

1 QSC designs and manufactures professional level audio/visual equipment. T rends...

higher level of networking our products together using IP. We will have more global

exposure for our products and upcoming services.

1 Randstad: Global Leader in the HR services industry and specialized in solutions in the

field of flexible work and HR services (#2 worldwide with locations in 39 countries)- We

just introduced our new brand positioning centered around the company "tech&touch"

strategy. Human connection is the most important part of our business and it is more

and more supported by state of the art technology. our new brand is HUMAN

FORWARD, always putting humans first. T he digital transformation is at the heart of

existing business models and it improves the way we communicate with clients and

candidates but we will use it and not forget to always bring our human touch.

1 Robotics. Supplier Engineering and Supply chain. Manufacturing in Silicon Valley.

1 Semiconductor/High-T ech Manufacturing - we are growing and constantly hiring. T he

industry is booming

1 Social and Mental Health services. In the next five years we will see a growth of

technological based counseling (video counseling, mindfulness and meditation apps,

CBT apps on your smartphone etc). T he industry isn't ready for it at all.

1 Supply chain/transportation/logistics. Automation, technology and self-driving trucks is

where we're headed. T echnology that is more data driven for decision making and uses

artificial intelligence to predict routes (impacts from weather/traffic/etc..)

1 T ech is going all kinds of places and we can and will be EVERYWHERE!!!

Count Response

1 T echnology - growing need for sales, finance and operations persons.

1 T he future for biotech is endless and encompasses so many things. As technology

continues to develop it opens up a whole new world of what we can do. We need to

keep seeing students interested in sciences and engineering to drive that innovation.

1 T here will be more and more technology improving our ability to serve our customers,

but the ability to work with the customer's personnel (emotional intelligence) is still

going to be a critical factor.

1 We are a medical device company and will continue to expand our portfolio of products,

which will expand the colleges we recruit from.

1 We are always looking for very hands on Mechanical Engineers. CP SLO had one of the

best results for us

1 We are experiencing major growth into consumer electronics as well as in the hearing

aid industry. T hus, establishing a solid pipline will be critical.

1 We will definitely face the challenge like many others in trying to compete with other

companies in securing the best talent. We have a huge focus on our company culture

and that will just continue to strengthen in order to appeal to candidates wanting to

work here.

1 aerospace and defense T here will be a lot of opportunities here at Aerojet in the

immediate and long-term future.

1 more automation

1 semi conductor industry. faster processes, more flexibility in reporting.

1 semiconductor. Continued consolidation of the big player, may give rise to future start

ups

Count Response

Report for 2017 Fall Career Fair StudentSurvey


Complete 423

Partial 2

T ot als: 425

Response Counts

1

1. How did you hear about the Fall Career Fair? (Check all that apply.)

Per

cent

Caree

r Ser

vices

email

or

e-ne

wslette

r

Email fr

om fa

culty

or ad

visor

Caree

r Ser

vices

web

site

Wor

d of m

outh

Poster

, flye

r or b

anne

r

Campu

s TV sc

reen

ad

Ad in t

he M

ustan

g New

s

my.calp

oly po

rtal

Faceb

ook o

r Link

edIn

Other -

Write

In (R

equir

ed)

0

20

40

60

80


Career Services email or e-newsletter 52.7% 224

Email from faculty or advisor 25.9% 110

Career Services website 18.6% 79

Word of mouth 61.6% 262

Poster, flyer or banner 32.9% 140

Campus T V screen ad 2.8% 12

Ad in the Mustang News 4.0% 17

my.calpoly portal 34.8% 148

Facebook or LinkedIn 8.2% 35



T otals 28

2

Handshake 3

MustangJobs 2

Base knowledge of knowing there is a career fair every quarter 1

Computer Science Department Newsletter 1

General Engineering Class 1

I also just knew that the career fair was coming 1

I searched for it 1

I've been at Cal Poly for 5 yrs 1

It was an assignment for one of my classes. 1

Just knowing it was happening because I have attended it before 1

My family. 1

Parent 1

Professor 1

Professor 1

Professor in class 1

REQUIRED T O AT T END FOR ENGR 110 1

Required by EE orientation class 1

Required to go by professor 1

Requirement for Cal Poly EE 1

T eacher 1

T here's one every fall 1

T ransfer SLO days 1

Word of mouth from professors 1


T otals 28

3

Wow leader 1

im a junior so i looked it up 1

T otals 28


4

2. What were your primary reasons for attending the career fair? (Check all that apply.)

Per

cent

To learn aboutcompanies and

jobopportunities

To networkwith recruiters

and buildprofessionalrelationships

To find outwhat

employers arelooking for incandidates

To pursue aninternship or a

co-op

To pursue afull-time job

aftergraduation

It was a classassignment

Other0

20

40

60

80


T o learn about companies and job opportunities 69.2% 294

T o network with recruiters and build professional relationships 51.5% 219

T o find out what employers are looking for in candidates 41.9% 178

T o pursue an internship or a co-op 55.5% 236

T o pursue a full-time job after graduation 26.8% 114

It was a class assignment 11.1% 47

Other 1.9% 8

5

Other Count

As a freshmen, just to get a feel for things when I go to career fairs in future quarters with internships

in mind

1

Experience for next career fair 1

Free $wag 1

Requirement for Cal Poly EE 1

T his was my first career fair, I wanted to get comfortable with the environment. 1

T o gain career fair experience 1

T o get to know people in the engineering industry. 1

T o see what jobs are currently offered 1

T otals 8

6

3. To what extent did this event meet your needs?

27% To a great extent27% To a great extent

49% Moderately49% Moderately

13% Neutral13% Neutral

7% Slightly7% Slightly

4% Not at all4% Not at all


T o a great extent 26.8% 110

Moderately 49.1% 202

Neutral 12.7% 52

Slightly 7.3% 30

Not at all 4.1% 17

T ot als: 411

7

4. Would you recommend this event to your friends?

94% Yes94% Yes

2% No2% No

4% Comments4% Comments


Yes 94.1% 397

No 2.4% 10

Comments 3.6% 15

T ot als: 422

8

Comments Count

Always attend a career fair, Even if you don't want any job or internship right now. 1

Depends on major 1

Depends on what their major is and what they're looking for 1

I would suggest going having done research on companies 1

It depends on what type of career they want. 1

Like the majority of career fairs, marketing options were pretty limited, especially for positions that are

on the more creative side of marketing.

1

Maybe depends on their resume/credentials 1

Wouldn't recoomend it to first quarter freshman, but after that it should be great. 1

Yes but it's exhausting 1

Yes, but only if they are engineering or business, otherwise it is a waste of time. 1

depends on their major 1

kind of 1

not if they are not engineers 1

only if they are upperclassmen 1

T otals 14

9

Count Response

1 Almost all employers were suited for business, engineering, or agriculture majors. I'm a poli-sci major

and there was nothing there related to CLA. Possibly a communications internship and multiple sales

jobs, but nowhere near the number of options that should have been provided.

1 I was not interested in 99% of the companies in attendance. While there were some great companies

there, I felt like a majority of the companies there didn't really peak many business majors interest

(based on conversations with my friends). I shouldn't say I wouldn't recommend it, only that I went for

one or two companies.

1 It is only for engineers

1 It was very crowded

1 It wasn't applicable to me

1 Mainly engineering jobs. If you're not an engineer it's like a needle in a haystack.

1 T he career fair did not cater towards my major nor did it cater towards any of the other majors in my

college. Companies that were there were not relevant and clearly geared towards ST EM, especially

engineering, majors. While these are important majors and it is wonderful that they were provided this

resource other majors do pay the same amount of tuition yet are still being dismissed by those putting

on events like these. T he question is why are other majors less valued on this campus and why are we

not provided as many resources as other students?

1 T here were no jobs in my major and it was too crowded

5. Please provide your feedback reg arding why you would not recommend this event.

10

11

Strongly

agree

Moderately

agree Neutral

Moderately

disagree

Strongly

disgree Responses

I was greeted when I

arrived, and felt

welcome.

Count

Row %

166

39.1%

160

37.6%

77

18.1%

19

4.5%

3

0.7%

425

I knew where to go to

find out answers to

my questions.

Count

Row %

148

34.8%

155

36.5%

74

17.4%

37

8.7%

11

2.6%

425

I was able to identify

Cal Poly Career

Services staff.

Count

Row %

188

44.2%

136

32.0%

53

12.5%

41

9.6%

7

1.6%

425

I was able to find the

employers who I was

seeking.

Count

Row %

123

28.9%

191

44.9%

65

15.3%

38

8.9%

8

1.9%

425

T otals

T otal Responses 425

6. Please rate your level of ag reement with the following statements:

12

7. What did you do to prepare for the career fair? (Check all that apply.)

Per

cent

Had a

resu

me rev

iewed

by

a car

eer c

ouns

elor o

r othe

r

profe

ssion

al

Attend

ed a

works

hop

Resea

rche

d emplo

yers

onlin

e

Applie

d for

a job

or in

terns

hip op

portu

nity o

nline

Practi

ced m

y pitc

h (e.g

. sou

nd bi

tes ab

out y

our e

duca

tion,

expe

rienc

e,

involv

emen

t and

goals

)

Met with

a ca

reer

coun

selor

Used o

nline

care

er pr

ep to

ols (s

uch a

s Big

Inter

view, C

aree

rSpo

ts, Li

nked

In)

None o

f the a

bove

Other -

Write

In (R

equir

ed)

0

50

100


Had a resume reviewed by a career counselor or other professional 35.4% 146

Attended a workshop 13.6% 56

Researched employers online 71.9% 297

Applied for a job or internship opportunity online 42.4% 175

Practiced my pitch (e.g. sound bites about your education, experience,

involvement and goals)

32.9% 136

Met with a career counselor 6.1% 25

Used online career prep tools (such as Big Interview, CareerSpots, LinkedIn) 19.6% 81

None of the above 12.6% 52


13


Edited my resume myself, through peers, and through my dad 1

Got advice from friends. 1

HAD RESUME REVIEWED BY FAMILY 1

Had a resume reviewed by peers 1

Had a successful recent graduate review my resume and LinkedIn 1

I am a first year so I mainly went to find out what the career fair is like so that I am prepared for the

future when I am seeking jobs or internships.

1

Met with academic advisor 1

Nothing, I had no idea what to expect but now I know. 1

RAs in my building put together a presentation for all of us 1

Researched information about employers 1

Sent resumes to friends and family 1

Updated my resume 1

VMock 1

Went over resume with others in my major 1

edited my resume and LinkedIn 1

talked to friends that interned with companies i was looking at and what they thought 1

updated my resume 1

T otals 17

14

8. I feel my preparation helped me in my conversations with recruiters.

34% Strongly agree34% Strongly agree

55% Moderately agree55% Moderately agree

7% Moderately disagree7% Moderately disagree

3% Strongly disagree3% Strongly disagree

2% Not applicable2% Not applicable


Strongly agree 33.5% 120

Moderately agree 54.7% 196

Moderately disagree 7.3% 26

Strongly disagree 2.5% 9

Not applicable 2.0% 7

T ot als: 358

15

9. How many recruiters did you talk with at the career fair?

3% 03% 0

15% 1-215% 1-2

32% 3-432% 3-4

39% 5-939% 5-9

11% 10 +11% 10 +


0 3.1% 13

1-2 15.0% 62

3-4 32.2% 133

5-9 39.0% 161

10 + 10.7% 44

T ot als: 413

16

Count Response

2 Engineering companies

2 T hey were related to my major

2 T hey were the only ones that seemed somewhat relevant to my major. T here were no options for

child development majors.

1 $$$

1 -If they seemed friendly -Offered internships for my major

1 A balance between the company recognition and the line to speak to them.

1 A strong association with technology, innovation and/or cybersecurity

1 Actually hiring for my position, which was few, so those were the ones I went to.

1 Aerospace Companies

1 All the employers I spoke with work in the HVAC/construction industry, which is what I am looking to

go into.

1 Applicable industries and their warm welcome to speak with them. Most I visited had clear, well-

written summaries of their requirements and company goals.

10. What attracted you to the employers you visited?

17

1 Applied to my major

1 As a freshman I was there just to scope out and talk with recruiters about what their interns did. I was

attracted to employers who had large internship programs in a variety of engineering disciplines.

1 Available positions I was interested in

1 Being a first year, I went with the intention to get a feel for what it is like. I just went up to ones who

seemed to be interested in more than just jobs, but also internships and get comfortable inquiring

about their offerings as well as developing questions. T he only thing I looked for was whether they

were looking at people with my major, ME.

1 Being environmentally savvy

1 Being within my major

1 Big name companies

1 Big name companies, lots of recruiters, interesting posters

1 Big name software companies.

1 Close to home and industry

1 Companies I already knew of

1 Companies I know I want to work for and are related to my degree and interests.

1 Companies that hire my major.

1 Companies who were hiring my major for internships. I wasn't picky.

1 Company culture and prestige

1 Company name or booth design

1 Company reputation and services provided and if they were hiring my major.

1 Company values

1 Company's reputation for great places to work, as well as being successful BMED companies.

1 Credible companies that are well-known in the tech industry and daily life.

1 Curiosity and cool booths

1 Displays

Count Response

18

1 Employers that looked at me and invited me over to talk to them were definitely the most memorable

and engaged.

1 Engineering Internships

1 Engineering internship potential

1 Fidget Spinners Lol

1 Field-related companies

1 Finance positions

1 Friendliness

1 Good location, good salary and benefits, interesting industry

1 Good pay, good company culture, location in CA.

1 Hearing good things about their companies before and talking with them at previous career fairs

1 High profile companies

1 Hiring my major

1 I am a BMED Major so I basically narrowed the companies that only pertained to my field of pursuit.

1 I felt most comfortable around the smaller business' booths because they did not have a line and the

recruiters seemed genuinely excited to talk to you.

1 I had already researched those companies and wanted to learn more.

1 I had an internship last summer and knew what industry I was interested in

1 I had researched beforehand and it was something I considered doing later after graduation

1 I just went to the most available booths, because a lot of them were busy

1 I knew about them before hand and they had positions open in the field I was looking at.

1 I knew the companies and had interest in them.

1 I knew the companies beforehand.

1 I know someone within the company

1 I like talking.

Count Response

19

1 I need a full time job.

1 I recognized the company's name; Fancy sign; Enthusiastic representatives

1 I recognized their company or they reached out to me beforehand

1 I talked mainly to Aerospace companies because I have a passion for aerospace.

1 I talked to companies that were hiring entry level mechanical engineers with job opportunities in the

locations I was interested in.

1 I talked to multiple aerospace companies, which is what I am studying.

1 I walked into an area where I could visit recruiters

1 I want to work at a medical device company and those are the companies I went to.

1 I wanted to intern with them.

1 I was attracted to Apple but they were quick to turn me away because they were looking for

engineers and software developers. T hey didn't even bother taking my resume. It was a bit upsetting,

to be quite honest..

1 I was attracted to employers that were working in food production, like Smucker's and POM.

1 I was attracted to employers who seemed they could offer future job that realate to my major

1 I was attracted to the companies I visited because of their overall prestige and also for direct pleas for

industrial engineers.

1 I was interested the industry.

1 I was looking for companies offering full time jobs to business majors and I visited the companies

who's values mirrored my own.

1 I was most attracted to companies in my field of interest whose values and culture aligned with my

own.

1 I was primarily just looking for biomedical engineering related companies

1 I went to booths with fewer lines

1 I went to those who were looking for engineers.

1 I worked with them before.

1 I'm BMED and there are a few "big name" companies who everyone knows

Count Response

20

1 I've spoken to them at previous career fairs and they said to come back when I'm graduating.

1 If I didn't previously research the company, many had posted what they do or what majors they were

looking for

1 If they were a chemistry or engineerig company. If there we not any people

1 If they were interested in my major or were involved with computer science.

1 In my major and opportunities close to home.

1 Industrial Engineering internship possibilities; big companies were attractive because they have large,

structured intern programs

1 Industry leaders

1 Industry, field of operations

1 Interested in BMED/ME companies, so I only looked up those relevant companies

1 Interesting talks not only about the internships.

1 Interesting work, actually wanted to hire my major

1 Internship opportunities

1 Internship opportunities and company culture

1 Internship opportunities for a second year

1 Internship positions for Industrial Engineers

1 Internship positions related to my major, BMED

1 Internships they were offering

1 It fit my areas of interest -- healthcare and marketing

1 It was nice being able to talk to them about why their companies were hiring new employees and to

get a good idea of what was going on in their company

1 Job opportunities and job location

1 Job opportunities, their reputation, the type of business.

1 Jobs

1 Just if i knew the company, or if i wanted to talk to them for practice

Count Response

21

1 Knowing the name of the company or seeing aerospace or a program I know on the poster.

1 Large companies that hire engineers

1 Large companies.

1 Large public companies with well known brands that were offering internships within finance

1 Leading companies in my area of study.

1 Location

1 Location and field

1 Location, opportunity

1 Location, type of job I would be doing and the companies in general.

1 Looking for my degree, or opportunity for experience in fields I'm interested in

1 Major-related

1 Medical Device Companies

1 Medical Device companies

1 Money

1 My interest and enthusiasm for building technology

1 My major

1 My major (Bmed)

1 My young age and confronting potential employers.

1 Name recognition, free swag, and interesting exotic companies

1 Name, related to my major

1 Need for an internship

1 No lines

1 Opportunities

1 Opportunities offered for my specific major

Count Response

22

1 Personal Interest in that industry and my curiosity about what i can do with my major in that industry

1 Previous experience with company, interest in industry

1 Previous professional experience.

1 Previous research

1 Previous work experiences

1 Prior research

1 Quick descriptions of their mission/objectives and what majors they were looking for.

1 Recruiters who had a smile and were willing to talk to freshmen.

1 Relate to my major.

1 Related field

1 Related to major.

1 Related to my major

1 Relevance to my major, size of company, lots of stuff at their booths, enthusiastic representatives.

1 Relevancy to my major

1 Relevant companies to my degree

1 Reputation

1 Reputation, friendly personalities

1 Research that I was interested in

1 Short Lines and having my degree field apply to their company.

1 Short lines and I've talked to them in the past.

1 Short lines or many recruiters at booth to talk to

1 Short lines or they were companies I had an interest in

1 Short lines.

1 Signage, recognition of the company

Count Response

23

1 Signs at their booths which told you what type of major or job they were looking for

1 Signs outside their booths

1 Small companies offering positions to grow mu experience

1 Space and telecommunications

1 Space exploration companies

1 Specialization

1 Specific industry they were in. Coming to my class and talking about their job and experience with the

company

1 T HEIR INT ERNSHIPS WERE ON T OPIC I WAS INT EREST ED IN. ALSO, I NEED EXPERIENCE, SO YEAH .

. .

1 T ech companies I wanted internships with

1 T he Jobs they offered

1 T he agriculture or food industry emphasis being that I am an Ag major hoping to gain more hands on

experience in these areas

1 T he background of the company and the location where the internship would be.

1 T he billboards and industries for which they worked

1 T he career opportunities and company culture

1 T he companies background.

1 T he companies seemed suitable for my major.

1 T he companies they represented, if they were related to space or engineering, attracted me

1 T he companies were interested in hiring civil engineering interns

1 T he company and jobs available.

1 T he company culture

1 T he company name

1 T he company names and apparent friendliness level

1 T he employers I spoke to were not occupied with upperclassmen.

Count Response

24

1 T he employers that had options for what I want to do post graduation

(marketing/sales/communications)

1 T he fact that they matched my major and we're looking for positions I was interested in.

1 T he fact that they were looking for students in my intended major.

1 T he field they worked in

1 T he fields their company covers

1 T he free swag as well as the opportunities they had for internships

1 T he industries they worked in. WE NEED MORE AUT OMOT IVE COMPANIES!!!

1 T he industry they are in

1 T he industry they are in. I was looking for robotics related jobs so I visited all the companies in that

field

1 T he job description in MustangJobs.

1 T he job opportunities offered, their engagement, and their presentation, and their booth setup.

1 T he jobs they offered. T heir brand.

1 T he location and what the company has to offer

1 T he looked welcoming, had the job I was looking for and their signs.

1 T he major they were looking for was what i was studying

1 T he majors that they were looking for and the fact that their organization matched the job I am looking

for.

1 T he majors they were hiring

1 T he majors they were looking for and internship opportunities

1 T he oportunities listed in their description on the list of attending companies under fall career fair in

handshake. Also, department knowledge on who hires my major.

1 T he opportunities given by the companies. Ie the internships Also if they had job opportunities

related to my major

1 T he opportunity of the specific position

1 T he person at the booth

Count Response

25

1 T he positions they had available interested me

1 T he potential job oppurtunities

1 T he products they manufacture

1 T he research that I did on the companies related to working environments and company mission.

1 T he size of the company T he disciplines of the company

1 T he specific types of companies I was looking for - biotechnology.

1 T he type of internship

1 T he types of internships they offered.

1 T he types of jobs offered!

1 T heir attentiveness.

1 T heir attitude

1 T heir booths, and the companies that advertised what skills they were seeking

1 T heir business had something to do with Natural Resource Management, rather than computers or

engineering

1 T heir company first and foremost, but after that I went to other companies bc they were friendly and

looked inviting.

1 T heir company mission and field of industry.

1 T heir company qualities aligned with what I wanted to look for in an internship.

1 T heir company was based on technology, which is what I want to pursue in the future.

1 T heir field of work

1 T heir focus on sustainability

1 T heir internship opportunities.

1 T heir internships didn't have GPA requirements.

1 T heir opportunities for biomedical engineering

1 T heir presentation and positive attitude, friendly demeanor and what their companies stood for

Count Response

26

1 T heir products are directly or indirectly related to my study field.

1 T heir reputation in the field

1 T heir set up of their booth and their enthusiasm and excitement about the company

1 T heir signs

1 T heir signs.

1 T heir vast, big, multi-national brand name and many Employment opportuities.

1 T here location and business field in accounting.

1 T here was so many of them, especially in my field of engineering. I saw companies that I'm familiar with

and they're well known companies too! How could I not go is the real question!

1 T hey all had internship opportunities available for my major.

1 T hey all were companies that were involved in my field and matched my interests. Additionally they

had open recruiters and I did not have to wait in lines.

1 T hey are companies I think will continue to grow and that i could grow with them

1 T hey didn't have really long lines and were interested in talking to freshmen, and they were in a field

I'm interested in

1 T hey didn't not talk to me just because I'm a freshman.

1 T hey had a banner for their table stating who they were. It would be awful to misidentify someone's

company. T he employers were attentive and looked approachable.

1 T hey had friendly and inviting recruiters standing IN FRONT of the tables. At booths were they were

sitting down it felt unwelcoming

1 T hey had internship opportunities in my field

1 T hey had job opportunities for what I want to do after college

1 T hey had opportunities in the fields I am interested in, and they had open, friendly dispositions.

1 T hey had props that interested me and weren't overcrowded with people.

1 T hey looked eager to speak to possible candidates.

1 T hey looked related to my field

1 T hey offered internships that interested me.

Count Response

27

1 T hey offered jobs in my field, and many of them were sustainability focused companies which

interested me.

1 T hey offered jobs similar to the transportation civil engineering major I am taking.

1 T hey operate in the industry I would like to have a career in

1 T hey posted the curricular departments that corresponded with the positions they were looking to

hire for. I looked for companies that said they were specifically looking for mechanical engineers.

1 T hey produced equipment in the field that my major is focused on

1 T hey wanted industrial engineers according to Handshake

1 T hey were Aerospace Companies, which was applicable to my major and what I want to do.

1 T hey were aerospace

1 T hey were aerospace companies.

1 T hey were agricultural companies that I felt could prove beneficial if I put my foot in the door by at

least dropping off a resume.

1 T hey were all in the aerospace industry

1 T hey were big name companies

1 T hey were companies that I potentially wanted to try and intern for

1 T hey were companies that were looking for Industrial Engineer majors and were open to speaking to

lower classmen.

1 T hey were focused on my major and had an established program.

1 T hey were friendly and provided me with the details I was looking for

1 T hey were from well known corporations

1 T hey were hiring for my major Large companies

1 T hey were hiring in my field

1 T hey were hiring my major

1 T hey were hiring my major and seemed like interesting companies to work for.

1 T hey were hiring my major or they were a company that I really really loved.

Count Response

28

1 T hey were in fields of work that I was interested in.

1 T hey were in my field of study

1 T hey were in the field that I'm studying.

1 T hey were in the industry in which I want to work.

1 T hey were in the spectrum of jobs I was interested in

1 T hey were jobs hiring my major

1 T hey were looking for my major.

1 T hey were looking for students in my major

1 T hey were mostly tech companies. Some that weren't tech companies had really friendly people who

didn't mind that I didn't know what their company did.

1 T hey were offering internships I was interested in

1 T hey were offering positions specifically for my major. Most even had a display listing what majors

they were looking for, which attracted me to their booth when I saw my major listed.

1 T hey were open to talk to me despite the fact that I wasn't a senior yet.

1 T hey were recruiting interns from my major and academic standing (Aero 2nd year).

1 T hey were recruiting my major

1 T hey were seeking my major and year in school, close to home, located in California

1 T hey were the employers I was looking for such as software, biotechnology, or medical devices

companies.

1 T hey were the only ones who could hire my major (environmental engineering)

1 T hey were the only ones who had no one with them

1 T hey were the only ones with my major

1 T hey were very welcoming and reached out to me as I walked by.

1 T hey were well known companies in my field of interest

1 T hey were willing to hire freshman interns

1 T hey weren't busy (I'm a first year)

Count Response

29

1 T ype of company

1 T ype of company

1 T ype of industry matched my interests. T he employers were part of a reputable organization or

company.

1 T ypes of companies, what majors they're looking for

1 Wanted my major

1 Welcomeness

1 Welcoming towards freshmen; understood the skills my major provides; the work seemed interesting

and valuable

1 Well-known companies who were interested in Food Science majors.

1 Were looking for my major and I heard good things about them in the past

1 What I'm interested in doing in the future

1 What field they worked in.

1 What industry they were in, company prestige

1 What the company did, and the prestige of them as well.

1 What the employers do, Had the positions wanted, and their prestige

1 What types of projects the companies were working on and how interesting the internship they were

offering sounded

1 Whether my career goals met what they were looking for, and lack of line. (also, their swag)

1 Workday is in my home town.

1 Yes

1 a big company name

1 an internship their company posted on mustang jobs

1 business

1 career areas

1 career path matched their job positions

Count Response

30

1 companies were focused on the biomedical industry

1 company name

1 industry / position brand

1 interest in their company

1 internship

1 job offering/location

1 job title, company I was interested in.

1 jobs

1 key words on their personal banners. ex: internships, leadership, experience, etc

1 location of for specific structural jobs

1 my field of study and the industry that the employer had jobs in.

1 my major

1 n/a

1 nice

1 related job offer to my major

1 short lines

1 their industry, location, and how they greeted me

1 their postings for what positions that they were hiring for

1 they had posters indicated they worked in fields I was interested, or they were super friendly and

approached me

1 wanted to work at those companies

1 what they sold

1 whether or not they offered job opportunities in my field of interest

Count Response

31

Strongly

agree

Moderately

agree Neutral

Moderately

disagree

Strongly

disagree

Not


I gained

confidence by

talking with

recruiters.

Count

Row %

164

39.9%

171

41.6%

51

12.4%

12

2.9%

7

1.7%

6

1.5%

411

I expanded my

professional

network.

Count

Row %

117

28.5%

135

32.8%

101

24.6%

38

9.2%

12

2.9%

8

1.9%

411

I learned more

about

companies

and job

opportunities.

Count

Row %

188

45.6%

172

41.7%

39

9.5%

7

1.7%

5

1.2%

1

0.2%

412

I made

progress in

my job or

internship

search.

Count

Row %

150

36.3%

142

34.4%

77

18.6%

24

5.8%

13

3.1%

7

1.7%

413

T otals

T otal

Responses

425

11. Please rate your level of ag reement with the following statements. By attending thecareer fair...

32

Count Response

30 Experience

17 Leadership

4 Communication

4 Enthusiasm

4 GPA

4 T eamwork

4 leadership

3 Confidence

3 Curiosity

3 High GPA

3 Project experience

3 Projects

12. Describe one skill or characteristic employers said they look for in studentapplications/resumes:

33

3 Work experience

3 experience

2 Adaptability

2 Club experience

2 Club involvement

2 Communication skills

2 Hands on experience

2 Passion

2 Personality

2 Previous experience

2 Readability

2 T eam work

2 communication

2 communication skills

2 engineer

1 3.0 GPA or higher

1 A variety

1 Achievements

1 Active and well rounded

1 Almost every company I talked to asked if I would be willing to relocate (for full time opportunities)

1 Ambition

1 Applicable

1 Applicable experience

1 Applicable experience outside of class.

Count Response

34

1 Attention to detail

1 Attentive to detail

1 AutoCAD

1 Bachelor of Science

1 Bachelor's Degree

1 Balance between academics and social skills

1 Being a 3rd year

1 Being a senor or a junior

1 Being an engineer

1 Being personable

1 Brevity

1 CAD

1 Career readiness/ experience in feild

1 Clear detailed

1 Club participation

1 Club work

1 Clubs that demonstrate career-based skills

1 Coding

1 Coding experience

1 Collaboration

1 Communication skills and team work

1 Confidence. Interest.

1 Courses taken

1 Creative problem solving

Count Response

35

1 Creativity

1 Critical thinking

1 Dedicated

1 Depends on your major.

1 Detail oriented

1 Didn't say

1 Diversity

1 Diversity of skills / interests.

1 Drive

1 Drive/ Work ethic

1 Driven

1 Driven students

1 Enthusiastic, driven

1 Evidence of hardworking student

1 Experience in related field

1 Experience in the lab

1 Experience outside of field or uniqueness among applicants

1 Experience with previous internships

1 Experience.

1 Experienced

1 Extracurricular activities

1 Flexibility

1 For the fall career fair, they only internships, not full time jobs.

1 Future plans

Count Response

36

1 GPA :(

1 GPA, projects

1 Good Articulation of skills

1 Good GPA

1 Good Personality

1 Good Work Ethic

1 Gpa

1 Grit

1 Hard working

1 Hardworking

1 Having hands-on experience (past internships/jobs, club projects, class projects).

1 High experience

1 High gpa

1 Idk

1 Idk they didn't ask me

1 Initiative

1 Interest

1 Internship

1 Internships

1 Interpersonal Communication

1 Interpersonal skills

1 Involvement

1 Involvement and Experience

1 Involvement in engineering clubs that give you hands on experience (so that you have experience in

addition to classes)

Count Response

37

1 Java, C++, Python

1 Juniors and Seniors

1 Labtec experience

1 Language Profficiency

1 Languages

1 Leaders

1 Leadershio

1 Leadership Skills

1 Leadership experience

1 Looking for something that is a leader.

1 MAT LAB

1 MAT LAB experience

1 Major related experience

1 Managerial Skill and Willingness/Ability to learn

1 Many employers focused on skill set rather than age. T his gave me confidence as I am only a first year

who is looking for an internship.

1 Many said that leadership skills and having some sort of previous experience stands out the most on

resumes.

1 Metallurgy skills

1 Motivated

1 Motivation

1 N/A because none of the companies applied towards my major

1 None of them said what they're looking for.

1 Not first years

1 One of my employers recommended I develop my extra curricular activities around te passion I want

to pursue at their company.

Count Response

38

1 Organization

1 Outside major related projects

1 Outside of classroom experience

1 Own their own car

1 Participation in clubs or involved in activities

1 Passion.

1 Passionate

1 Past projects and work experience

1 Past work experience. Everyone I talked to said that my past internship was the best thing on my

resume.

1 People skills

1 Persistence

1 Persistent

1 Personable

1 Personal projects

1 Personalized resume - resume was specific to company/job

1 Preparation

1 Previous Internships

1 Previous internship experience

1 Prior experience

1 Prior internship experience to get an internship

1 Problem Solving Skills

1 Problem solving

1 Professional

1 Professional experience

Count Response

39

1 Programming experience

1 Project Experience

1 Project experience or involvement within major

1 Project particaption

1 Project work

1 Project/work experience

1 Projects done outside of class / on your own

1 Projects/relevant experience

1 Qualification

1 Ready to learn

1 References inside of the company, with a masters degree recommended

1 Relative Experience

1 Relevant Projects outside of class

1 Relevant coursework

1 Relevant courseworm

1 Relevant project experience/job experience

1 Relevant skills

1 Revit

1 Self-starter

1 Shop Exerience

1 Side projects

1 Smartness

1 Soft skills

1 SolidWorks

Count Response

40

1 Solidworks proficiency

1 Some Programming Skills

1 Someone who has had experience in food chemistry and is flexible.

1 Specific

1 Stand out from the rest

1 Statistics

1 Strong GPA, internship experiences

1 Strong communication skills

1 Strong involvement outside of academics

1 Strong technical skills

1 Strong verbal and written communication skills

1 T HEY DIDN'T GIVE SPECIFICS

1 T eam Leader

1 T echnical

1 T echnical Experiences

1 T echnical experience

1 T echnical skills

1 T hat the resume is highly tailored to each business

1 T he major and GPA

1 T he student having knowledge of the company prior to going to a company booth.

1 T hey didnt say

1 T hey looked for students with passion in their work.

1 T hey loved that I am bilingual (Spanish) Especially here in CA

1 T hird Year standing

Count Response

41

1 T hird year or above

1 T ime management

1 Uniqueness

1 Upperclassmen

1 Versatility

1 Well rounded

1 Willingness to Learn New things

1 Willingness to take on difficult tasks

1 Work Ethic

1 Work Experience

1 Work or Internship experience

1 adaptability

1 ambition

1 applicable experience or clubs

1 applicable skills

1 autocad

1 being involved

1 club experience

1 commitment

1 confidence

1 cooperative

1 critical thinking

1 data analytics

1 design skills

Count Response

42

1 engineering major :/

1 enthusiasm

1 extra cirriculars

1 flexibility

1 for a passionate individual, and some required a minimum GPA

1 friendly

1 good speller

1 gpa

1 grade level

1 graduation date

1 hands on experience

1 hardoworking

1 initiative

1 leadership skills

1 n/a

1 passion

1 people skills, GIS skills, an engineering degree

1 personable

1 prior experience

1 problem solver

1 projects

1 projects outside of class

1 relevant experience OUT SIDE school

1 senior class standing

Count Response

43

1 soft skills

1 someone who is a go getter

1 strong work ethic

1 teamwork

1 technical skills

1 working as a team

Count Response

44

13. After attending the Fall Career Fair, which steps would you want to take beforeattending another career fair? (Check all that apply.)

Per

cent

Have m

y res

ume r

eview

ed

by a

care

er co

unse

lor or

other

profe

ssion

al

Attend

a wor

ksho

p

Resea

rch e

mploye

rs on

line

Apply

for a

job or

inter

nship

oppo

rtunit

y onli

ne

Practi

ce m

y pitc

h (e.g

. sou

ndbit

es ab

out y

our e

duca

tion,

expe

rienc

e, inv

olvem

ent

and g

oals)

Meet w

ith a

care

er co

unse

lor

Use on

line c

aree

r pre

p too

ls (s

uch a

s Big

Inter

view, C

aree

rSpo

ts, Li

nked

In )

Other -

Write

In (R

equir

ed)

0

80


Have my resume reviewed by a career counselor or other professional 54.1% 230

Attend a workshop 26.1% 111

Research employers online 64.2% 273

Apply for a job or internship opportunity online 57.4% 244

Practice my pitch (e.g. soundbites about your education, experience,

involvement and goals)

51.1% 217

Meet with a career counselor 37.6% 160

Use online career prep tools (such as Big Interview, CareerSpots, LinkedIn ) 24.7% 105


45


None 2

Appear Presentable and Proper 1

Better grades 1

Build my resume 1

Finish my first year and get some experience 1

GET BET T ER CLOT HS 1

Get more involved on campus 1

Get there really early 1

Go at a less populated time 1

I am graduating in Fall, so this was my last career fair. If however it was not, I have already done all of

the things on the checklist.

1

Look at the next career fair schedule. 1

Not going to need to because I'm employed 1

Polish my portfolio and professional / personal website. 1

Projects 1

Raise my GPA 1

T alk to current employees as prospective companies 1

become a third year 1

increase my degree progress 1

look into more companies 1

T otals 20

46

Count Response

4 n/a

2 Please have more opportunities for child development and psychology majors! T here was not a lot

for CLA students.

1 Car companies (T oyota, hyundai...) Food manufacturers

1 ...

1 3D printing companies, prosthetic companies

1 A floor plan to make finding companies easier

1 A map of the companies locations would be nice

1 A master floor plan would have been very convenient.

1 Advertise more

1 Airlines would be great to have at career fairs!

1 All of the companies I wanted to talk to were in attendance.

14. Please provide any additional comments or feedback reg arding the Fall Career Fairbelow, including companies/org anizations you would like to see at future events.

47

1 Any way to air condition the gym to a little cooler temperature.

1 Apple, Facebook, Google

1 Apple, T esla

1 Are freshman even supposed to go? Maybe more guidance for freshman.

1 As an EE, I feel that many of the companies were looking for people like me. Although this is great,

perhaps look for companies that can support other colleges as well

1 As an OCOB student, I went to the career fair for practice in the environment in preparation for

OCOB's Fall Symposium. Something I really like about the business career fair is that it has bios of all

the companies that are in attendance. I think this would be a great resource to have at the next career

fair to prevent students from asking "tell me about your company." Furthermore, I liked the alphabetical

lineup but I think it might be helpful to organize it based on industry.

1 Atlas Copco were very friendly, and they helped me most in understanding what recruiters are looking

for.

1 Biased career fair. Employers come for one or two majors and if you're not one of those (even if they

have your major's job at their company) they don't know what to do with you.

1 Boeing armed forces Lockheed Martin

1 Companies are always the same every year, bring more companies. Such as Nike, Etsy, etc.

1 Continue to attend classes to spread word of the fair!

1 Create a more diverse set of employers. You were completely tailored to OCOB, CAFES, and

engineering. I understand that its a big base of the school but its not everyone! CLA majors are

completely left out

1 DISNEY!

1 Deloitte should be held accountable for not attending the day they said they would be there. It is

inappropriate and a waste of everyones time. We should at least have been notified prior to the career

fair, even if it was sent in the morning.

1 Disney

1 Employers should offer more interviews

1 Employers were rude to students who were aiming to learn about general opportunities rather than

students who came to specifically talk to just one company. Only wanted to talk to students seeking

employment.

1 Enersys, Stratasys

Count Response

48

1 Everyone

1 For question 4 there is no option to strongly disagree, only an option to strongly agree again.

1 For the past two years, I have been unable to attend the first day of the Fall Career Fair because I am in

class all day. I attended the second day expecting it to be mostly the same as the first, and I was largely

disappointed. All but one of the employers I was interested in attended only the first day. T his has

now happened to me two years in a row. It's extremely frustrating because I cannot skip my classes to

attend the first day of the career fair, yet the second day is entirely useless to me. Were it not for the

Computing Career Fair, I would not be able to achieve anything at all.

1 Force companies to list EXACT LY what they are hiring for. I wait in 30 minute lines only to be told they

are looking for some other specific major and it's very frustrating and a waste of my time.

1 General Career Fair fell short of my expectations this year, as opposed to previous years and the

Computing Career Fair

1 George p Johnson

1 Good job

1 Google T esla

1 Google, large investment banks

1 Great career fair like always, we need more automotive companies! I know a ton of people who are

interested in the automotive industry and have no chance to talk to automotive recruiters!

1 Great event, very well organized, lots of fun meeting new employers. Would love to see Veeva there

next quarter.

1 Had a great experience this year. I wish we could see more start ups at the Career Fair too though.

Start ups, product development companies, and even like an area for on campus entrepreneurial

groups looking for students from other majors to possibly work during the summer. Also, a way for

the companies to show what majors and whether they are seeking full time or internships. I know you

can do this online on Handshake but there were companies there that day that had said on Handshake

that they wanted interns but ended up only looking for full time or other companies that were only

looking for certain majors and they listed on Handshake they were looking for all majors. A seating

area for students to sit and take a break and get off their feet would be amazing as well. I spent 5 hours

standing in lines, talking to recruiters and planning out pitches. A quick break to sit down would have

done wonders.

1 Have companies state whether or not they're looking for full times or internships only so we can save

time waiting in lines.

1 Have more companies for all different types of majors

Count Response

49

1 I always enjoy going to the career fair, and I can say that it has helped me secure a job after graduation.

T he amount of feedback I got from employeers was amazing. Being a graduating senior, I was

astounded to how many emails I got back asking for an interview. I think it should be stressed that all

graduating seniors attend a career fair, because this quarter was the most successful I have felt at the

fair.

1 I don't have any comments or feedback

1 I feel very lucky to have such a great career fair here at Cal Poly. T he career center does a great job

with this event.

1 I felt that a lot of the businesses were recruiting computer engineers and computer scientists. I would

have liked to have seen a larger variation in engineering companies for civil engineering.

1 I had no idea that companies that were there on the first day wouldn't be there on the second day.

1 I hope to attend again next year with more experience under my belt.

1 I know the school Is mainly engineering focused, but more variety for other majors would be great to

see

1 I liked how there was a large turnout of aerospace companies at this career fair.

1 I liked the Caltrans booth!

1 I only was able to speak with two recruiters because the lines for the biomedical companies were so

long. It didn't feel like a good use of my time. I know you don't necessarily control this, but it would be

very nice to have more recruiters per company to get though the lines faster.

1 I really enjoyed the career fair. I talked to several companies and gained a lot of experience. I wish that

companies were there on both days of the fair. I wouldn't make it to one of the days due to a time

conflict which kept me from speaking with companies I wanted to get in touch with.

1 I think it was a very well organized event, but the size of it was intimidating to new people. I think more

small businesses would be a great idea because so many of the companies were big and the recruiters

seemed tired and unenthusiastic.

1 I think it would be helpful to not have companies have posters on the opposite side of where they are.

T his happened to me and I wasted about 10 minutes looking in the wrong section.

1 I think that It may be helpful to show on a paper or the employer list/location that is handed out, which

have a GPA requirement, because I spent a hour in a line to only get reject right off the bat.

1 I think that's smaller networking sessions have better results than the career fair. T he lines for some

companies can get very long and it's difficult to have a good conversation with recruiters.

1 I think the computing career fair specifically was run wonderfully, as always. It was great that you guys

provided transportation to/from and sent out all of the resources that you did to help students prep.

Count Response

50

1 I thought the career fair was dominated by engineering and technology. It would be nice to see some

food science/hospitality related companies.

1 I was bummed that SpaceX was not there, but otherwise, I think it was a great event!

1 I wasn't able to find a few employers I was interested in because some companies were not in

alphabetical order.

1 I went on the last day, but the bag check was not that great. it seemed very messy, and that someone

could easily steal my bag. T hat definitely needs a revamp for next year.

1 I wish I could've found my companies easier given that it was very overwhelming.

1 I wish all the companies attended both days. I was only able to go one day, so I didn't get to meet a

representative from all the companies I was interested in.

1 I wish some companies stayed for both days. Wednesday, I had class all day and a couple of companies

with my major only came on Wednesday.

1 I wish that it went on later in the day because i had classes in the morning

1 I wish that there would be less defense oriented aerospace companies. Most people want to build a

rocket, sattilite, or rover rather than a bomb.

1 I wish there had been more people willing to hire non-engineers.

1 I wish there was more room for lines at booths

1 I would definitely like to speak with Southern California Edison (SCE) again. Having more small

companies would be nice, but I understand they may be less interested in attending a massive career

fair. I would like to see more product-manufacturing companies come in the future. I think it's really

awesome that as a freshman I can go up to potential employers and just ask them what they look for in

an intern so that I know what to work towards.

1 I would like an easier way to navigate, through maps of the floodplan of the fair.

1 I would like it to be clearer about what companies were looking into what majors (i.e which are

architecture firms, etc.)

1 I would like to continue to see NASA and Boeing.

1 I would like to go for longer next time and talk to companies that I didn't research.

1 I would like to see 3D Systems at the career fair.

1 I would like to see Disney and other "entertainment" industry companies as too many companies

seem to be focused on the defense industry.

Count Response

51

1 I would like to see Intel and other computer companies at future career fairs.

1 I would like to see Nike, Adidas, Under Armour, Columbia Sportswear, or other sports engineering

companies.

1 I would like to see Raytheon on both days. T his Fall they were only there for Day 2 and I couldn't make

it. T hat was a bit of a disappointment.

1 I would like to see SpaceX or T esla as well as some smaller more local tech businesses

1 I would like to see T ableau and Nordstrom

1 I would like to see Walt Disney, or more entertainment industries.

1 I would like to see extra options for other majors

1 I would like to see more Automotive companies present (Honda, T oyota, T esla, etc). I had a blast as I

was talking to actual engineers. I'm a first year transfer student and in just my second week here at Cal

Poly; I've already earned a Summer Internship thanks to the career fair!! It's truly a dream come true

and I have to thank Sarah Harding, Jackie Duerr, SHPE Program and Prof. Banghart for reviewing my

resume and helping with mock-up interviews!

1 I would like to see more COSAM related employers

1 I would like to see more business-related companies that are not necessarily sales or consulting. I also

would like to see a broader range of companies, like Nike or other companies that are not "typical".

1 I would like to see more companies that are offering HR internships, the career fair seemed to be

mainly geared towards sales or engineering majors, making it difficult to talk to with an HR focused

companies

1 I would like to see more companies with locations all along the West Coast (Washington and

Oregon). Most companies that are at career fair are only really hiring for San Francisco and Los

Angeles locations and this is really limiting as far as location options after graduation.

1 I would like to see more companies with out-of state locations

1 I would like to see more employers that are open to training/mentoring first and second year

students. It felt as if most companies were only searching for juniors and seniors. Although they are

the most qualified for the work, I would like the opportunity to join

1 I would like to see more energy efficiency companies.

1 I would like to see more medical device companies

1 I would like to see more pre medical recruiters.

Count Response

52

1 I would like to see more small to midsized companies represented at the career fair to add variety to

the positions available to students in majors other than engineering.

1 I would like to see some more brewing companies regardless if it is alcohol or coffee that are looking

for people to work in the manufacture side. I would also like to see cannabis industries that may be

looking for chemists.

1 I would love if SpaceX had a recruiting booth

1 I would love to get a chance to see T esla, and I would love to be able to see some of the larger name

companies which weren't really plausible with the line lengths.

1 I would love to have more career fairs.

1 I would love to see Clif Bar there for food Science students because I am trying to work there next

summer.

1 I'd like to see T he Walt Disney Company

1 I'm not sure if this is in your control, but I would like it if large companies didn't host their info sessions

during the career fair. I know some companies went to day 1 of the career fair and invited people they

liked to their info session the next day which was the same time as the career fair. It really puts

students in a tough spot if they like the company but also want to check out other ones

1 If we could have signs for employers looking for full time or internships on site

1 Include a map of where companies are located or inform students if they have moved to another part

of the gym

1 Include more major Civil Engineering companies such as AECOM, HDR, and the US Army Corps of

Engineers.

1 Invite T esla! Perhaps a more spacious venue if possible

1 It was a bit unorganized

1 It was a great event that opened my eyes more.

1 It was all great, but the lines to some of the more popular jobs were incredibly long, to the point where

spending time at one lasted half the Fair

1 It was good

1 It was good.

1 It was good.

1 It was great! Keep them going please!

Count Response

53

1 It was great. I can't wait to go to another one.

1 It was overall good and worthwhile, I'd like to see google there

1 It was scary, because it was my first time, but it wasn't that bad after talking to the first recruiter

1 It was very overwhelming for someone like me in the career fair. Huge long lines of people waiting to

talk to big companies had me dazed and I didn't really know what to do. Maybe an email saying to

prepare a resume and other things would be helpful a couple days/weeks before the fair.

1 It would be cool to see more companies that are also open to Graphic Communication majors or

liberal arts students as a whole because I feel like a majority of the companies are only looking for

ST EM students.. and that doesn't seem very fair ..

1 It would be great if there was a whiteboard or poster with updates on companies that last minute did

not show up or moved locations or switched days.

1 It would be helpful if all companies listed what they were searching for. T his could be major or even

more specific with what field in that major

1 It would be helpful to have a listings of jobs offered for companies/have companies display positions

they are hiring for. I would also like having a more organized system for lines, so we can navigate the

area more easily.

1 It would be nice if it were more days/hours, the times conflicted with my classes, so i was just able to

squeeze in two hours at the career fair. Also the lines were really long

1 It would be nice if the career fair were expanded into a larger space. It was very hard to move around,

as it was very crowded.

1 It would be nice to have more companies on the second day that were also there on the first. I was

unable to attend the first day due to an emergency dr appointment.

1 It would have been helpful to have more international companies who are providing opportunities to

work abroad. I felt as if I could not fulfill my career goals with the companies present, but I do

understand how difficult it must be to recruit such a wide variety of companies.

1 It's greay

1 It's hard to talk to a lot of employers sometimes since the lines are so long.

1 It's nice that Cal Poly hosts a career fair as large as this one.

1 Keiro

1 Let people know that Career Fair ends at 2:30 and interviews extend till 5:30

1 Majority of companies were looking for sales. I'd like to see more variety

Count Response

54

1 Map of where company booths are

1 Map of where each company was located exactly would have been nice

1 Maybe catergorize the companies by college or type of work.

1 Maybe if they were organized by major or job

1 Maybe include a map of exactly where certain companies are in the rec,...even knowing alphabetical

order and what gym they are in can be very confusing when there are lots of people and lines. Also -

for large companies there should be spaces marked out for where the lines should go - or career fair

people making sure lines stay organized and dont run into other companies

1 Military branches

1 More Civil Engineering companies with doing water resources work

1 More NASA centers

1 More business companies that have more than just sales rep opportunities

1 More civil engineering companies.

1 More companies for Environmental Engineering

1 More companies from LA.

1 More companies from Southern California

1 More companies that are recruiting for SoCal positions please!!

1 More companies that offer industrial engineering internships to F1 students

1 More diversity (non-tech companies)

1 More explanation as to what each company does in detail and not just what majors they're looking for.

1 More industry leaders and less small companies.

1 More liberal arts jobs

1 More organizations with Psychology would have been very nice. As far as I'm aware, only Family Care

Network was present and they did not stay the full day. T his may have been a unique case, but it

would have been nice to know the intentions of each company--whether they were there just to give

information and pamphlets or to actually hire and interview.

1 More space industry

Count Response

55

1 More tech companies, there was a lot of food companies. I know that there was a lot of other career

fairs like the computing career fair but just have more at the general one

1 More variety in engineering companies. It always seems like a lot of aerospace and defense. More

smaller companies or more unique could be interesting.

1 More variety of firms. Computer Science, engineering etc. have plenty of opportunities but CAFES

students are always complaining about lack of relevant employers

1 Mostly engineering roles. Not many opportunities for business/finance.

1 N/A

1 N/a

1 NA

1 NASA, not just JPL

1 No additional comments

1 No improvements

1 None

1 None other than it's pretty cool that you guys host this

1 Not a lot of companies or organizations where related to environmental sciences or natural

resources.

1 Omaze would be a good company to talk with.

1 Place a map in the front of the enterance of where the companies will be

1 Place the popular companies on the sides so they don't block the road.

1 Please bring more resources/companies/organizations for majors outside the ST EM field.

1 Please include more companies looking for civil engineers

1 Please include more environmental and natural resources firms

1 Please include more solar companies

1 Please never break down booths early. Some students may not be able to get there until 130 and it is

unfair to them if booths are already being broken down by that time

Count Response

56

1 Put a couple of the other companies that draw a lot of attention like Northrop, Orbital AT L, Nasa, etc

in the upper areas to replace them with some companies that don't get as much attention. T he upper

half that had Pepsi, Keysight, and Western Digital was good but the other side is the one that I think

some of the other big companies could go in and replace some booths at.

1 Randstad was teh best booth I spoke with! Super nice and caring staff that really paid attention to

specifics.

1 Seemed a little too compact for the small space but I liked how many companies showed up. Maybe

expand the time that the companies are on the floor because with class schedules sometimes it's hard

to find time to go.

1 Small local companies

1 Smaller more specific career fairs

1 Southern California based engineering firms

1 SpaceX Sierra Nevada Corp Blue Origin GE Gulfstream

1 SpaceX please

1 T HERE'S NOT MUCH T O BE HELPED, BUT MY MAIN CRIT IQUE IS T HAT LINES FOR COMPANIES

NEED T O BE BET T ER DEFINED.

1 T esla

1 T esla and more sustainability focused companies, or companies in alternative energy.

1 T esla, GM, Ford, Honda, T oyota, Porsche, BMW, Fiat Chrysler, VW, etc

1 T he backpack check in line was much shorter than previous years.

1 T he booths were initially difficult to navigate, but logically ordered enough that I don't think I will have

any issues finding employers' booths in the future

1 T he career fair is extremely crowded, at least at the time I went. T his made it hard and a bit

overwhelming to find certain companies and get a chance to talk to a representative. I would

recommend that the booths that get the most "traffic" be placed on the perimeter so that the lines in

front of them can wrap around the outside of the room and not through the middle of a walkway. Or

even place them in a separate room/level.

1 T he career fair was very crowded; navigating the room and speaking with employers was very difficult.

If the career fair had more real-estate, it would improve the experience.

1 T he majors companies were seeking on mustang jobs were not accurate. A few of the companies I

approached said they weren't looking for my major even though they were listed on mustang jobs.

Count Response

57

1 T he only problem that I had was with the bag check in and check out. It got the job done, but wasn't

very efficient.

1 T he overall setup of the career fair is chaotic and crowded. Companies with lines created traffic jams in

the walkways and completely blocked other companies' tables. In the future, more popular companies

need to be placed more strategically so they will not be in the way of other companies or people

trying to walk around. As the career fair gets bigger every year and more companies come, it gets

harder to move around the venue effectively when there are so many people in the way. I would

suggest making the career fair 3 days or splitting it up by major/college more effectively so that the

crowds are not as much of a problem.

1 T he reason why this Fall Career Fair wasn't super informative for me is because no recruiters in my

industry (nutrition) were present.

1 T he times make it hard to go. Also, there were only a few companies for my major, so the career fair

wasn't too helpful.

1 T here should be a screening process to include only companies that gross at least $1 Million per year.

I want to talk to relevant and credible companies, not fillers that have no future.

1 T here were a lot of companies there, I don't know too much yet so I have no comment on who I want

to see in the future.

1 T his year was better than last year for engineering majors, but worse for everyone else. I have gone

every year since Freshman year, and this year there were so few looking for my major in comparison to

last year. If it is to be called "Fall Career Fair" you need to bring in more employers for all majors,

otherwise just call it "Engineering Career Fair".

1 T oo many people in a small space. A bigger room would be great.

1 UPS both for industrial internships

1 Very crowded

1 We should be given a map rather than just a list of the companies.

1 Wineries.

1 Wish companies were more clear about what positions were open (not many full time positions

available)

1 Wish there was a map of where the companies are. T hank you for organizing the event!

1 Would be nice if there was a way to get freshman more involved. Many companies have one day

events over the summer but many recruiters didn't know about them. Had to wait in lines to talk to

those who knew about the program

Count Response

58

1 Would be nice to see more employers looking for students involved in more diverse engineering

fields and more diverse career opportunities and paths.

1 Would like to know in advance who is looking for Full-T ime applicants and who is looking for interns.

1 Would like to see more companies that were in attendance last year there this year. Was pretty

disappointed the companies I mainly went for the career fair for, and who were on the schedule for the

first day, didn't actually show up on the first day. I had a similar experience with that last year and I

would really like to see that fixed. Other than that, you guys did a great job setting everything up and

running it all smoothly.

1 Yeti coolers would be cool to see here

1 can you try to represent more than just ag majors and engineering majors?

1 google

1 it felt like there wasn't a huge variety of fields represented, it felt like it was mainly engineering and

business. I would love to see a greater variety

1 make the time longer?

1 more ag companies

1 organizations should be grouped by type of company/field

1 you should provide a map of where the companies are.

Count Response

59

Count Response

2 [email protected]

1 AYLENT @CALPOLY.EDU

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

15. Please provide your Cal Poly email address. (Ex: [email protected]) You willautomatically be entered in the drawing for one of six $20 g ift cards to the UniversityStore.

60

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

Count Response

61

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

Count Response

62

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

Count Response

63

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

Count Response

64

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

Count Response

65

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

Count Response

66

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

Count Response

67

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

Count Response

68

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

Count Response

69

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

Count Response

70

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

Count Response

71

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

Count Response

72

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

Count Response

73

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

Count Response

74

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

Count Response

75

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

Count Response

76

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

1 [email protected]

Count Response

77

Report for 2017 Computing Career FairEmployer Survey

Complet ion Rat e: 10 0 %

Complete 15

T ot als: 15

Response Counts

1

1. What did you like most about the 2017 Computing Career Fair?

2

Count Response

1 1.) T he talent 2.) T he amount of space each company had. Plenty of room around the

tables to connect with students.

1 Good amount if students attended.

1 Good students

1 I appreciated the larger space and that the University was accommodating to the

students by offering rides to the Madonna Inn event center.

1 It was very well attended! T here were a lot of great students.

1 Location - the extra space was better for meeting with students

1 Quality of students was good and employers can specifically target students interested

in computing opportunities.

1 T hankful you shuttled students to the location, we were worried about a low turnout as

it was off campus for the first time.

1 T he students.

1 T he venue and the caliber of students.

1 Variety of companies represented, number of students in attendance.

1 a lot of students. great location with extra room for vendors and students.

1 exciting energy!

1 the space was much larger and better ventilated than previous years. I also liked that it

was only three hours long as it becomes wearing more than that.

3

2. What is one thing (process, practice, service) that you would like to see at thenext Cal Poly career fair?

4

Count Response

1 Better organization to assist with getting boxes from off site event to the career fair the

next day. No one seemed to know what to do. So we brought it with us but we might

not have a car available next year.

1 For companies to be told BEFORE the fair, which rooms they will be interviewing in the

following day. For the onsite interview process to more organized. T here was a lack of

communication/confirmation on this (partly because of the disconnect using

Handshake) which caused issues the following day.

1 It might be helpful to place the companies that will have large lines where those lines

won't impact the space of other companies. For example, we were next to Microsoft

and their long line made it difficult for students to wait in our line to speak with us.

1 It was run very well.

1 It would be great to have more space per company since we had long lines and

nowhere to put everyone.

1 Nothing, we thought everything was great.

1 Parking and signs to event

1 Possibly a bigger venue.

1 Wish the event would start an hour or two earlier.

1 less coordination on paper, more online

5

3. How many students did you meet at the career fair?

7% 31 - 507% 31 - 50

40% 51 - 7540% 51 - 75

27% 76 - 10027% 76 - 100

27% 100 +27% 100 +


31 - 50 6.7% 1

51 - 75 40.0% 6

76 - 100 26.7% 4

100 + 26.7% 4

T ot als: 15

6

4. Please rate your satisfaction with the number of students that you met at thecareer fair.

40% Very Satisfied40% Very Satisfied

53% Satisfied53% Satisfied



Very Satisfied 40.0% 6

Satisfied 53.3% 8

Neutral 6.7% 1

T ot als: 15

7

Count Response

1 High caliber

1 We not only met with a good number of students at the fair, but we found the quality of

talent to be excellent.

1 from this event we were able to conduct interviews for our open position and had very

strong candidates apply.

1 we had a constant flow of students at our booth from start to finish, but not so many

students (which was good to avoid long lines at our booth.)

5. Please tell us why you chose your response to Question 4.

8

6. Did the skills and qualifications of the Cal Poly students that you met at thecareer fair meet your expectations.

Per

cent

0 1 2 3 4 5 60

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

9

7. Would you recommend this event to other employers?

100% Yes100% Yes


Yes 100.0% 15

T ot als: 15

Comments - Write In Count

T otals 0

10

8. Would you be interested in attending the event ag ain next year?

87% Yes - I'm in!87% Yes - I'm in!

13% Possibly - Depends on ourneeds next year13% Possibly - Depends on ourneeds next year


Yes - I'm in! 86.7% 13

Possibly - Depends on our needs next year 13.3% 2

T ot als: 15

11

9. This is the first year we have held this event off campus. Please share yourfeedback about the location.

12

Count Response

1 Definitely a good call. Off campus makes parking easier, and was much more bearable

(last year the Chumash was sweltering hot and loud, making conversations difficult.)

1 I liked this location as the parking was close to the room which was convenient for

loading/unloading. You didnt have to make/find your way around campus, as this could

get confusing, especially with partking, etc. Also, all the the participants from my

organization were staying at the Madonna Inn anyway which was convenient. T he room

was a good size, and well ventilated. T his also creates natural selection of the students,

because those who are not as committed would not make the trip to this location so

we felt the students were more serious.

1 I loved the venue off campus! I would like to attend a bigger venue if possible.

1 I thought the location was excellent. I felt there was enough space between booths!

1 It was a little confusing to get to, but other than that, it was great!

1 It was great. we were concerned that students wouldn't come because it's off campus

but we were blown away that so many students came out to the event.

1 Location was perfect, plenty of space to move around and connect with students.

1 Location was perfect. Easy to get in and out, and the extra space was good.

1 Parking was limited and the space was a little small for the amount of students.

1 See comments previously, shuttling students in is vital.

1 T he event location was nice, however, I did notice that student participation from

previous years had dropped. It's not clear if that was due to location change. Also, I

know there was a fire that most likely impacted participation so it's hard to pin point the

exact reason.

1 T he location was great. Easy to find and plenty of parking.

1 T he off-campus venue was good but on-campus would be fine too

1 We liked that there was more space than in the past.

1 in terms of # of students, not ideal otherwise - excellent venue

13

Count Response

1 I think there should be more than just two people (Melinda and Soukita) organizing this

event. As great as they both are, this is was too much work, there are way too many

moving parts, and there are too many fires to put our for two people considering the

magnitude of this event and the concurrent event on the next day. T his can become

very overwhelming.

1 we love Cal Poly!!!

10. Please share any additional feedback you may have. Thanks ag ain for beinga part of the Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Computing Career Fair!

14

Report for Fall 2017 ConstructionManagement Career Fair EmployerFeedback Survey


Complete 31

T ot als: 31

Response Counts

1. What did you like most about the Construction Manag ement Career Fair?

2. What is one thing (process, practice, service) that you would like to see at thenext Career Fair?

3. How many students did you meet at the Career Fair?

3% 4-63% 4-6

10% 7-910% 7-9

23% 10-1223% 10-12

65% 13 or more65% 13 or more


4-6 3.2% 1

7-9 9.7% 3

10-12 22.6% 7

13 or more 64.5% 20

T ot als: 31

4. Please rate your satisfaction with the number of students that you met at theCareer Fair.

3% Dissatisfied3% Dissatisfied





Dissatisfied 3.2% 1

Neutral 19.4% 6

Satisfied 54.8% 17


T ot als: 31

5. Did the skills and qualifications of the Cal Poly students that you met at theCareer Fair meet your expectations.

Per

cent

3 4 5 6 7 8 90

10

20

30

40

Statistics

Min 4

Max 9

Average 7.3

StdDev 1.4

Skipped –

T otal Responses 31

6. Would you be interested in attending this event ag ain next year?




Yes - I'm in! 87.1% 27


T ot als: 31


87% Yes87% Yes

13% Comments - Write In13% Comments - Write In


Yes 87.1% 27

Comments - Write In 12.9% 4

T ot als: 31

8. Please share any additional feedback you may have. Thanks ag ain for being apart of Cal Poly's Construction Manag ement Career Fair!

Report for 2018 Winter Career FairEmployer Survey


Complete 64

Partial 13

T ot als: 77

Response Counts

1. Did you personally attend the 2018 Cal Poly Career Services Winter CareerFair on Wednesday, January 24th and/or Thursday, January 25th?

100% Yes100% Yes


Yes 100.0% 77

T ot als: 77

2. Company Name


34% Yes34% Yes

66% No66% No


Yes 34.4% 22

No 65.6% 42

T ot als: 64


5. What is your purpose for attending the career fair? (Check all that apply.)

Per

cent

Promote mycompany


time jobs




Luis Obispo


0

20

40

60

80

100








2% 1 - 102% 1 - 10

17% 11 - 3017% 11 - 30

14% 31 -5014% 31 -50

19% 51 - 7519% 51 - 75

20% 76 - 10020% 76 - 100

28% 100+28% 100+


1 - 10 1.6% 1

11 - 30 17.2% 11

31 -50 14.1% 9

51 - 75 18.8% 12

76 - 100 20.3% 13

100+ 28.1% 18

T ot als: 64

7. Out of the following criteria below, please rank the top 3 that you considerthe most important when first meeting a potential new hire at a career fair:

Item

Overall


No. of

Rankings

Resume 1 85 36



Company

3 69 36

Networking and


4 45 29





Eye Contact 9 8 4


Lowest

Rank

Highest

Rank


Exceeded

expectations

Met

expectations

Did not meet

expectations

Not


Quality of

Resumes

Count

Row %

19

29.7%

42

65.6%

3

4.7%

0

0.0%

64

Student

Dress

Count

Row %

24

37.5%

38

59.4%

2

3.1%

0

0.0%

64

Possess Key

Skills and

Qualifications

for my

Positions(s)

Count

Row %

27

42.2%

30

46.9%

7

10.9%

0

0.0%

64

Ability to

Communicate

Count

Row %

28

43.8%

34

53.1%

2

3.1%

0

0.0%

64

Research and

Preparation

Count

Row %

13

20.3%

35

54.7%

16

25.0%

0

0.0%

64

Overall

Impression

Count

Row %

23

36.5%

38

60.3%

2

3.2%

0

0.0%

63

T otals

T otal

Responses

64

Item

Overall


No. of

Rankings

Prior internship or other relevant

experience

1 106 53

Major/degree type 2 95 40

Overall first impression 3 69 34

Business communication skills 4 47 26

Leadership/club experience 5 33 21

GPA 6 25 12

Personal/professional referral or

endorsement

7 3 3

9. Please rank the top three screening criteria you use in deciding whichstudents to interview.

Lowest

Rank

Highest

Rank

10. Based on your experience, in which of the following areas do you feelCareer Services should focus efforts to prepare Cal Poly students? (Check allthat apply.)

Per

cent

Resum

e Qua

lity

Develo

ping a

Por

tfolio

Profes

siona

l Dre

ss

Elevato

r Pitc

h

Resea

rch P

repa

ratio

n

Purpo

seful

Com

munica

tion S

kills

Profes

siona

l Bra

nd an

d Pre

senta

tion

0

10

20

30

40

50

60











Per

cent

4 5 6 7 8 9 100

5

10

15

20

25

30

35


14. What is one thing (process, practice, service) that is offered at anothercampus career fair that you would like to see at Cal Poly?

15. In what ways do you think colleg e career fairs will evolve over the next fiveyears?

16. What does the future hold for your field? Please name your industry, anddescribe any emerg ing trends or chang es that you foresee in the next fiveyears.

Report for 2018 Packaging Career FairEmployer Feedback Survey


Complete 8

T ot als: 8

Response Counts

1. What did you like most about the Packag ing Career Fair?



29% 1529% 15

43% 2043% 20

14% 3014% 30

14% 3514% 35






Dissatisfied 12.5% 1

Satisfied 62.5% 5


T ot als: 8


25% Exceed expectations25% Exceed expectations

75% Met expectations75% Met expectations


Exceed expectations 25.0% 2

Met expectations 75.0% 6

T ot als: 8





Yes - I'm in! 87.5% 7


T ot als: 8


88% Yes88% Yes



Yes 87.5% 7


T ot als: 8

8. Please share any additional feedback you may have. Thanks ag ain for being apart of Cal Poly's Packag ing Career Fair!

Report for 2018 Local Career FairEmployer Feedback Survey


Complete 20

T ot als: 20

Response Counts

1. What did you like most about the Local Career Fair?

ResponseID Response

1 Courteous staff

2 T he students were more engage this year.

3 It was our first. I thought it was well organized. Students were sharp, enthusiastic

and asked good questions.

4 set-up and organization of the event was great!

5 All of the students were prepared and professional, great food, good layout of

booths

6 Date time location amenities were all great

7 I enjoyed the community aspect of the fair, having all local companies in one area

is great.

8 T he set up was professional. Dale Stoker even drove me to my parking spot

when so I could pick up my kids on time to school. Just great service all around.

T he meals were bonus!

9 It is great to find people that want to remain on the Central Coast

10 Small, local businesses present

11 Opportunity to reach students

12 It was well attended by both students and businesses. T ables were well-spaced

out and the event was not overly crowded as with previous job fairs I've

attended.

13 Very organized

14 We were surprised by the amount of interest we received in our organization.

15 How well organized and executed the event was. I really appreciated that a

shuttle was provided and the fact that breakfast and lunch was also

provided....amazing!

16 I enjoyed the size of the local career fair. It was smaller than the fall career fair,

which made for applicants that were specifically looking for local fields, which our

organization falls under. Also, we appreciated the resources made available to

students before the career fair. It was helpful for students to have a background

of what we do.

17 Easy to register and attend.

18 the Local Career Fair was well organized with enough space for each company.

T he location seemed to be central for students.

19 Local, Easy of transportation and set up, Follow of students

20 Well-organized, many students attended

ResponseID Response


ResponseID Response

1 Better location and event advertising. Our booth was in the back corner of the

room and students complained it was difficult to find. Many students also

mentioned that they didn't know we were attending... otherwise their friends

may have attended as well.

2 We can not think of anything at this point.

3 A way to drop off our stuff closer to the venue for loading/unloading.

4 More students/ alumni

5 More space in between booths. During the fair, it felt like you were standing on

the company next to you

10 More students

7 Possible a beverage cart come around during interactions. I didn't have time to

stop and get a drink

9 I think the local career fair needs to be marketed better. I routinely talk to

students that have never heard of it. I feel like this one have even fewer

candidates than past career fairs. I also think more time should be made between

the regular career fair and the local career fair.

12 No changes necessary.

13 Rectangle tables. Not round

14 It would be nice to have a list of interested individuals before the Career Fair,

maybe if a survey went out beforehand and the students could click on the

businesses they may be interested in. T his would be helpful for us to know what

to expect when we come to the career fair.

15 More advertising of the event.

16 T he check in process was easy, but seemed a little repetitive. I had 3-4 event

organizers approach us asking if we were alumni, then another asking if we had

tickets, and another asking if we were alumni. I do appreciate the amount of

attention the organizers had.

18 regular pen at table. somehow we are always losing them but need a pen to take

notes on each resume.

19 More Cal Poly Alumni

ResponseID Response


16% 816% 8

5% 105% 10

5% 125% 12

5% 155% 15

5% 205% 20

16% 2516% 2521% 3021% 30

5% 355% 35

5% 405% 40

5% 415% 41

5% 505% 50

5% 1605% 160






10% Very Dissatisfied10% Very Dissatisfied



Satisfied 30.0% 6

Neutral 20.0% 4

Dissatisfied 5.0% 1

Very Dissatisfied 10.0% 2

T ot als: 20


60% Exceeded expectations60% Exceeded expectations


10% Did not meet10% Did not meet


Exceeded expectations 60.0% 12

Neutral 30.0% 6

Did not meet 10.0% 2

T ot als: 20

6. Given the reg istration price for your org anization, was this event valuable toattend?

70% Yes, a valuable event giventhe cost70% Yes, a valuable event giventhe cost

25% About even25% About even

5% Not a valuable event giventhe cost5% Not a valuable event giventhe cost


Yes, a valuable event given the cost 70.0% 14

About even 25.0% 5

Not a valuable event given the cost 5.0% 1

T ot als: 20

7. Would you recommend this event to other local employers?

80% Yes80% Yes

5% No5% No



Yes 80.0% 16

No 5.0% 1


T ot als: 20

8. Please share any additional feedback you may have. Thanks ag ain for being apart of Cal Poly's Local Career Fair!

ResponseID Response

1 More effective advertising to students would be appreciated; we were made

aware that many students did not know that our company would be attending

(or that the event was taking place).

2 T his was the best career fair we have been too in years! Great Job especially in

promoting it to the students.

3 It was a worthwhile day for us. T hank you!

5 Having the shuttle was a very nice addition. Easy to access and very friendly.

7 T he lunch was not very good. However I did like the no pressure of the event, I

also liked the fact that you guys didn't try to make it an all day event with

speakers, a sit down lunch etc.

9 I think the local career fair is needed and is a must for the community. I think it is

not currently marketed at the level it should be inside and outside of Cal Poly. I

think much more effort should be put on this so the number of people that

attend are in much greater numbers.

10 T ruly everything was great except the number of students walking by.

11 We wanted to talk to seniors in your business program but did not meet even

one. T hey must not come to this event.

12 We were looking primarily for full-time, potential graduates, but the vast majority

of the students I spoke with were looking for summer internships. I'm not really

surprised by this since the bulk of the students are not graduating, but the

selection of graduating seniors was less than expected. Perhaps they all already

have jobs, so good for them.

16 I enjoyed the round tables. I feel it encouraged attendees to stand and talk

versus sit behind the table. Overall a wonderful event and will attend next year!

17 Every student that we met was early in there education and looking for

internships. We were looking to hire a full time employee but there were no

recent or even soon to be graduates looking for full time work. T his is great for

recruiters looking for interns. Also, we did not meet a single business student.

(which is what we were looking for)

18 Because of the Local Career Fair, we were able to meet forty-five students and

interview ten students for our job openings. We had great feedback from

students that want to stay and work locally.

19 Maybe have a career fair solely for Cal Poly Alumni

20 It was great!

ResponseID Response

Report for Winter 2018 ConstructionManagement Career Fair EmployerFeedback Survey


Complete 26

T ot als: 26

Response Counts

1. What did you like most about the Construction Manag ement Career Fair?


3. Please rate your level of satisfaction with the 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.networking time chosen for this year's Winter CM Career Fair.



20% Neutral20% Neutral44% Satisfied44% Satisfied





Neutral 20.0% 5

Satisfied 44.0% 11


T ot als: 25


4% 4-64% 4-6

19% 7-919% 7-9

42% 10-1242% 10-12



4-6 3.8% 1

7-9 19.2% 5

10-12 42.3% 11

13 or more 34.6% 9

T ot als: 26








Neutral 19.2% 5

Satisfied 42.3% 11


T ot als: 26


Per

cent

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90

10

20

30

40

50

Statistics

Average 7.1




8% Probably not8% Probably not


Yes - I'm in! 60.0% 15


Probably not 8.0% 2

T ot als: 25


81% Yes81% Yes

8% No8% No



Yes 80.8% 21

No 7.7% 2


T ot als: 26

9. Please share any additional feedback you may have. Thanks ag ain for being apart of Cal Poly's Construction Manag ement Career Fair!

Report for Winter 2018 CAED CareerFair Employer Feedback Survey

1. What did you like most about the 2018 Architecture and EnvironmentalDesig n Career Fair?


3. Please rate your level of satisfaction with the 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.networking time chosen for CAED Career Fair.








Dissatisfied 8.8% 3

Neutral 23.5% 8

Satisfied 38.2% 13


T ot als: 34


3% 7-93% 7-9

18% 10-1218% 10-12



7-9 2.9% 1

10-12 17.6% 6

13 or more 79.4% 27

T ot als: 34







Dissatisfied 2.9% 1

Neutral 5.9% 2

Satisfied 44.1% 15


T ot als: 34


Percent

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

0 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 17.5 20 22.5 25 27.5

Statistics

Average 7.5





Yes - I'm in! 88.2% 30


T ot als: 34


94% Yes94% Yes

6% No6% No


Yes 94.1% 32

No 5.9% 2

T ot als: 34

9. Please share any additional feedback you may have. Thanks ag ain for being apart of Cal Poly's 2018 CAED Career Fair!

Report for 2018 Teacher Job FairEmployer Feedback Survey


Complete 24

T ot als: 24

Response Counts

1. What did you like most about the Teacher Job Fair?

1

ResponseID Response

1 Connecting with the Special Education Department. T hey stopped by our table, I

thought that was great and we engaged about their program.

2 location close to home.

3 Food was good.

4 Fair amount of students came through, nice to see a good turnout of employers

and students

6 Campus is great, water at the table, communicative staff.

7 We appreciated the amount of communication prior and during the job fair. T he

candidates were prepared and courteous.

8 Everyone was very nice and our location in the event room was perfect.

9 Everything was wonderful. We liked the set up, the food was delicious, the help

was plentiful and friendly. It was a great first experience.

10 Easy set up; wonderful location.

11 Candidates were thoughtful, as were the other districts attending.

12 Candidates were well prepared! Very well organized!

13 Set up was nice and well spaced.

14 Location

15 I liked the setting you provided. Much better than in the past.

16 T his was our first faire. It was a good first experience.

17 T he snacks and service were excellent.

18 Great set-up for the room!

19 T here were plenty of candidates.

20 T he students were fabulous! Well prepared, great to talk to.

2

21 Ability to interact with high quality teacher candidates and connect with other

Districts' hiring staff.

22 T he qualified candidates

23 Chumash Auditorium is a nice place. Airy, and clean.

24 Spacious and well organized

ResponseID Response

ResponseID Response

1 Perhaps a bit earlier in the recruiting season. All the special educators were

hired. We did meet some good people, but not the teachers we had hoped for.

2 Name tags for the candidates with color coded dots indicating undergrads,

multiple subject, single subject and special ed. It helps employers to reach out to

students who aren't at our table.

2. What is one thing (process, practice, service) that you would like to see at thenext Job Fair?

3

3 More students

4 n/a

5 All relevant areas of study to be invited to T eacher Job Fair. We are a Reggio

Inspired Preschool, and the Early Childhood program at Cal Poly was not invited

nor told about this event, therefor all candidates in attendance were not

interested in this position. Furthermore, the location of our table (very last table

next to cement pillar) was not conducive to an inviting scene for participants.

Students clustered in the middle, without venturing to the far side of the room at

all.

6 More advertising to students who might be interested in education, but aren't

necessarily planning on becoming teachers. I enjoyed the timing, but I'm not sure

how effective it was in getting students there.

7 During this time of a teacher shortage, the convenience of interviewing on-site

the night of the event rather than returning the next day would be appreciated.

8 I would like the shuttle to actually pick us up at Parking Lot H1. Having to go back

to our car and find a parking lot, after waiting over 40 minutes to get picked up

was a problem. Also, there were no signs or driving directions on campus to lead

us to the parking lot, especially such a far away lot, nor to the building location

hosting the fair.

9 Parking. It's hard to lug all your things on a shuttle and cumbersome to run and

put coins in the meter outside the building. It'd be nice if for an extra fee you can

buy a parking pass for the metered area for the 3-4 hours you are there, or at

least allow more than 45 minutes at a time in the parking when you have events.

10 More students who actually are able to apply for positions. We had a lot that

were in their sophomore or junior year.

11 I believe rectangular tables work better for interviewing, but the round tables

worked.

12 Please hold earlier in the year- February or March

13 We were told by SPED candidates that they were told not to come to the fair if

they were not closer to finishing because they wouldn't get hired as interns. Not

true, we hire interns all the time. I would have wanted to meet more SPED

candidates.

ResponseID Response

4

14 Students did not seem prepared for job fair. T hey did not have resume.

15 Everything was very good. More Math T eachers!!! Ha Ha.

16 We were contacted by Cal Poly to attend, which we took up since their ECE

program has a very similar philosophy to our own. T he ECE department was not

invited to attend so really none of the candidates that we met were qualified or

interested in our program. of the 6 people we met because of our placement in

the room and our focus in ECE only three people were possibly interested in

ECE, even though their qualifications might not match. Only one of those three

people considered themselves a serious applicant.

17 Have name badges on the contestants, showing MS or SS- Math. T hat we can

see who is out there.

18 I'd love to see both employers & students have color-coded stickers indicating

their credential options/type - i.e., red for multi-subject, green for single-subject,

yellow for SPED, etc.

19 Start/End earlier, maybe a 4:00 to 7:00 timeline, most everybody is breaking

down their table by 7:00 anyway.

20 Students with name tags, color coded for multiple and single subjects. Single

subject listed.

21 If possible, more frequent shuttle trips to the parking lot after the fair.

23 Better organization, especially the shuttle service, which was extraordinarily

poor. I would also like to see more applicants.

24 Perhaps having students sign up for interviews ahead of time

ResponseID Response

3. Approximately how many students did you meet at the Job Fair?

5

Per

cent

39.00

78.00

117.0

0

156.0

0

195.0

0

234.0

0

273.0

0

312.0

0

351.0

0

390.0

0

429.0

0

468.0

0

507.0

0

546.0

0

585.0

0

624.0

0

663.0

0

702.0

0

741.0

0

780.0

0

819.0

0

858.0

0

897.0

0

936.0

0

975.0

0

1014

.000

2.5

5

7.5

10

12.5

15

17.5

4. Please rate your satisfaction with the number of students that you met at theJob Fair.

6









Neutral 20.8% 5

Satisfied 29.2% 7


T ot als: 24

5. Did the skills and qualifications of the Cal Poly students that you met at theJob Fair meet your expectations.

7

8% Exceeded expectations8% Exceeded expectations

83% Met expectations83% Met expectations

8% Did not meet expectations8% Did not meet expectations


Exceeded expectations 8.3% 2

Met expectations 83.3% 20

Did not meet expectations 8.3% 2

T ot als: 24


8



9% Probably not9% Probably not


Yes - I'm in! 56.5% 13


Probably not 8.7% 2

T ot als: 23


9

70% Yes70% Yes

9% No9% No



Yes 69.6% 16

No 8.7% 2


T ot als: 23

10

Comments - Write In Count

Depends on where the school is located - a lot of students I spoke with had no interest

in leaving the SLO area. Would love if there was some way to specifically connect with

students open to relocating.

1

I was disappointed this year. T he turnout seemed poor, and please read below

concerning the organization of the event.

1

If you're an education company who isn't necessarily looking for credentialed teachers, I

probably wouldn't recommend this fair.

1

Maybe. 1

We are in the Central Valley, and many students attend CP. T hey know what the SJV is

about.

1

T otals 5

8. Please share any additional feedback you may have. Thanks ag ain for being apart of Cal Poly's Teacher Job Fair!

11

ResponseID Response

1 T he Shuttle was not running when I arrived. T here was confusion about it for a

while and a bunch of us waited in the lot over 30 minutes before learning it

would not come. T hey sent us to another lot after that.

2 it didn't seem like we had as many students as last year.

4 Was a success for us this year -- T hank you for the talent!

5 T he shuttle used to pick-up and drop-off participants let myself and my co-

teacher off in front of the dorms, less than a minute from the entrance of the

building the event was held in. We had to carry a large suitcase, a big Fedex box

and other material from our display up the hill and around campus for 15 minutes

before giving up and calling an Uber to take us to our Car in the H-1 Lot. It was

8:30PM, dark and we had no access to assistance other than what we could find

on our own (Uber). When we got to our car, the shuttle was pulling in at the

same time. T he driver told us he couldn't drop us off in the lot because buses

weren't allowed in there; that he thought we were close to where we needed to

go and he wasn't sure where the lot was from the place he dropped us off at.

Furthermore, the group who put on/organized this teacher job fair contacted us,

inviting us to participate- which made us assume there would be interested

candidates in attendance, however the woman I spoke with who was hosting

the event said they had no idea we were going to be there, otherwise they

would have invited the early childhood students.

6 It's common at other career fairs to have someone direct you to your assigned

table, or at least to have the tables numbered, so they are easy to find. T hat

would be appreciated, rather than having to walk around the entire space with all

of your things searching for your table.

7 T he snacks were appreciated too.

8 Once the event coordinators learned of the parking lot/shuttle problem they

were very gracious and felt really bad for all of us that were left behind by the

shuttle. I appreciate their understanding - I just wish I could have been at the fair

when it opened. I think with our excellent location in the room, we would have

met many more students.

9 Because April is when we interview and are the most busy in HR, it would be

ideal if the Job Fair for teachers could be earlier than April. We feel bad but we

had interviews set up for the day after the job fair which take a week or so to line

up so many of the students didn't get in for the interviews and we missed out on

some wonderful candidates.

12

11 I appreciated the shuttle service. Parking was easy.

12 Amazing communication! Excellent candidates! Best job fair of the year! Please

consider holding earlier in the year! Jen Gaviola Paso Robles

14 Maybe a job fair a little earlier in the day may attract more Students (3-6)

16 At the end of the faire the shuttle driver picked us up. He confirmed that we were

going to H1 parking lot but informed us that he had been told that he couldn't go

there again and that he would have to drop off somewhere else on campus and

for us to walk. He drove for about 2 minutes in the wrong direction then

dropped us off in a random location. We walked for about 10 minutes, unable to

find our way back, unable to get help and then had to call an uber to get us to the

parking lot. T he shuttle driver happened to be there, dropping off another group

and told us then that he thought that we wanted to be dropped of at K1. I

consider this to be a lie, but whatever.

20 Well organized, you did a great job. I think the fair could have been 30 minutes

shorter.

21 Wonderful event as always.

ResponseID Response

13

23 I have been to the Cal Poly Job Fair before, and had a good experience. But,

unfortunately, this year was exactly the opposite. I drove for an hour from San

Lucas School and arrived at parking lot H-1 (located far, far away from Chumash

Auditorium) around 4:30 p.m. I unloaded the equipment I brought, including

several boxes of flyers, some goodies for the students I hoped to meet, my

briefcase, a tripod and a large recruitment poster. My wife left with the car and I

waited for the promised shuttle. T here were half a dozen people waiting for the

shuttle at that point. I asked the yellow-shirted parking lot attendant when the

shuttle would arrive and he said it would not be more than 10 minutes. We

waited. 15 minutes went by. We talked to the parking lot attendant again. We

waited. 20 minutes went by, then 30 and finally 45 minutes. It was cold and the

wind was blowing. More people showed up, until there were about a dozen of

us. We spoke to the parking lot attendant again, who said that he was unable to

communicate with the bus people because they were separate contractors. I

used my phone in an attempt to call the organizers listed on the flyer we

received from Cal Poly. T here was no one there to answer the phone. At length,

the parking lot attendant said we could drive to parking lot K-1 which was closer

to Chumash Auditorium and we could walk from there. T his was inconvenient,

but was a possibility for those who had their cars there. I didn't—my wife had

dropped me off. I asked how the problem was going to be solved, but no one

had an answer. Finally, another recruiter (who had driven for 4 hours from San

Francisco Unified SD), said she would give me a ride. I lugged my things into her

car and we searched for parking lot K-1. It was nowhere to be found. We circled

around and around. Finally, on our way back, we saw a small sign that said K-1.

T his sign could only be read going in one direction, so little wonder we didn't

see it the first time. We parked. I unloaded my previously mentioned load of

boxes, and with the tripod under one arm, the poster under the other, boxes

balanced precariously and briefcase held by my fingertips, attempted to walk to

Chumash Auditorium without dumping the entire load. Fortunately, my arms held

out and we found the auditorium. It was 6:05 p.m. I was shown to my table where

I found 3 bottles of water. A nice touch, especially after a sweaty hike, but hardly

the "refreshments" promised on the flyer. Please keep in mind that those of us

driving to Cal Poly have to leave our schools right after school and don't have

time to stop for dinner (or coffee) on the way. T here were very few prospective

teachers there. I managed to speak to perhaps a dozen. Maybe there were more

earlier on, but of course we missed that. T he San Francisco recruiter had the

same experience. She said it was not so much the loss of $175 that hurt, but the

loss of nearly an entire day spent driving. I hope this longish letter will help you

to improve your services next year, particularly the shuttle service and parking. I

was disappointed this year.

24 I was disappointed that the fair was not well attended.

ResponseID Response

14

15

Report for 2018 Spring Career FairEmployer Survey


Complete 44

Partial 8

T ot als: 52

Response Counts

1

1. Did you personally attend the 2018 Cal Poly Career Services Spring CareerFair on Wednesday, April 18th and/or Thursday, April 19th?

100% Yes100% Yes


Yes 100.0% 52

T ot als: 52

2

Count Response

2 AvAirPros

2 Guardian Industries

1 All Metals Processing of Orange County, LLC

1 Anritsu Company

1 Bee Sweet Citrus

1 CACI

1 CCI

1 Ca Cybersecurity Institute

1 Cal Poly

1 California Cybersecurity Institute

1 California Department of T ax and Fee Administration

2. Company Name

3

1 Camp Natoma

1 Cobham Aerospace

1 County of SLO

1 DMEA

1 E & J Gallo Winery

1 ESI

1 ET S Laboratories

1 Galileo Learning

1 Hi-T emp Insulation

1 Infor

1 JT 3

1 LADOT

1 Lam Research

1 LitePoint

1 MRC Global

1 Motive Power Inc

1 Permasteelisa

1 Plant Construction Company, L.P.

1 RMA Group

1 ROBINSON HELICOPT ER

1 Randstad

Count Response

4

1 Rantec Power Systems, Inc

1 Shambaugh & Son

1 Space Information Labs

1 Superior T hread Rolling

1 T he Wine Group

1 T ilton Pacific Construction

1 T ransbay Fire Protection, Inc.

1 United States Navy

1 Wedgewood

1 Zodiac Aerospace

Count Response

5


43% Yes43% Yes

57% No57% No


Yes 43.2% 19

No 56.8% 25

T ot als: 44

6


7

Count Response

1 1988

1 Aerospace Engineering 2012

1 Aerospace Engineering, 2014

1 ArcE 2004

1 Architectural Engineering (ARCE) 2004

1 BS Civil Engineering 2014, MS Civil Engineering 2016

1 CSC 2015

1 EE

1 EE 1998

1 Econ, 1994

1 IE 2011

1 IT M 2014

1 Industrial T echnology, 2010

1 LAES 2017

1 MPP 2017

1 Manufacturing Engineering 2010

1 Math, 2016



8

5. What is your purpose for attending the career fair? (Check all that apply.)P

erce

nt

Promote mycompany


time jobs




Luis Obispo


0

20

40

60

80

100








Meet candidates for full time summer employment 1

T otals 1

9


5% 1 - 105% 1 - 10

27% 11 - 3027% 11 - 30

39% 31 -5039% 31 -50

16% 51 - 7516% 51 - 75

9% 76 - 1009% 76 - 100

5% 100+5% 100+


1 - 10 4.5% 2

11 - 30 27.3% 12

31 -50 38.6% 17

51 - 75 15.9% 7

76 - 100 9.1% 4

100+ 4.5% 2

T ot als: 44


T otals 0

10

11

Item

Overall


No. of

Rankings





Company

4 178 38




Eye Contact 8 171 33

Resume 9 149 31

Networking and


10 147 38

7. Out of the following criteria below, please rank the most important whenfirst meeting a potential new hire at a career fair:

Lowest

Rank

Highest

Rank

12

Exceeded

expectations

Met

expectations

Did not meet

expectations

Not


Quality of

Resumes

Count

Row %

12

27.3%

30

68.2%

2

4.5%

0

0.0%

44

Student

Dress

Count

Row %

11

25.0%

31

70.5%

2

4.5%

0

0.0%

44

Possess Key

Skills and

Qualifications

for my

Positions(s)

Count

Row %

14

31.8%

26

59.1%

4

9.1%

0

0.0%

44

Ability to

Communicate

Count

Row %

12

27.3%

30

68.2%

2

4.5%

0

0.0%

44

Research and

Preparation

Count

Row %

6

13.6%

26

59.1%

11

25.0%

1

2.3%

44

Overall

Impression

Count

Row %

14

31.8%

29

65.9%

1

2.3%

0

0.0%

44

T otals

T otal

Responses

44


13

14

9. Based on your experience, in which of the following areas do you feel CareerServices should focus efforts to prepare Cal Poly students? (Check all thatapply.)

Per

cent

Resum

e Qua

lity

Develo

ping a

Por

tfolio

Profes

siona

l Dre

ss

Elevato

r Pitc

h

Resea

rch P

repa

ratio

n

Purpo

seful

Com

munica

tion S

kills

Profes

siona

l Bra

nd an

d Pre

senta

tion

0

20

40

60

80









15

ResponseID Response

6 Very good.

7 Excellent, Superior, Class Act

9 Students are very smart and know what they are seeking, and I am confident that

each student will find what meets their needs.

10 IMPRESSIVE

12 Consistently valuable talent

14 Well rounded, generally good natured, good project experience

16 Intelligent Open-minded

17 Hands on

20 Great ethic, professional from day one.

23 way above average the best young talent available


16

24 capable

25 Great when available but not many students in our major attended this event.

26 Cal Poly talent was prepared and enthusiastic. T here was good energy in the

room.

28 Educated but this career fair did not bring many business majors - too many math

or engineer majors not adapted to the type of candidates we were looking for.

We had more success at the fall/winter job fair.

29 T he classes at Cal Poly provide students with strong fundamentals in core

knowledge and a diverse skill pool.

30 Awesome, well prepared!

32 Enthusiastic, eager, great communication skills, impressive, lots of potential

33 well-versed, well-rounded, eager

34 Large mix of skills

35 We have had great success over the years hiring Cal Poly students. T hey have

great enthusiasm and a good work ethic.

36 Very promising candidates for Government work. Most students have the right

characteristics, values, and educational background we are looking for at our

agency.

37 self-motivated, enthusiastic

38 Relevant to today's job market

40 Very bright and enthusiastic.

41 Curious, professional, decent

44 Quality Well prepared

46 Impressive, Experienced

47 Open and outgoing

ResponseID Response

17

48 Smart, talented, optimistic

49 motivated adaptable practical diligent

51 Enthusiastic, leadership, problem solving, driven, hardworking, diligent,

intelligent, focused, altruistic, generous, committed.

52 Enthusiastic, intelligent

53 Quality

54 T alented, prepared, eager

55 Good

ResponseID Response

18


Per

cent

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

19

ResponseID Response

6 Consistency of quality candidates

7 Open atmosphere and ability to interview day of

9 Location of our booth, provided beverages and food, hospitality, and shuttle

services.

10 ORGANIZAT ION, QUALIT Y OF ST UDENT S

12 Lots and lots of good candidates

13 Great students, information well organized for them.

14 better transportation situation than previous year.

16 It was very well organized

17 Hands on experience of the engineering students.

19 Staff was extremely helpful


20

20 Staff and registration. Always a great experience, Soukita handles everything

with ease and comfort.

21 Food

23 We interviewed 6 candidates and I would have hired 4 of them on the spot if it

were a normal interview setting at our company. We were blown away by the

talent level we were able to attract at the Career Fair!

24 Number of students on Wednesday was very high.

25 Food was better and venue was great

26 I appreciated the organization of the fair. Having the employer lunch area in the

same building was really helpful for those of us who represented our companies

alone.

28 good organization

29 Well organized, no hiccups during checkin, lunch arrangements, or cleanup.

Clearly defined agenda and timeline of events.

30 How well it was organized

32 T he company tables were in alphabetical order which made things much easier

for the employers and students/candidates. Also, the food was great and the

shuttle bus experience was much better than expected.

33 Organization was great, checklists were helpful, everything was very easy for the

employer

34 Good group of students that made it to the interview process

35 T he students applying for positions

36 Wide range of talented students and the location was very open and spacious.

37 Many and a wide variety of employers participated. T his attracted all sorts of

majors to the career fair. Also, it seemed that the students did go to the career

fair site to seek out which employers were attending and with which jobs.

38 T he quality of students

ResponseID Response

21

39 T he organization and student preparedness.

41 I like that parking is clearly defined, and transport to the venue is conveniently

provided.

44 Concentrated ability to meet students. Well organized.

46 Open atmosphere to interact with all interested students.

47 Student quality

48 T he friendly staff from Career Services and meeting other professionals there

recruiting students as well.

49 T he students.

51 Very well organized and accommodating. T he staff does an amazing job!

53 T alking to bright nice students

54 Speaking to students that I had a two way conversation with where I wasn't the

only one speaking. DMEA isn't well known so many of the interactions involved

me describing DMEA. I always liked students jumping in and trying to tie what I

said to their own experiences and aspirations.

55 Attendance and relevant applicants

56 I enjoyed speaking with students from diverse areas of study and about how the

skills they learn can be applied to different career choices.

ResponseID Response

22

ResponseID Response

6 At this point nothing

7 N/A

9 No comment.

10 MORE OPT IONS FOR LUNCH, BREAKFAST WAS FINE

12 It was a bit noisy in the room. Maybe echo cancellation?

14 No glaring issues

16 None

19 Available space

20 Nothing major, little things that wouldn't change the overall experience or needs

except for how it deals with myself directly.

21 Valet service or closer parking (versus shuttle service)

13. What is one thing (process, practice, service) you would like to see chang edat Cal Poly Career Services' Career Fair?

23

23 Offer certain "prime" locations to companies that sign up early, or maybe charge

more? We would make it a priority to get a spot on the end of an aisle if we had

the choice. I also felt bad for the companies that got stuck upstairs, less foot

traffic.

24 Would have liked a little more space between the tables

25 Get more participation from the colleges especially the College of Architecture

26 Any way to make wifi setup faster would be much appreciated! It all came

together but was a bit slow to set up.

28 T his career fair did not bring many business majors - too many math or engineer

majors not adapted to the type of candidates we were looking for. We had more

success at the fall/winter job fair. I had 2 alumni with me that we hired last year

but it didn't help us see enough business majors this time around

29 Students at all career fairs give me very generic resumes with skills all over the

place and explicitly explain "I wanted to cover my bases." Unfortunately, the skills

required for my company are highly specific and the generic resumes serve to

detract from an applicant's ability to demonstrate qualifications for full time jobs

and internships, even if they are a great fit. During career advising, I would

suggest putting very heavy emphasis on tailoring resumes for the lesser known

companies (esp. if there are publicly listed opening) because nobody does

research on them. When all the resumes are generic, a good resume is practically

good enough to land at least an in person interview.

30 T he food... Can we up it a notch. I think we spend a great deal of money we

should get something good. Its seem like its always the same. Pasta and Mexican

food. Other than last time we had shrimp which was great.

31 More practice on how to approach an employer. We kept getting students that

would walk up and say "I've never heard of your company. T ell me about it." T he

students should be selling themselves to their potential employer, not the other

way around! We dont mind sharing information about the company but their is a

professional way to ask for more information.

32 Nothing to note

33 food at breakfast/lunch selection

ResponseID Response

24

34 Day 1 we were upstairs and had very little traffic. It was a wasted day. T he

following day we were downstairs and talked to at least 30 students. Much

better interaction with the students.

35 T he antiwar protestors at the Raytheon booth were obnoxious. We were told

they have a right to protest. I disagree, not in the career fair. I was not able to

communicate clearly with candidates during the one hour of singing and

chanting. It was very distracting. I feel the students actively looking for a job and

the companies looking to hire them have rights as well. If you tolerate bad

behavior, it will continue. Provide a place outside or in the entrance foyer for

them to protest, not next to students trying to interview for a position. Overall,

very disappointing.

36 Possibly grouping industries in the same area.

37 T he only issue we had was that we have positions for both 3-month and 6-

month co-ops. Students looking for a summer internship did not find our 3-

month co-op positions in the career fair filter because they were not categorized

as "internships."

38 Maybe a way to tell students' field of study via nametag???

41 More physical space at and between booths would be nice.

44 Prior to the fair, provide best practices or recommendations to companies on

how best to engage with the students at the fair.

48 I can't think of anything right now.

49 We were looking for civil engineering majors and we found out there was a civil

engineering-specific career fair at the same time as the "Career Services" Career

Fair. T here were very few civil engineering majors present which pretty much

made it worthless to attend the "Career Services" Career Fair.

51 Better security to prevent companies leaving on account of unruly students

making a scene.

54 A larger booth space would be nice as we were bumping into neighboring

booths with our (admittedly) large display. However I understand the limited

floor space available.

55 Alumni to attend, who want to move back to the Central Coast

ResponseID Response

25

56 T his was my first time attending the event and I was very happy with the venue,

accommodations, communication from staff, and interactions with students.

ResponseID Response

26

EMPLOYER RELATIONS TEAM

Information Sessions Engagement

2017-18 AY Total • 49 employers• 1793 attendees

Fall 2017 • 32 companies• 1,247 attendees

Winter 2018 • 13 companies• 514 attendees

Spring 2018 • 4 companies• 32 attendees