- Michigan Technological University
- Career Center
- 107 Harold Meese Center
- 1400 Townsend Drive
- Houghton, MI 49931-1295
- career@mtu.edu
- Tel. 906-487-2313
- Fax 906-487-3317
- Hours: Mon - Fri, 8-5pm
- What was your opinion of the students you met?
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Completed Survey Number of Responses Overall Percentage Dressed Appropriately yes 61 98.4% no 0 0.0% 50/50 1 1.6% Knowledgeable about your organization? yes 26 41.9% no 27 43.5% 50/50 7 11.3% Blank 2 3.2% Seemed interested and well-prepared? yes 53 85.5% no 5 8.1% 50/50 4 6.5% - Advise you would offer to student/alumni attending a fair?
- Do more research on target companies.(Majority of responses)
- Know our industry even if you don't know our company and what we do.
- Calm down - relax!
- Check prospective company's web site prior to meeting at the fair.
- Do some homework on top companies you want to speak with. Even a little information about the company is better than no information. We indicated that we were only looking for full-time employment for ME & EE students; ended up having lots of students who needed sponsorship, which we can't accommodate at this time, as well as other majors. Students need to be aware of company requirements/requests before meeting with them at the fair.
- Relax, smile, be sincere.
- Know the companies you are talking to - ask questions - only focus on companies that you are interested in.
- Don't be afraid to ask questions.
- Go to the information session if possible, make yourself stand out from everyone else.
- Come prepared, explore options, talk to different types of companies.
- The students knew who we were, for the most part, but many times didn't know what our products do. Get on the web sites and come up with product specific questions.
- For graduating students - need internship.
- Research - contact Career Center for help - know what type of job area. Do "1 minute" advertisement.
- Stop putting high school accomplishments on resume!! Research companies prior to fairs.
- Prepare in advance, don't chew gum, research companies.
- If it is hot - dress accordingly - we felt bad for the gentlemen in suits and sweating. A shirt and tie would have been fine!
- Give all booths a chance. Doesn't hurt to talk to many.
- Wear a suit, bring your resume, and do your company homework. A lot of students were coming from class, but a suite and resume are still expected.
- Have the students relax. Most booths send employees, and are not making decision on the spot.
- In reference to job performance by a MTU graduate at your facility, are there any recommendations for our future graduates which would prepare them for the job market (courses, experience, etc.)
- Continue to seek co-op and internship opportunities.
- Co-ops and internships are excellent ways to get practical, real-life experience and lets students figure out what they do and don't like to do.
- Be more professional.
- Power systems classes.
- Encourage students to take the Enterprise course for preparation.
- Introduce students early on to FE and PE exams.
- Engineering Management Course/Technical Memo/Report. Basically we would like to see skills that would help them reporting to higher classes levels of management and acting in a management style.
- Hands-on - operators respect people who can turn a wrench.
- Build communications skills!
- Exposure to working in a currently male dominated field.
- Self-motivation to achieve and excel, drive.
- Keep up with hands-on projects and enterprises.
- Catia V5 classes would be beneficial.
- Maintain at least a 3.0 GPA.
- Take more polymers courses. Medical devices are mostly polymeric materials.
- Offering on engineering law (contracts, real estate, etc.)
- Hands-on experience, hobbies outside of school/work.
- More robotics/automation courses geared toward manufacturing.
- Public speaking and/or social skills.
- Maybe a business communication (face to face) course.
- Take an ACAD class, public speaking, and lots of writing!
- Linear Algebra, control systems, random variables, modulation theory courses.
- Continue to look for innovative areas (lean, six sigma, sustainability, etc.) and grasp an understanding that will increase their advantage over similar students with same degree(s).
- Keep up the pavement enterprise group.
- A mining/mining engineering program!
- More PC programming and 3-D CAD training.