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Additional Strategies For Recruiting Students

Career Services » Information for Employers  » Additional Stategies For Recruiting Students

• Recruit on campus
  • On your recruitment day arrange to meet for lunch with key faculty/staff.
    
• Conduct a "Company Open House" on campus the night before your interviews - invite students from all grade levels!
  
• Three weeks before your scheduled campus interview consider doing the following:
  • Access resume book on Stout CareerLink of qualified students and personally contact those who are not signed-up to interview with you and invite them to your open house and/or campus interview.
  • Contact selected faculty to speak in classes and solicit their support in making students aware of your open house and campus interview.
  • Contact student organizations related to your industry to speak at a meeting and/or to make them aware of your scheduled open house and campus interview. Call the Student Organization Center at (715) 232-2440.
    
• Hire a Co-op student every semester. Consider doing the following:
  • Use returning Co-op students as your ambassadors on campus to help build future student sign-ups.
  • Provide or facilitate housing for co-op students.
  • Pay Co-op tuition fee.
• Provide competitive wages and benefits.
• Attend the annual Career Conference that takes place in October. Call 715-232-1602.
• Volunteer to participate in "Mock Interview Days" in the spring semester
• Establish relationships with key university personnel and maintain on-going communication.
• Contact Alumni for higher level positions
• Request names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of students broken down by major and/or grade level from the Registration and Records office (715-232-2121).
• Sponsor scholarships or donate equipment/supplies targeted to specific majors or departments.
• Create a faculty/staff externship
• Conduct videoconferencing information sessions
• Advertise in STOUTONIA - campus newspaper. Call (715) 232-2272.
• Provide company tailored multi-colored posters that can be posted around campus prior to your visit.

Please call us at (715) 232-1601 if you would like to talk to one of our counselors about any of the above services or ideas.