2013 recruiter summit bba best practices power point

1. Recruiter Summit
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Welcome
Employers

2. Recruiter Summit
Thursday, April 11, 2013
BBA Career Services
Velma Arney
Director
BBA Best Practices

3. Agenda
Introduction of BBA Career Services Team
Fall 2013 Freshman Admit Profile and BBA 2012 Enrollment Numbers
Trends and Tips in BBA recruiting
BA101 Career Planning Strategies Course
Guidelines
– Internship Requirements
– Offers
– Student Interview Cancellations
– Posting Ambassador Positions Reminder
– Communication with Students
– Communication Tools
Opportunities for Student Exposure
– Pipeline Recruiting
– Information Sessions
Academic Updates & Changes
Discussion Topics and Breakout Sessions
Student Panel

4. BBA Career Services Team
BBA Career Advisors:
Megan Ehrisman Greta Fenley Mandy Kious
ERB/STM, Marketing & Business Honors & MIS Acct, IB, Management &
SCM International Students
Monica Thompson
Assistant Director,
Internal Operations and Student
Services
Morgan Medina Merri Su Ruhmann
Finance Unspecified

5. BBA Career Services Team Cont’d
BBA Employer Relations Team:
Shannon Hickson
Della Tyus
Assistant Director,
Administrative Associate
Employer Relations
Velma Arney
Director
Megan Fullen Rachel Rucker
Program Coordinator Program Coordinator

6. 2013 BBA Freshmen Admit Profile
Data is preliminary; No enrollment data available for 2013 freshman class – students have a May 1 deadline
Overall Stats (Admitted) Ethnicity (Admitted)
Applicants 7,495 African American 2%
Admitted 1,601 Asian American 25%
Average SAT (admitted) 1342 International 2%
Average High School Rank 8% Hispanic 14%
(admitted)
Native American <1%
Valedictorians (admitted) Data not
available White 53%
Multiracial 3%
Unknown <1%
Residency (Admitted) Gender (Admitted)
Texas Residents 78% Female 50%
Non-Residents (U.S.) 20% Male 50%
Foreign 2%

7. BBA Enrollment by Major – Fall 2012
Major Sophomore Junior Senior
Accounting 141 92 98
Business Honors* 91 96 202
Engineering Route to Business (ERB)/Science &
Technology Management (STM) 2 9 23
Finance 191 333 508
International Business
7 16 26
Management 18 35 55
Management Information Systems
70 120 173
Marketing 55 123 205
Supply Chain Management
21 46 88
Integrated MPA
11 120 233
Other/Unspecified (Total Freshman & Undeclared Majors) 1,108
*Business Honors Program (BHP) are allowed to have double major in business, one in Honors and one in
another business major. Double majors are counted twice. The total enrollment number listed is the
actual enrollment of students and does not double count BHP.
Enrollment data for the fall semester provided on the 12th day of classes

8. BBA Enrollment by Demographics
Demographics – Enrolled Fall 2012
Total Enrollment 4,291
Avg. GPA – Internal Transfer 3.70
Avg. GPA – External Transfer 3.86
Avg. SAT (admitted) 1352
Female 1,931
Male 2,360
Underrepresented Minorities** 755
Texas Residents 3,731
Non-Texas U.S. 240
International 320
**Underrepresented Minorities include African-American, Hispanic and Native
American

9. What Attracts Students to a Particular
Company?
The type of work that I would be doing 28%
A company that has a recognizable name or brand 3%
Both company brand and type of work are important
to me 66%
Other
3%
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

10. BBA Student Industry Interest
Industries students are targeting for full time/internship positions
Accounting
Business/Professional Services
Consulting - Management & IT/Systems
Energy - Oil & Gas
Entertainment
Investment Banking/Brokerage/Securities
Marketing/Market Research/Public Relations
Retail
Sports
Technology
0 50 100 150 200 250

11. BA 101 Career Planning Strategies
Course Goal: Students are Prepped for BBA Recruiting
– Introduction to 10 BBA Majors
– Ethics in Recruiting
– Resumes and Cover Letters
– Functional Week
– Networking/Personal Brand
– Business Communication
– Behavioral Interviewing
– Case Interviewing
– Jumpstarting Your Internship Search
– Mock Interviews

12. Internship Requirements for all BBA’s
• 160 contact hours over 6 weeks, minimum
• Average length is 10 weeks
• Only 1 internship course will count towards degree
• Internship must be a professional business opportunity related to
the students’ career goals and major
• Supervisor must submit an online evaluation at the end of the
internship
• Internships must occur over the summer and not during academic
year for BBAs unless internship is located in Austin
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Fact Sheet #71:
http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs71.htm

13. Offer Guidelines – Intern & FT
• Fall Recruiting (August – December)
– 3 weeks from written offer
• Spring Recruiting (January – May)
– Before April 1: 3 weeks from written offer
– After April 1: 2 weeks from written offer
• Internship to Full-time Offers:
– Employment offers to students who recently completed an
internship with your company should remain open until the
3rd Friday in October (October 18) or for a minimum of 3
weeks from the date of the written offer, whichever date is
later.

14. Student Interview Cancellations
On-Campus Interviews
• Students with Scheduled Interview Conflicts
• Students with Emergency Situations
• Students with Offers of Employment
• Interviews - Late Cancellations
• Selection Expectations
– Close of Schedule to Interview Date (3 days)
MCS Code of Ethics:
www.mccombs.utexas.edu/Career/Recruiting-Guidelines/Code-of-Ethics

15. Posting Ambassador Positions
Reminders:
• The University of Texas does not allow us to post
positions that require students soliciting on campus on
behalf of companies.
• We cannot post Campus Ambassador positions.
• According to UT Legal Affairs and the Dean of Students
Student Activity and Leadership Development Office, any
activity on campus to recruit in an undesignated public space;
to market or promote any unapproved products or services;
and to collect student information on campus without
authorization is considered soliciting.

16. Communication w/Students
Effectively Communicating with Students
– Come to campus to conduct interviews
– The Organization – Corp Responsibility, Mission, Goals, Culture
– Clarify opportunities (e.g.
position, location, program, reporting, structure).“Various” is not helpful.
– Titles and Mentors Matter
– Access to Management and Leadership Programs
– Personalized and timely communication throughout the interview process.--
Communicate “no”, not just “yes”, even if by email.
– Attend BBA Career Week
Working with Student Organizations
– Educational/ Speaking Opportunities
– Building Relationships
– UT System Regents’ Rules & Regulations Prohibit recruiting through Student
Organizations
Report unprofessional BBA student communication to BBA Career Services

17. NEW Communication Tools
•Promote Events/Programs
•Engage in Conversations
•Share In-Depth Information
•No Job or Internship Postings
Facebook Likes: 426
Twitter Followers: 144
Blog Views: 2,825 Launch Dates!
Facebook: August 22, 2012
Twitter: September 25, 2012
Blog: November 19, 2012

18. On-Campus Opportunities for Exposure
All events occur during Fall & Spring unless otherwise noted
• Events: • Programs/More Events:
– Corporate Mock Interviews – Career Shadowing Program
– Employer Panels – BBA Women’s Council:
•
– Etiquette Dinners Seminars, Breakfast Forums, WomenInsights, Company
Treks, WomenTalk Series
– Investment Banking Prep – Target Your Future:
– Workshops (Example: Case Interview Workshops) • Seminars, Guest Speakers, Company Treks, Networking
Dinner
– Undergraduate Career Expo
– McCombs Diversity Council:
– McCombs Global Job Fair (Fall only) • Diversity Dialogue Dinners/Forums, Guest
– Speed Interviewing Speakers, Community Services Projects, Company Treks
• Social Media • Posting Opportunities:
̶ On-Campus Recruiting
̶ Resume Collections
• Information Sessions/Night Prior
̶ McCombs Job Board

19. Pipeline Recruiting
• Leadership Programs
– Targeting Freshman and Sophomores
• BBA Career Services Programs
– Career Shadowing Program
– Mock Interviews/Speed Interviewing
– Employer Panels
• Promoting Specialty Programs
– Facebook, Twitter, and Blog

20. Fall 2013 Information Sessions
August 28, 29
September 3 –5
September 9 , 12
September 16 – 19
September 23 – 26
October 14 – 17
October 21 – 24
October 28 – 30
November 4 –6
November 11 – 14
Please note that Information Session dates are based on classroom availability
and days that won’t conflict with major McCombs events.

21. What’s it Worth?
• Full-Time Base
– Average $56,190
• Full-time Signing
– Average $5,000
• Internship Salary
– Average Weekly $679
– Average Monthly $2,928
• Top Industries (Full Time):
– Consulting
– Financial Services
– Computer/Technology

22. Academic Updates & Changes
New Program Offered
̶ Undergraduate Energy Management Program
• Integrates into student’s existing degree plan
• Consists of 24 credit hours
– Coursework in business, geosciences, law and petroleum engineering
• Appears on transcript
New Master Programs Offered
̶ Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA)
• 36 credit hours
• Completed over approximately 10 months
• No Prerequisites
– Designed for undergraduate degree holders in
business, mathematics, statistics, computer science, physics and other
technical or quantitative backgrounds
Mike Hasler
Program Director MS Business Analytics

23. Academic Updates & Changes Cont’d
New Master Programs Offered
– Master of Science in Finance (MSF)
• 36 credit hours
• Completed over approximately 10 months
• Prerequisites
– 3 hr course in statistics & economics
Greg Hallman Renee de Lota
Program Director MSF MSF Career Services Advisor

24. Recruiter Summit
Thursday, April 11, 2013
BBA Roundtable Discussions

25. Icebreaker
Scenario: Your company is new to recruiting at McCombs. Either
you are a Big brand-not known for recruiting business students or
certain business majors OR a small brand with new hiring needs.
1. How would you build your brand/opportunity awareness?
2. What benefits could you spotlight to outshine known competitors?
Your company
received some bad PR
right before your
resume deadline! Your
Company
Name Here

26. Group Discussion

27. Recruiter Summit
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Thank you !!!