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U. of I. ranks No. 3 in big schools for campus recruiting
SURVEY | Official credits 'Hire Illini' campaign that saves employers money
September 14, 2010
BY SANDRA GUY sguy@suntimes.com
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranks No. 3 on the Wall Street Journal's survey of the top big state schools where employers are looking to hire graduating students.
Companies' leaner work forces amid the recession have prompted them to focus on recruiting at big state schools -- Pennsylvania State University and Texas A&M University ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively -- to reach more recruits within tight travel and workplace budgets, the Journal survey found.
The University of Illinois credits its "Hire Illini" marketing campaign, starting its fifth year, with helping employers in their money-saving quest by referring recruiters to students across an array of disciplines.
"We can offer one-stop shopping for all of [recruiting companies'] hiring needs," said Nell Madigan, assistant dean of the University of Illinois' School of Labor and Employment Relations. "If a company is here to see our civil engineering students, why not stop by and consider our students majoring in accounting, human resources and crop science?"
The campaign coordinates recruiting otherwise handled by the Career Center.
Gail Rooney, director of the Career Center, said the number of employers recruiting from more than one University of Illinois office increased to 1,079 in 2008-2009 from 767 in 2007-2008. No figures are available for this school year.
So far this year, the business career services office has gotten 10 percent more calls than last year from employers who want to recruit on campus, Rooney said. She did not give specific figures.
Rooney and Madigan agreed that companies are looking for students who are "well-rounded" academically and who will stay with a company, helping recoup the company's investment in the employee -- two attractions of big state schools cited by the Journal.
U. of I. ranks No. 3 in big schools for campus recruiting
SURVEY | Official credits 'Hire Illini' campaign that saves employers money
September 14, 2010
BY SANDRA GUY sguy@suntimes.com
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranks No. 3 on the Wall Street Journal's survey of the top big state schools where employers are looking to hire graduating students.
Companies' leaner work forces amid the recession have prompted them to focus on recruiting at big state schools -- Pennsylvania State University and Texas A&M University ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively -- to reach more recruits within tight travel and workplace budgets, the Journal survey found.
The University of Illinois credits its "Hire Illini" marketing campaign, starting its fifth year, with helping employers in their money-saving quest by referring recruiters to students across an array of disciplines.
"We can offer one-stop shopping for all of [recruiting companies'] hiring needs," said Nell Madigan, assistant dean of the University of Illinois' School of Labor and Employment Relations. "If a company is here to see our civil engineering students, why not stop by and consider our students majoring in accounting, human resources and crop science?"
The campaign coordinates recruiting otherwise handled by the Career Center.
Gail Rooney, director of the Career Center, said the number of employers recruiting from more than one University of Illinois office increased to 1,079 in 2008-2009 from 767 in 2007-2008. No figures are available for this school year.
So far this year, the business career services office has gotten 10 percent more calls than last year from employers who want to recruit on campus, Rooney said. She did not give specific figures.
Rooney and Madigan agreed that companies are looking for students who are "well-rounded" academically and who will stay with a company, helping recoup the company's investment in the employee -- two attractions of big state schools cited by the Journal.