It is not always easy to recruit at a new institution. This is why we recommend you consider several ways to get comfortable with the environment and have the students get comfortable with your organization.

To ensure an optimal "Presence on Campus," particularly for firms that have not been to the Graduate Business School in the recent past, we recommend that you follow these steps:

1) Host a Company Presentation

2) Attend our Fall Career Fair & Spring Career Hiring Forum

3) Arrange a Schedule of On-Campus Interviews

Serving on career panels and offering to host career workshops are also admirable gestures, but to attract the maximum number of top-quality students, undertaking steps one through three is your strongest course of action.

Below is a list of activities you may want to consider for the upcoming recruiting season.

Attend the Gator Graduate Career Fair

This event, organized by GBCS, is held each Fall semester in Gainesville, and provides a great opportunity to meet students from all seven graduate business programs. Those students will be looking for summer internships as well as full-time positions.

Company Presentations/Receptions

Organizations may wish to provide interested graduate students with general information about the company, various training programs, and typical career paths. These presentations can assist students in better defining their career paths, and help the company sell themselves to the students as well as provide an on-campus presence for the recruiter. Company presentations are generally during lunchtime or after hours, informal, 50 to 90 minute forums that allow recruiters to meet students.

On-Campus Recruiting

The best way to meet UF graduate business students, and assess their abilities, is to request résumés of graduate business students and then arrange an on-campus interview schedule. We can accommodate you if you need highly qualified individuals to fill full-time positions or summer internships.

Career Panels

During the fall orientation and/or other times in the semester, GBCS organizes career panels for the students to gain a different perspective on various subject matters. Corporate partners are asked to send managers back to the school to sit on career panels and discuss topics directly related to the students and the workforce. We like to have these events take place prior to recruiting season for the first-year students so they can gain insight on topics like interviewing and the job search process, i.e., what employers are looking for when they come to campus. These managers provide a seasoned perspective on effective interviewing during a panel discussion, and later conduct a Q&A session for the students. If your organization is interested in participating in any of our career panels, please contact us at (352) 373-3264 and speak to any of our associate directors.

Career Development Workshops

While GBCS offers a myriad of career development workshops addressing a wide range of job searching issues, student PREFER to hear from actual employers, those individuals who can potentially directly affect their job search. Workshop topics include: résumé writing, job search strategies, making the best use of career fairs, career forums, and interview techniques. If you are interested in giving or participating in a workshop, or sitting on a career panel, please contact one of our associate directors.

For additional information about establishing a presence on-campus, please contact:

Mr. Craig W. Petrus
Director
Graduate Business Career Services
(352) 273-3263

Company Information
You should forward updated company literature, or web site URLs, as well as career opportunities to GBCS at least annually.

Company information can be e-mailed/faxed to:

Kristy Smith
Recruiting Coordinator
Graduate Business Career Services
P.O. Box 117152
Gainesville, FL 32611-7152
(352) 273-3264
Fax: (352) 846-2982