Mercy Eyadiel, Executive Director, Employer Relations, has shared the following information with the Parent Programs office on fall on-campus recruiting at Wake Forest.

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82 unique organizations participated in fall on-campus recruiting across all programs (undergraduate and graduate), featuring 10 new organizations — Barclay’s Capital, CBRE, Cigna, Co-Star Group, Fannie Mae, Goldman Sachs, iGate Technologies,  Regions Bank, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, and Wilderness Ventures.  The primary focus for fall recruiting is on full-time hiring opportunities.

Overall top employers for Fall 2012 were: Abercrombie, BB&T, Bank of America, CIA, Deloitte, DISH Network, Ernst & Young, General Electric, Inmar, KPMG, PepsiCo, PWC, Red Ventures, Teach for America, and Wells Fargo.  The top industries represented were: Accounting / Finance, Consulting, Education, Technology, and Nonprofit/Government.  The top hiring functions were: Analyst, Accounting / Finance, Consulting, and Teaching / Education.

Plans are underway for winter/spring 2013 recruiting.  The recruiting season begins with a Spring Career Fair on January 23 from noon to 4pm.  The fair provides employers with an opportunity to meet and share information about their organizations with students who are bright, motivated and capable of exceptional contributions in their fields of interest.  Please contact Dana Hutchens for more information at: hutchens@wfu.edu or 336-758-5246.

NACE Job Outlook Report 2013

According to NACE Job Outlook Survey 2013,  nearly 250 employers indicated that they plan to hire 13 percent more new college graduates in 2012-13 than they did in 2011-12.

Top Industries:

Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

Management Consulting

Retail Trade

Manufacturing

Information

Growth Industries:

Information

Retail Trade

Skills Employers Look for on a Resume:

Leadership

Problem-Solving

Communications

Team player

Analytical/quantitative

Attributes that influence an Employer’s hiring decision:

Leadership

Major

GPA (3.0 or above)

Extracurricular activities (clubs, sports, student government, etc.)

School attended

Top on the Job Skills:

Ability to verbally communicate with persons inside and outside the organization

Ability to work in a team structure

Ability to make decisions and solve problems

Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work

Ability to obtain and process information

Top Liberal Arts Degrees in Demand:

Psychology

Political Sciences

Sociology

English

History

Top Business Degrees in Demand:

Finance

Accounting

Business Administration

Management Information

Marketing

Top Science Degrees in Demand:

Mathematics (including Statistics)

Chemistry

Biology

Construction Science/Management

Physics

Top Recruiting Methods:

Nearly 60 percent of respondents plan to increase their use of technology in general when they recruit Class of 2013 graduates and close to 60 percent plan specifically to use social networks more often as college recruiting tools.

40 percent of respondents plan to attend more career fairs and slightly more than 20 percent plan to do more traveling.

Other changes in recruiting methods include connecting with student organizations and faculty, conducting information sessions, visiting new schools or more schools, improving their relationships with their existing schools, and taking a more targeted approach to their programs.

Fall (Full-time) vs. Spring (Internship) Recruiting

As the job market improves, employers report that 65% of their recruiting will occur in the Fall and 32% in the Spring

57% report preference for internship/co-op experience

74% prefer to hire candidates with relevant work experience

ARAMARK has released some information about dining options in December.  Please see the December Dining Update flyer for information about special programs.

ARAMARK’s website also lists dining venues and hours for finals week, during Winter Break, and when campus reopens in January 2013.

The following message is from the Office of Sustainability.

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Students – are you tired of paying for gas and on-campus parking? Wake Forest offers a suite of alternative transportation options to help our students get where they need to go without the hassle and expense of keeping a car on campus. For $35 per year, plus low hourly rates starting at $7.50 (including gas and insurance), a student can become a member of the Zipcar car-sharing program.

It’s easy: students can just register online and receive their membership cards in the mail. Once a student has a zipcard, he or she can use it to make an online reservation for one of the three Zipcars on campus. It can take up to two weeks to receive a zipcard by mail, so winter break is the perfect time to sign up.

Zipcar is a great option for errands or other trips around town, but students going on longer trips should register with Zimride, a ride-sharing network for Wake Forest students, faculty, and staff. Zimride works by connecting drivers who have extra seats with riders going to the same destination or somewhere else along the way. Drivers and riders connect via Zimride’s website or Facebook page, where drivers can list their destination and the number of seats available and riders can book a seat in a car headed in the right direction. Cost-sharing arrangements are made by ride-sharers up front before the departure date.

Zimride is a secure network and can only be joined by those affiliated with Wake Forest University. Students can opt to see ride-sharing information posted by those attending trusted partner schools, however, they may also elect only to see information posted by other Wake Forest users. Students who used Zimride for trips to the airport or home for the Thanksgiving holiday reported positive experiences and having enjoyed sharing the ride with fellow Demon Deacons.

In addition to Zipcar and Zimride, the university offers an extensive shuttle service that runs to many areas of Winston-Salem, including downtown and local shopping areas. For more information about the shuttle schedules, visit the Ride-the-Wake website.

The Office of Communications and External Relations sent the following email to the campus community regarding upcoming tests of the campus’ emergency alert systems.

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Wake Forest University on Saturday, Dec. 8 will test two of the methods it uses to announce campus emergencies—the outdoor alert system and the text/phone alert system.  Both are part of Wake Alert, the University’s emergency notification program, which provides information and advisories via a number of communication channels.

At 11 a.m., Wake Forest will test the outdoor alert system.  During testing of the outdoor system, speakers at four locations will broadcast an electronic tone followed by an announcement stating that the system is being tested. The outdoor system features a siren, too, but it will not be activated.

The outdoor system’s four speakers will broadcast the tone and message from the following locations: Davis Field beside Wake Forest Road, an area behind Kentner Stadium near radio station WFDD, an area along Wingate Road near the offices and shops of Facilities and Campus Services, and an area between University Corporate Center and BB&T Field.

At 1 p.m., the University will test the text/phone alert system. During testing, the alert system will send a text message to students, faculty and staff who have registered their cell phones with the University.

The alert system will leave a voice mail message on the office phones of faculty and staff who have not registered a cell phone. The following message will be received: This is a test of the WFU Emergency Mobile Phone Alert System. It is not necessary to reply to this message.

If  students, faculty members or staff members have not registered their cell phones, they may go online to register.  Visit wakeready.wfu.edu and click on the text alerts icon to find directions.

Wake Forest Communications and External Relations

Wake Forest had originally announced plans to try and livestream the Lovefeast tonight (Sunday, December 2) at 8:00 pm Eastern.

Because of technical issues, WFU has had to cancel plans to livestream the Lovefeast.  We regret any inconvenience.

The Lovefeast will be taped in its entirety so you can view it; it just won’t be broadcast live. We will get details to you as soon as they are finalized.

This item was included in a Campus Kitchens email to its listserv, and might be worth passing along to applicable students graduating in May 2014.

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Attention Engaged Students!  The Institute for Public Engagement is launching the exciting new Public Engagement Fellows Program and invites you to an information session on Friday November 30 at 3.30 p.m. in Reynolda Hall Room 301.  Tea and dessert will be served!

The Public Engagement Fellows Program is geared toward empowering students wanting to pursue careers and/or degrees in public service, public policy and public administration to meet their own set of academic, personal and professional goals through integrated academic learning and relevant public engagement experiences.

Twenty-five Public Engagement Fellows will be selected for 2012-13 academic year. Decisions will be announced beginning January 15, 2013. For more information and the Application see their website.

The Wake Forest University School of Law is excited to announce a new pre-law program for undergraduates taught by Professors Wilson Parker and Chris Coughlin.

The program consists of two courses that will be taught in the law school but will qualify for credit from the undergraduate college: Lawyers and Legal Institutions (Political Science 286) and Advocacy, Debate, and the Law (Communications 370).

“The primary purpose of this program is to show undergraduates what law school is like,” Parker explained.  “Many college students in the past have applied to law school simply because they could not decide what else to do after graduation.  Law school is now far too expensive to engage in a ‘test drive’ for a whole year.”

The goal of the program is to give college students a realistic view of law student life and to educate them about the career opportunities of lawyers.  Read more about this new program.

During the Winter Break, the city of Winston-Salem will eliminate left turns onto northbound University Parkway at entrance of the Wake Forest campus to improve safety. This difficult intersection has had 45 accidents in the last five years, most recently involving a pedestrian Wake Forest student who was seriously injured when struck by a passing vehicle. This change will be effective sometime in January 2013.

The full story is available on Inside WFU.

The Office of Communications and External Relations sent the following email to the campus community on the afternoon of November 20.

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Wake Forest Campus Community,

Two break-ins have occurred at off-campus student houses within the past 24 hours. In both cases, the houses were unoccupied at the time of the break-in.

Wake Forest University Police are working closely with Winston-Salem Police to investigate the crimes. Additionally, officers have stepped up patrols in the residential areas surrounding campus. Police are working with neighborhood associations to heighten awareness and reporting of suspicious activity.

Please call police immediately if you see suspicious activity on or around campus by dialing 9-1-1 or the main number for University Police at 758-5911.

On Tuesday, November 2o, Student Health will close at 5:00pm for Thanksgiving. Student Health will resume normal clinic operations at 8:30am Monday, November 26.  If your student requires immediate medical attention during this time, please see our Resource Page.