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| Title | Employers Recruit Tech Students During Career Fair |
| Transcript | SDSM&T News 501 E. Saint Joseph Street • Rapid City, SD 57701-3995 Phone: (605) 394-6082/2554 • Fax: (605) 394-6177 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2003 Contact: Steve Buchholz, Public Information Manager, 394-6082 Darrell Sawyer, Director, Career Planning and Placement, 394-2667 Employers Recruit Tech Students During Career Fair Nearly 50 companies from around the country will be on the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology campus Tuesday, Sept. 16, to recruit Tech students for full-time employment and for internships. The Career Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Goodell Gymnasium in the King Center. The Career Fair is not open to the public, but Tech invites the media to attend. Tech's Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 graduates have found that companies are not hiring as many new graduates as in recent years, but the graduates have done well in the search for work. Overall, the graduates who entered the workforce averaged starting salary offers of $47, 093. Eighty percent of those graduates have been placed in jobs in their career fields or in graduate or professional programs. "Despite a tight job market, Tech graduates are finding excellent work in their fields, " Darrell Sawyer, Tech's director of Career Planning and Placement, said. "That shows that employers are looking for students with the kinds of skills Tech graduates have." Tech offers 16 undergraduate degrees in engineering, science and interdisciplinary studies. All undergraduate programs emphasize advanced science and math, and all combine classroom instruction with hands-on laboratory work. In addition, 75 percent of Tech graduates have relevant work experience through co-ops and internships. That increases their marketability to employers. "That combination sets up our graduates for success, " Sawyer said. "They leave Tech with the theoretical and practical knowledge and the experience they need." -more- -page 2- Chemical Engineering graduates top the salary list with an average salary offer of $52, 207. See a full breakdown of starting salary offers below. Major Avg. 2002-2003 Salary Offer Chemical Engineering $52, 207 Chemistry * Civil Engineering $41, 350 Computer Engineering $51, 797 Computer Science $41, 472 Electrical Engineering $50, 604 Environmental Engineering $43, 125 Geology * Geological Engineering $40, 000 Industrial Engineering $46, 726 Interdisciplinary Sciences $40, 125 Math * Mechanical Engineering $46, 096 Metallurgical Engineering $46, 000 Mining Engineering $48, 648 Physics $40, 000 All Engineering $47, 546 All Science $41, 178 Avg. Overall $47, 093 (*no reports) #30# |
| Creator | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. University Relations; |
| Subject | College placement services -- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; |
| Local Subject | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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| Digital Publisher | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Devereaux Library
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| Contributors | Buchholz, Steve; |
| Date | 2009-09-10 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Language | eng |
| Relation | Is part of Office of University Relations SDSM&T News Collection |
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| Submitting Institution | Devereaux Library. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. |
| Date Digital | 2009 |
| CONTENTdm number | 5980 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 6960.pdf |
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