In the Pines, In the Pines, Where AU shines

AU's School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences combines unique expertise, passion, and commitment to train students to address society's ever-increasing needs for enhanced quality of life and sustainability.

The Forestry/Forest Engineering Majors trains you to manage, maintain, and sustain the diverse forests that make up various local and regional areas. You not only get the strong science and mathematics background, but a lot of opportunities for hands-on learning.

Smokey the Bear loves him some AU Forestry students.

They not only know how to prevent the fire, but they can maintain the whole area as well.




The Wildlife Sciences Major prepares students to become certified wildlife biologists with knowledge in areas such as management, trapping, habitat analysis, botany, methods of research, and much more. During your time as AU, you'll have a chance to work hands-on with a number of wildlife species that have included white-tailed deer, feral hogs, bobwhite quail, and birds of prey. The Wildlife Sciences/Pre-Vet Option prepares students for further schooling in Veterniary Medicine.



More information on the majors:
Forestry
Forestry with Biosystems Engineering Option
Wildlife Sciences
Wildlife Sciences with Pre-Vet Concentration
Duel Degree in Forestry & Wildlife Sciences

Forestry & Wildlife Bldg.
602 Duncan Drive
Auburn, AL 36849-5418
(334) 844-1001
(334) 844-8093 FAX

Getting Ready for the Career Expo

If you are planning on attending one or many of the Career Expos next week, you probably have wondered what you are supposed to do.

• Do I take resumes?
• What questions do I ask?
• How do I dress?
• Who will be there?

All of these are valid questions. Here are a few Before, During, and After tips for success at the Expos.

BEFORE

• Have a list of places you for sure want to go to. Build a strategy for who you want to talk to and where they will be (look at the map of the event beforehand).
• Make sure your resume is ready to be presented. You can have it reviewed by CDS if you'd like.
• Bring your resume in a portfolio where you can keep business cards and notes. Leave your cell phone and backpack at home or in the car if you can.
• Create some questions for the employers you want to talk to. Be specific with these and let the questions reflect your research.
• Arrive early and dress professionally.
• Identify your strengths and prepare how you will convey these. This is called your 60 second commercial. If all you had were 60 seconds to convince someone to be interested in you as a job/intern candidate, what would you say?

DURING

• Get a lay for the land. Walk around the expo area to make sure you find your targets and look for other opportunities as well.
• Be confident and introduce yourself. Make sure you don't speak too swiftly. Break out the 60 second commercial.
• Ask good questions and follow up on the ones they ask you.
• Make sure you get a business card. When you walk away from the table, jot down a few notes to remind you later of the conversation.

AFTER

• Write "Thank You" notes to each of the people you meet. Remind them of some high points of the conversation and reiterate your interest in the position.
• Be Persistent and observe follow-up procedures suggested by the employer. Wait a reasonable amount of time and follow up about the status of your application.

For more information, download the How To Work a Career Fair tip sheet.

Auburn Engineering - 100 years of innovation and excellence

Did you dream of being an astronaut when you were little? Graduates of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering actually HAVE become astronauts! They have also become fighter pilots, inventors and CEOs, while others have revolutionized the alternative energy, telecommunications, construction and wireless industries.

Do you know these Fun Facts about the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering?

1. The 2009 U.S. News & World Report ranked Auburn’s undergraduate engineering program __th and the graduate program __nd among the nation’s public universities.
2. The college offers the state’s _____ engineering program, according to the American Society for Engineering Education, and awards more than $1 million in scholarships annually.
3. Auburn Engineering ranks __th nationally in the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to African-American students.
4. The university offers the nation’s ____ and ____ bachelor’s degree in wireless engineering, graduating the first students in 2004. It is the first program in the Southeast to offer bachelor’s and master’s degrees in software engineering and the only state university offering a polymer and fiber engineering program.
5. Auburn Engineering students comprise approximately __ percent of those who graduate with honors university-wide and 80 percent of co-op students.

Answers

1. ranked Auburn's undergraduate engineering 28th and the graduate program 42nd
2. offers the state’s largest engineering program
3. ranks 19th nationally
4. first and only bachelor’s degree in wireless engineering
5. 25 percent of those who graduate with honors university-wide

The 2008-2009 academic year marks the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s centennial as an official college within the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, a.k.a. Auburn University. Auburn Engineering has made a commitment to build on its past and meet the needs of the future.

Beyond the classroom, students gain hands-on, real-world experience on student competition teams for Formula SAE race cars, SAE Baja all-terrain vehicles and SAE Aero Design unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as fuelcell powered cars, robotics, ergonomics and materials handling design.

The college has educated four of Auburn’s six NASA astronauts – Jim Voss, Ken Mattingly, Jan Davis and Clifton Williams; three directors of the Kennedy Space Center – Richard Smith, James Kennedy and Forrest McCartney; and three members of the prestigious National Academy of Engineering – John Junkins, Oliver Kingsley and Philip Lett.

Auburn Engineering conducts approximately half of the university’s annual research. Research areas include transportation technology, food safety, materials processing, information technology, wireless engineering, aerospace engineering, bioprocess/environmental engineering, highway/asphalt technology, microelectronics, vehicle electronics, fiber technology, pulp and paper, occupational safety and ergonomics, and technology management.

Bachelor's Degree Options:
Aerospace Engineering
Biosystems Engineering1
Forest Engineering option
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering option
Environmental Science (Interdisciplinary)
Polymer and Fiber Engineering
Polymer option
Fiber option
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Materials Engineering (Interdisciplinary)
Mechanical Engineering
Software Engineering
Wireless Engineering
Wireless Electrical Engineering option
Wireless Software Engineering option

Minors:
Business-Engineering-Technology
Automotive Engineering and Manufacturing
Computer Science
Information Technology

Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
Larry D. Benefield, Dean
1301 Shelby Center 844-2308
webmaster@eng.auburn.edu

A recruiter Facebooked me!

So, Friday night’s party was great fun. Everyone was taking pictures, and you laughed Monday morning at the pictures you and others posted, tagging each other diligently. You note that some of the pictures aren’t that great…no one should show that much cleavage…and you really didn’t want to see Bob’s rear-end AGAIN…but it’s funny, and you think nothing of it. But did you know…

the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) reported that “nearly one in five employers will either begin using social networking web sites or increase their use” in their recruiting efforts this year? (Spotlight, September 17, 2008)

That’s right…Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace…employers are there, and they are trying to find you. Sometimes it’s because they want to do a little unofficial background investigation, but sometimes it’s because your resume made you look like a great candidate, and they are trying to find you to proactively recruit you. However, a great resume combined with a picture of your beer bong talents probably doesn’t equal “top recruit.”

This might make you angry. You might say, “What are they doing on Facebook anyway?!” “It’s a SOCIAL networking site, not a professional networking site!” But a lot of the recruiters are recent graduates who used and continue to use Facebook for personal reasons. So, even if you have your profile marked as private, it is easy for one of your 200+ friends who is also friends with a recruiter to show him/her your profile while he/she is in town recruiting.

Don’t freak out. Don’t boycott Facebook. Do mark your profile as private. Do clean things up. (Are you ok if Grandma Fran sees your pictures and favorite quotes?) Do go through the Personal Internet Presence Self Audit below. Do use professional networking sites like LinkedIn.
Once you get your profile cleaned up, use it to network for job opportunities. Networking is the number one way to get a job. Send out an announcement of what kind of job you are seeking and where. Maybe someone’s mother’s brother’s son’s mother-in-law works at your dream job’s company. Social networking sites can be a great asset for your job search. Also, join groups that will provide you with professional information like CDS’s “I don’t want to live in my parent’s basement after graduation” Group.

If you have a question about anything, direct a quick question to the Virtual Career Counselor between 2 and 4, M-F or contact a career counselor at 844.4744 for an appointment or walk-in from noon – 4, M-F.

Job Seekers Self-Audit

Email Address

• What is the e-mail address you use on your resume?
• Does this email expire in the near future or is it permanent?
• In your opinion, is this address is professional or funny?

On-line Resume

• Do you have a resume posted on any career web sites?
• Is your resume on this (these) site(s) current?
• For each place that you have it posted, are you familiar and comfortable with the site’s privacy policy? (If not, do some research.)
• Has your resume been posted on the Internet by your academic department?
• Do you belong to any student organizations or other groups? Have any of these groups posted your resume on their sites?
• If your resume is posted on the Internet, do you
  know when the resume will be removed from the site(s)?
  have all of your contact information included?

Google Yourself

• Have you used a search engine to see what information about you is available on the Internet?
• If you have, were you comfortable with what you found?

Social Network Sites

• Do you belong to a social networking site (e.g. Facebook or Friendster)?
• For each site you belong to, would you be comfortable if an employer were to see your
  Profile?
  Pictures?
  Groups?
  Friends’ Comments?
  Friends’ Profiles?

Personal Blog/Websites

• If you have your own web site or blog, would you be comfortable if a potential employer were to read its content?
• Have you ever discussed a company, interview, job, etc. on your blog or web site?
• Do you follow the “If you wouldn’t want to read it in the front page of the newspaper, don’t put it in an e-mail” rule?

Action Plan

• Consider the areas (Google, posted resumes, social networking sites, etc.) where you have identified potential problems.
• What could you fix immediately?
• What is going to take some research?
• What might take ongoing maintenance?
• Is there anything that you would like to discuss with Career Development Services?

Backpacks to Briefcases

Move over Gordon Gecko - Auburn is more interested in producing the next Warren Buffett through it's focus on integrity, academic prowess, and workplace readiness.

Trying to find your way around that big, circular building?
College of Business Virtual Tour: Find your way around the building with this easy tool.

You need to know your academic advisor for sure.
Visit the Office of Student Affairs at Suite 023 for all your academic advising needs.

Looking for that Internship or Job Opportunity?
COB Career Expos - Click here for dates and times.

Dress: Business Professional Strongly Preferred for All - Minimum of Business Casual for Internship Interests
Resumes: Students need to bring 15-20 resumes with them to share with recruiters

Want workshops? The COB has got it covered.
The Office of Business / Student Partnerships (OBSP) in Suite 105 hosts a bunch of workshops on anything from resumes, to interview/career expo prep, to getting ready for the internship/job search. For a detailed list, visit the OBSP or see one of their many posters hanging in the halls of Lowder.

Need help with writing or presentations for classes?
The COB Writing Consultant has a web page with a lot of great information. You can also learn about appointment times to meet with the consultant in person.

Wonder where people go after they graduate?
According to a survey from the OBSP:

Atlanta - 29.4%
Birmingham - 16%
East Alabama / West Georgia - 13%
Other Alabama - 13.5%
Outside Southeast - 14.7%
Other Locations - 13.4%

Money, money, money…what AU COB grads make
According to the OBSP survey:
Major / Average Salary

Accounting - $44,914
Professional Flight - $45,000
Aviation Management - $31,000
Business Administration - $39,244
Economics - NA
Entrepreneurship / Family Business Management - $46,929
Finance - $41,211
Human Resources - $41,667
International Business - $39,750
Management Information systems - $47,503
Marketing - $36,429
Operations Management - $39,875
Supply Chain Management - $41,231

From Classroom to Boardroom, from Auburn to the World

The College of Education is about more than just teaching tomorrow’s educators, administrators, health specialists and human service professionals. They prepare leaders to create change in schools, communities and businesses. And alumni from the college are over 30,000 strong and can be found in 50 states and 35 countries!

Many service-focused graduates give back through distinguished teaching, health and public service careers. Other alumni enter health professions like athletic training, physical and occupational therapy, and health promotions. Others are human service leaders in special education, rehabilitation, and counseling and school psychology.

Here are some cool facts about Auburn's fifth largest undergraduate college:

• The College of Education just awarded more than 150 scholarships and graduate awards.
• The college has 23 different undergraduate degree programs.
• The five most popular undergraduate programs are elementary education, exercise science, early childhood education, secondary social science education, and secondary English language arts education.

Find out more cool facts and awesome opportunities in the College of Education by meeting with an advisor or scheduling a college tour. Contact the college’s Professional Education Services office at 334.844.4448, adviseu@auburn.edu or education.auburn.edu/edustudents.

You want me to assess what?!

Assessments, personality assessments, interest inventories, etc. are all instruments used to assess who you are as relates to the world of work. Some are over-priced, some are hokey, but we offer five valid and reliable options right on our website. Three are even free! Sweet!

So…here’s the rundown:

FOCUS is a self-paced, online career and education planning tool that lets you assess your career relevant personal qualities and then explore career fields and major areas of study that are most compatible with your assessment results. This makes sense…but since you get your FREE results immediately, you might want to bring your results in and process them with a career counselor. To create a FOCUS account, go here and use "auburn" as the access code.

DISCOVER is a series of FREE assessments (interest, abilities and values) that offer suggestions to help you navigate career and college major decisions. I personally like to use this one to research major and career information too! Email with the subject line “DiscoverID” to receive a Discover userID and then go here. You are welcomed to print your results and bring them in to a career counselor.

TypeFocus™ is FREE and assesses your personality type and automatically incorporates it into seven personalized reports. These reports offer insight into self-awareness that promotes wise decisions about important topics including: What career choices fit with my personality? How can I improve my chances for getting a job? How can I get along with people better? What are my learning style strengths? We encourage you to make an appointment with a career counselor to review your results. Request a login and go here to access the site.

The Strong Interest Inventory® ($15) matches your interests with the interests of people who have been in career fields at least three years and are happy with their work. It takes about 30 minutes to complete this 317-item inventory and results are discussed with a career counselor. Go to www.auburn.edu/career to Assessments to complete the assessment.

The Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator ($15) assesses your personality type. Results and relevant work environment associations are discussed with a career counselor. Allow about 30 minutes to complete this assessment. Go to www.auburn.edu/career to Assessments to complete the assessment.

Contact Career Development Services at 844.4744 to talk to a career counselor about any of these prior to or after taking them.