Welcome to the Delaware State University Employer page! Career Services welcomes employers who wish to recruit our students and alumni. There is a variety of services available for you to utilize. Whether your desire is to post employment opportunities, come on campus to interview students, establish internships and partnerships, participate in career fairs, or to interact in other ways, you can be sure that you’ll find what you need here to do it. We invite you to browse the information below to learn about all of the services available to you.
NACElink Recruiting System
Delaware State University uses a web-based recruiting system that conveniently enables you to post jobs, register for events, sign up for on campus recruitment and information sessions, receive announcements, join the professional network, participate on an advisory board, provide sponsorship, and so much more. Current undergraduate, graduate students, and alumni of DSU have access to this system 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and so do you! You can post jobs directly on the system and you can utilize this service AT NO COST!!!! (If you currently work with other schools that use NACElink and would like to use the multi-school posting option, there is a fee for this convenience).
To access the system, go to https://desu-csm.symplicity.com/employers/ [1]. After logging in, click the register button. Enter your information and click submit. You will receive your username and password within one business day. If you are having trouble logging onto the site, or you have any questions that you cannot work through, please send an email to careerplanning@desu.edu [2]. All that’s left to do is to get started!
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On-Campus Recruiting (OCR)
The On-Campus Recruitment (OCR) program is an excellent venue for employers to convey career opportunities to students and alumni. Employers may also request to visit classrooms and lecture halls to share company perspectives, labor market trends and profile emerging career options.
OCR begins October 1st and ends on April 30th. Organizations are required to select their recruitment dates by creating a new user name and password or logging on as a return user on NACElink at https://desu-csm.symplicity.com/employers/ [1]. Employers may also review student resumes, post job openings and showcase their business on this site as well. Please contact the Career Services team at careerplanning@desu.edu [2] or call (302) 857-6120 for assistance.
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Cooperative Education
For employers, Cooperative Education produces an opportunity to observe prospective future employees and influences the direction of higher education. Go to www.desu.edu/cooperative-education [4] for more information and to obtain the necessary forms or contact rroberts@desu.edu [5] for questions or feedback.
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Partnerships/Internships
Internships provide students with the chance to gain hands on work experience outside of the classroom. When that experience aligns with coursework, it allows the student the opportunity to put what they’ve learned in the classroom to practice in real world settings. Many internships provide mentoring and professional development opportunities, and can be used by employers to create a pool of applicants for future hire.
If your organization is looking to establish a partnership to hire students from Delaware State University, please contact our office at (302) 857-6120 or email us at careerplanning@desu.edu [2].
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Professional Network
The Professional Network is an excellent tool for employers to connect to DSU students and alumni. The network provides an exclusive, school branded database of professionals, alumni, and mentors, which includes comprehensive search tools and network member confidentiality controls.
Through the network, employers can serve as volunteer career advisors allowing DSU students and alumni to reach out and contact you regarding their career aspirations, your industry, and your employment expertise and experience. You decide how many students you want to interact with and how that interaction will take place (phone, email, or mail). You also have the option of expressing interest to participate on the DSU Career Services Advisory Board, panels, presentations, resume critiques, and mock interviews.
Those interested can sign up through your existing login in NACElink. If you are not an existing NACElink user, simply create a new user name and password at https://desu-csm.symplicity.com/employers/ [1]. Please contact the Career Services team at careerplanning@desu.edu [2] or call (302) 857-6120 for assistance. And as always, employers may also use NACElink to review resumes, post job openings and showcase their business to current DSU students and alumni.
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Career Fairs
Career Fairs are held in October for fall semester and in March for the spring semester. The fairs are designed for employers to share internship and permanent employment opportunities within their organizations with DSU collegians and alumni. This interaction enables the employer to not only find suitable candidates for current openings, but also helps students at every grade level prepare themselves to be marketable, exceed employer expectations and to efficiently transition from the classroom to the formal occupational setting. Employers can make requests through Career Services to coordinate times in the classrooms where they present their company and industry highlights to the student body and faculty.
Spring 2012 Career Fair, Tuesday March 26, 2013
The cost of the Career Fair is $200.00 for early bird registration by 1/31/13, $250.00 for registration received between 2/1/13 – 03/08/13, and $300.00 for late registration after 03/08/13. Cost includes table rental, parking, and lunch for two representatives. Additional representatives may attend for $35.00 each. Registrations will be accepted until all spaces are filled.
Interview stations will be available just outside the room on the 2nd floor. Wireless internet is also available. The multipurpose room will open at 9:00am for setup.
Click here [6] to complete a registration form. If you are paying by check, please complete the form and mail it to the address below with your full payment. If you are paying by credit card, complete the form online and (1) email the form with your card information to careerplanning@desu.edu [2], (2) fax your completed form to (302) 857-6123, or (3) email the form and call to provide your card information over the phone. We accept VISA, MasterCard, and Discover only. You will receive a confirmation email when your registration is processed.
If you are not a recruiter for your organization, please kindly forward this information to the appropriate contact.
We appreciate your interest in and support of DSU students and events. We look forward to hosting you on our campus during the upcoming fair!
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Career Week
Career Week occurs the week prior to th Career Fair. This years event will begin on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 and will conclude with our Career Fair on Tuesday, March 26th. The purpose of Career Week is to set the stage for the fair and to prepare our students for their professional careers.
As always, having you and/or colleagues from your organization provide your time, talent, and skills enables this event to be successful. It’s impossible to pull off without you. We would be asking for a minimum of a 2 hour commitment for the Mock Interview and Resume Review events but would certainly enjoy having more of your time! You are welcome to bring your laptops as the building has wireless access allowing you to continue to work should there be any lag time. The following is a summary of the events that we have planned:
Tuesday 3/19/13 (10:00am – 5:00pm hourly) & Wednesday 3/20/13 (12:00pm – 8:00pm) – Professional Development Information Sessions (Location: MLK Parlor B)
We are looking for you to come out and share professional development information in a 50 minute session with our students. Topics can include (but are not limited to):
- What’s going on in your industry/labor market trends
- Effective Interview Skills
- Resumes and Cover Letters that Gets You Noticed
- Business Etiquette
- The Federal Application Process
- The Importance of Internships
- The Graduate School Application Process
- How to Network
- How to Work a Career Fair
- The Job Search Process
- Entrepreneurship
- Surviving the Corporate Culture
- How to Act in Public - Social Events as Part of the Interview Process
- OR ANY INFORMATION YOU HAVE EXPERTISE – PROPOSALS ACCEPTED!!!
Wednesday 3/20/13 – (NEW) Walk in Mock Interviews (10:00am – 4:00pm ) (Location: MLK Parlor C)
Students will have the opportunity to practice their interviewing skills. We need employer/recruiter partners to assist with individual and group interviews comprised of traditional and behavior based questions as well as provide feedback to help students improve their skills. Samples questions and an interview checklist form will be provided.
Thursday 3/21/13 - Walk in Resume Review (10:00am – 6:00pm) (Location: MLK Parlor B)
Students will have the opportunity to bring their resumes to be reviewed. No appointment is necessary. We need employer/recruiter partners to review resumes and provide feedback to students throughout the day.
Friday 3/22/13 – Clothes Closet (10:00am - 2:00pm) (Location: Commuter Lounge)
Recognizing that not all students have the proper professional attire, we will be providing a professional clothes closet where students can come select clothing for the Career Fair. Students will drop in and browse the clothes closet and pick up items to enhance your professional image for the fair. Our recruiting partners can help by providing donations of professional attire that we can place in the closet. Donations would need to be delivered or shipped to our office (address below) Monday through Friday between 8:45am – 4:00pm and would need to be received no later than Wednesday, 3/20/13 for sorting.
Monday 3/25/13 – Jazz Networking Mixer (6:00pm – 8:00pm) (Location: MLK 1st Floor Main Lobby)
This FREE informal business casual networking mixer is designed to help students develop their social skills in a simulated business social environment. As more employers are incorporating social events into the interview process, students need to be comfortable conversing with employers and amongst one another in these settings. There will be a brief welcome and overview, light refreshments, and jazz music while students and employers get a chance to mix and mingle. We would love to have you come and be a part of this great “simulation” event. Please RSVP so that we can properly prepare!
Tuesday 3/26/13 – Delaware State University Spring Career Fair (10:00am – 2:00pm) (MLK Parlors A-C)
See the attached invitation and registration form. This event has a cost associated with it and does require a completed registration form and payment in advance to participate.
If you are interested in participating at any or all of these events, email our office at careerplanning@desu.edu [2] to let us know how you can make this event a success. Thank you in advance for your consideration and/or participation. We really value our partnership with you and your organization and look forward to your response!
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Delaware State University highly values feedback from employers and other professionals in the industry regarding hiring criteria, trends, and expectations of graduating students. The information you provide is used as a tool to enhance Career Services performance, cultivate career education into course studies and prepare collegians for the global workforce.
- Employer Survey [7]
- Career Fair Survey [8]
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