Career Education/Preparation:

• 4150 students and alumni participated in more than 227 career programs (resume/ interviewing, career education/assessment, networking forums and career fairs).
• 2527 individualized career advising/counseling sessions were held with 1442 students and alumni.
• 96% of undergraduates “Agreed” that their Career Center professional positively impacted their ability to gain new information and knowledge about occupational/career options.
• 94% of undergraduates “Agreed” that their Career Center professional positively impacted their ability to be confident in their career decision-making.
• 85% of undergraduates “Strongly Agreed” that their Career Center professional provided helpful advice.
• 79% of 2011 graduates had utilized The Career Center, and 91% indicated that they were “Satisfied" with the career assistance that they had received.
  
  

Career-based Experiential Education Participation:

• 75% of 2011 graduates had participated in a university-sponsored, career-based experiential education program (Internship, Clinical, Practicum and/or Student Teaching).  (School of Diplomacy, College of Education and Human Services, College of Nursing and Sport Management students are required to complete career-based experiential education programs to fulfill degree requirements.)

Internship Highlights:

• 567 University-approved Internships were reported.
• 98% of internship employers rated their intern’s performance as "Exceeds Expectations" or "Meets Expectations".
• Average hourly Internship earnings for undergraduates: $14.42 (2011)
• College of Arts and Sciences: $10.45  (2011)
• Stillman School of Business:  $16.78  (2011)
• School of Diplomacy and International Relations (Data maintained by Diplomacy)
• Total internship earnings for the School of Business and College of Arts & Sciences = $1,005,100 (2011).
• 53% of Stillman students received a professional offer of employment from their internship employer.
  
  

Career Status of Graduates:

• Within six months of graduation, Seton Hall graduates had a 77% career-related employment rate. (2009)
• Stillman School of Business 2011 graduates’ employment rate within six months of graduation was 91%. (2011)
• Average starting salary  for 2011 baccalaureate graduates - $45,332. (Nursing - $52,188, Business - $52,054, Diplomacy - $41,250, Education - $38,750, Arts and Sciences - $31,894)
• 30% of 2011 graduates pursued graduate school (Acceptance Rates: College of Education and Human Services graduates - 92% and School of Diplomacy - 90%).
  
  

Employer Recruitment:

• More than 400 organizations attended career recruiting events that included the On-Campus Interviewing Program and multi-school career fair collaborations.  On-Campus recruiting events targeted specific industries and included: the annual Career Fair, Education Career Fair, Healthcare Professions Networking and Recruiting Forum, the Government and Non-Profit Career Fair, Careers in Business, Communications Networking Forum, the Nursing Networking Forum, and the Science Networking Forum. Multi-school collaborations included the Big East Virtual Career Fair and the Big East Career Fair that was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
  
  

Web Based Career Resources:

• Career resources include online career assessments, an eRecruiting system that posts, at any given time, thousands of employment opportunities (part-time, internship and professional), web-based resume writing and interviewing tools, and an online career mentoring program that consists of 200+ alumni mentors - The Pirate Mentor Program.
  
  

Alumni:

• 107 alumni represented their organizations at career fairs and networking forums and served as presenters at career education programs.
• 1798 experienced-level professional jobs were posted to Alumni Navigator – a dedicated job board for alumni.