January 21, 2010 by Lance Weatherby

Recruiting Georgia Tech Engineers

ATDC gets a number of requests from startups to recruit and hire Georgia Tech students.  This is the first in a series explaining how to go about doing so.  This article covers engineering and general recruiting.

The Georgia Tech Career Center has greatly simplified the posting process to attract Georgia Tech students.  Just go to CareerBuzz, register, and create a free posting for your company and position(s). Students will see the position when they search the site and if they have set up automatic email notification of certain types of positions.  Students then submit resumes on-line for your review.

You need to be very clear about the job in the description, especially the location, salary and job requirements.  If you’re seeking a part-time/intern student, emphasize proximity to Tech campus (a big plus for our incubator residents).  If there is the possibility for  part-time/internship leading to full time employment after graduation, certainly let students know.  For all job types, indicate whether or not international students will be considered for visa sponsorship.

You can post any type of position on CareerBuzz including full-time, part-time, and internships.  Georgia Tech students typically expect to be paid $50,000 a year for full-time positions and $15 – 20 an hour for part-time and internship positions.

Andrea Fekete is an associate director for Georgia Tech Career Services and oversees on-campus recruiting and employer outreach.  If you have specific questions about recruiting Georgia Tech engineers or would like to discuss how you can increase your visibility in Career Services programs she may be reached at 404-894-3738 or andrea.fekete@sucess.gatech.edu.

Comments

If Tech be serious about startups, Tech be giving credit to students for interning at startups and be coordinating the placement process. Arrrrrrg!

Russell Jurney on January 21st, 2010

Me thinks Tech be getting more serious all the time. ATDC is hosting a class on entrepreneurship that has about 30 students with more than 10 more wanting in.

Lance Weatherby on January 21st, 2010

Avast, me hears the class of Merrick Furst is also bustling, and there is great, unsatisfied demand on campus for more startup education!

Russell Jurney on January 21st, 2010

Captain Furst is whom I refer matey.

Lance Weatherby on January 21st, 2010

Great post Lance! We have been bouncing around the idea of trying to get a Tech student as an intern for a few months but did not know how to go about it. This gives us all the information we need, thanks again.

Steve Roach on January 22nd, 2010

Another idea – get into the Georgia Tech Virtual career fair – over 1,100 registered students and alumni to consider — Deadline to participate is Friday Jan 29th and the event is Feb 2-4th! If you need more info – Gayle Oliver-Plath 770-402-7520 or gitadmin@careereco.com

Gayle Oliver-Plath on January 28th, 2010

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