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Career Development Services is a centralized office assisting students and alumni from all academic areas in attaining their career objectives. Company representatives are invited to recruit through Career Week, North Alabama Connection: Professional Employment Day (NACPED), Co-op Recruitment Day, and Teacher Education Recruitment Day, as well as through our On-Campus Recruitment program. Additionally, referrals are made from a wide variety of majors throughout the year. CDS is happy to provide assistance in arranging opportunities for recruiters to meet with faculty and student groups.
ON-CAMPUS RECRUITER INFORMATION This information is designed to assist you in planning your recruiting visit to our campus.
RESERVE YOUR DATE To reserve your date, at least four weeks prior to your visit, contact Brenda J. Crutcher at 256-372-8220 or by email at brenda.crutcher@aamu.edu. This will ensure that your visit does not coincide with university events such as holiday breaks or other activities that might limit student participation.
RECRUITING LITERATUREAt least two weeks prior to your visit, mail any recruiting literature that you would like for us to distribute to our students. We also keep company binders and videos in our Career Lab on a more permanent basis. Please make sure that we have your most current materials.
SCHEDULING Students sign up for interviews according to the qualifications (major, GPA, etc.) specified on the Campus Recruiting Information Data Sheet at 20- or 30-minute intervals. Let us know what time you plan to arrive and leave so we may schedule the first and last interviews accordingly. We suggest that you call three days prior to your visit to determine the number of students on the schedule. [Please advise us if you want to receive any information on these students prior to your visit].
PERMANENT OR SUMMER EMPLOYMENT/COOPERATIVE EDUCATION Please specify on the Campus Recruiting Information Data or Internship Sheet what type positions you are seeking to fill: permanent employment, summer employment, internship, cooperative education. If students need to complete any forms or provide you with additional documents during their interviews, please let us know prior to your visit.
LUNCHEON ARRANGEMENTS Please let us know at least a week in advance if you would like to have lunch with a faculty member, dean, or department head. We will assist you with the necessary arrangements.
INFORMAL GROUP SESSIONS/CLASSROOM VISITATIONS With prior notice, we are happy to arrange informal career information group sessions with student groups or set up classroom visitations through instructors. Let us know if you will need a VCR, TV, other equipment, and/or food catered.
CAMPUS LOCATION The campus is approximately 100 miles north of Birmingham, AL, 100 miles south of Nashville, TN, and midway between Atlanta, GA, and Memphis, TN (both approximately four hours by car). Major highways into Huntsville are Interstate 565 (from I-65 at Decatur) and U.S. 231, 431, and 72. The Huntsville International Airport is served by American, Continental, Delta, Northwest Airlink, and U.S. Airways. The campus is an easy 20-minute drive from the airport.
A city map can be accessed at the Huntsville/Madison County Convention and Visitors Bureau web site at http://www.huntsville.org. ON-CAMPUS PARKINGParking facilities are available at the rear (west) entrance of Patton Hall. You will be provided with a visitor’s parking permit when you check in at our office. Campus Security will direct you the visitors’ parking area.
RECOMMENDED HOTELS
The hotels listed are 10-20 minutes from the campus. Huntsville has numerous locations of independent and national chain motels.
OFFICE LOCATION AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS Career Development Services is located on the south end of the ground floor, room 101, of Patton Hall, the University's administration building. For your convenience, a campus map is provided below. The office telephone number is 256-372-5690; our fax number is 256-372-5689. Click on map to enlarge
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