Which Colleges Have The Best Career/Placement Service ?

TheWatcher
Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:09:06 +0000

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How’s PSU’s Smeal College of Business (regarding internships and recruitments)?

Penn State U at University Park is in the TOP 5 of career placement services among universities in this country. I know of several graduates who found great jobs within 6 months of graduation in 2007 – one went to work for the Hyatt Hotels, another was recruited by ALCOA, and another interned for and eventually was hired by Sherwin-Williams.

Grove City College ( not far from Penn State ), although a small LAC has an astoundingly high placement rate for graduates ( greater than 90% placed within 6 months ). Schools all over the Northeast and Midwest actively recruit and hire their education graduates ( I am not surprised as the college started out in 1876 as a teacher’s college and have maintained their reputation ever since). I was also astounded by the number of recruiting companies that attended their latest job fair last year ( over 260 !! ). Companies like the Top 5 Accounting Firms, Banks, Computer companies like Microsoft and IBM, etc. all recruited heavily. No wonder Princeton listed them in the top 20.

UT at Austin is in the center of Texas’ Oil boom and they are located in a growing high tech area. I am not surprised that they will be ranked high up there in terms of placement.