Workshops for students

New programs are added periodically throughout the quarter; please check back from time to time!

Your Senior Year Job Search

Ready to look for career employment? Learn how to maximize the value of ECS, other useful resources specifically for graduating students, how to organize and plan your job search, and how to successfully market yourself.

• Review Your Senior Year Job Search [new window] online

ECIP 101 (interviewing basics included)

Looking for a co-op or internship? Learn how to best use the Engineering Co-op & Internship Program's (ECIP) system by attending an ECIP 101 meeting. The basics for professional interviewing will also be discussed.

• Wed Mar 26 - 3:30 to 4:30pm - 311 Bolz Hall
• Tue Apr 1 - 5:30 to 6:30pm - 436 Bolz Hall
• Thu Apr 17 - 3:30 to 4:30pm - 054 Scott Lab
• Fri Apr 25 - 11:30am to 12:30pm - 120 Caldwell Lab
• Mon May 5 - 5:30 to 6:30pm - 436 Bolz Hall
• Tue May 20 - 3:30 to 4:30pm - 004 Scott Lab

ECIP Q&A

Have questions about submitting resumes, interviewing, using your job search account? Results not meeting your expectations? Come meet with an advisor to get your questions answered! First-come, first-served.

• Tue Apr 22 - 10:00am to 12:00pm - 199 Hitchcock Hall
• Tue Apr 22 - 2:00 to 4:00pm - 199 Hitchcock Hall

"I'm Hired, Now What???"

You’re on your way to your first job… either internship/co-op or full time. Sure you are technically competent, but do you really know all you need to know to start a JOB? Do you know how to fill out your W-4, I-9 and 401K forms? Do you know how to decipher corporate culture or how you are graded at work? Come learn all the basics that will make your first months on the job SO much easier!
Presented by Lockheed Martin.

• Wed May 21 - 3:30 to 4:30pm - 056 Scott Lab

Q&A for Your First Day on the Job

If you will be starting a work assignment this Summer, plan to attend this workshop! We will discuss questions to ask your supervisor before, during, and after the assignment in order to best prepare for the position. Experienced co-op and intern students will be present to answer questions about completing work assignments.

• Wed May 21 - 5:30 to 6:30pm - 436 Bolz Hall

Interview Strategies

This workshop is for you if you already know the basics of interviewing, but want to take your skills to the next level—especially if you have been interviewing but your success rate is less than you would like. Learn some simple ways to avoid common mistakes. Also includes information on behavioral interviewing.

• Thu Mar 27 - 5:00 to 6:00pm - 369 Dreese Labs
• Thu Apr 10 - 4:30 to 5:30pm - 369 Dreese Labs
• Mon May 5 - 4:00 to 5:00pm - 369 Dreese Labs

Sales Engineering Careers

One of the many paths you can take to apply your engineering degree is technical sales. In this workshop, you will learn how you can leverage your technical expertise, communication, organization, and negotiation skills in a business setting. Please login to your job search account and RSVP for this event, since space is limited.

• Tue Apr 29 - 4:30 to 5:30pm - 369 Dreese Labs

Negotiation Skills for Job Seekers

Once you get that job offer, should you try to negotiate salary? Is anything else negotiable? In this workshop, you’ll learn how to determine if you should negotiate, what you can negotiate, and a proven technique for doing so. Please login to your job search account and RSVP for this event, since space is limited.

• Thu May 1 - 4:30 to 5:30pm - 369 Dreese Labs

Work Authorization & the International Student

This presentation will give international students in F-1 or J-1 status an idea of the work options they have under INS regulations.

• Wed Apr 23 - 3:30 to 4:30pm - 369 Dreese Labs

Career fairs

Engineering/Architecture

• Engineering Career Expo 2007 [new window]
  Thu Oct 4, 2007
  Major fundraiser for & managed by Engineers' Council [new window]
  Student Coordinator: Michael Cengia at 614-371-2723
• SWE Engineering Career Fair [new window]
  Tue Feb 19, 2008 (employer registration opens November 26, 2007)
  Major fundraiser for & managed by OSU Society of Women Engineers [new window]
  Student Coordinator: Christine Law
• Knowlton School of Architecture Career Fair [new window]
  Thu Feb 28, 2008
  Coordinator Angela Beer at 614-247-7244 or beer.38@osu.edu

Other Career Fairs

Fisher College of Business (business students only)

• Transportation & Logistics Association (TLA) Career Fair [new window]
  Tue Oct 9, 2007
• Fisher Fall Career Fair [new window]
  Wed Oct 10 & Thu Oct 11, 2007
• Fisher Internship Invitational [new window]
  Wed Feb 6, 2008

College of Food, Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

• College of Food, Agricultural & Environmental Sciences (CFAES) Career Expos [new window]
  Tue Nov 6 & Wed Nov 7, 2007
  Wed Feb 6 & Thu Feb 7, 2008

Campus-wide / off-campus

• Graduate & Professional School Expo [new window]
  Wed Oct 17, 2007
• Ohio Bioscience Career Fair [new window] (Worthington, OH)
  Tue Nov 27, 2007
• Recruit Tokyo Career Fair [new window] (Tokyo, Japan)
  Sat Dec 22 & Sun Dec 23, 2007
• OSU-OMA Career & Job Fair [new window]
  Wed Jan 16 & Thu Jan 17, 2008
• Non-Profit Career Fair
  Wed Feb 20, 2008
• NACE International Student Virtual Career Fair (NISVCF)
  Employers post jobs through Thu May 1, 2008
  Students apply to jobs through Fri May 16, 2008
• Federal Government Career Fair [new window]
  Wed Apr 2, 2008
• OSU Spring Career Day [new window]
  Tue Apr 8, 2008
• International Careers Week 2008 [new window]
  Mon May 12 - Fri May 16, 2008

Special events

• Women in Engineering Recognition Banquet
  Wed Feb 20, 2008
  Contact Glenda La Rue at 614/688-4137 or la-rue.10@osu.edu
• 2008 ECIP Job Shadow Program
  Mar 17 -21 (OSU Spring Break Week) - prior sign-up required
  Contact Rachel Kaschner at 614/688-4967 or kaschner.4@osu.edu
• MEP (Minority Engineering Program) Banquet
  Spring Quarter (date TBD) 2008
  Contact Felicia Sawyer at 614/292-7329 or sawyer.8@osu.edu

Employers coming to campus

Employers scheduling on-campus interviews for Spring Quarter, as of 5/5/2008

Partial list -- subject to change! Registered students: login to your account [new window] for application details.

• Allegheny Ludlum
• ArcelorMittal
• Avure Technologies
• BAE Systems
• Cooper Tire & Rubber Co
• Crown Equipment Corp
• DePuy Orthopaedics
• Diamond Power International Inc
• ELTECH Gruppo De Nora
• EmergiTech Inc
• General Electric Corp
• Greenville Technology Inc
• Hagglunds Drives
• HFI LLC
• Infosys Technologies Ltd
• Jedson Engineering
• Kent Displays Inc
• McNaughton-McKay Electric Co
• Miba Bearings US LLC
• Motorola
• NASA-George C Marshall Space Flight Center
• Parker Hannifin
• PCC Airfoils Inc
• Philadelphia Housing Authority
• PROWARE
• Qwest Communications
• Resource Interactive
• RJF International Corp
• Scotts Co
• SRA International Inc
• Sterling Commerce
• Therm-O-Disc
• TransCore
• US Air Force Metrology & Calibration Lab
• US Army Aberdeen Test Center
• Weastec

Employers hosting on-campus information sessions

Many employers host an information session or open house prior to their on-campus recruiting visit (usually the night before their interviews). For Winter 2008, 29 employers scheduled an information session or special presentation. Registered students may login to their account [new window] to rsvp for information sessions. If you are scheduled to interview with an employer who is hosting an information session, you will be expected to attend.

Important recruiting dates

Autumn 2007

• Sep 19 Classes begin
• Oct 1 On-campus recruiting begins
• Oct 4 Engineering Career Expo
• Nov 12 Veterans' Day observed - University closed
• Nov 22 Thanksgiving Day - University closed
• Nov 23 Columbus Day observed - University closed
• Nov 30 Last day of on-campus recruiting
• Dec 3-6 Final examinations
• Dec 9 Autumn commencement
• Dec 24 Holiday observed - University closed
• Dec 25 Holiday observed - University closed

Winter 2008

• Jan 1 New Year's Day - University closed
• Jan 3 Classes begin
• Jan 16 On-campus recruiting begins
• Jan 21 Martin Luther King Day - University closed
• Jan 31 Employer deadline to sign up for Job Shadow week
• Feb 19 SWE Engineering Career Fair
• Feb 20 Women in Engineering Recognition Banquet
• Mar 7 Last day of on-campus recruiting
• Mar 10-13 Final examinations
• Mar 16 Winter commencement
• Mar 17-21 Spring break: Job Shadow week

Spring 2008

• Mar 24 Classes begin
• Apr 7 On-campus recruiting begins
• Apr MEP (Minority Engineering Program) Banquet
• May 26 Memorial Day - University Closed
• May 30 Last day of on-campus recruiting
• Jun 2-5 Final examinations
• Jun 8 Spring commencement

Summer 2008

• Jun 16 Classes begin
• Jul 4 Independence Day - University closed
• Aug 18 Last day of regularly scheduled classes
• Aug 19-21 Final examinations
• Aug 24 Summer commencement
• Sep 1 Labor Day - University closed

Co-op/intern academic calendar

View a PDF version of the co-op/intern academic calendar (requires Adobe Reader [new window] or another PDF viewer).

Co-op/Intern Academic Calendar

Qtr/Yr	Qtr start	Qtr end	Possible work start	Possible work end	Max # of work weeks	Evaluation due date
Summer 2007	6/18/2007	8/24/2007	6/11/2007	9/14/2007	14	8/24/2007
Autumn 2007	9/19/2007	12/7/2007	8/27/2007	12/28/2008	18	11/30/2007
Winter 2008	1/3/2008	3/14/2008	12/10/2007	3/21/2008	15	3/7/2008
Spring 2008	3/24/2008	6/6/2008	3/17/2008	6/13/2008	13	5/30/2008
Summer 2008	6/16/2008	8/22/2008	6/9/2008	9/19/2008	15	8/22/2008
Autumn 2008	9/24/2008	12/12/2008	8/25/2008	1/2/2009	19	12/5/2008
Winter 2009	1/5/2009	3/20/2009	12/15/2009	3/27/2009	15	3/13/2009
Spring 2009	3/30/2009	6/12/2009	3/23/2009	6/19/2009	13	6/5/2009
Summer 2009	6/22/2009	8/28/2009	6/15/2009	9/18/2009	14	8/28/2009
Autumn 2009	9/23/2009	12/11/2009	8/31/2009	12/31/2009	18	12/4/2009
Winter 2010	1/4/2010	3/19/2010	12/14/2009	3/26/2010	15	3/12/2010
Spring 2010	3/29/2010	6/11/2010	3/22/2010	6/18/2010	13	6/4/2010