Recruiting Students from The Data Mine

Ways to help to build your talent pipeline in The Data Mine

Start the conversation early

  • Fall semester is prime time for recruiting

  • Highlight the job opportunities available at your company including internships, co-ops, reasearch projects, and full-time

Share your job postings on Purdue’s online job board

Visit campus and network with students

  • Give a talk as a Lunch and Learn event

  • Work with the Corporate Partner team to organize a site visit with your organization

  • Host a professional development workshop (mock interviews, develop an elevator pitch, resume review)

Consider sharing your career journey with student team

  • Allow them to see a potential path as they are discovering their own

  • Open the door to talk about your failures and career pivots

  • Offer to serve as a reference or review student’s cover letter