August 28, 2003
Career Planning and Placement
Center Launches Expanded Titan Connection Job Search System
Cal State Fullerton’s Career Planning and Placement
Center has launched an expanded version of the Titan Connection
job search system for students. The new system combines the cutting-edge
technology of the award- winning CSUF Student Portal with several
new options to help students find full-time jobs, internships and
career related part-time jobs, both on and off campus, in a highly
secure and easy to use format.
Enhanced Flexibility and Ease of Use
The new system provides an integrated view of jobs from several
sources, including various internship and job fairs, campus interviews
and job postings. “On one screen, students can see not only
the many jobs that are available from all of these sources,”
said Jim Case, director of the Career Planning and Placement Center,
“but also which of the positions match their major and career
interests.” The new system also features an option for students
to set electronic agents that will automatically send an email whenever
new positions are added that meet their criteria. “In the
past, many students missed key opportunities if they failed to check
several different sources on a frequent basis,” Case said.
“The new system allows students to manage their time much
more effectively.” A new online calendar also enables students
to set alerts to make sure that they do not miss crucial deadlines
and events.
New Tools for Students
The system encourages employers participating in any of the services
offered by the career center to post current positions, create profiles
of their organizations and direct interested students to their websites
for more information. Students can apply to any positions for which
they qualify online, as well as bookmark favorite employers for
further research and follow-up.
Given the growing concern about the volume of unsolicited email,
the system is designed to let students control the electronic communication
from the career center. By default, the system notifies students
of the many steps in the campus interview scheduling process, yet
the student can turn these notices off, if they choose. In addition,
students can choose whether they want to be on other distribution
lists to receive notices concerning career opportunities, events
and available resources. For example, interested students can choose
to be notified when an internship sponsor visits campus to discuss
opportunities with students.
More Jobs
The expanded Titan Connection also gives students secure access
to a growing database of national employers seeking to hire graduating
college students (NaceLink Connect) and a database of strong regional
opportunities also focused on college students (MonsterTrak). The
Student Portal limits access to enrolled students and recent graduates,
consistent with the competitive edge that graduation from the University
provides alumni. As the new alumni portal comes online in the near
future, plans are to expand these resources to experienced alumni,
as well, to extend the university’s efforts to provide a continuing
connection with the Titans.
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