Employer Recruitment Guide

Table of Contents

Hire a Blue Devil!

Director's Welcome...........................2 UW-Stout at a Glance.........................3 2024-2025 Events.............................3 Career Success Highlights..................4 About Career Services........................5 Recruitment Process...........................6 Partnership Program...........................7 Cooperative Education & Internship Program............................8 Career-Ready Students.......................9 Recruiting & Hiring International Students.......................10 Other Ways to Engage.......................11 Success Stories................................12 Academic Programs.........................13 Student Organizations......................14 Employer Recognition.......................15 Contact Information..........................16

Thank you for your interest in recruiting at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Wisconsin's Polytechnic University!

UW-Stout's Career Services has a long history of working with organizations that value the academic and applied learning focus that our university is built upon. We are committed to utilizing current and best practices throughout our programming efforts, recruitment and networking events, and cross-campus collaborations to ensure our students are career-ready. Throughout this guide, you will see the impacts our office has made both statewide and nationally, the future opportunities your organization has to connect with our talented students, and the necessary information to help your company have a value-added, successful recruitment relationship with UW-Stout. I encourage you to connect with our Employer Relations team regarding the information shared in the following pages, questions you may have, or ideas you'd like to collaborate on. We look forward to working with you to connect with our students and alumni.

Awards & Recognition

Cooperative Education Student Achievement Award (Cooperative Education & Internship Association) Award Recipients:

• Julia Hellquist (2024) • Ryan Knudtson (2019)

Stewards of Place Award (American Association of State Colleges and Universities) Cooperative Education & Internship Program (2024) Innovation Award (Wisconsin Association of Colleges and Employers) Grow, Persist, Succeed Program (2022) Chevron Innovation Award (National Association of Colleges and Employers) Art & Design Week (2020)

Regards, Bryan Barts

Director of Career Services University of Wisconsin-Stout (715) 232-1469 bartsb@uwstout.edu

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