Recruiting from Colleges

I am an Employment Specialist working for a Community College.

What is the best way to contact Human Resources Mangers or company representatives looking for employees?

It use to be easy to call and talk with HR personnel and let them know about our

programs, students and graduates of the college. So many companies now want students to apply on line and have very little contact with college personnel. College Employment professionals hope we

are not going to lose the personal contact with HR. We want to be able to invite you to our

meetings, be part of advisory groups and attend Job Fairs.

Comment by Ralph Leon on March 12, 2010 at 3:25pm: I think this would be a great topic for LinkedIn answers. I would also say to first do some research on the company you want to target. See which majors that specific company caters toward, then maybe put together a packet or presentation. Send the company a proposal about why you want to meet with them. I understand how it might seem that the companies are just trying to rely on students coming to them. Another great thing you can do is set up guest speakers to come in for different companies. These speakers can talk about their experiences, their jobs, and other interesting things about their industry. Hope that helps. Good luck!

Comment by Helen Beaird on March 12, 2010 at 7:10pm: Thank you Ralph
You gave me several great ideas.
I will invite several employers to be guest speakers in my resume workshops.
I also plan to set up an employer panel
Thanks again