University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment

Virtual Career Fair for Environmental Employers in Washington DC, March 8-14, 2010

The U-M School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) is one of the nation's top graduate programs in the natural resources and environmental fields.

SNRE has over 470 graduate students (master's and PhD)--many that have some professional experience prior to starting our program.  At SNRE, students gain a strong interdisciplinary education which enables them to work effectively across the science, policy, education, and social realms.  Our graduates are sought after by employers from all sectors for their expertise, leadership, experience, and ability to work across multiple disciplines.

• What is a Virtual Career Fair?
• Career Fair Details for Employers
• How can Employers Participate
• Top 10 Reasons for Employers to Participate
• What Employers are saying about SNRE Graduates
• How can Students Participate
• Contact Information

What is a Virtual Career Fair?

An opportunity to recruit top graduate students and alums in the natural resources and environmental fields for internships and jobs without employers having to travel!  This year we are focusing on D.C. area employers since it's a high interest region for our graduate students.

• Employers who participate in this event will post job and internship openings on SNRE's eRecruiter system.
• Staff at SNRE will advertise participating employers and specific job and internship postings to our 950+ students and alumni on our eRecruiter system during our virtual career fair (March 8-14, 2010).
• Students and alums will be encouraged to apply for position openings during our virtual career fair from March 8-14, 2010.
• ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH SNRE STUDENTS:  In addition to the Virtual Career Fair, employers are encouraged to set up phone interviews, video conferencing workshops, or use other forms of long distance communication with SNRE students during the week of the virtual career fair.  SNRE does have video conferencing and teleconferencing capabilities.  Please contact SNRE Career Staff at snre.erecruiter@umich.edu to schedule a workshop or informational session.    

Career Fair Details for Employers

• Career opportunities should be suitable for graduate students (master's and PhDs) in the fields listed below.  SNRE does not have undergraduate students in our program.
• Career opportunities should be located in the Washington, DC metro area. 
• SNRE reserves the right to not accept an employer registration for the career fair if the opportunity is not located in Washington, DC or if the employer is not of interest to our graduate student population.
• There is a $40 fee for participating and employers can post an unlimited number of positions. Please note that this fee goes to the company that manages our website in order to set up the career fair portion of our website.
• Please specify job/ internship view times from March 8-14 on your job or internship postings.
• The deadline to sign up for this event is Monday, March 1st.

How Can Employers Participate?

• Click on the logo above to register for the virtual career fair
• If you are an employer who does NOT have an eRecruiter account and are interested in participating in this Virtual Career Fair, you will need to set up an account on eRecruiter (click on "Register" and follow instructions to set up your account). You will receive a username and password once you are approved. Please contact us at snre.erecruiter@umich.edu if you need assistance.
• If you are an employer with an eRecruiter account, you can register yourself by logging into your eRecruiter account, (username = your full email address, click "forgot password" if you have forgotten your password and one will be emailed to you, click on "Career Fair" under the quick links to register for this event. Please contact us at snre.erecruiter@umich.edu with any questions.

Top 10 Reasons for Employers to Participate in SNRE’s Virtual Career Fair:

1. Fill job and internship openings with exceptional students and alumni from one of the nation’s top environmental and natural resources graduate programs.

2. Save money on travel expenses.

3. Reach over 950 graduate students and alumni in the following environmental and natural resources fields.  Click on the hyperlinks to learn more about each field of study:

• Aquatic Sciences: Research and Management
• Behavior, Education and Communication
• Conservation Biology
• Environmental Informatics: GIS and Modeling
  
• Environmental Justice
• Environmental Policy and Planning
• Sustainable Systems
• Terrestrial Ecosystems
• Landscape Architecture

Click Here to View a Sampling of Typical SNRE Careers

4. Be among the first employers to receive links to SNRE’s Resume Books (which will be updated in March). Participating Virtual Career Fair employers will be the first to receive our resume books (PhD, MS and MLA).

5. It’s a great deal. Only $40 to post as many positions as you like and to host a video information session, schedule phone interviews, etc.

6. Students and alums can view and apply for your postings 24 hours a day during the Virtual Career Fair week.  SNRE Career Services Staff advertises the Virtual Career Fair to our students and alums well before the Virtual Career Fair and during the week of the Virtual Career Fair.   

7. Receive applications any way you like: via email, mail, or via your recruiting website.

8. Hire staff who excel in multidisciplinary teams. SNRE students and alumni have received an exceptional multidisciplinary education allowing them to excel in team situations that call for the integration of skills from multiple disciplines.

9. Many of our students and alumni have several years or more of professional experience already under their belts.

10. The virtual career fair will provide maximum exposure for participating employers who are interested in reaching out to future leaders in the environmental and natural resources fields.

What Employers Say About Hiring SNRE Graduates:

"Hiring SNRE graduates is one of the greatest investments an employer can make. Two of our top staffers--our VP for Policy Joel Brammeier and Sustainable Business Director Jonah Smith--are SNRE grads working every day on cutting edge resource management, protection and restoration for the Great Lakes." -Cameron Davis, Former President & CEO, Alliance for the Great Lakes (currently appointed by the Obama Administration to lead EPA's Great Lakes restoration efforts).

How Can Students and Alumni Participate?

SNRE students and alumni can RSVP to attend the virtual career fair at any time. Log on to eRecruiter and click on the "Events" tab to register. Please have your resume uploaded on eRecruiter before submitting your RSVP for the event.

• SNRE students and alumni can log-on to eRecruiter any time (24 hours/ day) during the week of March 8-14 to view the employers participating in the Virtual Career Fair and view the positions in which these employers are recruiting. Students and alumni are encouraged to apply for internships and jobs during this time.
• If you are an SNRE student or alumni and need help accessing eRecruiter or using the career fair feature, please contact SNRE Career Staff at snre.erecruiter@umich.edu for assistance or stop by the Office of Academic Programs (Room 1520 Dana) to see Lisa or Kim.

Contact SNRE Career Services Staff for more information

Email us at: snre.erecruiter@umich.edu  

Call us at: 734-764-6453

Lisa Yee-Litzenberg - Coordinator of Student Career Services and

Kim LeClair - Student Services Specialist and Internship Coordinator

University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and Environment

eRecruiter: https://snreumich-csm.symplicity.com

SNRE Career Services Website: http://www.snre.umich.edu/career_services/employer