Barrett, The Honors College Thesis/Creative Project Collection
Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University proudly showcases the work of undergraduate honors students by sharing this collection exclusively with the ASU community.
Barrett accepts high performing, academically engaged undergraduate students and works with them in collaboration with all of the other academic units at Arizona State University. All Barrett students complete a thesis or creative project which is an opportunity to explore an intellectual interest and produce an original piece of scholarly research. The thesis or creative project is supervised and defended in front of a faculty committee. Students are able to engage with professors who are nationally recognized in their fields and committed to working with honors students. Completing a Barrett thesis or creative project is an opportunity for undergraduate honors students to contribute to the ASU academic community in a meaningful way.
The purpose of this thesis is to examine how employers recruit university students, and determine what methods are most successful. Many companies embrace online recruiting strategies such as Handshake, but some still combine a few strategies such as career fairs, university partnerships, club sponsorships, and other online platforms aside from…
The purpose of this thesis is to examine how employers recruit university students, and determine what methods are most successful. Many companies embrace online recruiting strategies such as Handshake, but some still combine a few strategies such as career fairs, university partnerships, club sponsorships, and other online platforms aside from Handshake in order to recruit students. Research for this study was gathered through the use of two surveys administered to Arizona State University students and corporate recruiters. The student survey focuses on what mediums students find most successful in their job and internship searches, as well as what values they look for in future employers. The corporate survey asks questions related to the efforts used to attract students for future internships and full-time job opportunities. The findings reveal that companies must leverage a variety of available resources, including both online methods and on-campus events in order to find the best-fitting candidates. Likewise, students must focus on branding themselves as adaptable through their materials and continue to utilize career fairs, as well as other resources, in their job search practices. This study has a number of practical implications for employers seeking to understand how to best recruit university students given the most popular platforms used today. Students will also find practical implications from this study as they can better understand how to successfully use the available resources to the best of their ability, and how to successfully get hired by companies recruiting from Arizona State University. Recommendations for change on the students and employers respective behalf are based on survey findings and secondary research.
