Stevens Institute of Technology: Admissions Blog

Spring Career Fair at Stevens

Stevens' career fairs have always been winners. They feature top companies offering full-time employment and rewarding summer internships. Prepped and confident Stevens students take advantage of the opportunity to meet impressive companies like MIT Lincoln Lab, Morgan Stanley and Colgate-Palmolive, to name a few. 

With a showing of an estimated 750 students and 100 companies, including newcomers NBC Universal and Major League Baseball, last week's Spring Career Fair was another home run.

Lerna Ekmekcioglu '02 of Morgan Stanley (pictured below) returned to her alma mater to meet students at the career fair.

Grissette Rodriguez, a human resources generalist for global consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser, spoke to attendees interested in the company's award-winning internship program, which places students in product development, analytics and consumer innovation positions.  "Culture-wise, Stevens students are a great fit for our company," she said. "We're looking for hard working students who excel in a numbers-driven environment and who want a challenge. We've had a lot of success with Stevens students. You don't find such candidates from the average applicant pool."

Major League Baseball Recruitment Manager, Bridget Fialo, attended the fair to recruit software development, computer science and security analyst applicants for full-time positions in the company as well as information technology and management information system interns for their business analyst groups. She expressed how important it is for students to have the talent and skills that the position, industry and company demands, but also the willingness and ability to talk to people in the work place. "It's important for students to have had opportunities to present their work and collaborate in diverse settings in college," she said. "I get a sense that Stevens students are well-rounded and amicable in addition to being highly qualified. That's what many employers are looking for."

For more information about career development and professional placement at Stevens, visit: http://www.stevens.edu/sit/ocd/

 

 

 

 

The Stevens Summer: Programs for High School Students

July - August 2011

Multimedia Production,  Business, 

or Engineering & Science 

    Each summer, talented high school students from around the world diverge from traditional summer break plans to participate in The Stevens Summer.   Why? 

    Because The Stevens Summer is about challenge, discovery and exploration, in interesting fields of study but also in friendship and fun!  

        

    Add the benefit of Stevens' amazing location, and it's an unbeatable proposition for the summer break.  Living on campus in Hoboken, New Jersey, on the banks of the Hudson River overlooking Manhattan is exciting!      

    If you're a rising junior or senior in high school who is interested in engineering, science, business or multi-media production, The Stevens Summer should be on your radar.  Apply Today!

    Take it from a past participant...                                           

"Every day was a new adventure into the world of engineering. We worked together in labs with professors from the college and met with professionals in the field from large companies like Becton Dickinson and Schering-Plough. One of the most rewarding parts of the program was learning about each specific field in engineering, ranging from mechanical to chemical engineering, through real field lab experience. We also competed in numerous engineering competitions: a programming competition (my group won!), a naval engineering design competition (we sank), and a chemical-biology bubble gum competition (we won - pineapple flavor!), among many others. However, the program brought much more into my life than experience in engineering. It brought me a taste of college life." 

     

Stevens Senior Engineers Jacob Latimore Hit

Dan Smith, a senior in the Music & Technology department at Stevens Institute of Technology has fulfilled his dream – before graduating! His goal – to be part of a #1 hit pop song - has been realized through engineering.  

Smith engineered the song "This or That" for the new 14-year-old R&B star Jacob Latimore.  It is marketed in retail stores internationally via Universal, EMI and SONY Records as part of NOW That's What I Call Music 37.

 

“The one thing I told professors when I started at Stevens is that my goal is to get a number one album before I graduate and I did,” said Smith.

 

“To make the Billboard 200 charts at number one is an amazing feat for any music professional let alone a student,” said David Musial, Industry Affiliate Professor in the Music & Technology Program. “This is just the beginning for Smith.”

 

Smith has interned at many major record labels in the past two years and in his early days was part of the Stevens Multimedia, Castle Point Records venture. Leveraging his engineering experience, he hopes to become a producer in the industry and work with as many new artists as possible.

 

 “I feel fortunate to be part of a number one album while I’m still in school,” said Smith. “My goal after graduation is to be an A-list producer.”

 

Dan will graduate in May just after completing his thesis which explores the art of launching a new pop star.