Part and full time jobs

Sources of Support: Coops, Interns, Jobs

Undergraduates and Graduates,

This web page describes funding sources that can support undergraduates and graduates during school in the CSCE Department at the University of Arkansas or when you apply for jobs following your schooling.

1. Here is a sample resume format.

A simple format is good. Too much spacing (interline and intraline) can be distracting. No need to label Email and Phone.
Start with your Objective. Avoid motherhood. Tell the recruiter what position you want in what area, e.g., {Intern/coop/summer or Full-time} position in {softwate development, hardware design, ...}
Next, Education: something like B.S. in Computer Science/Engineering, minor in xxx, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Expected: mm, yyyy. GPA: 3.xx. They want to know your major and when you will be graduating. For juniors and seniors, leave out high school accomplishments unless you won the Olympics.
Next, Experience, Skills, Honors, and References (Availble upon Demand).

2. Check out University of Arkansas Career Development Center. Add your resume to the UARK Career Development Center e-resume web site. Also check out the College of Engineering Coop program.

Undergraduate and graduate students: Employers view work experience in your major as important as a good GPA in a marketable major. You should consider this as part of a well rounded education. There is really no big difference between coop-ing, interning, or just plain working for an employer. Some employers might make distinctions between cooping or interning - one might come with benefits, the other not. In some other disciplines, these might be unpaid positions but not in CS/CE where demand is high and these positions come with a salary. With any of these forms of job, you can also enroll in a coop course at the University (for $25). Benefits of enrolling in Cooperative Education are listed below. Contact Andy Matthews for more info about the COE Coop program.

Maintain your full-time student status
Defer your student loans and scholarships
Co-op will be on your transcript
After three Co-op enrollments you will be eligible for the Porter Stone Award ($400 and a great plaque)
Completing the learning objectives will help you increase your on the job learning
Earn 1 hour credit (your department determines how it applies toward graduation)

3. Attend Career Fairs in February and September. The Engineering Career Fair is in Bell and the IT Career Fair is in Reynolds.

4. Here are emails of some of the corporate recruiters in the Arkansas area. These can lead to intent/coop or full time positions. Consider sending them your resume or applying on-line through their corporate website.

Acxiom - Allison Nicholas <Allison.Nicholas@acxiom.com>
Allegis Group - Megan Seba <mseba@allegisgroup.com>
Data-Tronics - Tina Appleyard <appleyard@data-tronics.com>
Dillards - Melissa Stanley <Melissa.Stanley@dillards.com>
JB Hunt - David Martin <David_Martin@jbhunt.com>
Tyson - Ragan Stukenborg <ragan.stukenborg@tyson.com>
Wal-Mart - Patti Bennett <Patti.Bennett@wal-mart.com>
Other employers - send me your recruiting contact - cwt@uark.edu

5. For graduate sudents within the CSCE Department:

there are a few Distinghished Doctoral Fellow and other assistantships/fellowships positions.
Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) positions are selected in late January or early February. You need a high GRE and good language skills. The department has around 5-8 such positions. It may also have a very few system administrator positions - contact George Holmes <gholmes@uark.edu>.
Graduate Research Assistants (GRA) positions are up to individual faculty who have contracts and grants. Approach individual faculty. Often these positions go to grad student who have been at UofA for a semester or more and have proven themselves to the faculty. Often these positions are timing dependent - be at the right time and place. When the contract starts, then the faculty will be looking to staff up.
Positions somewhere else on campus - for instance, the Computing Services or University Housing or some other department.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Craig Thompson