eRecruiting makes dreaded job search easier
eRecruiting gives students a chance to post résumés in an online database.
By Natalie Houston

For many anxious seniors, the thought of an upcoming graduation — in the face of a flailing economy and a possible war with Iraq — brings a new urgency to prepare for the dreaded job search. Some are confused about where to start. Some have already printed up their business cards. But seniors, juniors or even ambitious sophomores and freshmen can benefit now from putting their résumé online through Career Services.

Bill Stowe, associate director for the Career Services, said seniors especially should register in the University Career Center (UCC) to upload their résumé for on-campus interviews which have already begun. Companies are looking for December, May 2003 and August 2003 graduates, Stowe said.

TCU is now using a new software program called eRecruiting for job listings. The old résumé database was outdated and not as secure as the eRecruiting program, Stowe said.

“UCC is very protective because we are concerned about the security of our students,” he said. “A résumé has your name, address and phone number on it, and we don’t allow everyone to see that. In the spring, as I understand it, employers must contact UCC to receive a password to be able to view résumés in our database.”

As of right now employers cannot view online résumés. They may request that UCC do a search on the database for certain positions and send the employer résumés, he said.
To upload a résumé online through University Career Services it must be a Microsoft Word document.

If a student had a résumé in the old database, it has been deleted and they will have to upload a new one. But registration is simple and not too time consuming.

In order to access registration online, go to the University Career Services Web site at (www.cpl.tcu.edu). Then, click on the “Résumé Construction” tab at the top of the page. Under “Résumés & Registration Instructions for eRecruiting” click on eRecruiting. On the “Welcome to eRecruiting,” put in your username (your TCU ID number) and password (the last four digits of that number). Click on “Self-Register” at the bottom left of the page. You will see a second welcome page where you can complete or update your information, by clicking on “Profile,” then “Personal Info” and “Academics” on each page.

After a student has completed the Profile sections, they are ready to upload their résumé. Click on “Documents” at the top of the page. On the next page, click “Upload Documents” and “Choose Résumé.” The program will prompt you to browse the drive where your résumé is saved. Pick the résumé that you want and click upload. After uploading your résumé, you will be given a chance to name it if you wish to distinguish it from other résumés that you might upload into the system. You may have multiple résumés in the system, but you must designate one as your default résumé.

In eRecruiting, you must publish your résumé for it to be included in a Résumé Book, the résumé database that employers can search, Stowe said. After a student has uploaded their résumé, they can click “Publish Résumé” and select the Résumé Book titled TCU Employment Candidates.