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Students aim for Target careers.
Four students from the College recently captured jobs at Target. After learning about the company at the Career Fair or information sessions, sending their resumes online (www.target.com/campus), and having an on-campus interview, students Jorge Morales; Sri Pragada; José Espinoza; and Rheem Hammouda; along with José Toscano, assistant director, College Undergraduate Career Services; and Bill Levin, assistant director, External Relations and Resource Development, traveled to Orlando in November. There the students, along with a couple hundred other candidates from Florida, had the chance to meet with members of the Target team—all the way up to directors and vice presidents. “The caliber of the University’s students was very impressive,” said Brad Taylor, Target’s group campus recruiter for Florida. “They had a 100 percent offer rate and we had a 100 percent acceptance rate. Clearly we were interested in them and they were interested in us.” “I knew from the start that I wanted to work at Target,” said Pragada, who graduated in December with an major in marketing and who credits Career Services with opening the door for her. “After an interview on campus, I interviewed in Orlando for the second and final round on a Friday, and on Tuesday I got an offer for the job I wanted.” She’ll begin her new position as an executive team leader, the equivalent of an assistant store manager, in mid-January in Miami. “We offer two paid positions,” Taylor said. “One is the executive team leader and the other is a ten- to twelve-week internship, which is a good way for us and for the students to see if they fit with the Target culture. We keep the internship flexible to meet their class schedules.” Because Target is growing so much, it tries to meet the geographic requirements of new employees when it finds the people it wants to hire. “We’re looking for leadership, energy, and enthusiasm,” Taylor said. “The students from the University showed an awesome level of leadership.”
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