Winter 1996

Employers will soon be able to review resumes of Rose-Hulman students by simply accessing the Internet.

Rose-Hulman is expanding its career services World Wide Web page by adding a new online Internet application system that could become a national model.

Rose-Hulman will become one of the few colleges or universities that will provide student resumes online. Users will also be able to conduct detailed or general searches based on part-time or permanent employment needs. Career services staff will be able to retrieve data quicker to evaluate a student’s career planning activities, and to analyze employment trends.

The new Internet-based, client-server application is called Casmon (Career Services Management Online). It was created by Aureate Development Inc., a new Terre Haute-based software company founded by alumni Scott Loughmiller (‘96) and Jeff Ready (‘96), and Ehren Maedge.

The Casmon-supported, career services Web page will be fully operational in January, says Bill Lindstaedt, Rose-Hulman Director of Career Services and Employer Relations.

"Casmon will enable student resumes to be automatically formated into code and downloaded for use on the Web page," he explained.

Lindstaedt hopes to quickly expand the system this spring to include services that will benefit alumni wanting to make a job change.

Employers will be able to conduct database searches that will identify potential job candidates by their technical skills, career interest, major, class, or the geographic area where the student would like to work.

The employer could conduct a search to identify chemical engineering majors who have had two summer career-related jobs and are interested in working in the Chicago area," Lindstaedt said.

Users can prioritize qualities or skills they need and make their search even more specific, according to Lindstaedt.

"Maybe a student’s knowledge of hypertext code is more imporant than what year they are in school, or the student’s hometown may be a key factor if the company is looking for summer employees," Lindstaedt noted.

"Once students are identified, the employer can communicate instantly with them by sending an e-mail message without leaving the Casmon system."

Lindstaedt said about 200 resumes of seniors are already available for online access. Additional resumes from other students will be added during the next few months.

The Casmon system puts Rose-Hulman at the forefront of using the Internet in career services, says Ehren Maedge, marketing director for Aureate. "Casmon is one of the first large-scale systems to serve this kind of educational need. Rose-Hulman is the first institution to use it."

Lindstaedt says Casmon will also provide the career services staff with quicker access to information about a student’s progress in career planning, interviewing and job search success. It will make it easier for the staff to access data about company interview trends, and participation in special career services programs such as the annual Career Fair.

The system also makes it easier for students to access World Wide Web pages featuring employment opportunities.

The Career Services Web page can be accessed via http://www.Rose-Hulman.Edu and then connecting to the student services link on the Web page directory. A demonstration of the Casmon system is available online at http://www.aureate.com/es.