Career Management Services Office
2011 Annual Report
December 2011
Dear partners, friends and future friends of the College of Business Administration,
On behalf of the College of Business Administration Career Management Services (CMS) Office at
Florida International University (FIU), we are pleased to offer you a report that highlight programs,
services, and partnerships contribution to employment outcomes for CBA students and alumni for
the 2010-2011 academic year.
Since the office was established in October 2003 we have continued to work on positioning our
students and alumni on a local, national, and international level. Due to the demographics of our
graduate and undergraduate student body in the College we are continuing to see more and more
organizations develop a relationship with us for the talent we can provide with our diverse and
Hispanic student population.
Moving forward, we will continue to focus on developing and strengthening relationships with
organizations interested in hiring our talent for internships and/or permanent opportunities.
We will also keep our focus on student preparation for an ongoing competitive job seeking process.
Early indicators are both of these strategies will meet for success in 2011/2012 and beyond.
We look forward to partnering with you to make the 2011/2012 recruiting season your success and
to advance a longer term goal of enhancing the visibility and effectiveness of your organization.
Kind regards,
Barry Shiflett
Director
Our Mission Statement:
The mission of Career Management Services (CMS) is to partner with, and provide extensive services to
College of Business Administration students so they become an active participant in their own continuing
development, evaluation, and implementation of their personal career plans. By assisting them in managing
their own expectations, we help them become their own success story.
We offer students high quality, accessible, extensive and well-coordinated services and information designed
for career success. In addition CMS provides students with self assessment tools, individual student advising,
resume referral, and on-campus interviews for internships and permanent employment opportunities.
Our office also assists in the process through employer development by partnering with employers to fulfill
their employment needs, whether for an internship or a permanent hire.
The CMS office also partners with FIU’s Centralized Career Services office. The Centralized office is a separate
career management office offering job postings, on-campus interviews, career fairs and/or other career
development related activities to students other than business majors. A full listing of their services can be
viewed at http://career.fiu.edu.
Student Programming Highlights:
Providing “Worlds Ahead” service to our undergraduate, graduate and alumni.
Over the course of the year we offer multiple program offerings, some unique to the College of Business and
in conjunction with the centralized career office of the University. We’d like to share some exciting highlights
that CMS offered this year:
Etiquette Lunch & Dinner
CMS annually offers etiquette lunch and dinner workshops every fall and spring semester. These events
allowed employer sponsors the opportunity to network with FIU’s up-and-coming talent while mastering the
skills of business etiquette via instruction from etiquette experts leading them through a five course meal.
In fiscal 2011 we hosted two dinners and one lunch with over 250 students participating.
Companies that participated in the lunch and dinner program: Macy’s Cherry Bekaert & Holland, Crowe
Howarth, Prudential, Old Navy.
Passport to Success
Upon passing the School of Accounting Entrance Exam at the undergraduate level students are permitted to
register for the first official course for Accounting majors, Intermediate Accounting I (ACG 4101). The Passport
to Success Program has been implemented into this course to introduce CMS into the accounting curriculum
early on in their academic career, as many employers seeking accounting students begin recruiting these
students as early as their sophomore year.
The program consists of six assignments that must be completed in order to hold a seat for them in
Intermediate Accounting II (ACG 4111). In addition to registering, uploading a resume and utilizing the various
tools in our office, students also complete the following:
Writing out the answers to 5 commonly asked interview questions for critique and review purposes
A predetermined 10 question video-taped mock interview utilizing InterviewStream software program
and receive a critique by CMS
Write a 450-600 word essay that answers, "Why I chose to major in accounting and what career path I
plan to follow."
Attend a meeting OR event of either Beta Alpha Psi or ALPFA at FIU to learn how becoming involved
on campus can help you attain your career goals.
In summer 2010 29 of 41 students passed the course and completed the program; in fall 2010 97 of 106
students passed the course and completed the program; and in spring 2011 64 of 83 students passed the
course and completed the program. In total 230 students passed the course and of that, 190 completed the
Passport Program for an overall completion rate of 82%.
Resume and Interview Skill Enhancement (RISE) Program
RISE is an experiential interviewing and resume critique program for undergraduate students/alumni, with
interviews and critiques being conducted by employers on campus in CMS interview rooms. It was developed
and implemented during the 09-10 academic year to address employer feedback on the behavioral
interviewing skills and resume quality of students/alumni in the FIU College of Business.
Our RISE events took place on 9/29/10 and 11/3/10 in the fall semester and 3/9/11 in the spring semester.
112 students participated in fall 2010 with 84 mock interviews conducted, 28 resume critiques, and 19
employer partners participating. In the spring, 12 students participated in 8 mock interviews and 4 resume
critiques, with 4 employer sponsors participating.
In conjunction with RISE, FIU’s ALPFA chapter Mock Interview Program had 37 students participate in the fall
(9/18/10) and 25 students participate in the spring (2/12/11).
The total number of students participating was 186 in the 10-11 academic year.
The following companies participated, with several more sending representatives who participated in the
program: State Farm, Chase, Assurant, City Furniture, Titan America, Burger King, Prudential, Terremark,
Walgreens, Royal Caribbean, JCPenney, Target, Bank of America, Northwestern Mutual, Baptist Health, and
ADP.
Ahead of the Game
CMS collaborated with the School of Accounting, ALPFA at FIU, and Beta Alpha Psi to combine the former
signature events of both student organizations, Business Industry Night and Firms Night.
The biannual event now named, Ahead of the Game – Accounting and Business Expo, was successfully
introduced in the fall of 2010 and repeated in spring 2011. This event was designed to be an exclusive expo
catering to Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems (MIS), and related business fields.
The event had a career fair style format with a twist. Students had to meet the following criteria to
participate: have an overall GPA of a 3.0; be an Accounting, Finance, or MIS Major; have Junior, Senior,
Certificate, Master's, or recent alumni standing; and be registered with Business Career Management Services
with an approved resume.
For the inaugural event in fall of 2010, 248 students and recent alumni along with 34 companies participated
and in the spring of 2011 165 students and recent alumni and 22 companies participated. We have continued
to work together to form committees and meet regularly to continue the success of this event for the 2011-12
school year.
Orlando “Just in time” Graduate Career Fair
Since 2005, CMS has hosted a Graduate “Just in Time Hiring” event in conjunction with the National Society of
Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) within the business school.
The fair took place on February 18, 2011 on the University of Central Florida campus. This year’s event marked
the second time CMS partnered with UCF and the University of Florida.
Participation by FIU CBA Graduates was up 20% from last year. Overall a total of 212 students participated in
the event with FIU CBA Graduate students making up over a quarter of the attendees.
Students were able to load a resume into the event resume book, which was sent to employers one week
prior to the event. The fair was open to all current FIU, UCF, and UF MBA/MS students and alumni plus the
members of the Orlando, Tampa and South Florida NSHMBA chapters.
Companies that participated included: Allstate, American Airlines, Avality, Burger King Corporation,
Butensky & Cohen Financial Security, Charles Schwab, CIA, Darden, Disney, Florida Virtual School, FritoLay,
Gartner, GEICO, Kraft, Masco, NextEra Energy(FPL), Plasma Therm, Procter &Gamble, Prudential, Regions,
Royal Caribbean, Ryder, Target, Tech Data, Wal-Mart, Web.com, and Wyndham Vacation.
Panama Career Fair
On June 16, 2011 CMS in partnership with INCAE, participated and managed a second career fair in Panama
City, Panama.
We continued to build upon last year’s successes increasing participation on the company and student side. A
total of 23 companies participated in the event. This was a 35% increase in company participation from last
year’s event.
On the student programming side, this year’s event not only included more active company participation but
also a networking lunch. Students and employers were randomly assigned seats during lunch and had an
opportunity to network outside of the traditional career fair format.
International companies that participated included: BAC Panama, Caterpillar, Cerveceria Baru, Citi,
Deloitte, Dollar Rent-a-Car, Empleo-Gold Mills y Calox, Ernst & Young, Executive Adviser, Industrias de
Sguros, KPMG, LatinTop Jobs, MRI Panama, Nestle, Procter & Gamble, RH Vital, Sanofi Aventis, Super Xtra,
Tecoloco.com, Top Management, Towebanck, and Wipro.
National Society of Hispanic MBA’s Career Fair –Chicago, IL
On October 21
– 23, 2010, CMS participated in the annual National Society of Hispanic MBA’s (NSHMBA)
career fair that took place in Chicago, IL. The event was an overwhelming success for the 40 graduate students
from the College of Business who were among the more than 7000 attendees. The event included a career
expo at which nearly 300 corporate, academic, non-profit and government sponsors had booths, and a
scholarship luncheon.
Our students secured more interviews than in past years and they interviewed or attended receptions at
Abbott, Bank of America, Cintas, Dell, Deloitte, Diageo, Disney, Ford, Humana, IBM, Johnson Controls,
Microsoft, Medtronic, OSI Restaurants Republic Services, Sarah Lee, United Health and United Technologies.
CMS has been a member on the NSHMBA Corporate Advisory Board for the past seven years and we have
seen a consistent increase in the number of students attending and securing interviews, internships and job
offers year over year.
In October 2012, Florida International University and the College of Business will be the lead academic partner
for the conference taking place in Orlando, Florida.
State Farm Day
On Tuesday February 1, 2011, State Farm Insurance Company participated in an event aptly titled “State Farm
Day” in an effort to promote career opportunities and the company.
In an effort to promote this to the FIU students, State Farm provided free food to the students in the Green
Library Breezeway and in courtyard of the College of Business and also held an information session with 3
senior level employees as keynote speakers: Laura Haas, assistant vice president, human resources; Cheryl
Herrin, State Farm operations vice president; and Eddie Toro, enterprise recruiting manager.
State Farm also provided representatives from the following specific areas: Agency, Claims, Creative Services,
Enterprise Internet Solutions, Financial Operations & Compliance, State Farm Bank and Systems. These
representatives met with the students, provided them with more information about their day to day roles in
the organization. Finally, State Farm attended the University Career Fair on February 3, 2011 to complete their
on campus recruitment activities.
CMS used this opportunity to create some innovative marketing efforts for the event, capitalizing on multiple
outlets such as targeted email, LinkedIn groups, Facebook, and other social media platforms before the event
and collected data on the students who attended the evening sessions.
Over 85 individuals, 56 of them business students, attended an information session about career
opportunities at State Farm, including 51 undergraduates, 12 graduate students and 21 alumni.
Professional Development Seminars (PDS)
At the beginning of the semester, all new students enrolled in our masters degree programs (MBA/MS) are
required to attend a six hour, Professional Development Seminar (PDS) facilitated by the Director of CMS,
Barry Shiflett. The PDS workshop is a fully interactive session covering the services that the CMS office offers
to the students.
In addition to the introductory information, the PDS also covers a five stage career development process. In
the first stage, participants conduct a self assessment. In stages two and three, an evaluation and investigation
of career opportunities takes place with a particular focus on goal setting.
In stage four, participants learn the nuances and importance of self marketing and tips for their job search that
includes resume reviews, networking, working a career fair, elevator speech, making plans for a job search and
how to ace your interview. Stage five serves to reinforce the collective lessons of the seminar and focuses on
continuous skill building, and change management.
Program Highlights:
Significant increases in student and alumni activity consistently met with high satisfaction scores
Fiscal 2011 was a good year for CMS, bringing with it several successes and opportunities to consolidate data
and reporting standards. Starting in July 2010 the main database Symplicity was finally segregated into two
separate career databases. For years, the main University career center and CMS had a cross pollinated,
shared database, in 2010 that changed significantly with the segregation of data between the two offices.
While the overall job postings decreased, the office experienced significant gains in students and alumni
registering with the office and logging in to utilize the Symplicity database
Fiscal
2010
Increase/
Decrease*
# of FT/PT Jobs/Internships posted for MBA/MS
884
(65)%
# of FT/PT Jobs/Internships posted for BBA
2085
(9)%
Total MBA/MS/BBA jobs, internships posted
2574
(24)%
Total CBA Students/Alumni registered
6366
68%
Total NEW CBA Students/Alumni registered
1056
54%
Total CBA Students/Alumni registered who are active students who logged on
3167
21%
Total MBA/MS students alumni registered in Symplicity
1654
61%
Total BBA (Juniors, Seniors & ADBA) registered in Symplicity
4511
47%
*Several items had experienced significant changes because of this consolidation. The most drastic examples are the
changes in jobs posted and new undergraduates registering with the office. These changes can be directly attributed to
the changes in the Symplicity system.
Overall student participation again showed positive increases from the last fiscal year. This trend was again led
by alumni who had a notable percentage increase of 55%. Also of note were increases in the amounts of MBA
and MS students registering. This year the gain was 61% over last year’s number of 38%. This can be attributed
to several factors, but the one key component is the required attendance of all MBA/MS students in the
professional development seminars.
Students also continued to take advantage of the various workshops offered by the department. Last year
over 1179 students participated in 11 available workshops held on various dates throughout the year in the
CMS office, and through classroom presentations. Again survey results from the workshops all showed a high
level of satisfaction scores positively reflecting on the expertise and dedicated work of the presenters.
While challenges still remain in the economy, overall student and alumni activity has increased. Once again
our team has risen to the challenges and demands and takes pride in their ability to offer excellent service and
programs.
Student Profiles:
Graduate Students:
In Fiscal 2011 there were 2652 MBA/MS students registered in Symplicity. An additional 573 new students
registered with CMS for the 2011 fiscal year. This is a 60% increase from 2010. The following is a breakdown of
specific majors/programs:
Graduate Students: Major*
Accounting
80
MBA
310
College of Business Administration
36
Finance
74
HRM
19
International Business
66
Management
21
MIS
27
Marketing
11
Real Estate
4
Tax
7
*Other majors outside of the CBA have been
excluded
Accounting
12%
MBA
47%
College of Business
Administration
6%
Finance
11%
HRM
3%
International
Business
10%
Management
3%
MIS
4%
Marketing
2%
Real Estate
1%
Tax
1%
MBA/MS Students by major
Student Profiles:
Undergraduate Students:
In Fiscal 2011 there were 6629 undergraduate students registered in Symplicity. An additional 1096 new
students registered with CMS for the 2011 fiscal year. The following is a breakdown of specific
majors/programs:
Undergraduate Students: Major*
Accounting
273
Business Administration
28
Finance
195
Human Resource Management
26
International Business
228
Management
139
Management Information Systems
33
Marketing
*Other majors outside of the CBA have
been excluded
174
Accounting
25%
Business
Administration
2%
Finance
18%
Human Resource
Management
2%
International
Business
21%
Management
13%
Management
Information Systems
3%
Marketing
16%
Undergraduate Students by Major
Recruiting Activity:
On Campus Recruiting (OCR) results for 2009-2010 includes information about companies that recruited and/or
through one or more of the following: University Career Fairs, Information Sessions, RISE, EARN, and other
ancillary programs that CMS offers to students.
Fiscal
2010
Fiscal
2011
Variance
Total Companies
37
37
0
Total Schedules
106
117
10%
Total Resumes Submitted
3701
3219
(13)%*
Students Invited to Interview
794
1023
29%
Students Scheduled for Interviews
690
886
28%
Students Interviewed
655
850
30%
Undergraduates:
Fiscal
2010
Fiscal
2011
Variance
Total Undergraduates Interviewed
411
546
33%
Graduate:
Fiscal
2010
Fiscal
2011
Variance
Total Graduate Interviewed
245
304
24%
*Decreases in Resumes submitted are attributed to the database separation between CMS and Centralized career services and the overall decreases in
FT/PT Jobs/Internships posted for F’11.
Employment Outcomes:
FULL TIME Undergraduate Career positions, average salary and percentage breakdown by Major:
Salary Ranges by Major
Major
Mean
Median
High
Low
Accounting
43,098
47,400
55,000
14,400
Finance
36,928
34,000
75,000
13,200
Real Estate
-
-
-
-
MIS
43,900
43,000
65,000
33,000
Management
38,639
38,000
65,000
17,000
International Business
38,296
35,000
80,000
21,120
Human Resource Mgt
31,333
33,000
34,000
27,000
Marketing
37,412
35,000
73,000
15,000
Employment Outcomes Continued:
Undergraduate Salary Ranges by year of professional experience
Years Experience
Mean
Median
High
Low
One year or less
39,532
40,000
73,000
13,200
1-3 years
36,909
35,000
80,000
15,000
3-5 years
43,313
45,000
65,000
20,000
More than 5 years
47,025
45,900
75,000
35,000
BBA/BAcc Placement Report*
AUG 2010
DEC 2010
MAY 2011
Total 10-11
Class Total
490
739
754
1983
% Completed survey
46.7
5033
45.1
47.5
US Citizen/Perm Residents
229
372
340
942
Foreign Nationals
15
17
14
45
No Information
167
221
203
591
Seeking Employment
175
303
263
742
Not Seeking Employment
236
307
91
846
% Acceptance of Job Offer
33.8
64.6
37.6
46.1
Base Salary
Mean
40, 179
36,320
39,461
38,366
Median
38,000
35,000
40,000
38,000
High
80,000
73,000
71,000
80,000
Low
13,200
11,000
14,400
11,000
*CMS will be undertaking major changes in how this particular data is collected and reported for F’12. We will
be looking at mandatory collection options and how to successfully implement a mandatory response from
students who are poised to graduate.
Employment Outcomes Continued:
Graduated Ranges by program**
MBA Programs:
CMBA
DTMBA
EMBA
EveMBA
PMBA
IMBA
Number of Graduates
55
80
36
68
49
92
Grad Seeking Employment
4
41
12
9
26
82
Grad not Seeking Employment
15
27
20
3
19
9
No Information
36
12
4
56
4
1
% Foreign National Seeking
Employment
0
10%
25%
11%
0
41%
% Accepted position
25%
17%
33%
11%
4%
18%
Low Base Salary
105,000
38,000
60,000
44,000
70,000
30,000
Median
105,000
52,500
95,000
44,000
70,000
41,000
Mean
105,000
53,200
85,000
44,000
70,000
48,286
High Salary
105,000
70,000
100,000
44,000
70,000
75,000
Other Specialized Masters Programs:
MIB
MSF
MSHRM
MSIRE
MSMIS
Number of Graduates
102
76
40
2
59
Grad Seeking Employment
43
38
21
2
20
Grad not Seeking Employment
16
10
6
0
20
No Information
43
28
13
0
19
% Foreign National Seeking Employment
63%
42%
19%
50%
30%
% Accepted position
7%
3%
10%
0%
20%
Low Base Salary
43,000
60,000
40,000
50,000
Median
72,266
60,000
49,250
54,000
Mean
66,145
60,000
49,250
52,000
High Salary
83,169*
60,000
58,500
52,000
*reflects salary outside the US
Downtown MBA graduates every 18 months; students listed graduated outside of their cohorts.
**CMS will be undertaking major changes in how this particular data is collected and reported for F’12. We
will be looking at mandatory collection options and how to successfully implement a mandatory response
from students who are poised to graduate.
Employment Outcomes Continued:
IMBA Placement Stats:
Fiscal 2010
Fiscal 2011**
Variance† ††
Number of Graduates
92
92
0
Grad Seeking Employment
82
75
(9)%
Grad not Seeking Employment
9
11
18%
No Information
1
6
83%
% collected surveys
99%
93%
(6)%
% Foreign National Seeking Employment
41%
40%
(3)%
% Accepted position
18%
13%
(38)%
Low Base Salary
30,000
40,000
25%
Median
41,000
52,500
22%
Mean
48,286
52,200
7%
High Salary
75,000
68,000
(10)%
# on Internships
16
20
20%
** Data is still in collection
† CMS will be undertaking major changes in how this particular data is collected and reported for F’2012.
††Decreases in data are attributed to external factors indicative of the local job market, student’s legal
employment status, and possible performance on interviews,
Student Internships:
During the 2011 academic year over 100 graduate and undergraduate students participated in internships in
the community. This represents almost a 70% increase from the previous year.
State Farm
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
DHL
Enrema LLC
EPA
The Consulate of France
GTL Inc.
Hilton Worldwide
International Shipping
Mercantil Commerce Bank
Miami Heat
MTV Networks
Oxygen Development LLC
PriceWaterhouse Coopers
Sony Music Entertainment
Suburbanmomma
Votorantim Cimentos
Walt Disney Resorts
Columbus Networks
Northwest Mutual
Office Max
Caterpillar
Ernst & Young
Advanced Data Solutions
Cleveland Clinic
Ryder
Roca Tile
Get Abstract
Leo Pharma
Gibralter Bank
New York Life
Johnson & Johnson
Audi Latin America
Newell Rubbermaid
Brightstar Corporation
Vista Sciences
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Vector Marketing
Girl Scouts of America
Procter & Gamble
FedEx
ADP
Target
BDO
Grant Thornton
Crowe
KPMG
McGladrey
Berkowitz Dick Pollack & Brant
Deloitte
Georgia Pacific
Watson Pharmaceuticals
HACU
Banco Santander
Boston Scientific
Crodicorp Securities, Inc
Employer Partnerships:
Companies that participated in the Ahead of the Game Accounting & Business Expo:
CBIZ Goldstein Lewin
Ocariz, Gitlin & Zomerfeld
Kane & Co
Deloitte
U.S Dept of Agriculture
Cherry Bekaert & Holland
McGladrey & Pullen
U.S Census Bureau
Ernst & Young
TD Bank
Berkowitz Dick Pollack &
Brant
Crowe Howarth
JP Morgan
Chase
Alvarez & Marsal
KPMG
From Wall St. to Main St.
Grant Thornton
Marcum Rachlin
Prudential
PricewaterhouseCoopers
State Farm
Mallah Furman
Georgia Pacific
Johnson & Johnson
BDO Seidman
HACU
Becker Education
Morrison Brown Argiz &
Farra
Goldstein Schechter Koch
Bank of America
Walt Disney Corporation
Internal Revenue Service
Securities & Exchange
Commission
Watson Pharmaceuticals
Progressive
ADP
Grant Thornton
Northwestern Mutual
Sandia Laboratories
Becker Professional
Education
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Companies that participated in On Campus Recruitment and various ancillary programs that CMS
offered to the students:
Target
McGladrey
Terremark
Deloitte
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
Bank of America
Grant Thornton
KPMG
Burger King Corporation
Crowe
Alliance Bernstein
Regions Bank
Bdo Seidman
Ernst & Young
MarcumRachlin
GSK
State Farm
Ocean Bank
Chick-fil-A
American Airlines
Brightstar Corporation
Techtronic Industries
SFN Group
Regions Financial
Goldstein Schechter Koch
GEMS Global
Audi Latin America
Caterpillar
CBIZ
Procter & Gamble
Georgia Pacific
JP Morgan
Watson Pharmaceutical
Cherry Bekaert & Holland
Marriott International
JP Morgan Chase Bank
ALDI
Morrison Brown Argiz & Farra
Ryder Systems
Berkowitz Dick Pollack &
Brant
Becker Professional
Education
Supporters of Career Management Services
Assurant
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
Bank of America
Regions Bank
Caterpillar
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Deloitte
State Farm
Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Sun Trust Bank
Ernst & Young
Walgreens
IKON
KPMG LLP
Oceans Bank
Office Depot Corporation
CMS Advisory Board
The purpose of the College of Business Administration CMS Advisory Board is to strengthen our partnerships
with member companies who actively recruit at FIU. The board members represent an impressive roster of
companies and individuals that continuously share best practices, strengthen & foster relationships within the
College, and offer our graduates internships and full time employment opportunities. Our sincere thanks to
our valued partners below:
Office of Career Management Staff
Barry Shiflett, Director
Barry serves as the Director of the Bank of America Career Management Services Office. He established the
first Career Management Services Office for the Chapman Graduate School of Business at FIU in October 2003.
He is currently responsible for working with MBA/MS students and alumni on all aspects of their career
development and establishing working relationships with employers seeking to hire MBA/MS and
Undergraduate Junior/Seniors from the College. Barry has over 35 years of career services experience.
Elsie Florido, Associate Director
Elsie serves as the Associate Director. She works closely with MBA/MS students and alumni on all aspects of
their career development and with employers in establishing working relationships to hire MBA/MS talent
from FIU. In addition she manages the departmental budget, the annual MBA/MS Career Fair and schedules all
employers seeking to interview students on campus or give company information sessions. Elsie has been an
adjunct professor teaching the new Career Development course to undergraduate business students at FIU.
John Nykolaiszyn, Associate Director
John serves as an Associate Director for employer development bringing with him over thirteen years of
recruitment and talent management experience. He is responsible for developing new relationships with
companies that might have an interest in establishing a college relations/college recruiting program with the
College of Business. John has a BBA from FIU, and M.S. in Health Services Administration from Barry
University, and his Senior Professional in HR (SPHR) certification.
Elise Rodriguez, Associate Director
Elise is the Associate Director in charge of Student Services for Career Management Services. Having over 20
years experience in education, Elise works with the CMS Assistant Directors in providing programming and
advising services to undergraduate students and alumni. She primarily counsels undergraduate Finance and
Real Estate students/alumni and assists them in their career development while working with employers who
seek to recruit these majors. Additionally, she provides advising support for MBA/MS students and alumni.
Dawn Lazar, Assistant Director
Dawn is the Assistant Director that oversees career development for all students and alumni of the School of
Accounting. She also manages employer relationships, approves job postings, and coordinates the schedules
for employers seeking to conduct on campus interview schedules with accounting candidates. She earned her
Master of Science in Adult Education from FIU; that coupled with her ten years of experience in higher
education advising allows her to effectively guide students toward success in their career search.
Sammi Rosin Lewis, Assistant Director
Sammi joined CMS in August 2008 as Assistant Director, Undergraduate Programs bringing with her over five
years of corporate recruiting experience. She is responsible for working with undergraduate students
majoring in Human Resources, International Business, Management, MIS, and Marketing in all aspects of their
career development, as well as event/program planning and employer relations. Sammi holds a M.S. in
Human Resource Management from FIU, and a Senior Professional of Human Resources Certification from the
HR Certification Institute.
Grace Salgado, Administrative Coordinator
Grace serves as the Administrative Coordinator for Career Management Services. She works with the CMS
staff, CBA students and alumni, and employers. She manages all new student registrations in Symplicity,
student log in issues, and employer registrations. She is the point of contact for booking the CMS Conference
Room. Students wanting to reserve the library’s computer/webcam for mock interviews using Interview
Stream should contact Grace directly to schedule an appointment. Grace possesses five years of
Administrative experience and has earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Florida International
University.
Naomi P. Hutchinson-Salazar, Administrative Coordinator
Naomi serves as an Administrative Coordinator for Career Management Services (CMS). She is the first point
of contact for receiving calls to the main line, greeting employers/recruiting companies, and assisting CBA
students/alumni. In her role, she aids with developing and implementing surveys and other tools to measure
the success of event programming and execution. Naomi brings five years of Administrative experience at
Florida International University and has earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomechanics & Physics from the
University of Michigan School of Kinesiology, and a Doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy from Washington
University School of Medicine in Saint Louis.