We appreciate your interest in connecting with talented Sam M. Walton College of Business students to meet hiring needs. Our top priority for our employer partners is quality engagement with business students and promotion of your brand on campus. As an employer partner your organization will enhance its campus visibility, increase student contact, and benefit from effective recruiting solutions.
Walton Career Connections prepares students with career readiness skills for a successful transition to the workplace and cultivates and builds collaborative relationships between Walton College and employers in an always evolving business job market. Partnerships promote:
- Student recruitment: Quality engagement with business students.
- Specialized branding and marketing initiatives: Promotion of the organization’s career opportunities through recruiting events (including sponsor recognition at Business Career Fairs), website and social media branding, and digital marketing; logo placement in Walton Career Connections’ lobby.
- Career Development:
– Engagement and feedback: Engage in defining the future career development and career readiness opportunities of Walton College students, resulting in a more job-ready talent pool.
– Technological innovation: Invest in powerful career development technology and tools that elevate students’ competitive edge in the job market.
Walton Career Connections Partnership
Your company’s partnership promotes career readiness and increases your exposure to student talent. A yearly financial contribution is required to become an employer partner. Benefits of the partner program include participation in selected recruiting events, such as:
- Corporate Comes to Campus
- Business Career Fair
- Leadership Walton
- Social & Dining Etiquette Dinners
- Additional professional development and events included in the sponsorship
For more information on becoming a Walton Career Connections employer partner, please see the document below.
Campus-Wide Employer Partner Program
For employers interested in recruiting students from multiple University of Arkansas academic units, consider the Campus-Wide Career Connections + Employer Partnership Program. The campus-wide program spotlights your organization while providing resources that support all U of A students. Brand your company with students in the following colleges: Sam M. Walton College of Business, College of Engineering, Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food & Life Sciences, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, and College of Education & Health Professions.
To view partnership options, visit the Employer Partners page, or contact Erica Estes, ericae@uark.edu, 479-575-3514 for more information.
Reach Out
Contact Walton Career Connections
Senior Director Lindsey Steiger-Muck
