EKU Career Services
- Communication skills (verbal & written)
- Strong Work Ethic
- Teamwork skills (works well with others)
- Initiative
- Analytical skills
- Computer skills
- Flexibility/adaptability
- Interpersonal skills (relates well to others)
- Problem-solving skills
- Technical-skills
Top 10 Places Employers Find New Hires
- On-campus recruiting
- Internship program
- Co-op Program
- Employee referrals
- Career/job fairs
- Faculty contacts
- Internet job postings (campus web site)
- Internet job postings (own company web site)
- Student organizations/clubs
- (tie) Request resumes from career offices
- (tie) Job postings to career offices (printed)
- (tie) Internet job postings (commercial career web site)
Top 10 Bachelor's Degrees in Demand
( Job Outlook 2007, National Association of Colleges and Employers)
Accounting
Business administration/management
Computer science
Electrical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Information sciences and systems Marketing/marketing management
Computer engineering
Civil engineering
Economics/finance
Accounting
Business administration/management
Computer science
Electrical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Information sciences and systems Marketing/marketing management
Computer engineering
Civil engineering
Economics/finance
Top Companies in Kentucky ranked by Market Capitalization
(Fortune 2007)
162 Humana
248 Ashland
262 Yum Brands
353 Omnicare
442 Lexmark International
497 Kindred Health Care
561 General Cable
828 Brown-Forman
162 Humana
248 Ashland
262 Yum Brands
353 Omnicare
442 Lexmark International
497 Kindred Health Care
561 General Cable
828 Brown-Forman
Top 10 Fortune 500 Largest U.S. Corporations (Fortune 2007)
| Company Name | Location | Revenues $ Millions | Profits $ Millions | |
| 1 | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc | Bentonville, AK | 351,139.0 | 11,284.0 |
| 2 | Exxon Mobil | Irving, TX | 347,254.0 | 39,500.0 |
| 3 | General Motor Company | Detroit, MI | 207,349.0 | -1,978.0 |
| 4 | Chevron | Dearborn, MI | 200,567.0 | 17,138.0 |
| 5 | ConocoPhillips | Fairfeild, Conn. | 152,363.0 | 16,593.0 |
| 6 | Chevron Texaco | San Ramon, CA | 147,967.0 | 13,328.0 |
| 7 | ConocoPhillips | Houston, TX | 121,663.0 | 8,129,.0 |
| 8 | Citigroup | New York | 108,276.0 | 17,046.0 |
| 9 | American International Group | New York | 98,610.0 | 11,050.0 |
| 10 | International Business Machines | Armonk, NY | 96,293.0 | 8,430.0 |
Top 10 Companies by Number of Employees
| Company Name | # of Emplyees | |
| 1 | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 1,400,000 |
| 2 | McDonald's | 418,000 |
| 3 | United Parcel Service (UPS) | 355,000 |
| 4 | Target | 328,000 |
| 5 | Ford Motor | 327,531 |
| 6 | General Motors | 325,000 |
| 7 | Intl. Business Machines | 319,273 |
| 8 | General Electric | 305,000 |
| 9 | Home Depot | 300,000 |
| 10 | Kroger | 289,000 |
Best Companies to Work For (Fortune 2007)
| Company | Size | Company | Size | |
| 6,500 | Texas Instruments | 17,080 | ||
| Genentech | 9,979 | CarMax | 10,222 | |
| Wegmans Food Markets | 33,737 | Nordstrom | 42,826 | |
| Container Store | 2,866 | MBNA | 22,718 | |
| Whole Foods Market | 37,806 | Deloitte & Touche | 29,541 | |
| Network Appliance | 3,553 | Publix Super Markets | 123,826 | |
| S.C. Johnson & Son | 3,400 | FedEx | 198,652 | |
| Boston Consulting Grp. | 1,434 | Bright Horizons | 12,804 | |
| Methodist Hospital Sys. | 9,424 | Sherwin-Willimas | 24,832 | |
| W.L. Gore & Associates | 4,945 | W.L. Gore | 4,270 | |
| Cisco Systems | 27,493 | Genetech | 6,756 | |
| David Weekley Homes | 1,622 | J.M. Smucker | 3,337 | |
| Nugget Market | 1,099 | S.C. Johnson & Sons | 3,420 | |
| Qualcomm | 8,860 | CDW | 3,702 | |
| American Century Invest | 1,783 | SAS Institute | 5,065 | |
| Starbucks Coffee | 109,873 | Qualcomm | 6,119 | |
| Marriott Intl | 124,503 | QuikTrip | 7,321 | |
| Procter & Gamble | 34,162 | JM Family Enterprises | 3,149 | |
| First Horizon National | 11,998 | American Cast Iron Pipe | 2,554 | |
| Medtronic | 19,294 | Bronson Healthcare Group | 3,172 | |
| Vanguard Group | 10,231 | Pella | 8,132 | |
| Eli Lilly | 23,224 | Alcon Laboratories | 6,140 | |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | 14,304 | Symantec | 3,277 | |
| Pfizer | 43,826 | SRA Intl | 3,295 | |
| Ernest & Young | 23,431 | Recreational Equipment (REI) | 6,814 | |
| Mayo Clinic | 36,909 | Memorial Health | 4,159 | |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | 23,815 | Guidant | 8,706 | |
| Popular | 11,398 | Mitre | 5,383 |
