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RECRUITING RCEL STUDENTS

Future Leaders for Your Company

What is an RCEL student?

RCEL’s core undergraduate program is the Certificate in Engineering Leadership:

  • A concentration within the School of Engineering providing rigorous training in professional communication, leadership skills and project management
  • Formal sequence of 11 credit hours:
    • Four courses in leadership skill development,
    • Senior-level course in project management,
    • At least one summer internship, and
    • Capstone elective focusing on a specific career area.
  • Each course is centered on team projects, individualized coaching and detailed self-assessment.
  • Business communication is a core component of every course.
  • The RCEL concentration is in addition to the student’s academic major.
  • Admission to the RCEL concentration is by application – not more than 15% of the Engineering student body is accepted.

What is the advantage of hiring an RCEL student?

Compared to other new hires, RCEL students consistently show:

  • Lower professional learning curve: RCEL graduates enter the workforce equipped with key knowledge and skills to success – not just how to lead, but also how to follow, work in teams, communicate effectively, make timely decisions, and operate in a customer-focused, mission-driven environment.
  • Higher professional readiness: Through the structured coaching and hands-on experience embedded in the program, RCEL students have already worked out many of the “growing pains” that new graduates often experience.
  • Faster path to responsibility: RCEL graduates not only perform more effectively in their first work assignment, but also tend to be promoted faster, and are measurably more likely to be selected for leadership tracks.

 

What is different about an RCEL summer intern?

The RCEL summer internship does not impose any extra obligation on the company, but we do place extra responsibility on the students.  They are required to:

  • Before starting: prepare a plan of learning objectives – about the industry and about themselves – to accomplish during the internship.
  • Upon completion: present a detailed to report to the RCEL faculty.

How can my company recruit at RCEL?

  • RCEL Lapel Pin - Look for it as you recruit RCEL students!

    RCEL Lapel Pin - Look for it as you recruit RCEL students!

    Share your job opportunity [LINK to Participation and Support page].  (whether full-time or internship) or recruiting event with our Industry Relations office.  We will communicate it directly to RCEL students.

  • Become an RCEL Corporate Partner [LINK to Participation and Support page]. Our Corporate Partners have preferential opportunities to identify and interact with RCEL students through the year.
  • Whenever you are recruiting Rice Engineering students, look for the ones with RCEL on their resume or theRCEL lapel pin.

For all questions about recruiting RCEL students, please contact:

George Webb
RCEL Industry Relations Director
(713) 348-2704
gwebb@rice.edu

 

JOB OPPORTUNITY / RECRUITING EVENT SUBMISSION FORMS

RCEL is pleased to communicate information about your company directly to our students.  Our communication methods include email and the RCEL internal website.  You can provide your information using the forms below. Our Industry Relations team can then communicate it to RCEL students, or contact you if any clarification is needed.

 

RECRUITING EVENT SUBMISSION FORM
JOB / INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY SUBMISSION FORM

 

For questions about communicating your company’s events and opportunities to RCEL, please contact:

George Webb
RCEL Industry Relations Director
(713) 348-2704
gwebb@rice.edu

Event Form

 

 

 

Recruiting Event Submission Form

If you have a poster you would like us to distribute for this event, please send it to gwebb@rice.edu.

 

 

 

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Job and Internship Opportunity Submission Form

(Information on job opportunities is ordinarily taken down at the end of each academic year)

If you have a poster you would like us to distribute for this job or internship opportunity, please send to gwebb@rice.edu.