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Career Services Corporate Partners
University of Tennessee Career Services would like to thank the following organizations
for their support and willingness to serve as our corporate partners for 2007.
These organizations have determined that hiring UT students is a top priority
and have partnered with us to try innovative ways to market their brand image
through UT Career Services. From their support UT Career Services is able to
offer products and services to UT students that wouldn’t be possible otherwise.
There are three levels of partnerships available. 1) Rocky Top - the ultimate
in convenience and brand exposure 2) Big Orange and 3) Volunteer. Organizations
interested in partnering with UT Career Services can contact Russ Coughenour
@ 865-974-5435.
Our current corporate partners:
| Partner Company |
Industry |
Company Profile |
Rocky
Top Partner |
https://www.21stmortgage.com/ |
Finance |
21st Mortgage Corporation specializes
in providing financing to manufactured home buyers. The company originates
and services loans in 48 states, predominately in the Southeast and Southwest.
Loans are originated through relationships with manufactured home retailer
organizations, direct mail solicitation, and referrals from brokers. 21st
Mortgage offers conforming loan products through FHA, Fannie Mae, Freddie
Mac, and other conforming lenders. 21st Mortgage also makes loans directly
to manufactured home owners who are buying a manufactured home or refinancing
a home they already own.
source: Company
site |
http://www.clayton.net/
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Manufacturing |
Clayton Homes, Inc., founded in 1966
and acquired by Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. in 2003, is a vertically integrated
manufactured housing company operating in 49 states. The Company builds,
sells, finances, leases, and insures manufactured homes and re-locatable
commercial and educational buildings. The company's distribution includes
approximately 1,100 independent retailers, and 392 company owned sales
centers in 30 states. We have 32 manufacturing plants located from North
Carolina to Oregon. The Company also owns and operates 72 manufactured
housing communities with over 23,000 homesites in 11 states.
source:
Company site |
http://www.eaton.com/ |
Engineering |
From big cities to small towns, the
people and products of Eaton Corporation are powering progress at home,
at work and at play. Because at Eaton, we’re always looking for
new ways to deliver what's important – and to make an important
difference in millions of lives.
What drives us? Eaton's values, people and the power of one integrated
operating company, harnessed through the Eaton Business System. Together,
these elements have played an integral role in how we've been able to
successfully deliver customer, employee and shareholder value, and why
Eaton is now recognized as a premier diversified industrial enterprise. |
http://www.enterprise.com/ |
Management/
Sales |
This Enterprise is boldly going where
it hasn't gone before -- the airport. The company, which offers to ferry
customers to the rental office, is the largest car rental firm in the
US. With about 525,000 cars in its fleet, Enterprise operates in the US,
Canada, Germany, Ireland, and the UK. The company targets customers whose
own cars are in the shop or who need a rental for short trips; it has
also begun serving the airport market. Controlled by founder Jack Taylor
and his family, Enterprise has spun off its non-automotive operations
(balloons, footwear, a golf course, hotel amenities, and prison supplies,
formerly known as Enterprise Capital Group) as Centric Group.
source:
Hoover's
also see: Wetfeet |
http://www.kimberly-clark.com/ |
Paper Products |
Nobody knows noses better than Kimberly-Clark,
the world's top maker of personal paper products. Under brand names such
as Cottonelle, Kleenex and Scott, the company produces facial tissues,
bathroom tissues, paper towels, and other consumer products for household
use. Its personal care items include Huggies diapers and baby wipes, Kotex
feminine hygiene pads, and Depend incontinence products. Kimberly-Clark
also makes commercial wipes under the Wypall and Kimwipes names and Classic
Crest business and writing papers. Since 1997 it has been expanding into
medical products and is now a leading US maker of disposable medical goods.
source: Hoover's
also see: Wetfeet |
http://www.walmart.com/ |
Retail |
Wal-Mart Stores is an irresistible
(or at least unavoidable) retail force that has yet to meet any immovable
objects. Bigger than Carrefour, Royal Ahold, and Kroger combined, it is
the world's #1 retailer, with about 4,700 stores, including 2,900-plus
discount stores (Wal-Mart), combination discount and grocery stores (Wal-Mart
Supercenters and ASDA in the UK), and membership-only warehouse stores
(SAM'S CLUB). Most of its stores are in the US, but Wal-Mart is expanding
internationally; it is the #1 retailer in Canada and Mexico. Wal-Mart
also has operations in South America, Asia, and Europe. Founder Sam Walton's
heirs own about 38% of Wal-Mart.
source: Hoover's
also see: Wetfeet |
http://www.wolseley.com/ |
Wholesaling |
Ferguson Enterprises is part of the
pipeline for pipes. The US's largest wholesale distributor of plumbing
supplies, the firm offers pipes and valves, faucets and fixtures, and
heating and air-conditioning parts, as well as waterworks products (such
as water hydrants and meters), safety equipment, and tools. It has more
than 700 locations throughout the US and in Barbados, Columbia, Mexico,
and Trinidad. Ferguson's customers include plumbers, kitchen and bath
dealers, municipalities, and manufacturers. Ferguson, which was formed
in 1953, is growing through acquisitions. Wolseley, the world's #1 plumbing
and heating equipment distributor, bought Ferguson in 1982 and combined
it with subsidiary Familian in 1998.
source:
Hoover's |
http://www.pbg.com/careers/starting_careers.html |
Manufacturing |
The Pepsi Bottling Group is a fast-paced, customer-focused company, with an entrepreneurial spirit. We offer careers in sales and sales operations, manufacturing, finance, human resources, information technology, field marketing, and general management. The Company's success hinges on the thousands of face-to-face transactions our frontline employees conduct with customers every day. That is an exciting, empowering career proposition for the individuals who make up PBG's sales force — and for the teams that support and lead them. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and values the diversity of its workforce. Please click here for more information about starting your career at PBG.
PBG and PepsiCo
PBG became an independent, publicly-traded company in March 1999. PepsiCo retains an equity interest in PBG of about 40 percent.
As an independent entity, PBG benefits from a much sharper definition of its role and is able to execute its business strategy more effectively on a local market level. PepsiCo's focus is on what it does best, which is developing innovation, building its powerful brands and creating the world-class marketing programs to support them. And, as PepsiCo's largest bottler, we at PBG can do what we do best: making, selling and delivering more of those brands, more profitably than ever before.
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http://www.sell4wyndham.com |
Sales |
Wyndham Vacation Ownership, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN), is the world’s largest vacation ownership business, as measured by the number of vacation ownership resorts, vacation ownership units and vacation ownership interests. Through its three primary consumer brands, Wyndham Vacation Resorts, WorldMark by Wyndham, and Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific, Wyndham Vacation Ownership has developed or acquired over 150 vacation ownership resorts throughout North America and the South Pacific that represent more than 20,000 individual ownership units and more than 800,000 owners of vacation ownership and other real estate interests. Wyndham Vacation Ownership is headquartered in Orlando, Florida, and is supported by more than 16,000 employees globally. In 2008, we were recognized by Fortune in their annual, America's Most Admired ranking as the #2 Hotel, Casino, Resort.
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Big
Orange Partner |
http://www.rrdonnelley.com/ |
Print Products & Services |
RR Donnelly (formerly Moore Wallace) recognizes there is
more than one information medium. The company offers management options
for print and digital information through its three segments, its largest
being Forms and Labels. Other divisions include Commercial (direct marketing
services, printing business communications such as annual reports, automatic
identification and data collection equipment and systems) and Outsourcing
(print and mail services, electronic statements, database management services).
RR Donnelly markets primarily in North America to government agencies
and a variety of industries, including finance and telecommunications.
source: Hoover's |
Volunteer
Partner |
http://www.exxon.com
| Petroleum |
In 1999 the companies Exxon and Mobil merged to create ExxonMobil. ExxonMobil Corporation is the largest publicly traded oil producer and distributor in the world. ExxonMobil is an industry leader in each of its core businesses (exploration, production, refining, transportation, and sale of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum/petrochemical products) and has created an unmatched array of proprietary technologies aimed at increasing the productivity of its assets and employees. ExxonMobil Corporation is committed to being the world's premier petroleum and petrochemical company as we deliver the energy the world needs. To that end, we must continuously achieve superior financial and operating results while adhering to the highest standards of business conduct. The company has approximately 84,000 employees and conducts business in almost 200 countries and territories around the globe and has established a new definition for world-class scale and efficiency. |
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Transportation/
Logistics |
Knight Transportation was created
on the basis of achieving growth and profitability through an intensive
management style and the creation of a simplified, cost-effective operation.
From Plain City to Wall Street, the Knight evolution has come full circle.
Knight continues its aggressive business growth plan and has become a
"major player" in the trucking industry. For the 10th consecutive
year Knight Transportation made Forbes Magazine's prestigious list, "The
200 Best Small Companies". In October 2004, Knight Transportation
was ranked the 66th best small company in America. |
http://www.suntrust.com/ |
Finance |
SunTrust Banks seeks the healthy
glow of higher-margin financial services. SunTrust Bank, the company's
flagship subsidiary, operates nearly 1,200 bank branches across an arc
of southeastern states in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia,
and Washington, DC. The bank's offerings include retail and commercial
banking, as well as trust services, credit cards, mortgage banking, mutual
funds, insurance, equipment leasing, asset management, and securities
underwriting and dealing. SunTrust's brokerage subsidiary, Alexander Key,
caters to wealthy individuals.
source: Hoover's also see: Wetfeet |
http://www.southwestern.com/ |
Sales |
The Southwestern Company’s
mission is simple: To be the best organization in the world at helping
young people develop the skills – and the character – they
need to achieve their goals in life. We build people: the people who
sell our products; the consumers who benefit from them; and the people
who become members of our team of employees. We build people. And those
people are building a great company.
Students who participate in the program represent approximately 350
colleges and universities from the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Our products are sold to families in their homes by these students during
their summer breaks. These students are independent contractors and
have the opportunity to run their own businesses by purchasing products
from Southwestern at wholesale and selling them to customers at retail.
source: Company
site |
http://www.target.com
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Retail |
Target's first store opened in Roseville,
Minnesota, in 1962. Its on-trend merchandise at affordable prices launched
a new era in discount retailing. This "T-1" store was easy to
shop, attractive and always clean. It served as the prototype for every
Target store opened since then, and it changed how consumers think about
discount shopping.
Today, Target operates more than 1,300 stores in 47 states, including
over 140 SuperTarget® stores that add an upscale grocery shopping
experience. In addition to the photo processing, pharmacy and Food Avenue®
restaurants found in almost every Target, SuperTarget includes an in-store
bakery, deli, meat and produce sections.
source: Hoover's
also see: Wetfeet |
http://www.tva.com/ |
Energy |
Although the Tennessee Valley Authority
(TVA) may not be an expert on Tennessee attractions like Dollywood and
the Grand Ole Opry, it is an authority on power generation. TVA is the
largest government-owned power producer in the US, with more than 31,500
MW of generating capacity. The federal corporation transmits electricity
to 158 local distribution utilities, which in turn serve 8.3 million consumers.
It also provides power for industrial facilities and government agencies,
and it manages the Tennessee River system for power production and flood
control.
source: Hoover's
also see: Wetfeet |
http://www.unilever.com/ |
Consumer Products |
With 400 brands spanning 14 categories
of home, personal care and foods products, no other company touches so
many people’s lives in so many different ways.
Their brand portfolio has made them leaders in every field in which
they work. It ranges from much-loved world favourites including Lipton,
Knorr, Dove and Omo, to trusted local brands such as Blue Band and Suave.
From comforting soups to warm a winter's day, to sensuous soaps that
make you feel fabulous, their products help people get more out of life.
Unilever is constantly enhancing their brands to deliver more intense,
rewarding product experiences. They invest €1 billion every year
in cutting edge research and development, and have five laboratories
around the world that explore new thinking and techniques to help develop
our products.
source: Hoover's
also see: Wetfeet
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http://www.walgreens.com/ |
Retail |
Walgreen proffers an old-fashioned
tonic for fiscal fitness: quality over quantity and homespun growth rather
than growth through acquisition. It works. Despite having fewer stores
than its closest rival CVS, Walgreen is #1 sales. The company has about
4,000 Walgreens stores in 43 states and Puerto Rico. Prescription drugs
account for almost 60% of sales; the rest comes from general merchandise,
over-the-counter medications, cosmetics, and groceries. Walgreen builds
rather than buys stores, so it can pick prime, high-traffic locations.
For added convenience, more than two-thirds of its stores offer drive-through
pharmacies, and almost all offer one-hour photo processing.
source: Hoover's |
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