Employers
Career Services offers resources to help employers find high-quality DMACC graduates.
Job & Internship Postings
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- Share job and internship postings with DMACC students, alumni, and job seekers at other Handshake schools.
- Promote on-site and virtual hiring events hosted by your company.
- Register for career fairs at DMACC and other Handshake schools.
- Search for and directly message students and alumni.
Looking for Handshake help? Check out the Handshake Employer Help Center or contact Career Services at careers@dmacc.edu or 515-964-6463.
Distributing Print Materials on DMACC Campuses
Please email electronic copies of promotional materials (e.g. flyers, posters, handbills) to careers@dmacc.edu or mail printed copies to:
DMACC Career Services
Building 5 - Student Center Office
Des Moines Area Community College
2006 South Ankeny Boulevard
Ankeny, Iowa 50023
SA4400 - Dissemination of Job and Internship Postings to DMACC Students & Alumni - Procedure.
On-Campus Recruiting
Career Fairs
Information about career fairs at DMACCRecruiting Tables
Employers are welcome to host recruiting tables at DMACC's campuses and centers. Please contact the DMACC representatives below to schedule a visit. Note: If you want to connect with students from specific programs, contact Career Services at careers@dmacc.edu or 515-964-6463 for help selecting a location where you’re most likely to engage with those students.
- Ames - Hunziker: Sarah Riley, sriley4@dmacc.edu
- Ankeny: Submit an online request
- Boone: Amanda Strayer, arstrayer@dmacc.edu
- Carroll: Christy Schettler, clschettler@dmacc.edu
- Newton: Brittany Tiffey, batiffey@dmacc.edu
- Southridge (South Des Moines): call the Southridge Center front desk at 515-287-8700.
- Urban (Downtown Des Moines): Jalea Steen, jsteen1@dmacc.edu
- West Des Moines: Call the West Campus front desk at 515-633-2400.
On-Campus Interview Events & Presentations
Contact Career Services at careers@dmacc.edu or 515-964-6463 for assistance arranging all other on-campus recruiting activities, including interview events, information sessions, and presentations to classes and clubs.
Additional Resources
General Recruiting Resources
- Iowa Workforce Development’s Labor Market Information Division – Access valuable labor market data, including employment/unemployment rates, wage information, projections, college student retention, and more.
- National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) – NACE is the leading professional organization for colleges and employers. Their website contains countless articles and reports on talent acquisition best practices and other areas of interest to those recruiting college students and graduates. Please note: some NACE content is only available to members.
- NACE Principles for Ethical Professional Practice – NACE provides these guidelines for employers participating in recruitment on college campuses. We ask that our employer partners embrace these principles when engaging with our students, graduates, and other members of the DMACC community.
Internship Resources
- Internship Meaning & Definition: A NACE Guide – Explains what internships are, why they are important, and highlights common standards/best practices.
- Starting and Maintaining a Quality Internship Program – Comprehensive internship guide for employers written by Michael True, Internship Center Director at Messiah College.
- Internship Programs Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (Fact Sheet) – Provides FLSA guidelines to employers offering unpaid internships.
- Greater Des Moines Partnership’s (GDMP) DSM Intern Connection Summer Internship Program – Encourage your summer interns to participate in this excellent professional development program hosted by the GDMP.
- Iowa Economic Development’s Student Internship Program – This program provides grants to small and medium-sized companies in targeted industries to support internship programs with a goal of transitioning interns to full-time employment in Iowa upon graduation.