Bill Fletcher

Bill Fletcher

Director at MTSU

Greater Nashville Area

Current
  • Director of Career Development Center at MTSU
Past
Education
  • Ohio University
  • University of Mississippi
Connections
54 connections
Industry
Education Management
Websites

Bill Fletcher’s Summary

The mission of the Career Development Center is to prepare and engage students in a comprehensive career development process with a focus on lifelong learning. This is accomplished by providing innovative resources and integrated technology, which will assist students to effectively transition from an academic setting into their career field.

Bill Fletcher’s Specialties:

Comprehensive career center management, Career development, career assessments, career advising, cooperative education and internship program management, job search strategies, talent acquisition, campus recruiting, training and development.


Bill Fletcher’s Experience

  • Director of Career Development Center

    MTSU

    (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

    October 2007Present (2 years 3 months)

    Provide leadership and management for a centralized career center at a public university of 23,000 students, with staff of 10 located in 4 satellite offices, and 5 program areas including campus recruiting and employer relations, cooperative education, internships, career exploration, and student employment.

  • Associate Director for Employer Relations

    Vanderbilt University

    (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

    January 2003October 2007 (4 years 10 months)

    Assisted organizations in recruiting Vanderbilt graduates.

  • Director of Career & Experiential Education

    College of Mount St. Joseph

    (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Education Management industry)

    September 1997January 2003 (5 years 5 months)

    Career Services, Cooperative Education, Service Learning, and Credit for Prior Experiential Learning for a Catholic Liberal Arts and Sciences College in Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • Career Coordinator

    College of Mount St. Joseph

    (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)

    July 1993September 1997 (4 years 3 months)

  • Director of Chapter Services

    Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity

    (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    June 1990June 1991 (1 year 1 month)

  • Leadership Consultant

    Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity

    (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    June 1988June 1990 (2 years 1 month)


Bill Fletcher’s Education

  • Ohio University

    MEd , College Student Personnel , 19911993

  • University of Mississippi

    BBA , Marketing , 19831987

    Activities and Societies:
    Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity

Additional Information

Bill Fletcher’s Websites:

Bill Fletcher’s Interests:

Areas of Interest: • Increasing students’ Internal Locus of Control in their approach to career planning issues. • Exploring practical application of career development theories and career assessment instruments. • Educating students “hidden job market” strategies and empowering them to take a proactive approach. • Advocating and managing academic, credit-based experiential learning programs (cooperative education, internships, and service learning). • Consulting Fortune 500 companies and smaller organizations on developing recruiting strategies and branding their organizations on campus.

Bill Fletcher’s Groups:

- Nashville Area Career Fairs Consortium (Past Chair 2010, Chair 2009)
- National Association of Colleges and Employers
- Southern Association of Colleges and Employers
- Cooperative Education and Internship Association
- American Association for Employment in Education
- Williamson County/Franklin Chamber of Commerce
- Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce

  •    Ole Miss Business School Alumni Career Network
  •    RecruitingBlogs
  •    OU Alumni (6,000+ members)
  •    National Association of Colleges and Employers
  •    TeamNashville
  •    Ole Miss Alumni Group
  •    Phi Kappa Tau Alumni Network [Official]
  •    College Recruiting Central – For Employers and Universities. Brought to you by www.InternBridge.com
  •    Southern Association of Colleges and Employers (SoACE)
  •    AAEE
  •    Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce - Rutherford County, Tennessee
  •    CEIA - Cooperative Education and Internship Association

Bill Fletcher’s Honors:

Article Published: "The Importance of Internships in a Declining Economy" Affirmative Action Register, April 2009 Issue, www.aarjobs.com/.


Bill Fletcher’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • getting back in touch

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