Paul Hughes:
“Once you invest in a global citizen like myself, I will give everything I can to give back to you.”

On online applications: “It’s such a time-consuming process.”

On what his career center says: “Get yourself off of Facebook.” Also: “LinkedIn gives off more of a professional feel.”

Francisco Gomez:
On the impression he got from one consulting company at a career fair/conference: “Here’s a wall between you and me. We’re already consultants for this firm, and we’re big shots.”

On people who visit campus but are just representatives, but are not actually hiring: “I don’t like dealing with people who are not decision-makers.”

Also: “I don’t want to join a company to leave in a year.”

Jason D’Olier:
On what feeling he wants to get from companies: “Being able to give someone the flexibility or communicate the information they need to know in an upfront manner, so as not to be seen as playing games.”

On email: “Send specific emails to students saying we’ve seen your resume [and] we’re interested … not a mass e-mail to the whole class, but the people whose resumes stand out to you.”

Also: “Having fun on your job is important, but it’s definitely not the top criteria.”

Wesley Alexander:
“One of the best experiences I had was with Intel. … they were very honest with me and very forthcoming … ”

On recruiters: “If the recruiter knows as much about the business as they can … that’s very important to us.”

Christine Schwaninger:
(On what she likes in companies) — “A recruiter who’s really responsive … [where] I don’t feel like my resume has just been left to the ether … some recruiters don’t understand the value yet of evening MBA students.”

On work/life balance: “I work very hard, but I feel that there should be a rational balance.”

Also: “Be honest, sell the actual culture.”