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Academic Placement Services

The 2021 SMA Annual Conference will be at the Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace in Orlando, FL from November 3 - 6, 2021. Click for the announcement.

Greetings from Academic Placement Services (APS)! At the 2021 SMA conference, we will once again be offering a professional, but relaxed atmosphere in which job applicants and schools can meet and interview.

Dropbox will be utilized to post faculty vita and university positions so that both Universities and Applicants have almost instant access to job postings and applicant information. Registration for this year's APS will be available through SMA's website starting in June. For the 2021 conference in Orlando, APS will be available:

• Thursday from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

• Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Types of Placement registrations

For Job Applicants

To participate in Academic Placement Services:

Applicant Registration

For Hiring Institutions

To participate in Academic Placement Services, all hiring institutions must register for Academic Placement Services ($150). Placement registration for hiring institutions includes admission to the SMA receptions on Wednesday and Friday evenings, along with the Friday Awards luncheon for one person.

Hiring Registration

Academic Placement Services FAQs

How many schools will be interviewing at the conference?
The number of hiring institutions at the Conference varies from year-to-year, but in recent years 15-20 institutions interview at the SMA Annual Conference. As the American Marketing Association (AMA) is not providing placement services at their summer meeting this year, we anticipate the number of hiring universities participating in SMA APS in Orlando may be substantially larger than in previous years.

Do I have to register to just gain access to online job applicants' information (hiring institution's job postings)?
Yes, you must be registered to use APS.

Do I have to attend the Conference to participate in APS?
If you are a job applicant, yes, you must be registered for the Conference to participate in APS. If you are a hiring institution, no, you do not have to be registered for the Conference in order to participate.

How will I know if a school is interested in me?
Typically, schools contact and arrange interviews at the Conference (or some other location) with candidates that are interested in. However, there is no set protocol.

I do not want my intent to seek employment (to hire) made public. Can I obtain access to job postings (job applicant information) without posting my information?
Yes, both job applicants and hiring institutions may elect not to have their information posted to DropBox.

Will my information and CV (job posting) be available to other job applicants (hiring institutions)?
No. Job applicants can only view job postings and hiring institutions can only view job applicant information.

My accounting department requires a federal ID. What is SMA's federal ID number?
86-1075348

For more information about SMA Academic Placement Services, please contact:

Holly Syrdal

Academic Placement Service Director

Department of Marketing

McCoy College of Business

Texas State University

holly.syrdal@txstate.edu

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The SMA Academic Placement Service is available to members who are seeking job positions or schools recruiting for faculty positions. SMA hosts an interview room at our annual conference that provides an informal and relaxed atmosphere in which job applicants and school representatives may meet casually or conduct interviews.

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