In the summer of 2012 the president of the University of Louisiana system, Sandra Woodley, announced that the universities were going to partner with MyEdu, a student driven website that connects students to potential employers nationwide.

MyEdu connects students not only to local employers, but to companies located across the nation. MyEdu works with companies like Polaris, a large ski company located in Minnesota that recruits employees from across the nation.

MyEdu also works with companies that wouldn’t otherwise recruit employees from campus, providing students with even more opportunities for internships and full-time employment.

“It’s like an outside resource, so not only do we have our resources within our state and surrounding areas that can recruit our students, but we can also go a step further out,” Roslynn Pogue, director of Career Connections said.

According to Woodley, half of university graduates are either unemployed or underemployed.

The goal of the University of Louisiana system by partnering with MyEdu is to prevent this from happening to their universities students.

When students log in to MyEdu, they will have the opportunity to create a profile using “tiles” that list qualities such as degree progress, work experience and skills. Students can list good qualities they have that perhaps they could not put on a resume.

Students can view the company profiles and connect with them early on.

Companies can also track the student’s progress throughout the course of their academic career.

“We feel it’s a good opportunity, and we would like to see our students set up their profile, not just our juniors and seniors, but all of the students. As you go through your school years you can continue to build your profile,” Pogue said.

MyEdu was developed in Austin, Texas in 2008, and founded by Michael Crosno, Chris Chilek and John Cunningham. It was known as Pick-A-Prof, and focused more on connecting students with professors instead of employers.

Over time, Pick-A-Prof focused more on finding careers and changed its name to MyEdu in the summer of 2009.