Simplifying Career Resources to Engage Students in the Job Search
Posted on April 11, 2022
Everything is digital nowadays. You likely shifted to sending out regular email campaigns to keep students informed years ago. Unfortunately, your outdated newsletters are likely going to the trash bin, and it’s unlikely students are opening the links buried in career resource pages. …
Help Job Seekers Gain the Upskilling and Reskilling Experience Employers Are Looking For
Posted on November 30, 2021
Many business owners are concerned about the impacts of the skills gap and talent shortage, so they are zeroing in on trainability in the hiring process. In fact, according to a recent LinkedIn Learning Report, 64% of L&D pros globally agree that L&D shifted from a “nice to ha …
Teaching College Students about the Internship Resume
Posted on August 18, 2021
When students come to the Career Center asking for help with an internship resume, you know you’re doing something right. Your reach should expand beyond just identifying the right major or starting the job search process. All those steps in between, including landing a great internsh …
How to Teach Job Seekers About Flexible Work Hours
Posted on May 17, 2021
It is an enormous relief for many graduates that the working world they’re now entering is much closer to “normal” than it was a year ago. Some aspects of it, however, will never be the same. The pandemic has undeniably made policies like remote work and flexible work hours more appea …
How to Discuss Student Loan Debt with Job Seekers
Posted on April 26, 2021
Young adults often hear that if they pick a career path they love, their job will never feel like work. But not everyone has that opportunity. Whatever industry your job seekers have in mind, the burden of student loan debt can make finding job satisfaction difficult. The topic is una …
How to Promote Professional Growth from the Career Center
Posted on January 5, 2021
Being mindful of professional growth at the job seeker stage will improve students’ job satisfaction in the long run and improve their chances to push forward in their careers. With today’s competitive talent pool, it’s natural for students to lower their job search standards. But the …
4 Tips to Prepare Students for Coming Out of Isolation
Posted on November 23, 2020
Trying to prepare for the future has never felt more impossible for college students. With most classes online, life for many students feels limited to the size of a single room. In that setting, the future feels too far off to plan. Fortunately, this odd semester will soon end, and s …
Back to School Means New Changes and Creativity for Career Counselors
Posted on August 26, 2020
It’s time to set expectations for yourself for the new school year. The year of virtual. If your school is going completely or mostly virtual this year, your typical day of career counseling is not going to look the same as it once did. But that’s OK. Frankly, it shouldn’t. Working fr …
How to Reach Different Types of Students During Distance Learning
Posted on August 26, 2020
Career services have always supported students in all stages of the job search process. Going virtual doesn’t mean that will change, but it does mean the traditional approaches of reaching those students needs some adjustment. According to a recent poll by NACE, while 69% of career ce …