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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Best Practices and Looking for Inclusive Language

By Christopher Donchak posted 3 days ago
From a career counseling perspective, how can our students or clients know when an organization values diversity, equity, and inclusion? Why is it important ...
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That’s Not What I Meant: Addressing Unintentional Bias

By Karen Armstrong posted 10 days ago
Have you ever said something that came out wrong? It sounded inconsiderate, biased—or worse—offensive? As professionals seeking to improve the lives of ...
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Networking With a Purpose: The College Edition

By Ryan Tin Loy posted 12-17-2019
In today’s workplace you will often hear the words “ It’s not what you know, but who you know.”  Normally these words would be applicable to people from ...
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From Mentorship to Friendship – My Journey Through the NACE Mentor Program

By Ana Clara Blesso posted 12-03-2019
by Fatim Lelenta (Ana Clara Blesso is her mentor)  Why did I decide to find a mentor? A mentor is more than an adviser. A mentor provides you ...
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Great Resources for Working With Non-Neurotypical Students

By Cindy Verduce posted 11-19-2019
Recently, a member of our Individuals with Disabilities Affinity Impact Team, Heather Rickerl, a career counselor at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, ...
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Engaging Generation Z

By Josh Frahm posted 11-12-2019
Self-disclosure: I am a borderline Millennial, born in 1982, but consider myself more of what you hear from students from time to time—an old soul . ...
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OK Boomer: Making the Workplace Inclusive

By Jamie Belinne posted 11-05-2019
So many organizations ask me to train their young people on how to be more professional. I get that. I run a professional office with a diverse group ...
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Training and Teaching Students With Different Learning Styles

By Josh Frahm posted 10-22-2019
Learning styles are defined as the way each person learns best. Just like we all have different personalities, we all have different learning styles as ...
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Adding Faculty to Your Career Advisory Team

By Allana Farley posted 10-15-2019
Often, career services departments are run by one to three individuals and may have some graduate assistants at four-year schools and even fewer staff ...
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Ideas for Creating a Career Center and Disability Services Office Collaboration

By Cindy Verduce posted 10-08-2019
Improving employment outcomes for students with disabilities is getting a little easier these days on college campuses as more and more employers are ...
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Hiring Students With Disabilities, a Win/Win for All

By Cindy Verduce posted 10-02-2019
by Cynthia Price Verduce and Sue Keever Watts, co-chairs of the Disabilities Affinity Impact Team October is National Disability Employment ...
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Crucial Aspects of a Great Student Training Program

By Josh Frahm posted 09-17-2019
One could argue that training students is much more difficult than training full-time staff, making it important for you to create a dynamic training ...
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Networking With a Purpose

By Ryan Tin Loy posted 09-10-2019
When I first learned about the importance of professional networking, I really had no clue of what was involved. All I saw, and continue to see, are very ...
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Do You Have a Great Career Center?

By Bless Vaidian posted 08-20-2019
I started my career in higher education back in 2000. As another anniversary approaches, I wanted to put together a list of what makes a great career ...
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Using Technology to Further Great Student Support and Relationships

By Jennifer Lasater posted 08-13-2019
Back in 2011, Purdue University Global (formerly Kaplan University) decided to build an internal career services site that was available for our students ...
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Choose the Right Students: Pre-Selection Necessities

By Josh Frahm posted 08-06-2019
Whether hiring a student for a part-time or work-study position or selecting one to lead a student organization, what you do in the pre-selection process ...
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Gen Z – The Communication Generation

By Jamie Belinne posted 07-23-2019
You didn’t see that title coming, did you? But it’s true. Gen Z, the people in their teens and early twenties right now are much better at communication ...
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Unpacking Best Practices

By Ned Khatrichettri posted 07-15-2019
"Best practice" is a common phrase in higher education institutions; yet it is rarely analyzed, and thus its meanings are often subjective. It is presumably ...
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(AW + T) + R = BS

By Garrett Secor posted 07-09-2019
Bulleted statements are a foundational piece to a great resume. Attempting to highlight relevant skills, getting past application tracking systems (ATS), ...
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Living, Learning, and Working With a Disability

By Denise Colaianni posted 07-02-2019
I recently moderated a panel discussion on overcoming career obstacles with a disability.  One of the young professionals on the panel was my former student, ...
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