In a day and age where institutions are seeking to improve not only how they graduate students, but how they prepare them for the work force, institutions must consider their strategies for career services. Institutions must also determine if they are working in a manner that is best suited for...
Fall is an exciting time in the world of career services. Following a summer of benchmarking and strategic planning, I found myself enthusiastic to pilot an idea I learned about at the NACE 2017 conference. I attended a session called “Flip your Career Center: Peer Mentoring That Goes Beyond the...
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The movie, " True Grit" starring John Wayne, was the topic of discussion at my home this past weekend. My college freshman informed me he had not seen it. I was bewildered! Surely, he had been exposed to this unforgettable classic! Before describing the premise of the movie, I decided to...
This past June, the Center for Career Development (CCD) at the University of Connecticut (UConn) was pleased to receive the 2016 NACE Member’s Choice Award for the program entitled “Breaking Away from the Four-Year Plan: Implementing a Personalized Career Planning Model.” This program,...
As a career adviser in higher education, working with a primarily adult-learner student population, one of my favorite ways to interface with the students is through giving short workshops in on-site classrooms. Not only does it give a larger group of our students initial exposure to campus...
What if your Mom walked into your career center, resume in hand, and that deer-in-the-headlights look? As a boomer recruiter and career counselor, I’ve been thinking lately about multiple generations co-existing, not just in the workplace, but in the campus career centers on the front lines of...