Bridging the Gap: Creating the Candidate You Want - Julia K. Fleming
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- 2. Bridging the Gap:Creating the Candidate You Want
- 4. Julia K Fleming Assistant Director for Professional Development and Experience Master of Education focus in College Students Affairs Bachelor of Arts in Business Management Hometown: Ft. Wayne, IN Disney world traveler turned Career Coach Empathy - Relator – Activator - Positivity - Developer @JuliaKFleming
- 5. Today’s Objectives Overview Association of American Colleges and Universities survey results Discuss University of Florida’s Career Resource Centers efforts to address the Career Readiness gap Learn how your organization can include itself in the educational process Open discussion on ways to identify aspects of Career Readiness in potential new hires throughout the applicant screening process
- 6. Falling Short? College Learning and Career Success. Association of American Colleges & Universities Survey
- 10. UF Career Resource Center Philosophy Career Readiness, Core Competencies, Experiential Education
- 12. Skills Gained @UF Communication Skills Critical Thinking Teamwork Social Responsibility Sense of Self
- 13. Gaining Experience Student Organizations Academic Research Study/Work Abroad Internships Co-Ops Volunteering Part-Time Work Federal Work Study On-Campus Employment Class Projects Job Shadowing
- 14. CRC Programming Addressing the Gap by Educating Students
- 15. PilotedPrograms Customized College Workshops Field Day Student Meets World ComingThisFall Gator Professional Series Life After the Swamp Career Love Month Career Connections
- 16. Mapping Professional You Entering Your Coordinates Using Your Professional Compass Navigating Roadblocks Dropping Your Pin GatorProfessionalSeries: DiscoveringProfessionalYou
- 17. Mapping Professional You Entering Your Coordinates People and Points of Interest Taking the Highlighted Route Navigating Offer to Office GatorProfessionalSeries: NavigatingYourSearch
- 18. Life After The Swamp How To Survive Your First 30 Days Figuring Out What’s Next The Art Of Negotiation Show Me The Money! Staying Connected To The Swamp Oh The Places You’ll Go!
- 19. Employer 2 Student Programming Go for the Goal: Goal Setting Ace the Interview Taking the Lead: The Value of Leadership Skills Work It: Networking as a Student Navigating the Job/Internship Search Personal Branding Getting Experience as a Student Ready for Work: Preparing to Be a New Professional Building Great Resumes #CareerLoveMonth Pre-Showcase Events Employer Resume Review
- 21. DISCUSSION TIME How do you know if a candidate is career ready?
- 22. Ways to Pre-Screen Resume/ Cover Letter Interview Pre-Assessment Information Session Case Study Event
- 23. QUESTIONS?
- 24. Resources Falling Short? College Learning and Career Success. (2015, January 19). Retrieved June 24, 2015, from http://www.aacu.org/leap/public-opinion- research/2015-survey-results
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- Read through each objective. Tie back to Core Skills
- 613 students at public and private two-year and four-year colleges. The employer results come from 400 respondents whose organizations have at least 25 employees and report that 25 percent or more of their new hires hold either an associate degree from a two-year college or a bachelor’s degree from a four-year college.
- Employers overwhelmingly endorse broad learning as the best preparation for long-term career success. Regardless od major of field of study. Students agree with 63% believing it is most important for recent college grads to achieve both field specific and transferable skills. When asked what skills employers gave the highest priority to when looking at talent the above where listed highest out of 17 different areas.
- The CRC Defines Career Readiness as: (Read the definitions) Career Readiness -the ability to enter one's chosen career with a clear understanding of self and the ability to demonstrate a combination of industry knowledge and core competencies in the workplace. Professional Development - is the continuous process of acquiring new knowledge and skills that relate to one’s profession, job responsibilities, or work environment through a variety of facilitated learning opportunities. Experiential Education- learning activities that engage the learner directly what they are studying Keep this in mind throughout the presentation as we develop your brand. How will you demonstrate to employers you are career ready in your mission or brand?
- A big part of career readiness is skill development. As stated within the research there are many areas that employers find as desirable skills. The Career Resource Center has decided to focus it’s efforts on the following skills. This is based on NACE top 10 skills, our annual employer survey as well as student development theory. Listed are the top 5 skills employers are looking for in candidates and they are also the skills you should gain throughout your experience here at UF through many different ways. (Explain definitions) Communication Skills Definition The ability to effectively exchange thoughts and ideas with others through listening, speaking, writing, and non-verbal interactions Critical Thinking Definition The ability to process and interpret information objectively in order to make decisions The ability to reflect upon the outcomes of decisions made in order to inform future actions Teamwork Definition The ability to navigate interactions with a variety of individuals to contribute to a common goal Sub competencies: Conflict Management, Appreciation and engagement with Diversity, Understanding of Group Dynamics, Collaboration Sense of Self Definition The ability to understand one’s personal identity, values, and ethics, and how they impact the way you interact with others The ability to use reflection in order to maintain an awareness of self The ability to behave in a respectful and professional manner Sub competencies: Ethics, Self- Management , Identity and values awareness , Motivation and Initiative, Emotional Intelligence Social Responsibility Definition The willingness and ability to be an active participant in the management and betterment of communities to which you belong It is important to keep these in the back of your mind and keep track of experience you have had where you have seen these in action. In today’s session we will be focusing in on Sense of Self
- Additionally, we are making it a priority to educate students on the different types of Experiential Education.
- Program Highlights Customized College Programming (Customized college programming Liaison partnerships Expressed student needs Highlights how students are developing comp through major and how to advance through other exp outside the classroom Field Day (E2S program that infused competency development, industry education and networking.) Student Meets World (Piloted professional simulation event that focused on development of 3 comp) CGP (summer updates) Incorporation into all outreach workshops and through career planning
- This workshop is a part of the GPS other presentations are …. (Read full title) Mapping Professional You: Creating an effective Resume, Cover Letters and Interview Using Your Professional Compass: Using emotional intelligence to be an effective team member Navigating Roadblocks: Using effective communication skills and critical thinking Dropping your pin: Translating your UF experience and impact A complete listing of dates and times can be found on Gator CareerLink. Competition of the series will result in a certificate.
- This workshop is a part of the GPS other presentations are …. (Read full title) Mapping Professional You: Creating an effective Resume, Cover Letters and Interview Using Your Professional Compass: Using emotional intelligence to be an effective team member People and Points of Interest: Networking Take the Highlighted Route: Job/Internship Search Navigating Offer to Office A complete listing of dates and times can be found on Gator CareerLink. Competition of the series will result in a certificate.
- The excitement of life after college comes with many unknowns, these unknowns can cause for a stressful last semester. The Life After the Swamp series can assist in alleviating some of this fear and stress. Students who participate in the Life After the Swamp five- week series will attend a variety of presentations that will focus on topics addressing what to expect after graduation. These presentations will be delivered by a variety of campus partners and employers
- Employer2Student (E2S) programs provide professional development and industry education to our students from the valued perspective our employers. Participating in E2S can help to solidify your organization’s brand with students who may have never known about or considered your organization before.