Please join us as highly-rated APSCU convention speakers, Martha Lanaghen and Ann Cross share their experiences working with dozens of successful campuses around the country to bring you an idea-packed hour of solid strategies to increase your placement rates and ensure accuracy and compliance in your reporting.
You’ll learn:
• Five Innovative Ideas to Find Grads that are “missing” and get them re-engaged
• Easy-to-implement strategies for getting the whole campus involved in placing students
• The Five (sometimes forgotten) fundamentals of successful placement departments
• Tips and Tools for ensuring that your student files are accurate and reporting is compliant
• Two WOW concepts that change the placement roadmap instantly
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This presentation was used today to help senior executives secure employments as CEO. CFO. COO or CIO's from the FEI - Financial Executives International - Chicago Group.
http://www.financialexecutives.org/eweb/startpage.aspx?site=ch_chi
Very helpful and many are securing great interviews from this process explained.
Content Provided by:
Dean R. DeLisle
CEO
www.ForwardProgress.net
How To Use Social Networks In Your Employment Or Job Seach 2010 Event VersionSocial Jack
This presentation was used today to help senior executives secure employments as CEO. CFO. COO or CIO's from the FEI - Financial Executives International - Chicago Group.
http://www.financialexecutives.org/eweb/startpage.aspx?site=ch_chi
Very helpful and many are securing great interviews from this process explained.
Content Provided by:
Dean R. DeLisle
CEO
www.ForwardProgress.net
Having a strong LinkedIn profile is essential for higher ed professionals. This presentation will show you how to build an impressive, dynamic online presence!
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JALA Editor-in-Chief Edward Kai-Hua Chow, Ph.D., of National University of Singapore shared step-by-step advice on how to design and write scientific research papers more clearly and effectively to improve their chances for successful publication at the recently held conference in Washington, DC. Learn what editors want, what they don't want and how reviewers evaluate manuscripts by reviewing slides from the session.
Experience Counts! Leveraging Internship/Externship Experience to Secure Employment for your Graduates.
Join highly-rated APSCU speaker Ann Cross of the Sparrow Group and Connie Johnson Ed.D, Chief Academic Officer at CTU for this interactive and engaging workshop about standardizing and implementing institutional wide externship best practices. This is not a theoretical workshop- You’ll hear stories of success, see data that supports employment outcomes and leave with tools that you can take back to your institution and use immediately.
CAPPS 2012 Presentation-Gainful Employment & the Externship ConnectionAnn Cross
•The externship isn’t just a student’s last course and job placement shouldn’t begin at graduation! An efficient and effective externship program is the dynamic connection which takes your students out of the classroom and into the workforce. Campus and education directors, compliance managers, placement directors and externship coordinators will all benefit from the comprehensive perspective of this diverse panel of industry experts and this lively presentation on leveraging technology to implement externship best practices in the era of gainful employment. The panel will address key issues effecting externship programs including: How to teach soft skills to hard students to minimize drops and increase employability; Overcoming paperwork – Streamlining your department’s processes can minimize administrative work, maximize compliance and get your staff out in the field working with students and sites; Effective site development – Employer engagement begins with your externship program; Hired upon graduation! Proven strategies to increase extern-to-hire conversion rates
Key Takeaway:
Colleges today face specific and unique challenges as they help their students out of the classroom and into the workforce. This session offers practical and strategic tools to help bridge the “Skills Gap” that students coming out of college face today as well as tools which help engage everyone’s participation in improving employment outcomes for your Graduates.
Description (paragraph form)
With an increased pressure on Institutions of Higher Learning to substantiate their course offerings with respect to employability; now more than ever, programs designed to specifically address soft-skills are the only viable way to prepare the student and close the “skills gap” that exists in the job market today.
More and more recent college graduates struggle to gain entry into their field due to what employers claim is a lack of hands on experience, professionalism and business acumen in students coming directly out of college.
Join highly-rated speaker Ann Cross for this interactive and engaging presentation about the benefits of incorporating soft-skills training through experiential learning into the student experience. For those who already have soft-skills training as part of your course offerings, this workshop will share some of the best practices from around the country.
The Sparrow Group has visited dozens of campuses in the last five years, and has seen what works, as well as the common mistakes and missed opportunities. This is not a theoretical workshop, but rather a workshop that focuses on practical, tactical programs that you can implement immediately. You’ll hear stories of success, see data that supports outcomes, and leave with tools that you can take back to the campus and use to improve employment outcomes.
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JALA Deputy Editor-in-Chief Edward Chow, Ph.D., University of Singapore, offers instruction for central message design, journal selection and proper manuscript composition. Originality, citations and the peer review process also are covered. This presentation is from the popular “JALA & JBS Author Workshop: How to Get Your Work Published,” SLAS2014 in San Diego.
Having a strong LinkedIn profile is essential for higher ed professionals. This presentation will show you how to build an impressive, dynamic online presence!
Presentation conducted at SNEC PMI's Career Fairs in Hartford and Stamford CT by George Nikanorov, Head of Marketing for DATA Inc. on how to "brand" yourself and communicate with recruiters through Social Media.
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Megan Fitzgerald, Expat and International Career Coach of Career By Choice, discusses Linked In and how you can use it to accelerate your career and build your personal brand and network.
JALA Editor-in-Chief Edward Kai-Hua Chow, Ph.D., of National University of Singapore shared step-by-step advice on how to design and write scientific research papers more clearly and effectively to improve their chances for successful publication at the recently held conference in Washington, DC. Learn what editors want, what they don't want and how reviewers evaluate manuscripts by reviewing slides from the session.
Experience Counts! Leveraging Internship/Externship Experience to Secure Employment for your Graduates.
Join highly-rated APSCU speaker Ann Cross of the Sparrow Group and Connie Johnson Ed.D, Chief Academic Officer at CTU for this interactive and engaging workshop about standardizing and implementing institutional wide externship best practices. This is not a theoretical workshop- You’ll hear stories of success, see data that supports employment outcomes and leave with tools that you can take back to your institution and use immediately.
CAPPS 2012 Presentation-Gainful Employment & the Externship ConnectionAnn Cross
•The externship isn’t just a student’s last course and job placement shouldn’t begin at graduation! An efficient and effective externship program is the dynamic connection which takes your students out of the classroom and into the workforce. Campus and education directors, compliance managers, placement directors and externship coordinators will all benefit from the comprehensive perspective of this diverse panel of industry experts and this lively presentation on leveraging technology to implement externship best practices in the era of gainful employment. The panel will address key issues effecting externship programs including: How to teach soft skills to hard students to minimize drops and increase employability; Overcoming paperwork – Streamlining your department’s processes can minimize administrative work, maximize compliance and get your staff out in the field working with students and sites; Effective site development – Employer engagement begins with your externship program; Hired upon graduation! Proven strategies to increase extern-to-hire conversion rates
Key Takeaway:
Colleges today face specific and unique challenges as they help their students out of the classroom and into the workforce. This session offers practical and strategic tools to help bridge the “Skills Gap” that students coming out of college face today as well as tools which help engage everyone’s participation in improving employment outcomes for your Graduates.
Description (paragraph form)
With an increased pressure on Institutions of Higher Learning to substantiate their course offerings with respect to employability; now more than ever, programs designed to specifically address soft-skills are the only viable way to prepare the student and close the “skills gap” that exists in the job market today.
More and more recent college graduates struggle to gain entry into their field due to what employers claim is a lack of hands on experience, professionalism and business acumen in students coming directly out of college.
Join highly-rated speaker Ann Cross for this interactive and engaging presentation about the benefits of incorporating soft-skills training through experiential learning into the student experience. For those who already have soft-skills training as part of your course offerings, this workshop will share some of the best practices from around the country.
The Sparrow Group has visited dozens of campuses in the last five years, and has seen what works, as well as the common mistakes and missed opportunities. This is not a theoretical workshop, but rather a workshop that focuses on practical, tactical programs that you can implement immediately. You’ll hear stories of success, see data that supports outcomes, and leave with tools that you can take back to the campus and use to improve employment outcomes.
Deploying Automated Workstreams and Computational Approaches for Generation of Toxicity Data Used for Hazard Identification, by Robert T. Dunn, II, Ph.D., DABT
JALA Deputy Editor-in-Chief Edward Chow, Ph.D., University of Singapore, offers instruction for central message design, journal selection and proper manuscript composition. Originality, citations and the peer review process also are covered. This presentation is from the popular “JALA & JBS Author Workshop: How to Get Your Work Published,” SLAS2014 in San Diego.
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The Screen Design and Assay Technology SIG meeting at SLAS2014, January 22 in San Diego, featured a presentation by Wayne J. Levin of Predictum titled Design of Experiment Challenges & Opportunities. The slides and supplementary material are provided here.
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View the live presentation of this webinar: http://youtu.be/45JThCQ-OlA
Finding warm bodies to meet your recruitment goals may be a relatively easy task. But finding the right mentors can be very difficult. Developing an effective recruitment strategy takes creativity, flexibility, innovation, and a good amount of brunt work. This month's webinar will focus on several key practices recommended in the field, including marketing tools, messaging, analyzing data, the importance of partnerships, and the establishment of a sound recruitment plan. Friends for Youth's Mentoring Institute Program Director Sarah Kremer and Recruitment Specialist Jonathan Cowgill will also share some best practices and our own program's recruitment experiences.
Join us as we navigate what works and what doesn't work as you start your fall mentor recruitment campaigns!
At IBM Kenexa, we believe people differentiate great companies. We know that hiring the right people, empowering your people and making decisions based on data yields the best business results. With $4,000 as the average amount U.S. companies spend to fill an open position, and organizations saying they wouldn't rehire 40 percent of their recent hires, you need to make sure you hire the right people from the start. IBM Kenexa Skills Assessments on Cloud delivers a fast, effective method for sifting through large talent pools to determine if an individual has the required skills for a specific job.
Join us to learn about:
Our partnership and integration with Cornerstone to help you incorporate assessments into your hiring.
IBM Kenexa's 1,500 tests, which can be leveraged by hiring teams and managers across industries, job families and job levels to find and qualify the right talent faster.
How other clients have used assessments to hire more like their very best, ensuring top performing hires every time.
These are slides that I am using to conduct workshops for folks who wish to learn more about how to use LinkedIn to find their next job or to advance their careers.
Presentation for transitioning military attending NMR Consulting's M2C, Military-to-Civilian Transition Assistance Program.
The day-long seminar helps transitioning and recently separated military personnel translate their military service to civilian skills in their social media profiles, resume, and interviews.
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On 1/15/13, I presented about the power of LinkedIn to 80 young alumni at Syracuse University's Lubin House in New York City. The presentation was followed by a stellar discussion about the art of networking with alumni panelists Agatha Lutoborski, Jason Horowitz, Fern Langham, Victoria Chan, Chris Lee, and Lea Marino.
Similar to 2012 Apscu Cross Lanaghen Finalx Notes (20)
1. Foundations of Placement Excellence
How to Unlock your Career Services Department’s Potential
and Improve Placement Outcomes
Webinar presentation September 5th, 2012
Presented by:
Ann Cross and Martha Lanaghen
The Sparrow Group
2. INTRODUCTION
Today’s Presenters
Ann Cross
Martha Lanaghen
What You’ll Learn Today:
• The five fundamentals of placement
• Getting the whole campus involved
• Lost and found – finding your grads
• Ensuring reporting accuracy and compliance
• Game Changers – two big ideas
3. THE FIVE FUNDAMENTALS
OF OUTSTANDING PLACEMENT
• Externship Sites – Create direct leads for placement
• Waivers – Changing status if grad is working
• Staffing agencies – building strong relationships so you get
the job leads first!
• Preparing the Grad – Mock interviews, coaching,
appearance, workshops
• Follow up – connecting with employers after the interview
4. LOST AND FOUND –
WHERE ARE THEY!?
• Skip Tracing
• Incent your grads to get in touch
• Motivate your current students and
staff/faculty to help you find missing grads
• Cyber Sleuthing – top ways to find your
grads on the web
5. CYBER SLEUTHING
TOOL DIFFERENTIATION WHEN TO USE IT?
KGBpeople.com • 20 social networks “MIA” Graduate is Non-responsive.
• 6 search engines • Known Name
• 5 photo and video sources • Known general location
• 6 personal data sources
Lullar.com • 23 social Networks “MIA” Graduate is Non-responsive.
• Smaller, Niche networks • Known Name
• Does Username Guessing • Known Email
Facesaerch.com Scans web for Face Photos “MIA” Graduate is Non-responsive
• Known Name
Pipl.com • Scans major social networks “MIA” Graduate is Non-responsive
• Provides Images & Options to • Known Name
Narrow search by age/location • Known Username
• Scans Amazon Wishlists • Known Email
• Scans Ebay profiles • Known Phone
• Known general location
• Known Age range
6. CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT –
IT TAKES A VILLAGE
• Make it fun! – “The Amazing Race”
• Job lead referral programs
• Missing Graduates – Milk Carton
• Communication and reporting
7. COMMUNICATION AND REPORTING
Two Great Ideas to Increase Awareness and get the
Campus Involved – “Get Board”!:
1) The White Board!
2) The Dashboard
10. ENSURING ACCURACY
• 3rd party employment verification
• Internal Processes – checks and balances
• Student file checklists
• Placement verification form
• File audit process
11. GAME CHANGERS
WOTC – Workforce Opportunity Tax Credit
Marketing your grads
12. WOTC
• The tax credit amounts that a hiring employer may
be eligible for are:
• $2400 Tax Credit for new Hires
• $4800 Tax Credit for disabled veteran hire
• $9000 Tax Credit for Long Term TANF recipient
Information can be found at the Department of Labor Website:
http://www.doleta.gov/business/incentives/opptax/
13. ABC Career College
Wants to Help You!
WOTC– Work Opportunity Tax Credit
The tax credit amounts that a hiring employer may be eligible
for hiring our Grads?
• $2400 Tax Credit for New Hires
• $4800 Tax Credit for Disabled Veteran Hire
• $9000 Tax Credit for Long Term TANF Recipient
Call US To Learn More! 555-555-5555
Call Us to Find Eligible Candidates! 555-5555
14. Marketing Like a Recruiter
ABC CAREER COLLEGE TOP CANDIDATE’S FOR HIRE
Greta Charles is Certified as a Medical Coder. She is CPC certified as well as RHIT certified through AHIMA. She is very detail
Graduate oriented and has over 20 years of customer service experience. Accuracy is her strength. She is articulate, can effectively multi-task,
Photo
has an eye for details and is an efficient problem solver. She has years of work experience to bring to your team. This graduate is
ready to work for your office today. Click HERE to request Graduate’s resume
Here
Peter Smith is a Certified Paralegal experienced in preparing wills, trusts, briefs, and providing thorough legal research, and probate
Graduate issues. He has excellent skills on pleading cases. He also has 20 years of law enforcement experience. Niles also holds a Bachelor
Degree in Criminal Justice which makes him a competitive candidate.
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Here Click HERE to request Graduate’s resume
Anita Jones–Peterson is an outstanding Certified Medical Assistant ready to work for you. She is very compassionate and a natural
Graduate leader. Her skills include vital signs, administering injections and medications. She has a proven track record in providing outstanding
care to patients during her externship. This graduate is ready to work for your office today.
Photo
Here Click HERE to request Graduate’s resume
Graduate
James Bowles is a caring Certified Pharmacy Technician with the ability to deliver exceptional customer service skills! His attention
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to detail makes him a great candidate for any pharmacy. James has excellent computer skills and is extremely accurate. He displays
Here the highest degree of professionalism and is able to multi-task effectively. Click HERE to request Graduate’s
resume
15. TIPS FOR CREATING YOUR MARKETING
• Select your candidates wisely
• Use attractive photos
• Choose one candidate from each program
• Send monthly or quarterly
• Occasionally highlight a Grad who was
16. Questions?
Thank you!
Please feel free to contact us with additional questions.
Ann Cross Martha Lanaghen
Sr. Executive Partner President
across@SparrowGroup.biz martha@SparrowGroup.biz www.SparrowGroup.biz
970-556-6101 303-257-6222 307-200-9460