1. PUTTING ON THE RITZ SUCCESS
Dr. Calvin Williams,
Program Director, Employer Relations

5. PUTTING ON THE RITZ
Change
Challenge
Opportunity
The ‘Key’…

7. “There is no end to the good you can do if you
don’t care who gets the credit”.
Colin Powell

8. PUTTING ON THE RITZ
Students
Faculty/Staff
Employers
Career Centers

9. STUDENTS

10. STUDENTS
Create inviting environment
Give them space – lobby, computer lab, charging
stations, etc.
Annual Open House
Partner with student organizations – professional
development

11. STUDENTS
Create inviting environment
Student Career Guides
Target via Social Media (Snapchat/Twitter)
Space/time – Market Wednesday/campus events

12. FAFACULTY

13. FACULTY
Partner with them
Fall Kickoff / Open House
Attend staff meetings – learn their needs
Educate on NACE standards

14. FACULTY
Partner with them
Bring classes to Career Center (Bus. Comm.)
Class assignments (Resumes/Cover Letters)
Facilitate employer classroom visits
Student organization faculty advisors

15. GEMPLOYERS
 Get pictures from Seminole futures….

16. EMPLOYERS
FSU Consultation Model
 Partner with employers to build recruiting platforms
 Listen to ideas to build effective branding options
 Help create vision, action steps, consistency and marketing concepts
 Identify campus champions – advocate for employment partners
 Promote on-campus recruiting efforts
 Email / Social Media / Flyers / Career Center Library / Liaisons / Student
Organizations / LinkedIn Photos (Tags)

17. EMPLOYERS
Employer-in-Residence Program
Facilitate classroom visits
Advisory Board (Non-profits/Government)
Constant contact (prospects/current)

18. EMPLOYER OUTCOMES
Effectively tell their story
Build branding platforms to enhance on-campus
presence
Increase visibility with students, faculty/staff and
Career Center
Increase candidate pool / Hire more candidates
Recognized as on-campus recruiting leader
Repeatable and sustainable

19. HUNTING SEASON

20. FARMING SEASON

21. CAREER CENTERS
Regular contact with sister schools (Florida ACE
members)
Share Best Practices
 Share information on fraudulent employers
Employer contacts – leverage to bring to multiple
campuses
Effective collaboration

22. PUTTING ON THE RITZ
Change
Challenge
Opportunity
Relationship Building is the Key!

23. CONTACT INFORMATION
Dr. Calvin Williams
Program Director, Employer Relations
Florida State University, Career Center
850-644-9771/ calvin.Williams@fsu.edu

24. QUESTIONS?