The document discusses ways to bridge the gap between college education and career readiness. It summarizes a survey finding that many students are unprepared for their careers after college. It then outlines the University of Florida's Career Resource Center's efforts to address this gap through experiential education programs, custom workshops, and employer events to help students gain skills and experience. Finally, it opens a discussion on how employers can assess career readiness in applicants through resumes, interviews, assessments and other pre-screening methods.
Bridging the Gap: Developing Job Ready Students UF Career Center
The gap between where new graduates perceive their level of job readiness compared to employers ranking of candidate’s level of job readiness can differ. Learn how the University of Florida’s Career Resource Center is creating ways to assist in the preparation of students as they enter the workforce while working to increase awareness of this gap amongst stakeholders. Additionally, participants will be given the opportunity to discuss ways to identify aspects of career readiness in potential new hires throughout the applicant screening process.
Bridging the Gap: Developing Job Ready Students UF Career Center
The gap between where new graduates perceive their level of job readiness compared to employers ranking of candidate’s level of job readiness can differ. Learn how the University of Florida’s Career Resource Center is creating ways to assist in the preparation of students as they enter the workforce while working to increase awareness of this gap amongst stakeholders. Additionally, participants will be given the opportunity to discuss ways to identify aspects of career readiness in potential new hires throughout the applicant screening process.
"Full Steam Ahead" - Charting Your Course for the Upcoming Recruitment SeasonUF Career Center
Let the Career Resource Center (CRC) be your compass as we set sail on an exciting journey during this informative workshop. We will teach you how to build a comprehensive recruitment plan for the year ahead. We will navigate the recruitment calendar, goal setting, discuss branding strategies and identify ways to maximize your time and resources. We will also pinpoint important CRC dates to keep in mind as you chart your recruiting course for fall. Whether this is your maiden voyage or you already have your sea legs, this workshop will help you prepare for a smooth sail.
Expanding Your Campus Brand through Engaged Learning - Nadene ReynoldsUF Career Center
Wouldn't it be great to develop a continuous pipeline of enthusiastic and qualified candidates without tapping your recruitment budget or staffing resources? You can. Learn how to collaborate with various campus units to engage candidates in various experiential education endeavors that endear candidates to your organization as you compliment your current reciting efforts.
Diversity recruitment continues to be an important initiative for many organizations. Come find out why diversity matters at the University of Florida. During this session you will learn the diverse profile of UF students and gain practical tools to help you recruit and retain diverse talent.
Presentación que utilizó la doctora en didáctica de las ciencias Mercè Izquierdo en las X Jornadas Nacionales y VII Jornadas Internacionales de Enseñanza de la Química Universitaria, Superior, Secundaria y Técnica. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 6-10 de octubre del 2015.
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In addition, Cannabis businesses have a distinct need for quick answers to legal, accounting, human resources, insurance, banking, compliance or other Cannabis industry specific business questions. CannaServe.org answers the critical need in the marketplace for a convenient, available go-to source for businesses that need quick answers to these types of questions.
Dan Blake
Career Development Specialist
Sonoma County Office of Education
Santa Rosa, CA
This presentation will provide multiple examples of ways to infuse career awareness and exploration into existing middle school structures. The Sonoma County Career Development Specialist will share program goals and standards, program planning and implementation procedures, program structure, and effective activities and curricular materials. Useful handouts will be provided.
"Full Steam Ahead" - Charting Your Course for the Upcoming Recruitment SeasonUF Career Center
Let the Career Resource Center (CRC) be your compass as we set sail on an exciting journey during this informative workshop. We will teach you how to build a comprehensive recruitment plan for the year ahead. We will navigate the recruitment calendar, goal setting, discuss branding strategies and identify ways to maximize your time and resources. We will also pinpoint important CRC dates to keep in mind as you chart your recruiting course for fall. Whether this is your maiden voyage or you already have your sea legs, this workshop will help you prepare for a smooth sail.
Expanding Your Campus Brand through Engaged Learning - Nadene ReynoldsUF Career Center
Wouldn't it be great to develop a continuous pipeline of enthusiastic and qualified candidates without tapping your recruitment budget or staffing resources? You can. Learn how to collaborate with various campus units to engage candidates in various experiential education endeavors that endear candidates to your organization as you compliment your current reciting efforts.
Diversity recruitment continues to be an important initiative for many organizations. Come find out why diversity matters at the University of Florida. During this session you will learn the diverse profile of UF students and gain practical tools to help you recruit and retain diverse talent.
Presentación que utilizó la doctora en didáctica de las ciencias Mercè Izquierdo en las X Jornadas Nacionales y VII Jornadas Internacionales de Enseñanza de la Química Universitaria, Superior, Secundaria y Técnica. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 6-10 de octubre del 2015.
CannaServe’s cannaserve.info technology platform aggregates data from many sources and will be the premier source that industries such as the pharmaceutical, alcohol and tobacco will rely upon for the most accurate and optimized data.
In addition, Cannabis businesses have a distinct need for quick answers to legal, accounting, human resources, insurance, banking, compliance or other Cannabis industry specific business questions. CannaServe.org answers the critical need in the marketplace for a convenient, available go-to source for businesses that need quick answers to these types of questions.
Dan Blake
Career Development Specialist
Sonoma County Office of Education
Santa Rosa, CA
This presentation will provide multiple examples of ways to infuse career awareness and exploration into existing middle school structures. The Sonoma County Career Development Specialist will share program goals and standards, program planning and implementation procedures, program structure, and effective activities and curricular materials. Useful handouts will be provided.
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This presentation outlines the process that Rio Salado College, in partnership with PIRC, Creighton School District, and Helios will be using to enroll Parent Liaisons into the Family and Community Liaison Program.
This is a presentation that was originally presented at the NBEA Conference in Newport Beach, CA in February 2012 (updated for this site in October, 2013). This presentation is about teaching virtual entrepreneurship and virtual assisting in community college and technical college institutions. But it could also be applicable to high school classes.
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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
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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
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
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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Will be updated depending on who is presenting
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Title
Education
Hometown
Six word story
Strengths
Twitter handle (optional)
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:
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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.