Career Everywhere

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Career Everywhere

For too long, career services has been an afterthought. Now it's time for career services to be in the driver's seat, leading institutional strategy around career readiness. Join us every other Tuesday for in-depth interviews with today’s most innovative career leaders about how they’re building a campus culture of career readiness… or what we call Career Everywhere.

  1. 7 JANV.

    How to Improve Career Equity for All Students (feat. Dave Merry)

    Dave Merry, Associate Provost and Executive Director of the Center for Career Equity, Development, and Success at Suffolk University, shares how his team is working to improve career equity, address systemic bias, and provide equitable support for all students. “It [career equity] means not everyone has the same, but everyone has what they need. We try to really question how we can target and tailor our resources in a way that, to some, sometimes feels like we are providing more resources to some students. And that's because we are. We recognize that some students need more support or need different support, and that's part of what career equity is,” Dave says.   In the episode, Dave discusses: How his team defines career equity (and why it’s so important)How his team is working to improve career equity (including several specific strategies)Why he hired a Director of Career Equity and Access on his teamWhy his team launched their annual Career Equity Conference (and what it entails)What results his team has seenHow they measure successAnd moreResources from the episode: Dave’s LinkedIn profileDave’s email: dmerry@suffolk.edu Suffolk’s career center websiteEmployer DEI toolkit Director of Career Equity staff pageCareer Equity Conference webpageLabor Market Insights tool (powered by uConnect)Opinion piece from Dave in USA Today about employers and workplace equity Join the Career Everywhere Community today: careereverywhere.com/community

    49 min

  2. 10/12/2024

    5 Elements of Effective Change Management in Career Services (feat. Gerald Tang)

    Gerald Tang, Executive Director of the Career Services and Internships Office at Bridgewater State University, shares his top five elements for effective change management in career services.  The five elements include: People: Understand the strengths, management styles, and buy-in of the individuals involved in the change process.Culture and environment: Assess the organizational culture, hidden rules, shared values, and dynamics among key leadership.Time: Consider the timing of the change and any external factors that may impact its implementation.Vision and leadership: Reflect on your own leadership style and vision, and ensure that you communicate a clear direction to others.Resources: Evaluate the resources needed to execute the change, including people, finances, technology, and physical space.Gerald, who’s worked in higher education for 18 years, shares some examples of how he’s managed change in his current and past leadership roles, his advice for others, and more.  Resources from the episode: Gerald’s LinkedIn profileBridgewater State University’s virtual career center (powered by uConnect) Join the Career Everywhere Community today: careereverywhere.com/community

    57 min

  3. 26/11/2024

    Best Practices for Supporting International Students (feat. Nitin Agrawal)

    Nitin Agrawal, Co-founder and CEO of Interstride, shares best practices for supporting international students. Interstride is a plug-and-play platform to support international students across the full lifecycle, from admissions through graduation. In the episode, Nitin (who was an international student himself) covers: The unique experiences of international students as part of the career exploration processHow career leaders can best support international students in career developmentHow to consider adapting career advising, workshops, and resources to meet the unique needs and circumstances of international studentsImmediate strategies that can be implemented to increase support for international studentsAnd more Resources from the episode: Nitin’s LinkedIn profileConcord University International student community page (featuring Interstride content)Indiana University Indianapolis Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering F-1 Visa one-pagerInterstride websiteCuration Kits (powered by uConnect) Join the Career Everywhere Community today: careereverywhere.com/community

    48 min

  4. 12/11/2024

    How to Advance Shared Goals with Cross-Campus Collaboration (feat. Claire Klieger)

    Claire Klieger, Assistant Vice President and Executive Director of Career Services at Swarthmore College, discusses how she advances shared goals by building cross-campus partnerships and collaborations.  “I don’t think you need to reinvent the wheel. You just need to strengthen the spokes,” Claire says.  In the episode, Claire shares: What cross-campus collaboration means to her (and why it’s important)What effective collaboration looks likeHow she builds and maintains relationships across campusHow she stays up-to-date on what’s going on across campus (and strategizes on where career services can plug in)Specific examples of how the career center has benefited from cross-campus collaboration (including an elevated role on campus)How she connects career center initiatives to the goals of senior leadership And more Resources from the episode: Claire’s LinkedIn profileClaire’s email: ckliege1@swarthmore.edu Swarthmore College virtual career center (powered by uConnect) Join the Career Everywhere Community today: careereverywhere.com/community

    46 min

  5. 29/10/2024

    Best Practices for Supporting Neurodivergent Students (feat. Jhillika Kumar and Conner Reinhardt)

    Jhillika Kumar and Conner Reinhardt, co-founders of Mentra, share best practices for supporting neurodivergent students. Mentra is an employment network for 1 billion neurodivergent professionals (with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, etc.) worldwide. Mentra is an AI-powered, reimagined hiring process that captures more nuanced skills-based and humanistic factors like a person’s unique neurotype, which is not currently captured in more traditional resumes and forms of hiring. In the episode, Jhillika and Conner cover: What neurodiversity is and the widespread benefits of cognitive diversityThe unique challenges that neurodivergent students often face as part of the career exploration processWhat career leaders should know about supporting neurodivergent students How career services professionals can prepare neurodivergent students for today’s workforceHow to partner with and educate employers when it comes to recruiting and hiring neurodivergent studentsAnd more Resources from the episode: Jhillika’s LinkedIn profileConner’s LinkedIn profileMentra’s one-pager for helping employers hire neurodivergent studentsMentra website Join the Career Everywhere Community today: careereverywhere.com/community

    50 min

  6. 15/10/2024

    Producing a Podcast for Your Career Center (feat. Paul Maniaci)

    Paul Maniaci, an Assistant Director in the Career Design Lab at the Columbia University School of Profesional Studies, shares how he’s hosting and producing a podcast for his career center. Paul’s podcast, called Rising to the Top, covers a variety of topics related to career development and features interviews with leaders and individuals who have achieved success in their careers. In the episode, Paul shares: What his production process looks like (including finding guests, pre-interview conversations, recording, editing, etc.)Why he launched the podcastHow he zeroed in on the podcast’s theme and formatHow he approaches interviewingHow he measures success and engagement from his audienceHow he markets the podcastAnd moreCareer Everywhere podcast host Meredith Metsker also shares her perspective on how she hosts and produces the Career Everywhere podcast for uConnect. Resources from the episode: Paul’s LinkedIn profileMeredith’s LinkedIn profileRising to the Top podcast Riverside (tool used to record both Rising to the Top and Career Everywhere) Join the Career Everywhere Community today: careereverywhere.com/community

    1 h 10 min

  7. 01/10/2024

    How to Leverage Video to Engage Gen Z with Career Services (feat. Willie Wittezehler)

    Willie Wittezehler, Creative Director at Roadtrip Nation, shares best practices for how career centers can use video to engage Gen Z with their services. Willie has produced and directed Roadtrip Nation’s award-winning documentaries for over 16 years and been behind the lens for over 200 interviews. Roadtrip Nation is a nonprofit organization that provides resources and tools to help people explore careers and build lives around their passions. Roadtrip Nation has conducted over 3,500 video interviews with leaders from around the world who have turned their interests into their careers. In the episode, Willie covers: Why Gen Z prefers video for content consumptionTrends around video content, length, and formatsTips for creating authentic content that will appeal to Gen ZOn-camera interviewing best practicesWhy video should be a key part of every career center’s content strategyWhy video as a format is uniquely well-suited to provide students with real insight into career pathwaysStrategies for how to leverage and promote video content to support Gen Z students And more Resources from the episode: Roadtrip Nation websiteRoadtrip Nation documentariesA Balanced Equation documentary Join the Career Everywhere Community today: careereverywhere.com/community

    55 min

  8. 17/09/2024

    Developing an Early Career Exploration Program for Sophomores (feat. Michele Doran and Melanie Murphy)

    Michele Doran and Melanie Murphy of Denison University share how their team built the Journey Program, a popular two-day workshop that helps sophomores with early career exploration.  The Journey Program includes four 90-minute sessions designed to help students explore careers, think critically about what they want out of work and life, and come up with a plan to make it happen. The four sessions include: Reflect: Students look back on all the things they've done in high school and their first year of college and think about what motivates and fulfills them.Imagine: Students start thinking about how they might want to live their lives—beyond career. Where do they want to live? How important is money to them? What does wealth mean to them? Where might they want to live? What kind of time do they want to devote to the things they care about personally?Plan: Students think about how they're going to use their time at Denison to build the skills, values, and habits that will help them achieve their goals. Build: Students start creating a roadmap for their plans. They work on resumes, cover letters, and other essential building blocks of a strong career.In the episode, Michele and Melanie share what the Journey Program entails, why they created it, how they built it, what the results have been, and more.  Resources from the episode: Michele’s LinkedIn profileMichele’s email: doranm@denison.edu Melanie’s LinkedIn profileMelanie’s email: Murphyma@denison.edu Journey Program homepageDenison Magazine story about the Journey ProgramHelping Sophomores Succeed bookYou Majored in What?: Designing Your Path from College to Career bookDesigning Your Life bookDenison virtual career center (powered by uConnect) Join the Career Everywhere Community today: careereverywhere.com/community

    48 min
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For too long, career services has been an afterthought. Now it's time for career services to be in the driver's seat, leading institutional strategy around career readiness. Join us every other Tuesday for in-depth interviews with today’s most innovative career leaders about how they’re building a campus culture of career readiness… or what we call Career Everywhere.

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    uConnect
  • Années d’activité
    2022 - 2025
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