Great content and applicable information to enhance my knowledge!

Based on this training, I have learned that being more intune with an on line presence is extremely important in this day and age. Things are changing daily and we have to keep up with the changes if we want to suceed in the job market and want our students to suceed in the job market. I plan on updating my on on line profile, make an avatar, have a hyper link to my profile and URL. I plan on having an on line BIO and helping my students see the need for this as well as seeing the need… >>>

I really appreciate this course. I have been a career services director for approx. several years and many of the Ideas that are presented here I have used. But the way it is explained with all the up to date info and use of technology is amazing. I am going to use this info with my classes on job searching, branding, resume writting, asking for people to be references. This is great information. The challange I have is that many of the students are somewhat lazy when it comes to putting this together. They want us to do it for… >>>

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 I think the information regarding placements, graduating rates, time to complete program and local salaries is all awesome measures to look at while developing information for not only potential but current students/graduates. My question is, how often do we update these stats? Every Year, Every Six months? These numbers can fluctuate constantly, and I was just wondering when would be a good timeline.

Always great to have a refresher every now and then! Helpful information.

So folks with convictions are MORE reliant on word of mouth networking and personal introductions when it comes to landing interviews and job offers.

Hiring managers may be more willing to listen to the full  story, and show more confidence in offering a position to a convicted felon IF a trusted co-worker or employee has given a recommnedation.

This is the best way in the door for ALL job seekers, but when a person has this "extra" obstacle, it is easy to see how personal networking will benefit folks in this situation.

We have seen lots of success just by… >>>

We use O*Net (www.onetonline.org) quite a bit to help our prospective students, current students, and graduates understand better how their degrees can get them to the goal of specific job titles, geographic locations, and salary ranges. Part of their site includes links to great resources for customizing job searches and resumes. The military resource is www.mynextmove.org. There is a link on this site that allows you to enter specific terminology and skills from military positions, and translates them into civilian terminology. http://www.mynextmove.org/vets/find/military

I believe that the STAR Method is one of the biggest skills we can give our students and graduates.

It is used in all industries and is the best way to assess if someone has problem solving ability.  With my students, I first ask them to write out an answer to a few questions and make it something that they can easily talk about during our meeting.  Once we go over the points of their story, I show them how to categorize the different sections based on their own experiences.

Just teaching them what it means, didn't work for me… >>>

I really enjoyed this first section of "Supporting Veterans in Becoming Gainfully Employed."  I work with a lot of Veterans at my institution, and I often help them craft their resumes to a civilian style.  Often times I sit down and speak with them about their military skills and how they can transfer these skills to a certain civilian position in which they are interested.  Once I get them on the same page with me they understand that they can definitely market themselves well for certain positions based on their related experience they gained in the military.  It's all about… >>>

Network, volunteer and get yourself out there. Tell everyone you know that you will be graduating soon and will be looking for a job in your field. Everyone wants to help a new graduate. Get to know your teachers, the University staff and your classmates.

If a job opening comes their way they will remember you!

I am very eager to start encouraging our student body & alumni to use these amazing new tools to advertise themselves. I know it will make the difference in their being placed!

I learned new ways to connect with students/alumni. I do feel no matter which forum you choose, customer service is the key to success!

Placements are another way of confirming that the training that the student has received from your school was beneficial to the student in obtaining employment in their selected field.

Did you know that there are over 3 million jobs that are open and available but corporate America can't find skilled workers to fill them?  To me, that is the primary mission of all of us that work with veterans in higher education or career services . . . to help prepare the veteran to apply his vast skill learned in military service to those positions in demand in corporate America.  As our military exit active duty to make the transition, we need to help the veteran think outside of his or her comfort zone to pursue employment in areas… >>>

this was so awesome and informative!

Have you considered using a virtual career fair to either help veterans make the transition from military to civilian life or to hire employees for your company?  Once you get beyond the idea that you are going to talk with avatars, the utility of a virtual career fair is huge.  Usually the virtual career fair experience simulates the look of an actual job fair.  The exhibit halls usually have booths set up for each employer.  You can visit employeer booths and communicate directly with company reps through text, audio, or video chats.  Additionally, link are usually available to pull up… >>>

Military transition into civilian life is fraught with uncertainty and sometimes confusion on the part of the veteran.  Leaving the relative "safety" of the military causes the veteran to enter a world where there almost too many choices.  Key advice to the veteran is that they need to be confident in their skills learned in the military and that they need to practice explaining to others their military background in civilian terms.  Getting hired in corporate America requires the Veteran and the civilian HR Manager to meet halfway - the veteran helps to translate his military experience into terms that… >>>

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Today’s Job seekers have never been more empowered as they are today. The sheer amount of tools, advice and sites they have at their disposal is large. This is especially true when it comes to using social networking sites like Facebook and Linkedin.

Although each of these sites are used for different purposes (personal vs professional), they do have something in common to aid the job search. They both tell jobseekers what company their friends currently work at. A relatively new tool called Jobs With Friends helps jobseekers leverage that important data so they can more easily get referred.

When… >>>

The career services department is a great selling point for the Admissions department. Career services assist graduates to search for employment in their career of choice. Career services will assist in interview preparation, resume writing and interview attire. Graduates benefit a lot from this resource since it gives them a better opportunity of finding employment.