Employee and student feedback is extremely important especially if there were connections made that the Career Services team should be aware of.  Every time the event takes place, there should be revisions that align with the preferences of the employers.  I also intend to make sure the students know that the employers are providing a service by appearing on campus and they should be appreciative, professional, and prepared.

The elevator speech is a great tactic to master.  I have been preparing students for the interview, making sure they are prepared to "tell the interviewer about themselves" and storyboard their strengths and weakness.  Industry partners validate my engagement with the students and visit campus to help with mock interviews in anticipation of the career fair.

In this module, I learned that Motivational Interviewing is a person-centered approach that helps individuals strengthen their own motivation and commitment to change rather than being told what to do. I gained a better understanding of the importance of active listening, empathy, open-ended questions, affirmations, and encouraging change talk to help participants identify their own reasons for making positive changes.

I plan to apply these skills by creating a supportive and respectful environment where participants feel heard and empowered. I will also use Motivational Interviewing techniques to navigate resistance collaboratively and help individuals clarify their goals and develop confidence in… >>>

Job development is not for the faint of heart its basically being a hiring manager that also gets rejected by companies. Being the interviewer but also the interviewee and understanding the delicate balance is where all of these techniques come in handy.

Constituent involvement is needed by family and friends to be a part of the Career Services support team for students.

Coming from a communication background there is so much that can be communicated without even one word being spoken. This translates to how an interviewee holds themselves during an interview, how they speak and if they have good eye contact, are confident in what they know and maybe even don't. Plus, if they show they are even excited which can be translated by all of these and cannot forget the attire. Communicating to students that it is not a judgement of how you are, but it is how your attitude will fit in with everyone else and if they can… >>>

Resumes are becoming a lost art because there isn't much coaching and a lot of the advice is to just have the students use ChatGPT instead of working on it themselves and if it still needs revision to use that as last resort. I have never even been coached on a resume for some the feel it is just intrinsic but these coaching's are needed so students know what information they can't live not include versus what may not be needed. One thing they didn't touch on was personalization like color and a picture, but I have found that is… >>>

There are so many more job search sites than I knew of and will definitely pushing them to students. I did notice however, for my school's industry there isn't many options besides indeed and zip. The students are also now needing who do you know not only who do know who has an opening because that doesn't even work these days so just having good connections get you far!

Recognizing board members is an important and often overlooked aspect of serving on advisory boards. I think that is key to keeping boards engaged and effective. 

Good refresher on Roberts Rules of Order. Every meeting should operate under its guidelines--its the most effective way to conduct business.