This module helped reinforce the importance of balancing perspective and not allowing negative thoughts to become exaggerated distractions that keep us stuck in discouragement. The “three good things” exercise showed how intentionally focusing on positive progress or small successes can help redirect attention toward solutions and growth instead of negativity cycles. In career services, I think this can be especially helpful when supporting students through rejection or uncertainty by encouraging them to recognize their progress, stay motivated, and continue adapting to challenges in a healthy and productive way.

Resilience relies heavily in the importance of actively managing our mindset and viewing setbacks as opportunities for growth rather than failures. I also learned that staying aware of changes and trends within the workforce allows us to better support students and graduates as they adapt to an evolving job market. I plan to apply this by helping students reframe challenges positively, stay motivated, and approach their career goals with resilience and determination.

The role of the coordinator includes being organized and having accurate information to give to students, parents, and business partners. The more time and effort put into this will help establish a credible and reputable program. 

Sustainability for an advisory board comes from building strong relationships, maintaining consistent communication and creating a sense of purpose for members.  An advisory board should not rely on one person or short term goals.  But instead have systems in place that encourage long term involvement and continued growth.

Effective advisory board meetings require preparation, structure and follow through. Meetings should have a clear purpose, organized agenda, and meaningful discussion points so members feel their time and input are valued.  Consistent communication before and after meetings also helps keep members engaged and informed.

An advisory board is only effective when members feel engaged, informed and valued.  Operational effectiveness comes from having organized meetings, consistent communication and actionable goals instead of simply meeting to check a box.  An advisory board will add connection between education, industry the community.

An effective advisory board should be intentional, diverse, and focused on long term goals of the program  or organization.  It's not just about filling seats, its about bringing together people with different experiences, skills and community connections who can provide meaningful feedback & support.

Experiential learning experiences are valuable and we should consider including more job shadowing for a few of our programs.  Hosting networking events to help students practice professionalism and their elevator pitch is also something I would like to plan for the near future.  

The relationship between Admissions and Career Services can strengthen the outcomes for both the students and the institutions by finding the barriers to employment students face early so they can be addressed.  Creating Action Plans for those students in particular seems to be a good starting place.

Relationship building is key with all groups.  Finding ways to connect with each group will have an overall positive effect.  Many of the strategies mentioned are already in place at my institution (PAC meetings, Career Fairs, marketing to employers via newsletter, and utilizing social media).  An area we are focusing on recently would be engaging Alumni in different ways.  We already have alumni as guest speakers and recognize their success through Job Cards and Grad Spotlights, I may explore incorporating them as mentors and conducting mock interviews for all programs.