I learned the importance of letting the students guide the conversation and set goals themselves' rather than me choosing for them. 

My key takeaway from this lesson is that continuous improvement should be a formal part of an employment verification program. There are many ways to continuously improve data collection and how to be detailed in record keeping. And also, communication is a key to successful data collection.

This lesson was super helpful for breaking down the interview process for students, I especially liked the example questions to ask at the end. 

Employment verification programs should define clear requirements for the data collected in graduate placement records. Using standardized tools helps ensure consistency, reduce errors, and improve audit

I learned the best ways to prepare my students for meeting recruiters at career fairs!

Start planning 3-6 months in advance to have enough time to prepare.  Use a spreadsheet to create and stick to a budget.  Try and get multi-departments involved, as well as the community.  Check campus calendars when you plan to avoid multi events on the same day.  "Staff" shirts can be helpful, but allocate the price in your budget.  Create a strong marketing campaign, with an emphasis on digital marketing, since most college students use at least one social media platform; creating a hashtag can help streamline social media accounts used.

In this module, I learned that employment reporting is an important tool in the hands of career services, which supports both graduates seeking employment, HEI's and the organizations that are hiring. For me it showed different perspective on how accurate employment reporting affects the economy

Organizational wide inclusion is important for a successful event like a career/job fair.  Teachers, staff, advisors, etc. all need to work together to create this success.  It can be difficult getting faculty on board  since they are tied down to their duties, so communication needs to be clear and persuasive.  Job fairs have the potential to help retain students since having a job may lessen the financial burden while attending college.  The higher education facility I work for recently held a job fair at one of our small campuses, but the community (sponsors and businesses for example) pulled together to… >>>

It is valuable for job seekers to know how to handle difficult questions, such as greatest challenges or weaknesses.  Mock interviews are especially helpful in learning how to adequately answer.

I will encourage my students to develop their "elevator pitch" for their introductions to their network.