Understanding the Big Picture of Graduate Employment | Origin: CS201
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Institutional Best Practices to Maximize Graduate Employment Outcomes --> Understanding the Big Picture of Graduate Employment
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
understanding the schools eco system and knowing what levers to apply to Maximize student success and outcomes
It should be all hands on deck when it comes to student success and career services.
Everyone within a career college must model the professionalism expected of students. We have a responsibility to help students succeed.
Career Services is one part of a large system of assistance to ensure graduates are provided equitable resources.
Dispositions and Behaviors intersecting with Personal and Financial Circumstances that impact employment is an area we could improve on (by training our staff to assist students with more than ‘interpersonal skills').
In this module, I agreed that there is a whole team to support the students. Career Services can support with the job search but there are many other aspects of career colleges such a admissions, instructor and other faculty that guide the students in the direction that they started school for.
I intend to think deeper about the big picture and consider all of our respective constituents when determining best practices and developing how Career Services functions.
I think this module shows that graduate success takes teamwork. Career Services focuses on personalized career counseling, connecting students with industry leaders, and sharing job opportunities. University builds strong employer partnerships, offers hands-on experiences, and engages alumni for mentorship. By working together, we give students the best chance to find great jobs and grow in their careers.
Developing contacts and maintaining contacts with companies who hire recent graduates is imperative. Researching exactly what kind of skills employers are looking for, to create curricula accordingly and with that, prepping students for the prerequisite of studies necessary to be in demand.
Comment on Anne-Marie VanRiper's post: it is an entire school effort
As other professionals have stated in this posting- Career Services is NOT the antidote for an institutions overall productivity regarding student engagement. It begins when they first share interest to the admissions rep, to finding out pricing options from financial aid, to all the way to their time in the classroom. Student success translates to graduate success.
A better understanding for assisting students
I appreciate the idea that institutions share the responsibility of preparing their students for post-graduate life. Collaboration is imperative for supporting alumni and preparing students. As a non-traditional student myself, it was interesting to read that traditional students view themselves as "students who work" and non-trad students view themselves as "professionals who study".
This really gave me an AH HA moment: Everyone within a career college must model the professionalism expected of students. All employees have a responsibility to help students succeed, while never compromising integrity or standards of excellence. The institution operates as a system with all departments interdependent on one another, and it is through the successful collaboration among all team members that optimal graduate employment outcomes are achieved. Many of the roles and responsibilities examined are shared among groups and staff members and are not mutually exclusive. Graduate outcomes are not a measurement of any one department’s success, but rather a metric of institutional success.
It's a team effort to get the students gainfully employed once they have completed their program. That was emphasized, but the average ratio of students to career development personnel, that totally shocked me! That's a pretty huge amount.
Career Services is an integral part of the organization. However, this module has reaffirmed there are many stakeholders that have an impact on employment rates. I'm pleased our campus works well together and it shows in our placement rates, increasing salaries, and expanding employer relationships.
During this lesson I learned a better understand of the classification of my current student population and how to effectively state the benefits during initial meeting and encounters.
In this module I learned to ensure that our graduates have the best possible outcomes, however, it takes more then Career Services to help the graduates reach their goals.
I have already come up with comprehensive career success tactics such as personalized counseling, connecting my graduates with thought leaders to assist with job search opportunities, and ensuring they are aware of networking events in our area. These tactics will empower our students to explore different career paths in tech and gain valuable skills.
Second, as a school, we have and will continue to forge strong partnerships with employers, aligning our programs with industry needs and creating internships and networking events, which we have done.
These practical experiences will give our students a competitive edge in the job market.
Lastly, we'll engage our alumni community, providing mentorship and networking support to help current students succeed. By focusing on these strategies, we aim to maximize our graduates' employment prospects and support their professional growth.
This whole module, reinstated everything that I have already learned and look forward to continuing my growth as a career coach.
Information provided in this section was helpful in understanding the statistics around the many barriers to employment faced by our students.
