Wednesday, August 6, 2008

What resources might you recommend to a brand new student employment advisor starting out at a small city-college?

Andrew Ferro
Student Employment Advisor at The New England Institute of Art
We are a small career centered college located in the Boston area. Our student body has doubled in the past 4 years and the student employment services is in serious need of a good kick in the pants.


Steve Durkee
Market Strategist/Analyst/Executive Director
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Start collecting business cards from everyone you meet. Keep in mind that employment resources are everywhere. Make sure the have a good CRM or are at least using MS Outlook's contact manager. Check out the local business journal. Setup an alternative email to use for job updates and sign up as the type of candidate you are looking to help on jobsites and click update me on new postings. Finally, search, search, search. There are tons of industry specific sites out there now that can make a great start to building your network. Also it is highly encouraged that if they don't already have career-readiness training (resume building, interviewing skills, etc.) that you implement something immediately. Don't take for granted that just because someone has a degree, that doesn't mean they are not apprehensive about the process. If you prepare your graduates and current students well, you are bound to be more successful.
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