Topics (one hour per module)
Conversations with college career services managers confirm that less than 35% of
all students will ever set foot in the career services office. These seminars are not
only informative, but are focused on driving students through the door of the career
services office to help support the goals of that office.
Confessions of a hiring manager:
In this session we explore what the hiring process looks like from "the other side of
the desk."
Interviewing: Preparing for the moment of truth:
Proactive career search- a plan for finding the career of your dreams:
What your student needs to do to land a job- A parents' guide to career
search:
Choose a career before a job chooses you:
Conversations with college career services managers confirm that less than 35% of
all students will ever set foot in the career services office. These seminars are not
only informative, but are focused on driving students through the door of the career
services office to help support the goals of that office.
Confessions of a hiring manager:
In this session we explore what the hiring process looks like from "the other side of
the desk."
- Why do people hire other people?
Can you solve the company's problems and get them closer to their goals?
Why "fit" in an organization is most important
Researching the company before applying is critical
Interviewing: Preparing for the moment of truth:
- The 4 steps to answering every interview question
Answering questions designed to make you sweat
Using stories to create memorable answers
Proactive career search- a plan for finding the career of your dreams:
- Making you responsible for your job search
The referral process as the primary job search method
Identify the exact right situation before you go looking for it
What your student needs to do to land a job- A parents' guide to career
search:
- What it will take for your student to land a job in this economy
What the parents must do to support the efforts of the career services office
Students, parents and the career services office all pulling in the same
direction
Choose a career before a job chooses you:
- In this seminar, Chris speaks from his own personal life about the need to
choose a direction in your work life. His experience going from a promising
high school senior class president to sweeping the floor of a paper mill (before
lifting himself back up) will help students understand that if they do not make a
career choice, one will be made for them (by life) and the resulting job may be
very different than the job of their dreams.
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