When students enter college, the initial focus may be on academics; however, as they matriculate in their academic process, they may struggle with questions related to identity, significance, and competence. As career educators, we career services professionals and employers have many opportunities to help students determine what it takes to develop the awareness, connections, and competencies to thrive in this rapidly changing economic and global marketplace. Join this session to learn how to use data and research to engage students toward their career pursuits. Learn how to use the information presented to design programs and interactions that can help your students and future talent be the C.E.O. of their career pursuits.
Following this program, you will be able to:
- Analyze how to apply a student development theory to specific career-related topics in the workplace;
- Evaluate what methods and metrics to use in gauging engagement and participation for student learning outcomes; and
- Create a plan of action to develop a project/program to support your students in their career management process.