CS101
I thought this was a great overview of the department especially if you are responsible for starting up a new department
How's everything going Christina? I haven't heard from you.
I agree! Great meeting you Christina! Is this your first time taking classes through Max Knowledge? I am fairly new to the courses, but have definitely been learning a lot. I started in my Career Services role in June, so I am the process of learning more effective ways to make our Career Services department more welcoming, and more in use by students and graduates. I am the only Career Services representative, so I literally have been managerial work, as well as my own role as Career & Student Services Coordinator.
How have you helped make your department more effective? I'm all about trying to connect and learn from professionals in the industry.
Thank you for your response!
Regards,
Ryan N. Parks
Hi Christina!
Great to meet you. What led you to want to take a Career Services course? I've only taken the CS101 course and it was really helpful. I'm excited about applying all that I learned within my role.
What type of setting do you work in? Mine is a small department, but we have a lot of office space. I'm planning on what types of informal career development workshops I can host in the Career Services department since I think students and graduates would be more open to coming to the department office vs. participating in an event after class hours.
I look forward to hearing from you and learning together. What class are you going to take next? I love learning and growing professionally, so I'm looking forward to taking more Career Services courses. Where are you from Christina? I'm in the VA area.
Regards,
Mrs. Ryan Parks
Greetings,
I also agree with your comments. I have been working in higer education for several years now, however, recently started a new role as a Career Services Coordinator I am currently the only Career Services person in my department, so I have a lot of responsibility. The CS101 course really helped me with ideas on how to provide more professonal and career development resources for our students and graduates, as well as prospective students.
My wish list is that my university would hire another Career Services person, so that I can focus more on developing and establishing employer relationships, review resumes, and plan more career development workshops that will prepare students and graduates to learn more about soft skills that will prepare them for entering into their career.
What about you all? Do you have a big Career Services department or are you the main person who runs the department? I work for a for-profit university, so the priority has been on placing graduates in jobs that are within their degree of study. Anyone also work for a for-profit universiy or have worked in a Career Services department for one before?
I look foward to hearing everyone's input. Thank you for sharing your experiences, as it will help me put things in perspective and not feel so overwhelmed for having to do a lot in the office.
Regards,
Ryan N. Parks
I agree. As a new addition to a Career Services Department, this helped understand the different approaches of various topics and how they can affect our institution.
