We have a VIE program (Very Important Employer). Each Rep has one member of the community that hires within our disciplines visit the campus each month. They tour, meet with program chairs and see the facilities. This is only a 30-45 min visit. We present them with a token of our appreciation at the conclusion and take a photo. These photos are inspirational to our graduates and refrenced on admissions tours.
The Placement numbers impact the entire school, with retention, enrolement and attendence.
Great points, Adam. Yes, successful career services offerings do require a team approach and involves the entire school. This is a great list of learning objectives. For each there needs to be tasks and activities for the student to gain the skills and confidence needed to seek a job after graduation. Your list clearly shows that employment skills and job search training is an every day task. Thanks, Susan
Hi Andrea Great that your Career Services Department has made the big time at your school. It is amazing how the department impacts on every other facet of the organization. Admissions can relate what services are offered through Career Services. The admissions staff can also talk with more informed knowledge about the industry for which the school trains, where grads work, salary ranges, and more. Instructors can promote Career Services offerings and also understand how important it is to talk about what it's like on the job. Hopefully you can keep track of improved student retention, graduation, and success as a result of your services. Thanks, Susan
Career Services has just recently become an integral part of our University. Because of this, it has positively impacted each and every department. Admissions is now better educated about Career Services and able to speak to potential students about the department in a positive manner. Instructors and Program Directors are pushing the students further to visit Career Services and have myself and my staff visit the classrooms for short seminars. Career Services as partnered greatly with all the departments and it has tremendously impacted the campus as a whole.
Hi Carl, Really good points. Career services does impact on every department. For students there should be courses and/or activities to complete to get work ready. And in each classroom there is definitely opportunity to talk about how the skills learned apply on the job. Every day the students' eyes need to be on getting ready to get a job and to be successful at the workplace. Thanks, Susan
Your response is so great, Kimberly. This is exactly the great results expected when Placement stays in close touch with Admissions. The admissions staff needs lots of details about placement success. Also they need to know exactly what the student will do to get ready for a successful interview. New students have two major fears. Are they going to pass the courses and will they get a job? Their anxiety needs to be lowered with information and placement information results. Thanks, Susan
One of the most visible impacts of the Placement Department is seen in Admissions. Students want assurance that their education will be worthwhile, so questions about placement rates, industry availability, and salary expectations are common during a prospective student interview. To prepare our representatives, the Placement Department readily updates representatives so they can give potential students the most accurate information possible. In addition, the Placement Department keeps an updated graduate board with pictures and employment locations of past students. When admissions representatives are on tour with prospective students, the board gives them tangible evidence of the placement department, and helps them to visualize their goals.
As a career college, the positive impact on other departments in the school are career, and related, opportunities. From an academics point of view, they can recognize that real world applications are being taught. From a student retention perspective, light-at-the-end of the tunnel can be recognized.
Enrollment decisions are made based on career oriented outcomes. Having an active and visable career services department makes enrollment descisions relavent. Especially by those students who are referred by employers and alumni.
Hi Julian, Sounds like you work closely with all the staff at your school to ensure that all the needs of the students are met. It's important to know and anticipate student concerns and anything that can impact on retention. It seems you are also letting your admissions department know about placement results. Yes, results does speak for itself. Thanks, Susan
We give instructional dept tools to assist students to succeed in school. We teach them resume writing, interview skills, and work on interpersonal relationship skills. We also work closely with the financial aide department to find out what burdens our students may have and offer cooperative solutions. Good statistical information makes students want to take the program because they can see results. Word of mouth speaks loudly for itself.
Exactly our thoughts too, Mindi. We feel that a great Placement Dept can drive a school. The more admissions people can talk about your unique placement services and results the better the enrollments. People go to school to train to get a job. Their eyes are always on the job. And yes, happy grads are very valuable. They provide referrals and know about other job openings at their places of work. Thanks, Susan
I feel the Placement Department impacts the Admissions Department, because prospective students always want to know statistics and that is something that the Placement Department can provide. I feel if you have a great Placement Department it will cause enrollment to increase significantly as word of mouth is an excellent source of information. The happier the Graduate, the more referrals to your College!
Hi Karen, You are right that placement services impact on every department. It's vital that the admissions reps know where grads can get jobs and have a good picture of employment success. Instructors need to know what services placement offers in order to remind students to check them out. And of course students and grads need to know about your offerings because the main purpose of enrolling is to get jobs. thanks, Susan
All other departments impact our placement services.
Without these departments our students would struggle more to complete the program. They support us to encourage and mold the student into a employable personality for placement.
Placement impacts enrollments by being involved in the interview process and the enrollment appointment. We can also impact the enrollments by working with FA and assisting with part-time work for students while in school.
Yes, Lois. It's important that admissions get good results. And the results should be good if placement is doing its job. There is lots of information that can admissions reps can use. This includes information about the job market, what placement department services include, what kinds of jobs grads get, how long it takes to get a job, salary ranges (must be verifiable, where grads work, and more. Of course being able to say most grads get great jobs would be nice and something to aim for. Thanks, Susan
The most obvious impact of the Placement Department is on the Admissions Department. Specifically, the statistics generated by the PD are used by recruiters to engage students. If the PD statistics are negative, the AD has difficulty helping a potential student see the value (measured personally and financially)of this training. If PD statistics are favorable, the students are encouraged to make the investment of time and money in their future.
A less obvious impact of the PD dpeartment is on the instructors. I have been on this job for only 9 days, but I sense that the teaching staff is grateful for my presence. The instructors here are proud of their students and have dedicated their lives to the industry. Only with a PD in place can the instructors see the fruits of their labor; a student may do well in school, but success is achieved only when the student becomes a worker. When instructors see that employers recognize that our students are well trained and prepared for the workforce, the instructors are themselves validated.
Very good points Ivonne. Yes, the Placement Department has the ability to generate a lot of great statistics that impact on the entire school. By doing the job right, placement department staff can be collecting important data as they work with employers and in the community and track graduate success on the job. And yes, this information is critical for admissions reps. It is important for Placement Services to provide admissions with documented results. Thanks, Susan
The Place Services Department has a direct impact on other departments as well as the students. A Placement Services Department can use the data collected for analysis and statistics which can be used for planning, forecasting school growth, and financial reports. By having job fairs, placement seminars, list of prior employers, and excellent communication, a Placement Services Department will enable graduates and alumni to network and continue their educational and professional growth. Employers can also benefit from the Placement Department because they can list job openings and provide feedback on how the alumi is doing and offer feedback on how effectiveness of the school's education or training.
When admissions representatives inform candidates of a high rate of placement at their school, candidates are motivated to enroll because they will know how quickly they can complete the program and the type of employment opportunities that will be available to them upon graduation. This information motivates enrollments to work towards a successful completion of the curriculum.
Hi Glenn
Great that you offer placement seminars. Are students required to attend? We find that requiring attendance does work. Your management class sounds great. We like the idea of the different interviewers. And having actual employers hold mock interviews too. Sounds like you are giving students the tools. Now have to focus on giving them the confidence. That's always a challenge. Thanks, Susan
