The Center for Career and Leadership Development is excited to announce ourÌýnewÌýCareer Champions Program! Career Champions is a campus wide program designed to visibly identify faculty and staff who are especially equipped to assist students with career decision making.Ìý
The Career Champion training workshops engage participants in a tailored curriculum designed to provide them with knowledge about the career development process and the foundations of employability, as well as teaching best practices for having career conversations with students.Ìý Participants will learn valuable helping skills, goal setting techniques, ethical practices, and how best to make referrals to available resources. ÌýCareer Champions will also leave with resources they can use in their own professional career. ÌýThose who complete the training programs will receive a Career Champions decal to display in their office, inviting students to approach them to discuss career related topics. Participants will also receive access to a Career Champions Canvas group that includes recording of all webinars, resources, and a place to ask questions and learn from colleagues.
Fall 2024 Schedule
CCLD Overview and NACE Career Competencies
September 12Ìýat 12:30pm-1:30pm
Learn about the new Center for Career and Leadership Development and how we can partner with you.Ìý Also, learn about the NACE Career Competencies and how you can incorporate them into your work and conversations with students.
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Best Practices for Career Coaching
September 26Ìýat 12:30pm-1:30pm
Our Career coaching staff will teach the basics of career coaching and how to have career conversations with students. Attendees will leave feeling empowered to have career conversations.
Understanding Career Resources
October 8Ìýat 12:30pm-1:30pm
An overview of the career resources available through CCLD as well as other online resources to assist students through their career development.
Employer Engagement
October 22Ìýat 12:30pm-1:30pm
Learn from our Employer Relations Team on best practices in working with employers and how we can collaborate.
Employer Panel on Student Skills and Hiring Practices
November 12Ìýat 12:30pm-1:30pm
Join us for insights and perspectives from our panel of employers who hire recent graduate on the skills they are looking for and their hiring practices.