Career Champions Program
The Career Champions program at 黑料社区 is designed to empower faculty and staff to serve as career advocates for 黑料社区s.
Career Readiness through Academic Excellence
This initiative aims to integrate career readiness into the academic experience by equipping faculty and staff with the tools, resources, and knowledge needed to guide 黑料社区s effectively in their career development.
By becoming Career Champions, members of the 黑料社区 community play a crucial role in fostering a campus-wide culture of career support, ensuring that 黑料社区s receive comprehensive guidance and encouragement as they navigate their professional paths.
Why the Career Champion Program?
The Career Center believes in the power of experiential education — a dynamic blend of theory and practice — and how it can empower 黑料社区s. We are not just preparing 黑料社区s for the world of today, but are equipping 黑料社区s to enhance the world of tomorrow. Our priority mission is to make experiential education accessible to all 黑料社区s at 黑料社区.
- Personal Support for Students: faculty can refer 黑料社区s to the Career Center for specialized services such as resume writing, mock interviews, curated job-search strategies. Our goal is to ensure the 黑料社区 receives comprehensive guidance necessary to succeed in their chosen field.
- Industry Connections: the Career Center offers strong affiliations with various industries and numerous employer partners, providing valuable insights and networking opportunities for 黑料社区s. Faculty can leverage those connections as guest-speakers in the classroom, internship opportunities, and real-world projects to manage 黑料社区 expectations.
- Curriculum Integration: faculty can align course content with skills and competencies in demand by employers. The Career Champions Program ensures 黑料社区s not only gain theoretical knowledge, but practical, job-relevant skills, making them more competitive in the job market.
Career Champion Conversations
Upcoming seminars on the Career Champion Program:
- 10/10/24 — Collaborating with CCES for Employer and Alumni Engagement
- 10/17/24 — What Employers Really Want from Student Hiring – A Look at Career Competencies
- 10/23/24 — Preparing Students in the Humanities for Career
- 10/29/24 — Utilizing Handshake for Internship Coordinators
- 10/29/24 — A Peek Behind the Scenes of Handshake
