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As you tend to the curriculum of your academic program, don't forget to ask when/where/how your students are being prompted to reflect on what they're learning and how it will serve them beyond college.  Intentionally integrating these fundamental elements of career preparation can be as simple as a few key touch points effectively ensuring that everyone stays on track to graduate "career-ready" (i.e., ready to put their knowledge, skills & competencies to use for a greater good).

Thoughtful Planning = Equity Building

Prompting students to do this work is an impactful way to ensure ALL graduates feel confident, curious and courageous in their post-graduation pursuits. We will continue to serve the career needs of all ����̽̽ students/alums, but without your help prompting them to start, there will remain a whole host of students who never engage with us because they don't have to, and (all too often) they don't know they should.

• Consider where you are already integrating career preparation and/or exploration in your program. 
• Identify the "low hanging fruit" - opportunities to do this more (or more explicitly / intentionally) 
• Consider how / when / where you want to collaborate with the Career Center - you don't have to go it alone!  For example, if you identify an opportunity to do something in [x] class, we can build the “what” together (e.g., customized module, event, assignment, video, etc). The smiling faces on the right side of the screen are ready to have those conversations.

Year 1 – Getting Started and Helping students

• Get connected to resources (e.g., IG/����̽̽ Connect, Handshake).
• Reflect on their values & interests.

Year 2 – Gaining Experience and Encouraging students to

• Build knowledge, skills, and competencies (in & out of class).
• Explore possible pathways & what it takes to get there.

Year 3 – Building a Network and Prompting students to

• Make and maintain connections with a broad array of people.
• Find and engage specific people relevant to their goals.

Year 4 – Preparing to Launch and Guiding students to

• Articulate their skills & experiences in effective application materials.
• Find and apply to relevant experiences (strategic searches).

• Career Interest Groups: alum engagement and targeted promotion
• Cross promotion: IG newsletters, Inside ����̽̽ Career Corner, parent emails, social, etc.
• Technology*: Handshake, ����̽̽ Connect, Brightspace Badges, NACE memberships
• Collaboration: staff time, space, co-sponsorship
• Policies & Best Practice: recruiting and Employer Partner Program

*No system/platform is perfect, but the more consistently we use these systems the better they’ll serve us