Bringing Community College Students and Employers TogetherRecruiting Generation Y Focus and...
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Bringing Community College Students and Employers Together:Best Practices for Employers and Career Centers in an Economic Decline
Presented by Jeffrey Craig
May 2009
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AgendaAgenda
�� How an Economic Decline Affects Community How an Economic Decline Affects Community CollegesColleges
�� Considerations and Strategies for EmployersConsiderations and Strategies for Employers
�� Motivating and Supporting Students: A Guide for Motivating and Supporting Students: A Guide for Career CentersCareer Centers
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What Community Colleges OfferWhat Community Colleges Offer
�� Affordable, quality educationAffordable, quality education
�� Open enrollmentOpen enrollment
�� Responsive to business and industryResponsive to business and industry
Role of Community Colleges
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How a Poor Economy Affects the How a Poor Economy Affects the Community College SystemCommunity College System
�� Chance to highlight strengths, dispel mythsChance to highlight strengths, dispel myths
�� Increasing enrollmentIncreasing enrollment
�� Rising enrollment, rising costs, and dwindling Rising enrollment, rising costs, and dwindling funds is troublesomefunds is troublesome
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Recruitment Considerations and Recruitment Considerations and
Strategies in a Declining Economy:Strategies in a Declining Economy:
A Guide for Employers
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Recruitment Trends and ProjectionsRecruitment Trends and Projections
�� Hiring expectations down across most sectorsHiring expectations down across most sectors
�� High level of uncertaintyHigh level of uncertainty
�� Situation at Bristol Community CollegeSituation at Bristol Community College
* Source: National Association of Colleges and Employers
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Rationale for RecruitmentRationale for Recruitment
�� Capitalize on poor conditionsCapitalize on poor conditions
�� Leadership gapLeadership gap
�� Talent flow interruptedTalent flow interrupted
�� New graduates bring fresh ideasNew graduates bring fresh ideas
Recruitment Considerations and Strategies
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Recruitment Strategies in a Poor EconomyRecruitment Strategies in a Poor Economy
�� Computer TechnologyComputer Technology
�� Recruiting Generation YRecruiting Generation Y
�� Focus and FlexibilityFocus and Flexibility
�� ContinuityContinuity
�� MentoringMentoring
Recruitment Considerations and Strategies
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InformationEmotional Support
Skills-Building
A Holistic Approach to Job Search
Motivating & Supporting StudentsMotivating & Supporting Students
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�� Anxiety, fear and frustrationAnxiety, fear and frustration
�� Unfamiliar territoryUnfamiliar territory
�� ““II’’m too old for this.m too old for this.””
�� ProcrastinationProcrastination
�� Striking a balanceStriking a balance
Action Planning: Action Planning: Emotional SupportEmotional Support
Supporting and Motivating Students
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�� Social Networking SitesSocial Networking Sites
�� Job Search EthicsJob Search Ethics
�� Professional Job Search EtiquetteProfessional Job Search Etiquette
�� UnderemploymentUnderemployment
�� Internships/ExternshipsInternships/Externships
Action Planning: Action Planning: Informational WorkshopsInformational Workshops
Supporting and Motivating Students
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�� RRéésumsuméé Writing, Cover LettersWriting, Cover Letters
�� InterviewingInterviewing
�� NetworkingNetworking
�� JobJob--Getting and JobGetting and Job--Keeping SkillsKeeping Skills
�� Layoff SurvivalLayoff Survival
Action Planning: Action Planning: SkillsSkills--BuildingBuilding
Supporting and Motivating Students
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Action Planning:Action Planning: InitiativesInitiatives
�� ee--NewsletterNewsletter
�� Job Search Job Search ““QuickTipsQuickTips””
�� Job ClubsJob Clubs
�� Internships/ExternshipsInternships/Externships
�� Resource PacketsResource Packets
Supporting and Motivating Students
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Your Thoughts…
• What did you find most compelling?
• What would you change, modify or delete?
• Do you have any new ideas?