1. It Takes a Village to Get Our Students Job Ready--- Faculty, Academic Advisors and Career Advisors By Teresa Ling, Assistant Dean Mary Lou Moffat, Director of Albers Placement Center Albers School of Business and Economics Seattle University ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

2. The Three Components Working Together with the Students ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED Faculty Academic Advising Career Services

3. Roles of Faculty Challenging students to be the best that they can be through their teaching of major knowledge areas Being a Faculty Mentor using their professional knowledge and connection with professions to guide mentees in career planning Emphasis on writing across curriculum, so that students learn how to communicate analytical results to different audiences ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

4. Roles of Faculty 2 Prepare students for life-long learning More recently, faculty are designing more experiential opportunities – project-based classes, case analysis, service- learning, supervision of internships ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

5. Roles of Academic Advisor Making sure that students are making progress in completing the degree programs in a timely manner. Advisors also provide advise for concerning course offerings and class schedules ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

6. Roles of Career Services Provide one-on-one career coaching Provide information on job and internship opportunities, employment resources Bring the business community on campus through career expos and on-campus interviews Administer Albers Mentor Program ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

7. Role of Career Services 2 Provide workshops on Resume Writing, Mock Interview, Social Media such as LinkedIn Monitoring internship for credit process ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

8. Intersections Among Faculty, Advising, and Career Services Having in-class consulting projects, to give students with practical experiences to bring value to prospective employment situations Recommend good students for jobs/internships that are brought to the faculty attention by career services, alums and industry connections ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

9. Interaction Among Faculty, Advising, and Career Services Two and four year plans that include academics, extracurricular activities, and career development Providing events that will connect students with faculty and career services for students’ discernment of career issues “Profs & Pizza”, “Gear-Up Event”, “From Freshman to Professional”, “Intake Day” for various majors ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

10. Interaction Among Faculty, Advising, and Career Services Participate in the class rooms at the Business Communication class, the Capstone class. Resume review as part of management classes Capstone class include an exercise, “Living your Personal Mission, administered by career services Intro. to Business class includes faculty, advisors, and career services ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

11. Interaction Among Faculty, Advising, and Career Services Detailed “Career Success Checklist” used by faculty, advisers, and career services Many class speakers recommended by faculty and career services Participate in the Orientation/Intake Days ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

12. Interaction Among Faculty, Advising, and Career Services Internships for credit are coordinated with career services and faculty members require three papers requiring students to reflect on the application of academic content to the requirements of the internship position ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

13. What makes this model work well for our students? Individualized and Specialized service for students Faculty—Academic Advisor—Career Se rvices Integrated amongst the three components --coordinated events --open communications --referrals ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

14. What makes this model work well for our students? 2 Focus on experiential learning --Internships --Clubs --Project based/consulting projects --Service learning projects Whole experiences ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

15. Student Experience--Freshman Albers New Student Orientation Reception O+O+O Get to know your New Student Mentor O Attend the Etiquette dinner O Attend the From Freshman to Professional networking event O+O+O Visit Albers Placement Center (APC) to learn about their resources and services O+O ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

16. Student Experience—Freshman 2 Join a business student organization or club O+O Access profile on the Redhawk Network O Take the CareerLeader online assessment tool to explore various career field O+O Work hard academically O+O ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

17. Have resumes review by APC as part of the required BCOM 280 class O+O Attend the Business Career Fair in the Fall Quarter O Attend the Profs & Pizza event O+O+O Attend the Internship Fair in the Winter quarter O ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED Student Experience—Sophomore

18. Student Experience --Sophomore 2 Attend career related workshops put on by the APC O Attend the Career Expo in the Spring quarter O Participate in company resume reviews and/or mock interviews through APC O Join a business student organization or club O+O ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

19. Student Experience--Junior Utilizing the following resources to search and obtain internship: Redhawk Network/weekly emails from APC /career advisor/ faculty/student club emails O O Attend Profs & Pizza and connect with faculty mentor O+O+O Run for an officer/leadership position in a student club on campus O+O ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

20. Student Experience – Junior 2 Attend the Business Career Fair in the fall, Internship Fair in the winter and the Career Expo in the spring O Participate in a Major Intake Day O+O+O Attend networking events or industry forums put on by clubs, dept, or APC O+O+O Keep resume and cover letter updated. Build class projects into resume. O+O+O Apply for internships and attend on-campus interviews O+O+O ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

21. Student Experience--Senior Participate in the Albers Mentor Program O Attend the Business Career Fair in the Fall, Internship Fair I the Winter and the Career Expo in Spring O+ O Keep resume updated to include experiences gained from project based course O+ O Attend mock interviews provided by professional recruiters O ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

22. Student Experience – Senior 2 Apply for and attend on-campus interviews O Attend networking events or industry forums put on by student clubs, major departments or the Placement Center O+ O+ O Attend workshops on creating a profile on LinkedIn.com to help build network. Join the SU Alumni Group on LinkedIn after graduation O Participate in consulting projects and case related classes. O ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

23. Your Models? ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED

24. Thank you for your input/ideas! Our contact information: Teresa Ling tling@seattleu.edutling@seattleu.edu Mary Lou Moffat moffatm@seattleu.edumoffatm@seattleu.edu ALBERS: MISSION DRIVEN, RESULTS ORIENTED