1. STUDENT EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

2. Connecting the Talent Pipeline: Creative Strategies for Sustaining Robust Faculty & Employer Relations
Co-Presented by: Ellen Jones Michael Robbins Midlands Technical College Student Employment Services

3. Midlands Technical College Columbia, South Carolina
7 campuses
120+ degree, diploma, and certificate programs of study offered
14,388 Academic Students
13,275 Corporate and Continuing Education Students
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Covers 3 Midland SC Counties:
Fairfield, Lexington, and Richland Counties
Student Employment Services
Two offices on largest campuses
Airport and Beltline campuses
4 staff members

4. Video

5. Outcomes
Attendees will be able to assess best-practices of effectively utilizing their career services job board as a means to develop stronger faculty engagement and employment opportunities for their students and alumni.
Attendees will be able to identify additional ways to develop meaningful relationships and partnerships with their Alumni Association resulting in excellent career development outcomes.
Attendees will be able to employ new strategies for successfully leveraging their employer advisory boards across programmatic areas at their institution in order to gain faculty and employer buy-in and cultivation of the talent pipeline including full-time hires, new internship offerings, existing and new co-ops.

6. Job Boards

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Full-time and part-time job board for students and alumni on our website and the Alumni webpage
Free for employers to post
Internally created and managed
We are currently working with our IT staff to connect the full-time and part-time boards into one system.
Available on our public website
Check once or twice a day
Communicate regularly with employers on how to post, edit, and delete postings

8. New Posting Communications
Job Postings announcements sent to key faculty and staff members in both Academics and Corporate and Continuing Education
Approve and post new postings
Determine what programs fit the position and to relevant program directors
Tailored to whether to who the position is geared for: alumni, students, or both
Must update faculty lists regularly (for retirees)
Benefits
Program directors share postings via s, bulletin boards, d2l
Faculty sends appreciation s
Let me share additional details about the posting

9. New Posting Communications
Typical sent when a new job posting is approved

10. New Posting Communications
I include notes from the employer when I feel the information learned enhances the job posting.
I also include notes from the job posting that I feel that need to be emphasized.

11. New Posting Communications
I include notes from the employer when I feel the information learned enhances the job posting.

12. New Posting Communications
From our Paralegal Program Director, Bill McSorley.

13. New Posting Communications
Positive feedback from Bill McSorley, our Paralegal Program Director.

14. Partner with
Alumni Association

15. Alumni Association Started in 2015
Open to academic and continuing education students / graduates
Housed in the Office of Philanthropy
6,578 Members
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Nancy Martinich is the Alumni Affairs and Annual Fund Manager within the Office of Philanthropy.
86.2% of MTC alumni reside in South Carolina.
Benefits to the MTC Alumni Association:
Your membership is free. When members present their membership card, they get access to:
Local and national shopping discount offers via Abenity's Midlands Perks program.
10% off most MTC Continuing Education classes. Registration details available at
Full access to each of the five MTC Libraries - information resources that promote lifelong learning.
10% off Harbison Theatre tickets. Enjoy music, theatre, dance, comedy and more at our state-of-the-art theatre. Call the Theatre at to purchase tickets.
Access to Counseling & Career Resources. Academic, Career, and Personal counseling are available to you as an alumni association member.
Employment Resources through MTC Student Employment Resources. Our staff has the expertise, experience and resources to make your job search easier. Whether you need to improve your resume, get your job search on target, prepare for interview or research employers, we can help.

16. https://alumni.midlandstech.edu/
Section of the website is dedicated for career services
Includes:
Employment Resources
Counseling and career services - description and link
Assist alumni in identifying occupations and new paths they might enjoy.
Student Employment Services - description and link
Links to both the Full-Time and Part-Time Job Boards
Links for alumni that are employers on how to post Full-Time and Part-Time Jobs and the Employer Guide
Contact information for Student Employment Services

17. Alumni association Promotes SES services
Promotes SES Services, upcoming career fairs and transfer day events
Social media
Newsletters s
Nancy promotes SES services to our alumni through s, quarterly newsletters, and the Alumni Social media channels.
She also helped with Career Day this fall.

18. Job listings
A message to Nancy about a job posting for our alumni.

19. Job listings

20. Success stories Alumni and ses
Nancy connected Bill with Student Employment Services
Dan

21. Advisory Boards

22. Advisory Boards
3-Benefits of teaming up with Faculty and Employers Who Serve on Advisory Boards
You can link career services to curricula and positively impact career readiness
You can speak with key employers about new internships and co-ops
You can give recent student feedback and share success stories while strengthening the corporate partnership

23. Questions?

24. Contact us Ellen Jones Michael Robbins