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Bridging Education and the World of Work
Midwest ACE President,
O. Ray Angle | President's Message:
Enticing Gus
My neighbors are currently vacationing and I am taking care of their pet rabbit, Gus. Gus has a really snazzy cage with two floors, a litter box, and a fenced-in play area that extends out about four feet from the front door of his cage onto the hardwood flooring of the spare bedroom. He gets fresh water and rabbit food every day, hay treats as needed and two yogurt treats a day because he is a big bunny (small bunnies only get one a day). Gus is living the bunny high life!
However, there is one little problem...
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The 2005 Trends in Recruiting Conference is Here
It's that time of year again. Do your days look like this?
Employers...Your managers need more talent, your competitors are snapping up your students, and everyone is asking questions like:
College Career Professionals...Reporters are calling, parents are hovering, and everyone is asking questions like:
- Is the economy really getting better, if so, where are the jobs?
- How does globalization affect my organization?
- What are employers really looking for in new hires?
- How do I capture students' attention?
- Who are these millennials and how do I motivate them?
- What does productivity mean to me?
- How do I speak to a reporter with finesse?
I have complete confidence that the speakers and the report out of Michigan State presented by Dr. Phil Gardner will shed some light on these exact questions at the 12th Annual Trends in Recruiting Conference. Being armed with this extremely helpful data will not only help me feel more comfortable when faced with this year's graduating students, it will also help the students with whom I work. In addition, I'll be able to network with my colleagues and learn how they are dealing with these difficult economic times. Sounds like a win-win situation if you ask me.
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Midwest ACE Leaders Lay Groundwork for Five Year Plan
Can you see Homer Simpson drooling "strategic planning" as if such a meeting could be as appealing as a box of donuts? Does the phrase "strategic planning" get your blood pumping? If not, you probably have not seen such a planning session as the one produced by Midwest ACE President O. Ray Angle (Webster University).
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Building a Career Portfolio Program
With the race to digitalize all kinds of information, three colleges in Minnesota have found a way to make paper portfolios cutting edge. Addie Turkowski of St. Cloud State University, Margie Giauque of Bemidji State University, and Vicki Decker of Winona State University showed how their universities have combined a career portfolio and an academic portfolio into one vehicle in their Milwaukee 2005 Conference workshop "Portfolio for Academic and Career Planning - integrating the PAC into the first year experience."
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Conducting a Career Services Review: Case Studies of Large and Small Universities
Providing top-notch services in an efficient and effective manner is a concern for all university career centers. Participating in a review process can be a great way for any office to see what they are doing well and what they could do differently. To help members facilitate their own review process, the members of the NACE Assessment Publications Review Task Force (Larry Routh, Ph.D., University of Nebraska; Sam Ratcliffe, Ph.D., Virginia Military Institute; Jeff Garis, Ph.D., Florida State University; and, Jane Linnenburger, Chair, Bradley University) presented an overview of how the career services review process works for large and small universities and an external reviewer's perspective on the process.
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How Penn State Built a New Career Center:
Forty-four interviewing rooms all with wireless internet access and each at least-100-square feet, dedicated programming space, offices for graduate students, natural daylight from skylights, and windows (that open!) in every full-time staff office...Does this sound like the impossible dream of all university career center staff members? We'll dare to dream...
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Job Search Boot Camp Kick-Starts Students into Action
"What is the most outrageous excuse a student has given you for not starting a job search?" asked Elizabeth Dexter-Wilson at the beginning of her Job Search Boot Camp presentation. Here are some of the best answers:
'I'm waiting until after Mardi Gras because I'll know I'll have a hangover."
"I think my boyfriend is about to propose and I'm not sure where we will be living."
"My mom didn't tell me to do it."
Dexter-Wilson identified several factors that may contribute to a "Last Minute Syndrome." One is ...
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Benchmark Best Practices: Campus Career Fairs and Recruitment Presentations
Are career fairs a thing of the past? How do graduating seniors in 2005 view the recruitment process? Mary Scott of the Scott Resource Group gave a summary of the findings of this year's survey as well as comparative data over the past four years to shed light on these questions. The survey drew responses...
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MBTI(R) Qualifying Workshop a Success!
Intense. Dynamic. Interactive. Fun. Educational. These are just a few of the words participants used to describe the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(R) (MBTI(R)) qualifying workshop held at Saint Xavier University in Chicago, July 11-15th.
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Beyond Transferable Skills: Preparing Visual Arts Students for Satisfying Careers
While fine art majors are trained in their respective disciplines as sculptors, painters and other types of independent artists, they need art-specific professional practice information that will prepare them to enter the industry. Christine Daves from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design offered detailed information on how...
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Designing a Campus Recruiting Program Using Six Sigma Tools
Six Sigma, as it is used at many organizations, is the measure of quality that strives for near perfection. It is a disciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for eliminating defects in any process - including the hiring process. The Six Sigma DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, control) methodology is used...
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Student Marketing on Less Than a Shoestring
How to meet the challenge of marketing to students is an issue commonly addressed by both career professionals and employers - often with no good answers to the many questions that present themselves. As budgets shrink, and competition for top candidates gets fiercer, both career centers and hiring organizations continually struggle with...
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Using Consultative Selling Skills to Market Your Campus to Employers
Karen Kerr of California State University uses a consultative sales approach in connecting with companies. This system views interactions with companies from their perspective rather than from campus needs. Kerr's method requires a development strategy to identify appropriate employers, customize ...
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Immigration Made Easy for Colleges and Employers
Attorneys Mark Rhoades and Helen Konrad from Reed Smith led a discussion at the Milwaukee 2005 Conference about the immigration process and work authorization. The most common Visa among students is the F-1 which includes one year for optional practical training (OPT). After graduation, the foreign graduate is...
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Cleveland Rocks! Committee Sets Opening Event for 2006 Conference
Have you ever watched the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions on television and wished you could visit the shrine in person? You will have your chance at the Midwest ACE 2006 Conference in Cleveland on July 31, 2006. The opening reception for the conference will be held in the Hall amid the memorabilia of all of rock music's heroes.
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Midwest ACE Hires New Management Firm!
Effective August 15, 2005, the Midwest Association of Colleges and Employers (Midwest ACE) began transitioning to new professional association management services with Association Management, Ltd. (AML). Previously, Midwest ACE contracted with Magellan Management for association management services. AML and the staff at Magellan Management are working cooperatively to expedite a smooth transition with a goal completion date of October 1, 2005.
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UPCOMING MEETINGS
Trends in Recruiting Conference, Chicago, IL
November 17 & 18, 2005
2005 Annual Conference, Cleveland, OH
July 31 to August 3, 2006
For more information about events and how to get involved, visit the Midwest ACE Website at http://cl.exct.net/?ffcb10-fe6517777564017e7413-fdf915727d64017c7c107576-fefe1674736401.
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