Webinar: Engaging in Career Conversations with Students: Training for College Faculty and Campus professionals
May 11th, 2021 | 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. EST | $379
Students with questions about career goals and/or choosing a major often approach the topic with their professors, faculty advisors and other non-career campus professionals first. Knowing how to have this conversation and make an appropriate career services referral can be the difference between a student staying or leaving your institution.
Why This Topic Matters
Research indicates having professional goals increases student success and retention. Yet, nationally, nearly 4 in 10 graduates never visited their school’s career services office or used online career resources (Gallup, 2016).
When college faculty and professionals across campus have training to introduce career conversations and make good referrals to the campus career center, they play a crucial role in student success by helping students develop appropriate professional goals, complete their degrees and prepare for professional success after graduation.
Who Should Attend?
This program is meant for college faculty and instructors and campus professionals interested in learning more about (or providing training on) the career development process and how to engage students in an introductory career development conversation.Ideal for:
deans and provosts
college faculty and instructors
faculty advisors
academic advisors and student success professionals
Overview
Before ever setting foot in the campus career center, many college students have already asked their professors, faculty advisors, academic advisors and other campus professionals advice about choosing a career or major. Many of these students fail to find support, resources and a caring connection to the campus career center. Untrained in career development conversations, faculty, advisors and campus professionals may provide suggestions that cause students to make poor major or career choices and inadvertently lead students to disengage from classes, academics and the institution.
This training from the facilitator of a NACE Member's Choice Award-winning program ensures students' initial encounters with the career development process are positive and helpful by training faculty and other campus professionals on the art of the career development conversation. Attendees will:
Develop skills and confidence to engage in introductory career conversations with students
Explore key career development theories for framing these conversations
Discuss and practice questioning strategies to help students verbalize their career thoughts and questions
Consider how to use what you learn from a conversation to make an effective career center referral
Learn what you need to know about your campus career services to make stronger, better-informed referrals to available career resources
Ensure students receive consistent messaging about the importance of engaging in career development throughout their college career
Tips for passing on your new strategies to colleagues in-person and remotely
Pricing and Webinar Connection Information
Live Webinar Site Connection and On-Demand Recording $379
Your registration includes:
During the health crisis, you will receive 5 connections for staff members from your institution with each registration
Connection information sent one week prior to the event and again the day before the event. Any questions can be emailed to the program contact at the bottom of this web page.
An electronic link containing a recording of the webinar and resources emailed to you within 7 business days following the live webinar date (active for 30 days)
Follow-up challenges to help you apply the webinar content.
Only $25 for additional webinar connections for members of the same institution - great for colleagues who want to join in on the learning from different offices or off-campus locations! Please email lisa@eduology.org if you would like to learn more or purchase additional connections.
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Eduologist and Webinar Facilitator
Katie Wessel, Assistant Director, Career Services, Creighton University
Katie Wessel is a career services professional with over 10 years of career development and student service experience. In addition to career advising, she is experienced in teaching and developing curriculum for college and career success courses at the university level. Prior to joining the Career Center at Creighton University, Katie served as Assistant Director of Career Advising in the integrated Academic & Career Development Center at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She also previously worked at Northern Arizona University and Kansas State University. She holds a Master of Science in Counseling & Student Development degree from Kansas State University, where she also received her undergraduate degree in Marketing. Katie is also a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and in 2018, received the National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE) Member’s Choice Award for Career Advising Training for faculty and staff.