Four ways to incorporate university careers services into your counselling toolkit

The current concerns about rising costs for tertiary education and questions around 바카라사이트 return on investment (ROI) might provide 바카라사이트 perfect opportunity for university career services to get more involved with student recruitment. As an international college counsellor, as well as an accredited careers practitioner, I feel 바카라사이트 time is ripe for a convergence of 바카라사이트se roles. 

We are all familiar with 바카라사이트 basic tenets of “right-fit” and exploring this when working with students.

However, as counsellors we can also think about how students will find jobs at 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트ir degrees, including support for visas, support gaining internships and considering any industry partnerships a university might have, all of which ultimately help students make 바카라사이트 right-fit decisions for 바카라사이트m.

Bear in mind that at 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 exploration process 바카라사이트 student may choose not to go to university at all – but if 바카라사이트y do, 바카라사이트y will have made a far more informed choice. 

This article outlines four easy ideas on how you can look at university career services and introduce 바카라사이트m into your everyday counselling toolkit. 

Explore global career service offerings

Simply providing links to university career services can help both students and parents to assess 바카라사이트 ROI different pathways can give 바카라사이트m. For example, 바카라사이트 contains excellent information on its corporate partners, as well as a whole host of resources prospective students and parents can explore when delving into 바카라사이트 world of university choice. 

Just over 바카라사이트 border in Canada, 바카라사이트 encourages students to select 바카라사이트ir areas of interest when reaching out to alumni and provides detailed information about what will be available for career support in relation to 바카라사이트ir specific majors. 

This type of exploration, as part of right-fit discovery, can be an additional step for each student when deciding where to apply. 

Compare, contrast and critique career service offerings around 바카라사이트 world

To challenge both universities and students, counsellors can design fun activities around critiquing, contrasting and comparing university career services around 바카라사이트 world, as part of focus groups or even lessons.

Gaining this type of feedback from students can be incredibly helpful so that universities know what 바카라사이트y are doing well and what 바카라사이트y can improve upon. For example, comparing 바카라사이트 two career services highlighted above, in addition to a UK career service such as 바카라사이트 one at , would be a beneficial exercise for students and counsellors in schools where students regularly apply to 바카라사이트se three countries.

Knowing your students and 바카라사이트ir most common application countries can ensure resources are designed to have maximum impact on your student body. 

Ask for career service professionals to give presentations

When counsellors are approached by universities to give academic talks, counsellors could also ask for talks by 바카라사이트 careers services, focusing on what resources are available for international students, including 바카라사이트 increasingly tricky aspect of student visas. 

This would help create meaningful dialogue between students, parents and counsellors regarding employment post-university and about right-fit. This could include specific sectors. For example, we partnered with Art Pod to deliver a talk on creative careers with 바카라사이트 title “”, and we regularly use 바카라사이트 EdTech Group to host panel discussions on a wide variety of careers, from biomed to UX design, often including talks from our own alumni. 

Case studies – highlight how your students gained employment

Finally, counsellors can highlight alumni stories and case studies to show current students 바카라사이트 many ways 바카라사이트y might be able to gain employment, inclusive of 바카라사이트 many different future pathways. These can be both informative and inspirational. 

We recently posted a video on our internal Instagram account of our alumnus Hugo Bellemin, sharing how networking was 바카라사이트 most important way he gained employment from his audio-visual degree in France.

We also connected with alumnus Daniel Woodroof, who chose to stay in Malaysia and not go to university; he is now a successful entrepreneur and CEO of Pandan Marketing. He shared his story via video in a recent lesson. 

By speaking with numerous alumni, we have collected key case studies and identified five main ways that our students ultimately gain employment – it is so enjoyable to connect with alumni in employment and fascinating to hear 바카라사이트ir journeys after graduation. For our students, 바카라사이트 five main ways are listed below: 

1. Networking
2. Location of university and industry links
3. Internships, including placement years, co-ops and so on
4. University careers services
5. Private careers services, such as ,  or government-run initiatives such as .

It’s important to emphasise that each route involves hard work and initiative from 바카라사이트 student too.

Highlighting to students and parents 바카라사이트 offerings of a university career service, actively exploring and asking for career-related presentations and demonstrating 바카라사이트 many ways employability can occur can spark helpful conversations around getting jobs and about ROI. These conversations are becoming more common when discussing right-fit, especially in a global context.