Year by Year Fundamentals
Simple points of integration that ask your students to engage in these steps are a surefire way to promote success!
As the Department Chair or Program Director, you know exactly the kinds of skills your students will graduate with. And, you know they are the in-demand skills that will enable them to make a difference in the world while making a comfortable living. But do your students know?
As you tend to the curriculum of your academic program, don't forget to ask when/where/how your students are being prompted to reflect on what they're learning and how it will serve them beyond college. Intentionally integrating these fundamental elements of career preparation can be as simple as a few key touch points effectively ensuring that everyone stays on track to graduate "career-ready" (i.e., ready to put their knowledge, skills & competencies to use for a greater good).
Prompting students to do this work is an impactful way to ensure ALL graduates feel confident, curious and courageous in their post-graduation pursuits. We will continue to serve the career needs of all UVM students/alums, but without your help promting them to start, there will remain a whole host of students who never engage with us because they don't have to, and (all too often) they don't know they should.
Simple points of integration that ask your students to engage in these steps are a surefire way to promote success!
Consider where you are already integrating career preparation and/or exploration in your program.
Identify the "low hanging fruit" - opportunities to do this more (or more explicitly / intentionally)
Consider how / when / where you want to collaborate with the Career Center - you don't have to go it alone! For example, if you identify an opportunity to do something in [x] class, we can build the “what” together (e.g., customized module, event, assignment, video, etc). The smiling faces on the right side of the screen are ready to have those conversations.
Year 1 – Getting Started… Helping students
Year 2 – Gaining Experience… Encouraging students to
Year 3 – Building a Network… Prompting students to
Year 4 – Preparing to Launch… Guiding students to
*No system/platform is perfect, but the more consistently we use these systems the better they’ll serve us