Archive for the ‘Higher Education’ Category
Career Services: Cost Center or Strategic Advantage
Friday, June 26th, 2009This recession is different. It will change the approach of young professionals to the work world. It will also change the ways that universities do business, as parents and students demand a high return on their tuition investment in the form of well-paying jobs. Are careers offices ready? How can they become a strategic asset to their colleges and universities? A new model is essential.
Webinar on Revolutionizing Career Services
Saturday, June 6th, 2009On June 3, 2009, Sheila Curran and Laura Boothroyd, Managing Director of Consulting Services at Eduventures, presented a webinar on Revolutionizing Career Services: Meeting the Needs of Today’s Students and Alumni. The webinar discusses why career services through colleges and universities are so important today, questions who is paying attention, and makes the case for totally re-visioning the way in which services are offered. It ends with action steps that colleges and universities can take to better meet the needs of their students and alumni.
Revolution in Career Services
Friday, May 15th, 2009Sheila Curran, President of Curran Career Consulting, and Steve Goldenberg, CEO of Interfolio, share a candid and provocative discussion on the future of career services in colleges and universities
Graduate Unemployment: The Threat to Higher Education
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008As graduate unemployment rises, college career services must look at ways to combat the phenomenon if they want to retain and attract students.
Careers & The College Grad: What’s a Liberal Education Got To Do With It?
Saturday, August 30th, 2008Written for the First National Career Summit, hosted by Sheila Curran at Duke University, March, 2006
Introduction
Seventy-two percent of high school seniors perceive professional preparation as a key
driver of educational value. This is according to research conducted…
Career Realities for Recent Grads: The True Story of What Happens in the First Five Years
Thursday, August 14th, 2008First jobs after graduation are critical to career success. That is the conventional wisdom of college students and their parents, alike. But a new survey of recent graduates from Duke University indicates that this assumption is inaccurate. And…
Preparing Students to Be Global Citizens: A Career Perspective on Study Abroad
Thursday, August 14th, 2008In 2007 more than 200,000 students will study abroad. Spending academic time away from the “home institution” increasingly represents a right of passage—so much so that in some colleges like Colby, Dickinson, and St. Olaf, more than 80 percent of…