New 50-State Data Tool Exposes College and Career ‘Readiness Gap’
Researchers probing a new, interactive “data explorer” that matches students’ outcomes with college and career readiness measures found that—while nearly all students are graduating from high school in some states—fewer than half are considered ready for college or careers.
++++++++++++++++
More on Career in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=career
The SCSU Career Center has partnered with Handshake
https://stcloudstate.joinhandshake.com
(replacing Jobs for Huskies) – a modern career network for students which provides one place for launching careers, obtaining interviews, attending events, and much more! Employers will have one place to post jobs, internships, co-ops, interview opportunities and info sessions. We officially went live on June 18th and are thrilled with how easy it is to use!
Why the switch? As of January 2018, Handshake became the leading early talent network with over 500 schools and 250,000 employers participating, which means more opportunities for our students and alumni!
For more info: please contact the Career Center, 320-308-2151, careercenter@stcloudstate.edu,http://www.stcloudstate.edu/careercenter
UCLA Connects Alumni and Continuing Ed Students to Online Career Coaching
By Rhea Kelly 11/09/16
https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/11/09/ucla-connects-alumni-and-continuing-ed-students-to-online-career-coaching.aspx
The University of California, Los Angeles will now provide individualized online career coaching to all of its alumni as well as all UCLA Extension students and alumni, thanks to a joint effort out of UCLA Extension, UCLA Alumni Affairs and the UCLA Career Center. The three divisions have partnered with InsideTrack to offer subscription access to the company’s uCoach student success coaching resources.
UCLA will continue to provide traditional career services — such as career advising, programming and career fairs — through its Career Center.
excluding the sales pitch for Inside Track, it is a great idea.
+++++++++++++++
more on career services in this IMS blog:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=career+services