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Career Services: Successful Approaches to Transformation

Career Services: Successful Approaches to Transformation. March 12 2012, 8:45-9:45am Sheila Curran, Peggy Jablonski and Larry Moneta. Presenters. Margaret A. (Peggy) Jablonski , Vice President for Student Affairs, University of New Haven

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Career Services: Successful Approaches to Transformation

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  1. Career Services: Successful Approaches to Transformation March 12 2012, 8:45-9:45am Sheila Curran, Peggy Jablonski and Larry Moneta

  2. Presenters Margaret A. (Peggy) Jablonski, Vice President for Student Affairs, University of New Haven Larry Moneta, Vice President for Student Affairs, Duke University Sheila J Curran, President and Chief Strategy Consultant, Curran Career Consulting

  3. Agenda The employment environment for new graduates Why Student Affairs should care about careers Transforming Career Services SSAO Perspective

  4. Key Issues for Higher Education

  5. Cost of College The Wall Street Journal: May 7, 2011 Average FY10 tuition and fees, public 4-year institution: $6,695 Average FY10 tuition and fees, private 4-year institution: $23,210 Between 1998 and 2008 The cost of college increased 2.9% ABOVE the rate of inflation

  6. Graduate debt, May 2011 The Wall Street Journal: May 7, 2011 $22,900 The average debt among college students in the class of 2011 “Total student loan debt exceeds total credit card debt in US, with $850 billion outstanding” Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org and FastWeb.com, September 2010.

  7. Salaries for Recent College Grads, 22-26 Source: Georgetown University, Center for Education and the Workforce, 2012. Based on ACS 2009-2010 polled sample of recent college graduates aged 22-26. Engineering: $55,000 Business: $39,000 Social Sciences: $37,000 Science/Life/Physical: $32,000 Humanities & Liberal Arts: $31,000 Arts: $30,000 Psychology & Social Work: $30,000

  8. College Graduate Unemployment An average 2.2 million college graduates were unemployed in 2011. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, March, 2011: Unpublished Table 10 data Average Unemployment Rate for All College Graduates: • 2007:2.2%104 %increase over 5 years • 2011: 4.5%

  9. The Real Deal for Young Graduates Young grads are being hit disproportionately hard by the poor economy. Not only are they unemployed at higher rates than in previous decades; there is also significant underemployment of young grads. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, March, 2011: Unpublished Table 10 data Average Unemployment Rate for College Graduates aged 20-24: • 2007:5.4%66 %increase over 5years • 2011: 9.0%

  10. 2007-2011 Unemployment Rates for College Grads aged 20-24 The unemployment rate for young grads has remained around 9% for three years in a row (2009 - 2011).

  11. Career Services Challenges Internal External Increased Expectations Constituent Demands The Career Squeeze Inadequate Resources Employment Environment Curran Consulting Group www.curranoncareers.com

  12. Inadequate resources Career Services operating budgets FY11 vs. FY10 for 554 respondents participating in the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Research: 2010-11 Career Services Benchmark Survey

  13. A simple math problem Careers staff do not have sufficient band-width to adequately build personal career relationships with students, under the current model. How do you adequately serve the multiple career needs of 20,000 students with 7 staff?

  14. WHAT CONSTITUTES SUCCESS FOR YOUR CAREER SERVICES OFFICE?

  15. Academic and Administrative Departments, Faculty Senior Leadership and Board WHO WHAT METRICS Vision Mission Goals RESOURCES HOW WHEN Students and Alumni External Constituencies Sheila Curran, Curran Consulting, 2011 Holistic Assessment and Change Model

  16. Key Stages of Transformation • Assess what you have, and maximize what you’ve got! • Leverage existing resources • Invest for the future

  17. Improving Student Outcomes Adopt an institution-wide approach Engage students early Leverage technology Build a career community

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