Why GradLeaders? We’re On Your Side
There are two big problems in our industry today. 75% of employers say college graduates are not “up to the job” and lack the skills they need to be successful in the world of work (SHRM). While at
How to Get the Most Out of Your Next Virtual Career Fair
Virtual career fairs are necessity today but won’t be going away anytime soon. Why? They’re simply more effective, efficient and ultimately a better way to create meaningful connections between
The Career Services Data Paradox
If there is one thing we have come to realize in this millennia, it is that data is critically important. Data, both in raw form and the analysis derived from it, drives everything that we do. Data helps us to aggregate information in a meaningful way to serve those we seek to serve more effectively. As Carly Fiorina, former executive, president, and chair of Hewlett-Packard Co. stated, “The goal is to turn data into information, and information into insight.”
The Most Critical Office on a College or University Campus
Yes, each office on a college campus plays a unique and pivotal role in the overall success of the institution. Student enrollment, academics, retention, athletics, development, and alumni engagement are several that initially come to mind, but there is only one office on campus that can positively impact the outcomes in each of these areas simultaneously, and ultimately the entire campus community. That office is career services.
Interview with Lee Svete, Director, van Vlissingen Center for Career & Professional Development at Emory and Henry College
GradLeaders recently interviewed Lee Svete, the Director at the Career and Professional Development Center at Emory and Henry College. We wanted to check in with Lee to better understand how he’s building a career center at this liberal arts school. Lee Svete graciously shared his educational and professional background, gave valuable advice to job seeking students, and gave great insight into the problems and solutions of career centers today!
10 ways to automate your internship, co-op, or experiential learning program
Are you still using spreadsheets, or worse, paper signatures to manage approvals then keep track of internships and co-ops? Like everything, technology can make your life easier
4 Quick Tips for Virtual Outcomes Data Collection
One of the most challenging things for career centers to do is help the school prove the value of the education they provide by collecting outcomes data for graduates. This proves to be more difficult
12 Tips on How to Effectively Collect First-Destinations Outcomes Data from Students
As a career development professional or member of your school’s institutional research office, you may already be familiar with some of these tips, but you also likely know that it can be difficult
A refreshed admin user interface is live in GradLeaders Career Center
What’s new? We refreshed the whole interface with a clean and modern look, while maintaining the same function. Here’s what we changed: The admin dashboard has a new format, and the interface looks
GradLeaders 1st with MBA CSEA Compliance for All 3 Reporting Standards
Is your graduate business school serving part-time MBAs and specialty masters students as well as traditional full-time MBAs? Most b-schools are today. And if so, you’re going to need employment reporting tools that…