Late Winter Edition
Volume 2008-2009 Issue 2
In this issue:
Articles:
- A Book Review of A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, by Daniel H. Pink
- Implementing Public Relations Plans in Your Career Services or College Recruiting Programs
- Sustainable Best Practices
- Doctoral Degree Decision-Making
- Innovative Idea: Reinventing Student-Alumni Networking Through the Use of Virtual Networking Forums
- To Infinity and Beyond! Moving Into Upper Administration from Career Services
- An Employer’s Perspective on Extending Your Brand in 2009
- Sponsorship: A Convert’s Perspective
- Outside Curves, Homeruns and Late Inning Rallies: Career Counseling and Recruiting for Student Athletes
- Looking for an Easy Way to Get Involved with EACE? The Answer is Simple…Volunteer!
- Walk the Walk When it Comes to Recruitment
EACE Member Updates:
A
Book Review of A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the
Future, by Daniel H. Pinke
By Dawn C. Sherman
Have you ever considered what lies ahead in the world of work following the computer-focused Information Age? Daniel Pink has. And he believes this new age, what he calls the Conceptual Age, has already begun. In his book, A Whole New Mind, Pink describes what he believes is a current trend toward a right-brain centered work environment in western societies.
Implementing
Public Relations Plans in Your Career Services or College Recruiting Programs
By William Andahazy
Members of the Class of 2009 who are planning on entering the workforce
after graduation can expect a difficult labor market with many organizations
reducing or eliminating their entry-level hiring forecasts. Career services
offices will be expanding their outreach to help as much of the student
population as possible realize that a career services office exists on
campus. Similarly, those organizations that are recruiting entry-level
are looking to reach out to the best students on these campuses, often
with restricted recruiting budgets.
Read More!
Sustainable
Best Practices
By the College Relations Team at CDM
CDM is a global consulting, engineering, construction, and operations firm of 4,000 employees delivering lasting environmental and infrastructure solutions to clients worldwide. Annually, CDM recruits more than 300 co-ops, interns, and entry-level engineers and scientists. CDM is committed to continually improving its sustainability practices. Based on an evaluation of practices, the College Relations Program (CRP) established two significant goals for 2008 programs. The first was the initiation of a paperless resume process compliant with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs standards, which would reduce paper waste and costs associated with uploading paper resumes into an automated tracking system. The second goal was the elimination of consumable and costly company giveaways while maintaining a competitive edge in recruiting the best of the best from college campuses.
Doctoral
Degree Decision-Making
By Kerri G. Gardi
As career professionals we dedicate ourselves to assisting students and alumni with their career development, but when was the last time you re-evaluated your own career progress? Let’s make 2009 the year to step back and assess our career development and aspirations. If one of your goals includes earning a doctoral degree, read on to gain some helpful information from three EACE professionals at different points in their careers. By sharing their experiences and thoughts, Rachel Larson, Guy Davis & Cynthia Jones presented “Back to the Classroom: An Inside Look at the Doctoral Experience” at the EACE annual conference in Providence, RI. They provided an inside look of the doctoral experience from a variety of perspectives to help those considering an Ed.D. or Ph.D.
Innovative
Idea: Reinventing Student-Alumni Networking Through the Use of Virtual
Networking Forums
By Donna Esposito and Susannah Krenn
LinkedIn, Damsels in Success, Doostang. Nowadays, one can find ample sources of Web-based professional networking. During the spring of 2008, Tufts Career Services Senior Associate Director, Donna Esposito, and Moira Todd, Program Administrator from the Tufts Program in International Relations, sat down to begin planning their “Careers in International Affairs” event, an annual fall program. This program was designed to be a career exploration and networking opportunity for students interested in the field.
To Infinity
and Beyond! Moving Into Upper Administration from Career Services
By Kathy Woughter
Five years ago my supervisor, the VP for Student Affairs and Dean of
Students at Alfred University, gave me the news that he had taken a position
at another university. He was an excellent supervisor and mentor, so this
was not welcome news for me. I barely had a chance to digest it before
he asked me to consider serving as interim Vice President for a year or
two, while we organized for a national search. What a quandary! I loved
my job as Director of the Career Development Center, but I couldn’t
easily turn down the chance to advance –so I took that chance and
changed the course of my career.
Read More!
An Employer’s Perspective
on Extending Your Brand in 2009
By Nancy Dilthey
The champagne bottles are empty, the noisemakers silent, and now, we begin a new work year—2009!
What can we look forward to in 2009? In many instances; declining stock prices, widespread layoffs and re-organizations, industry implosions, budget cuts, cost constraints for travel and expenses, and “doing more with less.” There is a tendency to say “Wake me up when we reach 2010!”
Sponsorship:
A Convert’s Perspective
By Adrienne Alberts
I must admit I haven’t always been convinced that sponsorship was the route to take to bring visibility to a company. I used to believe that companies would pay a great deal of money and that there was little return on that investment. That was until last year! Last year Constellation Energy Group decided to give sponsorship a try. We chose to sponsor in a few different ways; event sponsorship, an ad in the conference guide, bags for the conference, and a monetary donation as well. Then…I sat back to see what would happen. To my surprise, it worked. By the time the EACE Annual Conference was over, I had made contact with several institutions with which I had been having a difficult time connecting. Conference attendees approached me to learn more about what Constellation does and what types of students we were recruiting. Most importantly, I began having impactful conversations with the EACE leadership about what EACE could do to better serve employee members.
Outside
Curves, Homeruns and Late Inning Rallies: Career Counseling and Recruiting
for Student Athletes
By Marisa Fusco Ackermann
Most people can easily recall the commercials promoted by the NCAA with the tag line: "There are over 380,000 NCAA student athletes, and most of us will go pro in something other than sports." It is up to career professionals to prepare student athletes for this transition and for recruiters to ensure that it is smooth. In order to have success working with student athletes, it is best to learn about this large group using their own language: the language of sports.
Looking
for an Easy Way to Get Involved with EACE? The Answer is Simple…Volunteer!
By Nancy Williams
As I look back at my service record thus far in EACE, I realize how my network has quickly grown. This is all because I have had the opportunity to meet so many friends and mentors along the way. Back in the fall of 1999, Alfred University’s Career Development Center was under the direction of Kathy Woughter. Kathy encouraged me to take the lead on a project to promote our new online services called Byte the Site. In developing Byte the Site, Kathy saw the potential for the program to receive an award, so she introduced me to EACE and the Brockway award. Jointly, Kathy and I submitted a proposal for the award, and to our pleasure, we were chosen as award recipients. From that point forward I became an EACE supporter.
Walk
the Walk When it Comes to Recruitment
By Anna Miner
Walk the walk. Of our stated values at Shawmut, this is the one I hear most often quoted around the office: in the hallways, cubicles, meeting rooms, and cafes (sometimes even in the bathrooms!). We reference this value with respect to our work ethic and mission of delivering excellent client service. We reference it when making internal decisions to ensure that we are consistent with our external client practices. In my opinion, there is nothing more important in business than being true to your employees as well as your clients, maintaining the highest level of credibility with both. When it comes to college recruiting and hiring, incorporating company values is critical, particularly for the Millennial generation. It’s something I strive to do every day, but we all know no one is perfect!
Achievements, Accolades & Announcements
Find out the latest news about your colleagues!
Awards
and Grants Committee Highlights Walter Tarver: 2008 Gratitude Award Winner
At the EACE 2008 conference in Providence, RI, Walter Tarver, Director of the Career Center at Stockton College, was presented with the Gratitude Award. This award, renamed the EACE Tribute Award for 2009, along with the other awards presented by the association, provides a way for EACE membership and leadership to recognize members who have made significant contributions to the association.
- Kyle Akers, Resumebear
- Melissa Benca, Marymount Manhattan College
- Alexander Bohne, Ithaca College
- Thomas Broussard, Heller Graduate School--Brandeis Univ.
- Carol Capan, Pennsylvania State University - Erie
- David R. Chase, Virginia Military Institute
- Daniel Christie, Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Joseph Eckrich, Bryn Mawr & Haverford Colleges
Look for the next edition
of Bridges in early spring!
Interested in Contributing an article to Bridges?
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and contact the Bridges Committee Co-Chairs, Sharon Powers and Jennifer
Beale.
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