Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers

Annual Conference 2006
Norfolk, VA
August 6-9, 2006

PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAMS:

The Newly Revised Strong Interest Inventory* Instrument for Career Assessment
Sunday, August 6 from 9am to 1:30pm, Cost: $75.00 (includes lunch)
Gain on-site training with the newly revised Strong Interest Inventory! Revised from its popular 1994 version, the new Strong includes major updates and new content that reflect the changing world of education and work choices available to students today. This 4 ½ hour workshop (lunch included) will give you the information and techniques (and reproducible masters!) you need to take full advantage of the newly revised Strong. Continuing education credit with the National Board of Certified Counselors is available. No prior Strong training is required. (* Strong Interest Inventory is a registered trademark of CPP, Inc.)

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About the presenter: Catherine Holmes, M.S., is an assessment trainer with 20 years experience in college career counseling and program development. Currently, Catherine is the Education Consultant for CPP, Inc., publisher of the Strong Interest Inventory.

Understanding Today’s Economy for Tomorrow’s Students
Sunday, August 6 from 2 to 4pm, Cost: $40.00
The world has changed; the global integration of the economy has changed labor requirements around the world. Today’s and tomorrow’s jobs can be best described as disposable. Even with a robust college labor market, we will not see the “good old days.” This workshop will cover current forces shaping the economy and look ahead to further changes down the road, then will turn to what employer expectations will be in terms of skills and competencies of the new employees they will hire. Finally we will look at the good, bad and ugly aspects of the students that we see and soon will see in theclassroom. Ample time for discussion.

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About the Presenter: Philip D. Gardner is Director of Research for the Collegiate Employment Research Institute at Michigan State University. His major areas of research include the transition from college to work, early socialization and career progression in the workplace, workforce readiness, and other areas related to college student studies.