Common Career Questions (.doc)
The California Community College Career Advisory Committee and MonsterTRAK hosted two dynamic workshops for CCC counselors and career advisors to provide them with ideas, resources and expert advice on How to Connect to Today’s College Student. The workshops held in Sacramento and Costa Mesa were well attended with large in-person audiences and equal or greater numbers of virtual participants. The agendas included a panel of experts from education and business, an introduction to the new MissingMajor.com site and small group discussions on the variety of ways career centers are working to make better connections with students. The archived conferences is available so if you did not have an opportunity to attend, you can watch, listen and download information from panelist Phil Gardener, Peter Vogt, Terese Corey Blanck and Marilou McFarlane.
If you want to get started today to effectively reach your Gen Y’s- here are a few suggestions. Dr. Phil Gardener, reviewed a list of Gen Y traits that included these characteristics, assertive, expect quick responses and answers to their questions, and want information packaged and ready to go, while Peter Vogt addressed how to respond to some of the most frequently asked career questions. If you combine the advice from these two experts, then you and your staff should be well-prepared to answer Gen Y’s career questions quickly, concisely and effectively. The following activity will help you do just that.
Discuss the attached list of 5 of the most FAQ’s at California’s Community College Career Centers.
Add and/or delete the questions so you end up with a list of questions most frequently asked at your career center.
Review the suggested strategies and add effective materials you currently use in your center.
Decide on several ways you will disseminate information and who will be responsible to prepare, stock and update these materials.
Download an edition of the Campus Career Counselor Newsletter from Peter Vogt and the 12 Essential for Success by Phil Gardener. Then review The College to Career Roadmap, Terese Corey Blanck co-authored, and listen to how Marilou McFarlane can supply your campus with a free student planner, you can hear what Marilou has to say on the archived workshop video.
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