Research trends show that an increasing number of young adults leave college ill-prepared for the job search process, are without career goals and are willing to change jobs frequently to find the right fit. 64% of young adults feel that they can move back home if they can’t find the right job. The average cost of a college diploma has risen to $180,000, which is causing parents to ask tough questions about the "return" of a college investment. These statements raise important questions and concerns for universities.
Our work with hundreds of recent college graduates and early careerists over the past four years confirms that too many young adults are less than ready to successfully enter the workforce. As a result, we offer career and job search planning consulting services to universities and alumni associations that will:
- Create a vibrant brand that will connect with new students, graduating students, alumni and parents
- Develop a competitive edge in the effort to recruit top incoming students
- Ensure a smooth career transition that will enhance the university’s reputation in the business community
- Build an early careerist link back to both the school and the alumni association
Based on our "Focused, Directed and Connected" strategies, we will help college students:
- Clarify their career development focus: know who they are, what they want and what they can do
- Create their career vision and gain focus: their aptitude, interests, motivators and values
- Develop their career/job search direction: target their search and sell themselves successfully
- Strengthen their career/job search connections: build relationships, develop opportunities and network effectively
- Set goals and build action plans throughout their college years that will support them in their career planning
Let us partner with you to prepare students for success on the job by setting an on-boarding plan and helping them to steer clear of the derailers of career success.