Presented By
Susan Coleman
Rita Jones
New Things from the QT Team
“Handy Activities for Student Success”Linking the Classroom to the Workplace
Based on the best of the QT
Targeted to faculty in the classroom
Short, focused, and fun activities that givesstudents:
Awareness about what they are learning inclass to their lives
Better understanding of skills employers seek
Provide career strategies too negotiate the newworld of work
Try it out!
Write a Bio-Poem
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On the Horizon
Partnership with MonsterTRAK fordevelopment of…………………
The Case of theMissing Major
WHAT is it?
Fun interactive game approach.
Brief exposure to some basic information
to entice the student to go further
Includes action plan/next step strategy
Includes campus support
Who are they?Why do they need our help?
The Undecided Student
WHY THIS PROJECT?
32-40% of our student population is“undecided” California Community Colleges
50% drop out after the first year ofcollege CCSSE 2005 Community College Survey of Student Engagement
67% of people don’t want to go towork each day Gallup 1999
What we know for sure….
According to the ASTD
Students need help and support
It needs to be fast, easy and fun!
Experiences count!
It’s a lifelong process.
Reflection is key!
We need your help!
Modeling Opportunities
Job shadow and informationinterviews.
Helping students prepare andplan.
Many students need helpsetting up these experiences.
Go Outside-Get Experience
Interview professionals
Visit the environment
Job shadow
Assignment: Do 5 things daily you love to do
Join a club on campus
Go to an professional association meeting
Visit academic departments of majors that interest you
Become involved in extracurricular activities
Find summer jobs and volunteer experiences
Sign up for an Internship/Cooperative Work Experience
Final words….
Students who know where they aregoing and what they will be doing asthey explore are more likely tocontinue the process.
Written plans can be adjusted andchanged as students progress.
Website: www.cccareers.org
For Instructors
CQT can be forwarded tofaculty.
Ideas for integrating careerinformation into their classes
What Students Told Us!
Community College Career Survey
Sept. 2006
Who Responded to the Survey?66% Females/34% Males/ 47% White/25%Hispanic
57% were under 21 with almost 30% over 25years of age.
54% were seeking a BA/BS or higher, another30% an AA or AS degree.
63% felt they would benefit from servicesoffered at a career center sometime this year.
30% of respondents had never visited thecareer center or used it’s resources.
Only 24% said they were currently using acampus career center to help them find theright career path.
82% wanted career centers to contact themvia email or IM.
This is what was important to them.
This is how satisfied students were with howtheir career centers delivered what theywanted.
This is how satisfied students were with howtheir career centers delivered what theywanted.
Reasons why students would visit a careercenter.
(Percentages)Very Likely Somewhat
Explore Internet career resources37.2%30.2%
Use the career library34.9%30.1%
Take a career assessment44.5%29.9%
Help choose a major or career
pathway52.1%29.0%
Get college info45.6%33.6%
Identify current “Hot Jobs”42.8%30.2%
Help finding a direction40.2%31.1%
Job placement48.2%30.9%
Interview skill building or resume prep40.2%30.2%
Connection to employers47.7%29.6%
What we learned:
Students need and want career information.
Students are not satisfied with the careerservices they are receiving.
Students really want help with:
Choosing the right major.
Building job skills for the job they want.
Figuring out their personal strengths.
Students want to connect to their careercenters via e-mail or IM.
Next Steps
We need to work together to leverage our resources andimpact by:
Developing a powerful brand that represents all CaliforniaCommunity College Career Centers to help us effectively marketour career products and services.
Creating and adapting guidelines and customer serviceprocedures to help us standardize our services and better servestudents.
Introducing and sharing innovative career products andresources based on what’s important to students…like the newonline Missing Major Project.
And in the end we want our students torespond to this question…
Tell me, what is it that you plan to dowith your one wild and precious life?Tell me, what is it that you plan to dowith your one wild and precious life?
Mary Oliver