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Class of 2025 Faces Tighter Job Market Despite Stable Hiring Plans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report emphasized that employers are primarily seeking communication, critical thinking, and teamwork skills from job candidates. Career services professionals are advising graduating students to adapt their job search strategies accordingly.

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How Career Services Can Enhance ‘Soft-Skills’ in Students

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Employers are increasingly looking for candidates who possess a range of soft skills, such as communication, teamwork, and problem-solving. So what can career services do to give these soft skills the respect they deserve and ensure students stand out? They’re interpersonal skills. Leadership skills.”

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Employers deeply value the skills, competencies, and mindsets of humanities majors, particularly when it comes to oral and written communication, working on diverse teams, and the capacity to speak across differences,” Pasquerella wrote in an email to Diverse. Lynn Pasquerella, who holds a Ph.D. in philosophy.

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4 Actionable Steps for Centralizing and Streamlining Student Care

Civitas Learning

Inefficient Processes Poor coordination and communication lead to duplicated efforts, wasting time and resources. Ensuring open communication channels across departments. Limited Visibility Disconnected data makes it hard to see the full picture.

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6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 2023

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Large or small, public or private, almost all VPSAs manage between six and seven direct reports, almost always including the director of career services. Most student affairs divisions now own career services. of institutions today have career services reporting to VPSAs. -->.

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3 Ways to Help Students Before They Fall Behind

Civitas Learning

Without access to shared data, advising, academic coaching, financial aid, and career services struggle to fully understand the student experience and offer timely, individualized support.

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs April 7, 2023 — by Terry Vaughan III The research will examine how TRIO programs can work with existing career services to provide comprehensive career support to learners.

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