Breakout Session I:

READY FOR WORK 2011: A Different Approach to Delivering Candidates to Employers

10:30am-11:15am - Collaboration (Room H)

Presented by: Beth Haggenjos

READY FOR WORK 2011: A Different Approach to Delivering Candidates to Employers

Beth Haggenjos

Director of Career Services

IU, School of Informatics, IUPUI

What we will cover:

• Department History• Situation (Economic Downturn & Price Increases)• Ready for Work 2010 (experience & learning moments)• Ready for Work 2011 (experience)• Moving Forward• Example Publications• Content by Students• Questions?

Department History:

• School of Informatics Career Services Office• Established 2005• Launched Services / Began Teaching Career Planning• 2006: Career Specialist was hired (2 member team)• Departmental Budget Created• Success during Economic Downturn - Continued Building

Department / Majors were Hired• Watching and Hearing about Budget Crisis at Universities• Began Planning for Future Practice Changes

Situation:

• Economic Downturn created Budget Awareness• Technology Era – Going GREEN becomes Trendy• Publication participation becoming Expensive• $$ $$$$

• Innovative Brainstorming to Decrease Costs• Produced Ready for Work 2010

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Students getting callsEmployers calling with jobs

Interviews Taking Place

Students, Alums & feeling successful

CS walking the budgetary piggy bank back home…

Saving Employers $’s ROI is a Great Sell!!!

(START HERE)

Looking Trendy

Ready for Work 2010

• Idea generation: IBJ & Previous Employment Brochure• 2010: 1st Innovative attempt (pilot stage)• Results – what worked:• Employers and students loved the idea! Both provided

feedback and hiring occurred• Giving Employers direct access to students

What did not work:• Timing seemed off (unveiled late Spring)

Reflected upon efforts for change• Collection/disbursement time change, GREEN idea!!!

Ready for Work 2011

• 2nd Pilot changes:• December – began collecting information from students• January – compiled content for final publication• February – started sending publication to employer contacts &

visiting career fair events

• Results – Differences:• Employers and students love the idea and effort!• Career services approached employers with information packets at

career fair event (on- and off-campus)• Employers received information during a heavier recruiting period

and ask for additional information for majors across campus

Moving Forward:

• Shared efforts with IUPUI Career Services Council members (14 schools)

• Future publications are being considered by the IUPUI Career Services Council to provide to employers at career events

• Sharing a best practice that works for employers and students

• Looking forward - Ready for Work 2012

Example Publications:

• Examples include: • IBJ Supplement, Ready for Work 2011

For a copy of Ready for Work 2011

Email Beth at: bmhaggen@iupui.edu

Content by students:

• Name:  (first last name)• Degree: (degree level and official degree name)• Graduation: (month year)• Career Focus: (Type of job - full-time, internship, etc and specific

position and/or industry)• Description: (up to 125 words to tell about your background or to sell

your skills)• Computer Skills: (list computer programs -

software/hardware/languages/applications/operating systems/platforms)

• Contact: (phone, email)• Portfolio:  (if applicable to degree or position)

Questions?

• Beth Haggenjos, Director of Career Services• Email: bmhaggen@iupui.edu• Phone: 317.278.4143• Career Services Website: www.informaticscareers.com