bridging the gap: creating the candidate you want - julia k. fleming

Bridging the Gap:

Creating the Candidate You Want

Julia K Fleming Assistant Director for Professional Development and Experience

Master of Education focus in College Students Affairs Bachelor of Arts in Business Management

Hometown: Ft. Wayne, IN

Disney world traveler turned Career Coach

Empathy - Relator – Activator - Positivity - Developer

@JuliaKFleming

Today’s Objectives Overview Association of American Colleges and Universities survey results

Discuss University of Florida’s Career Resource Centers efforts to address the Career Readiness gap

Learn how your organization can include itself in the educational process

Open discussion on ways to identify aspects of Career Readiness in potential new hires throughout the applicant screening process

Falling Short? College Learning and Career Success. Association of American Colleges & Universities Survey

Student Preparedness

Skill Acquisition

Experiential Education

UF Career Resource Center Philosophy Career Readiness, Core Competencies, Experiential Education

Career Readiness

Classroom Knowledge

Experiential

Education

Professional Developme

nt

Skill Development

Skills Gained @UF

Communication Skills

Critical Thinking

Teamwork Social Responsibility

Sense of Self

Gaining ExperienceStudent

Organizations

Academic Research

Study/Work Abroad

Internships Co-Ops Voluntee

ring

Part-Time Work

Federal Work Study

On-Campus Employment

Class Projects

Job Shadowing

CRC ProgrammingAddressing the Gap by Educating Students

Pilote

d Programs

Coming Thi

s Fall

Gator Professional Series

Mapping Professional You

Entering Your Coordinates

Using Your Professional Compass

Navigating Roadblocks

Dropping Your Pin

Gato

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ries:

Disc

over

ing

Prof

essio

nal

You

Mapping Professional You

Entering Your Coordinates

People and Points of Interest

Taking the Highlighted Route

Navigating Offer to Office

Gato

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Navi

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Life After The SwampHow To

Survive Your First 30 Days

Figuring Out What’s Next

The Art Of Negotiation

Show Me The Money!

Staying Connected To The Swamp

Oh The Places You’ll

Go!

Employer 2 Student Programming

Go for the Goal: Goal Setting Ace the Interview

Taking the Lead: The Value of

Leadership Skills

Work It: Networking as a

Student

Navigating the Job/Internship

Search Personal Branding

Getting Experience as a

Student

Ready for Work: Preparing to Be a New Professional

Building Great Resumes

Coming Soon… Field Day

Spring 2016

Career Connection

s

DISCUSSION TIME

How do you know if a candidate is career ready?

Ways to Pre-Screen Resume/ Cover Letter

Interview

Pre-Assessment

Information Session

Case Study Event

QUESTIONS?

Resources Falling Short? College Learning and Career Success. (2015, January 19). Retrieved June 24, 2015, from http://www.aacu.org/leap/public-opinion-research/2015-survey-results