Work Experience Program

Career Boost Off Campus

30 May 2017

Caroline Konrad

Jean-Pierre Fernandes

Nikki Waheed

www.ryerson.ca/career 1

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Backgrounder: A Bit About Us

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Pilot Launch:

The good, the bad & the encouraging

● Strategic Backdrop - Why Career Boost● The Business Case● Career Boost Off-Campus: Nuts & Bolts● Pilot Program Outcomes● Moving Forward: 2017 Onwards

We’ll Be Talking

About

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Strategic Backdrop: Ryerson & Our Vision

Community Engagement

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

High Impact Experiences

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Academic Plan

Professional

Development

Mental

Well-

Being

Personal

Development

Community

Learning

5 Pillar Model of

Student Support

Model of Student Support

3 Pillar Model of Career Education

Academic

Delivery In-

Faculty

Co-Curricular

Via Student

Groups

Personal

Meeting Distinct

Needs

Intentional Community Engagement: Cementing Our Offering

Ryerson Career Boost Program: On Campus

Community

Building

Experiential

Learning

● c.965 positions and growing

● Rebrand ‘Work Study’ to resonate

● Learning Outcomes Model

● Cross-Campus On-Boarding

Program

● Supervisor Toolkit

● Rolling out:

○ Employer Rubric

○ In-depth Student Assessment

Equity and

Diversity

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Enriching the Work-Integrated Learning Landscape

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Students

Ineligible for

On-Campus

Opportunities

Programs

without

Work

Experience

in the

Curriculum

Students in

Non-STEM

programs

Supporting

Recent

Grads &

Continuing

Education

Intentional

Support for

Equity

Seeking

Groups

Creating a

Talent Pool

for SMEs &

Non-Profits

An experiential learning program which

creates high impact, paid work experience for

students from equity-seeking groups and / or

non-linear degree programs, while enabling

SMEs and non-profits to access top talent.

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Career Boost Off Campus

Career Boost Off Campus- Roadmap to Launch

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Professional Staff & Student

Feedback

Launch

2014 / 2015

Winter 2015 / 16

Summer 2016

Business Case &

Program Design

Program

Design

By the Numbers - Year 1

Initial Funding: $35,000

Placement Length: max. 14 weeks

Shared Funding Ratio:

SME: 50% vs 50%

Non-Profit: 75% vs 25%

Pay Support: up to $14 / hr

Eligibility:

Year 1 to Graduate

Recent Alumni

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Presentation Pause: What gaps can this address on your campus?

Development & Execution Timelines

Feb/Mar April / May June July

August

Student Recruitment

Mid-point Check-ins

Employer Recruitment

Contract Development

Insurance & Payment Process Design

Job Board Upgrade Evaluation

Evaluation

Pro

gra

m

Dev

elo

pm

ent

Key Components

Sustainable Process

Contract Development

Workplace Insurance

Offer Letters

Communications

Program Structure

Operational and Legal Considerations

Program Development

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Formal Documentation

Shared Funding Ratio

Hourly Cap on Earnings

Flexibility on Placement Length

Timelines

Student Remuneration &

Employer Reimbursement

Job Development

Application Process

Employer Outreach

From Sales Pitch to Evaluation

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Learning

OutcomesSector & Role

Variety

Employer

Size

Geographic

Base

Focus

on

New Roles

Strategic

Approach

University

& Professional

Networks Advertising

Desktop

Research

Word

Of

Mouth

Cold Calling

Evaluation

Process

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Student Recruitment: Raising Awareness & Sourcing Applicants

Raising Awareness

Application Screening

Pre-Screen Interview

Targeted CampaignDedicated Jobs BoardSocial Media MarketingStudent Leaders

Resume & Cover Letters Interview prep material

10 minutes to assess:Employer FitIQ on Job BasicsProfessionalismSkills and Experience

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Successful Applicants

● Dedicated feedback & tips

● Interview skills coaching

● If unselected by employer: referred to additional opportunities

Declined Applicants

● At pre-screening stage:

○ 1:1 feedback: phone, email, face:face

○ Sign-posting to Career Services

Successful Applicants

● Dedicated feedback & tips

● Interview skills coaching

● If unselected by employer: referred to additional opportunities

Student Recruitment: Feedback & Growth

Career & Job Search

Compendium

Monitoring & EvaluationRoadmap to launching off-campus work experience program

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Wrap-Up Evaluation:

Employer, Student

Check-In

Feedback

Mid-Placement Review;

Phone, email check-in

EDI & Non-linear Groups

Non-linear programs: 55%

Gender parity: 55% female

Students self-identified:

44% visible minority

1 x LGTBQ

1 x Adult Learner

Non-disclosure: 1 Student

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Community

Engagement

Equity, Diversity

& Inclusion

High Impact

Experiences

Facilitated an

opportunity for a

trans-identified

student to access

safe, consistent work

Key Value: Role

was not an

obvious fit with

my degree.

Great support for

an organization

with limited

resources to

engage and train.

Consensus on Career Boost: Creating Opportunity

Very effective

way to hire

recent grads.

Biggest win:

being able to

give back to my

community

Ability to

contribute to

multiple

portfolios and

projects from

the start!

Student & Employer Feedback

Program Evolution

2017

Program

Program Growth

Institutional

Referrals

Campus

Advisor &

Partner

Faculty

Investment

Employer

Referrals

Candidate

Database

Questions? Find us at:

Nikki Waheed: @nikkiwaheed

Jean-Pierre Fernandes: @jpfernan3

Caroline Konrad: @caroline_konrad

careerboost@ryerson.ca