Faculty Resources
The Career Center recognizes the important role that faculty have in championing students to be both knowledgeable and career ready. Faculty expertise and connections are critical to the success of career services. In a C2C (Curriculum-to-Career) model, Faculty inspire others by setting high standards of excellence and reinforcing career readiness competencies toward a C2C (Curriculum-to-Career) model. Successful career-related learning outcomes are achieved through the expertise of faculty. The Career Leadership Collective shares their top 10 faculty strategies for engaging students in C2C learning as career champions:
Have former students present about their internships (5 minutes before/after class).
Offer to review students’ resumes and offer feedback (takes about 10 minutes/student and can be done over email).
Put on very informal resume workshops (get the Career Center and experienced students to volunteer.
Give extra credit in class for students who submit their resume and improve them throughout the semester.
Plan projects and exams to not interfere with the career fair or other large career center hiring/recruiting events.
Talk occasionally in class about the importance of internships and early career preparation.
Help arrange networking opportunities between students and employers.
Advocate for your students and recommend them to employers.
Build relationships with students and ask for their help when they become alumni.
If you find yourself spread too thin (as I’m sure we all do), leverage the career center, experienced students, student groups, and alumni to help.
As career champions, faculty provide the experiential learning opportunities, discipline expertise, standards of professional etiquette, and networking opportunities that connect our classrooms to career success!
Integrate Career Development Into Your Classroom
Forage Skills Index
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Introduction to Forage
PDF 617 KB
Showcase Your Skills
Experience real industry tasks
Guided by actual employees
Compare your work & earn a certificate
Bite-sized lessons of five to six hours
Benefits in Numbers
31% more likely to get an interview
x2.5 more likely to land a job
60% more likely to pass an interview
88% gained new skills
88.5% candidates became more confident
4.8h brand immersion
84% of students said they understood how the workforce works
95% of students found the experience useful
Experience working with virtual programs from innovative global companies such as:
Redbull
Electronic Arts
Lyft
Citi
Lululemon
Bank of America
Goldman Sachs
Visa
Walmart Global Tech
J. P. Morgan
Accenture
ACCESS - Get instant access to a library of hundreds of interactive (5-6 hour) online projects, designed by top employers such as BCG and JPMorgan.
CURATE - Create a curated page to house the specific projects you want to offer your students. Go live in less than 5 minutes.
TRACK - Allow your students to earn a certificate with a top company to show proof of completion and advance their development.
USE IT IN YOUR COURSEWORK
Adding a Forage experience to your coursework is as simple as pasting a link into your Moodle.
Require students to reflect on the experience. Have them write a reflection, deliver an oral presentation, or complete any other assignment you wish.
Make students send you a certificate of completion to verify their work.
REGISTER
Register as an educator here
Use your institution, role, and your institution's email.
You will receive the outcome of your application in one or two business days in your email
How to Add Experiences
Open the Skills Index document to explore courses in your field.
You can preview the course's content by clicking on the demo link.
How to Add Experiences
Once you selected your course, go back to your dash dashboard and copy the link of your department page (never share demo links with students) on an assignment on Moodle or your preferred medium.
How to Add Experiences
Simply add the link to your Moodle assignment description with the name of the course (for example, Omnichannel Marketing Lululemon).
Alternatively, copy the course URL on www.theforage.com and paste it following the same instructions and ensure students register with lsua email.
Education is Changing
Education is less linear
Digital is the way to land jobs
Admissions and retention are decreasing every year
Students are now valuing their education investment based on the professional skills they gained.
Ways Faculty and Staff Can Use Handshake
Create a profile and post on-campus jobs
You can view openings and events that can be beneficial to your students
You can connect with employers for collaboration opportunities
Career Center and Faculty
Career Services helps to provide pathways for students—helping them better express their experience and interests and guiding them to unique employers that are eager to connect. Faculty have the unique ability to shape their students' future for the better.
Career Center acts to support faculty in their efforts to develop career-ready graduates
Is the bridge between academic and professional life, through connections with companies
Free services and resources for faculty and students
Students can see the value of their academic experience
EASY ACCESS TO CAREER CENTER
Provides resume checks, mock interviews, and career planning
Explore recommended employers and interview for jobs and internships.
Brand Building
With Gen Z using rich media
Candidate reviews
Employee testimonials are all housed on the employer page.
Message
To drive job applications,
Attendance for fairs and events
Offer one-on-one time to highly qualified candidates.
Post Jobs to drive:
Job applications
Attendance for fairs and events
Offer one-on-one time to highly qualified candidates
Build Relationships
Host your own events
Participate in career fairs
Connect candidates with internal champions
In real-time, both in person and online
