Developing Your Students Employability

For Higher Education Institutions Developing Your Students Employability Career Services Mentoring and Coaching Employers Demands 30 th November 1 st December 2015, Berlin Brochure With experts from: University of London, The Careers Group, United Kingdom Utrecht University, Communication and Marketing, Student and Young Alumni Engagement, the Netherlands University of Edinburgh, Career Services, United Kingdom Aarhus University, AU Career & AU Alumni, Denmark IE Business School, Career Services, Spain International Organisation of Employers (IOE), Employment Department With focus on: Providing students with efficient career services Responding adequately to companies requirements to graduates Main opportunities and challenges of partnerships How to make full use of databases for job seekers Effective support for students applying abroad Optimal interaction between coaching, mentoring and alumni programmes 1

FOR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS Developing Your Students Employability Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are under increasing pressure to provide their students with an optimal basis for their professional life Nowadays, students and graduates face a hard competition for jobs. Therefore, they choose their Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) assessing which environment offers them the best foundation to have good job opportunities after graduation. Universities have recognised this challenge but find it hard to respond to this problem and to implement tools which can solve it. Besides that, it has become crucial for HEIs to deliver solutions to these challenges as competition between universities is rising worldwide while government funding is decreasing. HEIs that are not developing professionals prepared for the labour market might face the danger of an existential crisis. At the same time, universities have to fulfil strict governmental guidelines for quality of teaching. All these different and sometimes even colliding requirements pose a challenge for HEIs career services. Implement career service activities which really help your students to develop their future career This seminar will offer the participants a broad overview of measures and tools which HEIs can implement in order to boost their students employability and their cooperation with all relevant stakeholders. In doing so it will help them answer the following questions: What requirements do companies pose for graduates? How to establish reliable relations between companies and universities to maintain both sides needs are met? Since the personal skills of present-day students are not shaped by their curriculum only, the seminar will cover further activities universities and their career services could and should provide their students with in order to guarantee their success later in life. Moreover, it will take into account the opportunities databases can offer to support all measures and all stages of a student s study career. All these issues will be addressed by employability experts from HEIs from all over Europe. Who is this seminar for? Heads of Departments, Coordinators, Career Advisors, Career Counselors, Project Leaders of Universities in the following departments Career Service Centers Student Services Student Development Academic Affairs Academic Services International Affairs Departments in charge of cooperation with companies Alumni Relations Curriculum Departments External Communication Mentoring and Coaching As well as staff responsible for higher education issues from National and regional ministries dealing with higher education, sciences and youth employment National and regional employment offices Agencies promoting national education efforts Companies and associations Valuable insights into career services across Europe. 2

What will you learn at this seminar? What strategic goals should my career service center achieve? Which benefits can be obtained by partnerships? How to find a reasonable compromise between academic mission and the needs of the job market? What are the most important requirements of the job market? How to help students in their search for jobs abroad? How can students be supported in finding jobs during their studies (especially in the context of strict curriculum)? How to create synergies between studies and vocational training Which extra-curricular activities have to be facilitated? How to develop and implement coaching and mentoring programmes to maintain an optimal output? In what way can alumni services contribute? Your benefits Identify the key differentiators of an effective higher education careers service Get a picture of what the labour market needs from universities Build reliable networks with relevant stakeholders Deliver study programmes which communicate the knowledge that students need in their professional life Deliver the most effective and efficient extracurricular tools to develop students characteristics which make a difference for professional tasks Increase the reputation of your university by increasing the number of successful graduates and securing their long term success I gained a lot of practical ideas to develop our students employability. 3

PROGRAMME DAY 1 Developing Your Students Employability 8.30-9.00 Registration and Handout of Seminar Material 9.00-9.05 Opening Remarks from the European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law 9.05-9.30 Welcome Note from the Chair and Round of Introductions Dr Bob Gilworth, Director, College Careers Services, Careers Group, University of London, United Kingdom 9.30-10.15 Key Differentiators of an Effective Higher Education Careers Service High-level strategic considerations Employer liaison: Internships and job fairs Effective use of technology in the delivery of career development Effective use of data & data analytics Dr Bob Gilworth, Director, College Careers Services, Careers Group, University of London, United Kingdom 10.15-10.30 Workshop 11.00-11.45 Partnerships: Opportunities and Challenges in Creating the Employability Ecosystem What benefits and impact can be achieved through partnerships? What range of partnership opportunities exist? How do we partner with employers and other stakeholders in order to maximise student employability? What challenges exist when establishing and building partnerships and how do we deal with them While the benefits of working together may be clear, the road to achieving this may be less so. This collaborative workshop will explore the range of partnership, opportunities and challenges to consider. DR BOB GILWORTH Dr Bob Gilworth, Director, College Careers Services, Careers Group, University of London, United Kingdom Dr Bob Gilworth is Director of College Careers Services, Careers Group, University of London the largest higher education careers service in Europe. The Careers Group, University of London delivers career development and associated services to higher education institutions and corporate clients in London as well as across the UK and Europe. Established in 1909, the Careers Group has around 70 careers consultants supported by a central team of staff who works closely with many kinds of organisations to provide services centred on the needs of their customers. Last year, the Careers Group delivered services ranging from graduate marketing to corporate consultancy to more than 10.000 employers. Bob leads a cluster of eight higher education careers services based in world renowned institutions such as UCL and King s College London. At UK level, Bob sits on the Board of AGCAS (Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services) and on the Research Group of the AGR (Association of Graduate Recruiters). He is regularly approached by institutions to be an external member of senior appointing panels and institutional reviews and by government and related agencies for expert input into research and policy discussions relating to graduate employability. SHELAGH GREEN Director, Career Services, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom Shelagh Green leads a department of ca 50 staff working with three key stakeholder groups (students, employers and university colleagues) to ensure ca. 33.000 students make a successful transition from Edinburgh University to life beyond. Currently Vice President of the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (ACGAS), she has thematic responsibility for internationalisation. Previous experience in providing outplacement and redundancy support made her very conscious of the benefits of enjoying what you do for a living. In addition to leading the Careers Service, Shelagh Green line manages the directors of chaplaincy, counselling and disability services. Shelagh Green, Director, Career Services, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom 11.45-12.00

12.00-12.45 Building a Sustainable Future through Youth Employment Initiatives Why engage the private sector in promoting youth employment? Focus on 3 main techniques on improving youth employment First technique: Education, training, skills and employability Second technique: Providance of effective labour market services Third technique: Targeting youth entrepreneurship Thannaletchimy Thanagopal, Advisor, Employment Department, International Organisation of Employers (IOE) 12.45-13.00 13.00-14.15 Lunch Break and Networking Opportunity 14.15-15.00 Extra-Curricular Activities: Their Role in Institutional Employability Strategy What range of extra-curricular activities exist? Do they bring equal value to students and institutions? How can students and the institution recognise extra-curricular achievement? Shelagh Green, Director, Career Services, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom THANNALETCHIMY THANAGOPAL Advisor, Employment Department, International Organisation of Employers (IOE) In her role as a IOE (International Organisation of Employers) Advisor, Thannaletchimy Thanagopal is in charge of a variety of labour and social policy areas. In executing her various responsibilities, Thannaletchimy Thanagopal strives to develop consensus around employers positions on the myriad of employment-related issues and to strengthen relationships between and with all IOE members and their stakeholders. In addition to that, she also handles several policy areas, notably Employment (including Youth Employment), Productivity and Income Inequality. She also contributes to team policy work on gender, women s economic empowerment and women s entrepreneurship. Thannaletchimy Thanagopal is furthermore responsible for organising and reporting on the work of the IOE s Employment Policy Group meetings, which take place twice a year. Thannaletchimy Thanagopal has wide experience in academic research and teaching on international trade, R&D policy and macroeconomics and is published widely on subjects ranging from trade elasticities to competitiveness. 15.00-15.15 15.15-15.45 Coffee Break and Networking Opportunity Workshop 15.45-17.15 How to Enable the Students to Get Job Opportunities Abroad? The participants work in groups to develop ideas about the most important aspects to consider how students can get connections abroad. Collaboration with officials abroad Cover Letters and CVs in local markets Further services in supporting students to find jobs abroad Geographic specific careers resources Preferences toward graduate characteristics in particular regions and countries Amber Wigmore Alvarez, Executive Director of Career Services, IE Business School, Spain AMBER WIGMORE ALVAREZ Executive Director of Career Services, IE Business School, Spain Amber Wigmore Alvarez is the Executive Director of Career Services for IE Business School, IE Law School and IE University, where she manages a team of 22 people who deliver career services to 3.300 students and 50.000 alumni globally. She advises undergraduates, as well as full-time, part-time and executive MBA students and alumni on career topics including managing career transitions, CV and cover letter writing, internships, interviewing and salary negotiation. Amber Wigmore Alvarez teaches workshops as Professor of Career Strategy at IE, as a Visiting Professor at Brown University for the IE Brown Executive MBA programme and as Associate Professor of HR at the Universidad Loyola Andalucía. In addition to her role at IE, Amber Wigmore Alvarez regularly conducts courses on Intercultural Management and Doing Business in Spain for foreign executives in Spain at major multinational companies. She has been quoted in numerous publications. 17.15-17.30 17.30 End of Day One Very informative.

PROGRAMME DAY 2 Developing Your Students Employability 9.00-9.05 Welcome Note from the Chair Amber Wigmore Alvarez, Executive Director of Career Services, IE Business School, Spain 9.05-09.45 Effective Use of Databases: Connecting Employers and Students Job databases and the strategy of giving easy access for job postings for both employers and students in a public-private cooperation Use of national and international employer databases as a resource for students in finding information about future employers Use of LinkedIn as a source of almost unlimited information in a job search context The use of CRM at universities and the challenges and possibilities of acting professional in a customer relationship Jette Hammer, Director, AU Career & AU Alumni, Aarhus University, Denmark 9.45-10.00 10.00-10.15 Short Refreshment Break Workshop 10.15-11.45 How Mentoring and Coaching Programmes can both Support Your Alumni Engagement and Employability The participants work in groups to develop ways how coaching, mentoring and alumni programmes can perfectly support employability. Optimal cooperation between coaching, mentoring and alumni programmes How to strengthen alumni engagement? How volunteers can support the work of an alumni office JETTE HAMMER Director, AU Career & AU Alumni, Aarhus University, Denmark Jette Hammer is currently in charge of developing the career services and the alumni relations programme at Aarhus University. The task involves expanding the services from a former focus on only the business studies to now covering 45.000 students and potentially more than 130.000 alumni at a full scale university. Jette Hammer was formerly Head of the career centre at Aarhus School of Business before the school merged with Aarhus University. Before joining educational institutions, she worked as a Manager at the national telecom company TDC and as an international marketing manager at the industrial company SKF in the Netherlands. MARTE OTTER Project Leader Student and Young Alumni Engagement, Communication and Marketing, Utrecht University, the Netherlands Marte Otter is Project Manager Student and Young Alumni Engagement at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. An important aspect of her work is to organise events for young alumni (under the age of 35) which help them with their careers. Together with a group of volunteers, all young alumni of Utrecht University, she organises monthly events and activities. In the past three years, Marte Otter succeeded to increase the number of events from five minor activities per year to 18 events and networking activities for young alumni on a yearly basis with no extra budget. The key to this success has been the efficient management of volunteers and the decision to give them the ability to develop their own ideas. The focus in these events is on career planning and networking. Since 2004, Marte Otter works on a new mentoring network for students and young alumni in which they are mentored by more experienced alumni of Utrecht University. How alumni can be involved as mentors and coaches for students and young alumni Marte Otter, Project Leader Student and Young Alumni Engagement, Communication and Marketing, Utrecht University, the Netherlands 12.00-13.15 Lunch Break and Networking Opportunity A short coffee break will be provided during the workshop. 11.45-12.00

13.15-14.00 How to Find Reasonable Compromise between Academic Mission and Job Markets Demands? Behind the Scenes and Prep Work Career Services Syllabus Best Practices and Communication Amber Wigmore Alvarez, Executive Director of Career Services, IE Business School, Spain 14.00-14.15 14.15-15.00 How to Create Synergies between Studies and Vocational Training How to set a case organisation, where as much as possible is organised online How to cooperate with a private organisation: Upsides and pitfalls Financial costs to be considered when tackling vocational training Jette Hammer, Director, AU Career & AU Alumni, Aarhus University, Denmark 15.00-15.15 AMBER WIGMORE ALVAREZ Executive Director of Career Services, IE Business School, Spain Amber Wigmore Alvarez is the Executive Director of Career Services for IE Business School, IE Law School and IE University, where she manages a team of 22 people who deliver career services to 3.300 students and 50.000 alumni globally. She advises undergraduates, as well as full-time, part-time and executive MBA students and alumni on career topics including managing career transitions, CV and cover letter writing, internships, interviewing and salary negotiation. Amber Wigmore Alvarez teaches workshops as Professor of Career Strategy at IE, as a Visiting Professor at Brown University for the IE Brown Executive MBA programme and as Associate Professor of HR at the Universidad Loyola Andalucía. In addition to her role at IE, Amber Wigmore Alvarez regularly conducts courses on Intercultural Management and Doing Business in Spain for foreign executives in Spain at major multinational companies. She has been quoted in numerous publications. 15.15-15.45 Coffee Break and Networking Opportunity 15.45-16.30 How Can Students be Supported in Finding Jobs During their Studies (Especially in the Context of Strict Curriculum)? Career Advising Career Education Recruiter Relations Joint Career Events Near-term priorities Amber Wigmore Alvarez, Executive Director of Career Services, IE Business School, Spain 16.30-16.45 16.45 End of Seminar and Hand-Out of Certificates Inspiring seminar; making me more ambitious about my own targets and activities. 7

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