Calling all Supervisors! DU’s National Student Employment Week (April 4 – 8) is quickly approaching! Would you like to show appreciation for your student employees, but tight on budget? We got you.
Volunteer DU allows you to describe what you need and when, post the opportunity and collect the names of alumni interested in helping. Examples of how you might use Volunteer DU are:
Find classroom speakers
Find competition judges
Event or …
By Cindy Hyman
Cindy HymanDirector of Alumni Career & Professional Development
Writing is dead. In this age of Instagram, Skype, and Snapchat, nothing could be less cool, less relevant to getting ahead. The written word is officially obsolete. Or is it?
Have you ever sat silently as a coworker talked for 47 of the 50 minutes allotted for a meeting? Have you mentioned an idea only to be ignored or have someone else say it later and get credit? It can …
The Week of April 12th is Student Employee Appreciation Week! It’s an entire week to recognize student employees’ contribution to the campus and community through their work while attending college. Effective recognition should be fair (everyone should be appreciated in …
By Stacey Stevens
Stacey StevensExecutive Director, Employer Connections & Alumni Career Engagement
All newly hired student employees who have not worked on-campus in the past year are auto-enrolled in Student Employee Orientation through Canvas. Given the often-hectic and varied schedule of our student employees, we designed a course suited to …
By Stacey Stevens
Stacey StevensExecutive Director, Employer Connections & Alumni Career Engagement
Follow the checklist below to successfully on-board your student employee(s).
Prior to First Day
Create training & 1:1 meeting plan for the quarter.
Schedule time to greet student and complete first day agenda items.
Send the New Hire Survey via …
By Stacey Stevens
Stacey StevensExecutive Director, Employer Connections & Alumni Career Engagement
Students and student employees have the opportunity to learn important career skills in their positions. Learning these skills now, in an educational environment and with a great supervisor, makes them more prepared for the world of work.
Based on extensive …
By Stacey Stevens
Stacey StevensExecutive Director, Employer Connections & Alumni Career Engagement