Career & Professional Development is thrilled to announce the 2021 Faculty Career Champion awardees. This student nominated faculty award is now it is 5th year and we are again very moved to hear from students about the great DU faculty …
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 …
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For students pursuing PhDs, the promise of tenure-line academic employment continues to shrink. Depending on which national survey one reads, only 10% to 30% of all PhDs, regardless of discipline, find themselves holding a tenure-track job offer.[1] And yet, …
This article appeared originally in Fast Company.
One time in a job interview, the hiring manager asked me to tell them about myself. “Tell me about yourself” always feels like a loaded question. What, and how much, am I supposed …
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 favorite part of my role in Corporate America was not the many meetings or endless business travel, but my time on the shop floor, working with hourly associates, supervisors and managers to explore solutions to improve performance and job …
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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 …
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Great news!
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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