CDI's 2008 Conference Pre-Con workshop

CAREER CENTER UNIVERSITY TAKE H.E.E.D.: If You Build it, the Millennials Will Come Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 1:30 to 5:30 PM Seattle, Washington
	MAGIC BULLET SOLUTIONS!	4-hour workshop! Expert presenters: * College Instructor * Award-winning College Placement Director * Award-winning New Graduate resume writers * Authors of I'm on LinkedIn...Now What?, Job Search Bloopers, and more. $75 in bonuses! Tangible takeaways! Only $199.00! Membership in CDI not required!
Your population is changing … is your career center evolving to meet these changes? Whether you are serving Millennials or adult students, this brave new model will provide you with the strategies, mind set, structure, and ideas to elevate your career center visibility faster than a speeding bullet. Hovering Offerings. Colleges realize that parental involvement can play an important role in the success of Millennial students. Turn helicopter parents from liabilities into assets in the résumé writing and school-to-work transition process. Engage Your Audience. Change your perspective to meet the needs of Millennials—a group least equipped with coping skills who lack the knowledge, grit, and understanding to create a clear path through college. Develop a structure that gets students in the door and keeps them coming back from freshmen to seniors as they prepare for what they call the “real world.”
Embrace Job Search 2.0. Introduce students to Job Search 2.0 brand-building strategies: LinkedIn, Facebook, blogging, interactive company employment websites. Drive the Bus! Brand and market your career center image to showcase it as a valuable resource for students. Build your presence to a place where students want to be! Take H.E.E.D. and drive your career center into the FUTURE! In this 4-hour pre-conference session on Wednesday, October 15, 2008, from 1:30-5:30 PM you will join a small group of no more than 30 career center professionals for this high-intensity, fact- and process-filled session meant to capitalize on expert information as well as brainstorm best practices. Four key takeaways from the program include … Time-saving, step-by-step processes for capitalizing on the enthusiasm and participative nature of the Helicopter parent to catapult student preparation for job search. Innovative resume tools including award-winning new graduate resume samples and critical critiquing and resume development strategies to ensure your students have the presentation they need to land jobs and boost career center placement rates. Best practices formula for branding your career center as “the place to go” for Millennials by capitalizing on the traits, strengths, programs, and technologies to which they relate. Innovative strategies for capturing Millennials as freshman and keeping them engaged along their 4-year path to strengthen job-search preparation and to ensure success upon graduation. PLUS: All registrants receive a customized PenceOhio portfolio developed by college students for college students, Southworth résumé paper, and copy of Interview Pocket RX -- a $75 value. ABOUT THE PRESENTERS: Sharon Williams, M.Ed., owner of JobRockit, has spent the last 15 years as a college instructor in Northwest Ohio. A genuine interest in young people —their capabilities and their futures—has led to the development of solid programs to teach career skills to hundreds of young college students across the US. Sharon’s special affinity for this audience, combined with a passion for working in the careers industry, has led to the development of Career Center University, an exciting new program offered through CDI to help catapult college, university, and vocational career centers to new levels of success. She is a Certified Professional Résumé Writer (CPRW), and a member of Career Directors International (CDI), Career Management Alliance (“The Alliance”), and the National Association of Résumé Writers (NARW). She is a Ten-Time National Award Winner of Best Résumé and Cover Letter honors through CDI and PARW. She holds BSBA and MEd degrees from Bowling Green State University. Laura DeCarlo is a pioneer in career center program development as a 7-consecutive year winner of top job placement awards as a Director of Career Planning and Professional Development for a private college with 13 campuses in two countries. She is also president of A Competitive Edge Career Service, LLC, a turnkey career services private practice, and president of Career Directors International. She holds 11 certifications and two Bachelor degrees. She has won numerous awards including the Master Resume Writer Lifetime Achievement Award. She is the creator of the Certified Employment Interview Consultant program, which was initially launched at universities and colleges in four countries and is now offered exclusively through CDI. She is also the author of three books, Interview Pocket RX, Interviewing: The Gold Standard, and Job Search Bloopers. Laura is also resume expert for 54 international and national professional associations where she works with new graduates through executives. Associations include such notable organizations as PMI, ASME, ASAE, AMA, ASCE, ASQ, ASTD, and ASIS International. Jason Alba, author of I’m on LinkedIn...Now What?, and co-author of I’m on Facebook...Now What?, will offer his unique Job Search 2.0 / Career Management 2.0 perspective. His highly practical approach helps to quickly allow new users to understand and utilize social networking for interview opportunities and career advancement. Jason is the founder of the innovative technology organization, JibberJobber.com, which provides a comprehensive relationship management system for the job seeker. He is also an active blogger with JibberJobber Blog. REGISTRATION: Registration in the 4-hour pre-conference workshop, Career Center University is only $199.00. Plan to stay and attend our exciting 3-day conference! However, you do not need to attend conference or join CDI to participate. Register now.