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The Class of 2023 feels ready to work, but do managers want to hire them?

University Business

Recent college graduates and hiring managers are far from being on the same page when it comes to Generation Z’s workforce preparedness. However, half of all managers and business leaders surveyed by ResumeBuilder say it’s difficult to work with their generation all or most of the time.

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How the pandemic has changed graduate recruitment: Preparing students for a changed & changing landscape

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Lucy Everett, Employer Engagement manager at the Careers Service, offers an overview of how the COVID-19 pandemic has utterly transformed the relationship between students, employers, and careers services. This post is part of the Learning & Teaching Enhancement Series: Careers and Employability.

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Life Design: Connecting students to their future

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Dr Sharon Maguire, a Careers & Employability Manager at The University of Edinburgh, proposes the “creative, iterative, human-centered, problem-solving methodology” of Life Design as an answer to urgent questions of student employability, curriculum transformation, and the future of work.

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On Campus Jobs at Hope

Hope College Network

I love that Hope provides flexible student employment opportunities for its students. Most of my friends and I have student jobs, which vary from tour guiding or overnight hosting to being a TA. From this experience, I would say that an on campus job can be both manageable and beneficial for students at Hope.

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Students of early-bird classes sleep less, skip more and perform worse, data shows

University Business

For students whose classes started at 8:00 a.m., “Effects of absenteeism and presenteeism on grades may have long-term consequences on students’ employment opportunities, job performance ratings and salary,” the authors wrote. Since students must be awake to use the program, the authors compiled 17.4

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How to Transform Higher Ed to Create Workforce ReadinessChanging Higher Ed Podcast 124 with Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Ryan Craig

The Change Leader, Inc.

Employers are increasingly disappointed with higher education's model for student employability. Craig and McNaughton discuss how and why the current issues developed and why higher ed must adopt a more nimble apprenticeship approach—before it’s too late.

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Universities facing an adapt-or-die moment need to wake up

University Business

More from UB: Cultivating cannabis: Higher ed’s influence on a billion-dollar industry The value of professional certifications Offering credentials for real-world requirements like project management, data analytics, and software development certifications alongside traditional theoretical coverage delivers significant benefits.