It’s September and that means it is possibly the best time for you to find your next job in student affairs!
Read MoreMoving from the upper-level management to the executive-level can be intimidating. Nothing can substitute for solid preparation: performing well in your current position, learning from mistakes, and intentionally developing a career path.
As I navigated through the job search process, I witnessed many colleagues worried and concerned with questions like “What if I don’t get an interview?”, “How do I show them I’m qualified?”, “What if they don’t like me?”, and so on. Instead, I asked myself what the search was doing for me based on what I was looking for in an institution. While searching for a job, it is a worthy investment for you to understand what matters to you throughout this process.
If you want to attract the best candidates, it’s important to approach the on campus interview not as a process, or dare I say test of endurance, but as an experience designed to make candidates feel excited about the possibility of working for your institution. How do we approach crafting a top-notch interview experience?
We have all heard the old adage about what assuming does to you and me. Yet, we continue to make assumptions, almost every day, about students, the campus we work at, our co-workers, and the community we live in. There are numerous assumptions that student affairs professionals and higher education administrators should never make.
Whether you have made the decision on transitioning to the next position of your career or are exploring the idea of living off-campus; here are the top five aspects that you need to consider before you make your decision.
There is no problem in having a list of non-negotiables, but make sure your list is backed with direct reasoning. I would argue that a list of intangible non-negotiables are more important than a list including location and job description.
Trying to find a fit at your institution with hiring is sometimes a challenge, college campuses and even residence halls are all unique and different.
As professionals in a field that focuses all of our energy on students, it can be far too easy to forget about ourselves. It is crucial in this field to find spaces that re-energize you, that embrace your existence, and acknowledge the struggle.
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