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“The mission of higher education transcends the job market – it is about how a student’s interests can be nurtured, challenged, advanced.” 💡 In the newest issue of QS Quacquarelli Symonds Insights Magazine, Dr Kenneth Silver, Associate Professor in Business Ethics, champions the benefits of formal education as employers begin to focus on skill-based hiring. Read the full article here 👉 https://bit.ly/3xGkXtx #TransformingBusiness #TrinityBusiness #TrinityCollege #JobTrends #HiringTrends #Education

Join the Centre for Ageing and the Life Course inaugural seminar on Wednesday 11 October at 3pm, where University of Liverpool Management School's Professor Ian Burn will host the session: 'Help really wanted? The impact of #AgeStereotypes in Job Ads on Applications from Older Workers' Professor Burn Ian will bring some fascinating research that gets right to the heart of the question: Have you ever wondered whether the words used in job ads influence who actually applies? Taking real job ads as their inspiration, Ian and his team employed machine learning techniques to create ads that randomly include or exclude ageist language connected to age-related stereotypes. Interestingly, it turns out that the language used in job ads, which relates to ageist stereotypes, can discourage older workers from pursuing job opportunities. Book your place ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e_qHk7Tu Find out more about Ian's research ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e7SDcz_p

Embrace your transferable skills. That's one of the top pieces of advice I gave on the University of Sussex #PHD panel last Thursday. Changing careers can be daunting, whether it's your first job outside of academia or even a change in industry or pathway. I find a lot of people think they need to start from scratch again, but neglect to focus on what they can bring to the table from their previous roles. For example, academics might be great at problem solving or storytelling. In fact, #Storytelling was my second top tip. In the world of #Data and #Analytics, explaining the insight to non-numerate individuals is an art and harder to teach than the technical skills themselves. Have you changed careers? How did you feel and what did you lean on as your safe space to get yourself into your new industry? With thanks to Kathryn Mountford for inviting me to appear on the panel and to my fellow panellists Steven Colburn David Spence Clare Huxley #CareerChange #Recruitment #Jobs

Hello grads! Worried about your university grade? Well, don’t be. If you got a 2:2 or a third, you’re in excellent company, joining the likes of Countdown maths whizz Carol Vorderman, bestselling authors AA Milne and JK Rowling, broadcaster David Dimbleby and adventurer Bear Grylls. Plenty of companies don’t request high grades in their job ads (many don’t even request degrees). Employers are increasingly scrutinising hiring policies because personality fit, how you approach tasks, solve problems and how your brain works are actually better indicators of how you’ll perform. For practical tips on what to do with a lower grade than you were hoping for, check out the careers section of our beautiful new book! Link’s in the comments. #hellograds #graduation #graduates #graduationgift

It's fantastic to see such positive data – 7 out of 10 students have already engaged with faculty regarding their careers. But let's not stop there; there's even more we can achieve, especially at two-year colleges. The key is identifying high-impact activities that demand only a small commitment of time from faculty while delivering significant benefits to students. For example, what if a faculty member gave targeted feedback on how to address resume skills gaps? AI can identify the gaps for specific jobs, and faculty can coach on strategies to address the gaps. IMO, this is a great opportunity to give feedback that directly elevates employability. 🤔 💼💡 #FacultyEngagement #CareerDevelopment #HigherEd #SkillsGapAnalysis #StudentSuccess #MasterYourStory https://lnkd.in/egCrfEXU

I stand by my quote 100%. College educations are continuing to be a cycle of memorizing formulas and theory facts for high pressure exams rather than opportunities to teach students real applications in the working world. Students are walking into interviews with little to no skills because the post-secondary education system is failing them. Students spend thousands to attend universities and they deserve education that is structured to correlate to their designated career fields in useful ways. We need to focus less on academic theorisms and more on how to utilize tools and strategies utilized by professionals in todays working environments. #college #postsecondary #education #reform #workingskills #collegeeducation #highereducation #StudentSuccess #jobinterviews

I don't know where to start with this The New York Times editorial from Ben Wildavsky. It follows the typical pro-degree script in that it's written by someone working in higher ed, acts like degrees are some unalterable reality (and not a destructive concept with origins in the Middle Age guild of scholars), doesn't mention the out-of-control debt, makes the false and dishonest "ROI" case for degrees, misrepresents the argument of degree critics, and on and on. Bottom line: degrees are too expensive and time-consuming, they shut out too many poor and minorities from jobs, it is a conflict of interest for colleges to be the issuer of the credentials used in hiring, and they are flawed as skills assessments. We need to end them, with full adoption of skills-based hiring. #collegesanduniversities #degrees #studentdebt #hiring #skills https://lnkd.in/gN-2DcHw

"A move towards subjectivity will end up being a move towards mediocrity. " Think about it in the context of how people decisions are made by most organisations. Hiring to promotion decisions Bringing objective intelligence into the decision-making process is both de-risking mediocrity and the truth of humans being drawn to 'data points' we struggle to ignore. eg body language .. beauty the outward appearance of confidence the college / school you attended the sports you play #aiforgood #hiring #recruitment

This article really highlights the importance (and student desire) to have academics, advising, and career services all working together towards student career development.

How many administrators does it tak to run a university in the 21st century? What roles should they play at university? Higher Ed and Management experts are the ones who have the most intelligent and thoughtful answers to these questions. Experience with highly productive universities are probably indicative of the reality - at least locally with a chance of being global answers to these questions. My 2 cents (with inflation eroding this to around 1.75 cents by now) is that there is a serious problem in US Higher Ed starting at the very top. The one job I wanted to finish my career with was Provost because, perhaps oddly enough, I found that I enjoyed working with faculty - even those who disliked me or thought little of my abilities. When I first started in Higher Ed at Arizona State University, I admired the Provost and liked how the team in that office got to work on bringing the core of the university - educational programs in line with the needs of students and the mission of the university. By the time I left academia (2023) the Provost job seems to have become a watered down techie job answering to swarms of vice presidents. The last joke I remember about Higher Ed at university was, "We have more vice presidents than a bank!". The news on US Higher Ed has swirled a lot about having low students-to-administrator ratios and how Higher Ed leaders are leaving or boards are trying to fill new jobs. I hope that there is a new push to restructure Higher Ed so as not to keep bloating and demoting positions of administration that used to be meaningful. I guess Boltzman was right: the change in the number of administrative positions in Higher Ed always increases. Or maybe that was about entropy? Oh well... https://lnkd.in/gAz5RGDj