Academic Annual Report
Academic Annual Report
Academic Annual Report
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opportunities for improvement<br />
Our ultimate goal is to see our graduates succeed in their chosen careers. We continually<br />
seek feedback from students and alumni and use their input to improve the programs and<br />
services we provide.<br />
Ongoing Opportunity<br />
Use Alumni Feedback to Address<br />
Alumni and Student Concerns<br />
In 2011, alumni feedback helped us identify<br />
areas of alumni concern that included a perception<br />
among some that Career Services<br />
does not provide enough assistance to graduate<br />
students. In response, we began a partnership<br />
with CareerBuilder.com, the largest online job<br />
site in the United States, which attracts more<br />
than 24 million unique visitors each month<br />
and contains more than 1 million job listings<br />
and 49 million résumés. At no cost to qualified<br />
current graduate students and alumni,<br />
CareerBuilder offers a Career Preparedness<br />
program designed specifically to enhance participants’<br />
marketability and provide exposure<br />
to job opportunities. The program includes the<br />
services of a career strategist who provides<br />
one-on-one guidance as the student navigates<br />
through CareerBuilder; a professional résumé<br />
writer; and a session with a certified career<br />
coach who can help with career-path planning,<br />
networking, changing careers or whatever is<br />
important to the individual student.<br />
N e w O p p o r t u n i t y<br />
Use Student Portal as a Vehicle<br />
for Job-Search Tools<br />
During their time at DeVry University,<br />
students become very comfortable using<br />
MyDeVry, the student portal that gives<br />
them quick and easy access to all of the<br />
university’s web-based services. A natural<br />
extension of MyDeVry: job-search tools that<br />
help students take their next steps into life<br />
after DeVry University.<br />
Update<br />
The Career Preparedness program has continued<br />
to be popular with students and alumni.<br />
In 2012, participants completed 96 percent<br />
more registrations and developed 55 percent<br />
more résumés than in 2011, and the number of<br />
participants using career coaching quadrupled,<br />
thanks to CareerBuilder’s continued commitment<br />
to improving participants’ experience and<br />
results. We are continually evaluating how we can<br />
effectively broaden our reach and keep growing<br />
this partnership to deliver value to Keller students<br />
and alumni.<br />
Plan<br />
To make self-service tools available to students<br />
on demand, the MyDeVry portal is adding a<br />
feature called My Compass to its My Career<br />
section. Tools will include self-directed filmed<br />
mock interviews; career-preparation video<br />
tutorials; professional-association listings; links<br />
to job specific professional certifications; job<br />
boards that supplement what is available on<br />
HireDeVry; and a Career Services events<br />
calendar with RSVP functionality.<br />
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