CAP 2.2.1 Integrate All Careerand Student Employment Services

Project Purpose• To develop a proactive and relevant career and job placement services design that

meets the changing and personalized needs of our students, alumni, and area

employers.

• To implement a service design that assists students and alumni in preparing for, and

finding, employment while pursuing and completing their educational goals at GRCC.

• To improve the integration and utilization of technology solutions for current students,

alumni and employers that will provide access to electronic job placement services, job

search information and preparation, employer connections, internship opportunities,

and other related components.

Team Members

Tina Hoxie

Lina Blair

Erin Cisler

Mark Champion

Rachael Jungblut

Amy Koning

David Lovell

Dan Nyhof

Jonathan Larson

Evan Macklin

Ryan Nausieda

Luanne Wedge

Handshake

• Requirement of the M-CAM grant

• College-wide employment placement and

tracking system

• Connects students and employers directly

to each other

Empowering FeaturesSTUDENTS• Online 24/7 access

• User friendly – Facebook look and feel

• Can create profile/resume in system

• Customized experience based on a

variety of variables (field of study, grades,

interests, etc.)

• Ability to communicate with select group

of students re: upcoming events,

workshops, employment related articles,

etc.

• Potential for mentoring, internship, and

career fair features.

EMPLOYERS• Ease of posting positions, tracking

postings to measure effectiveness.

• Streamline process of connecting with

students.

• Targeted posting (only post to applicants

from specified fields of study,

experience, etc.)

• Ability to search student resumes in

system

• Improved communication with students

and GRCC staff, placement tracking,

record keeping.

• Advanced reporting

and analytics

Sustainable Improvements

• Student resumes in system

• Database of employers available

• Autonomous, less time and energy entering

information

• Improved communication with students and alumni

• Reporting capabilities, placement tracking

Handshake Utilization Data

• More than 2,600 employers, nearly 1,800 in Michigan and

more than 1,000 headquartered in West Michigan have

posted to Handshake

• 1,200 approved job postings, 600 in West Michigan

• These jobs are specifically targeting GRCC students and

alumni. We receive 25 new postings each day!

• Students and alumni can job search and apply

all through the Handshake system!

Exploring Internship Capabilities

through Handshake

• Currently 170 internships posted*

• 136 of those are located in Michigan

• 96 postings are here in West Michigan

*Because some postings contain multiple openings, the number

of individual internship opportunities is higher.

Ongoing Student Awareness to

Introduce and Promote

Handshake/Utilize Handshake

• Graduate Diploma Mailings

• CRM Student Contact Campaign

• Academic Departments and Faculty

• CLS 100 and Service Areas

Effectiveness within M-CAM• M-CAM Integrated Employment Deliverable

• Ease of Management

• Uses Outside of Job Searching

• Feedback from Employers, Students

Alumni Communication

and Outreach

Promoting Handshake to alumni through social media and

email newsletters.

Will be promoting at Grad Fest (Tuesday, April 4th)

for our new graduates.

Also using this opportunity to build relationships with alumni-

owned businesses, and alumni in certain business sectors.

Inviting alumni back to campus to work with current students

(i.e. speaking, recruiting, networking).

Questions?