职业生涯的专业
"My favorite part about working here is the opportunity I have to collaborate with faculty and staff colleagues on a range of institutional issues, 所有这些都以改善学生体验为中心."
夏莲娜Lotyczewski, Executive Director of the Center for Career and Professional Development, talks about the exciting developments in the Center in its ongoing mission to help students prepare for their careers beyond Utica College, as well as how a year in Poland at the age of 13 helped shape and expand her worldview.
问:谈谈你自己吧.
A: I’m originally from Palmyra, NY, a classic Erie Canal village just outside Rochester. 虽然它有小城镇的魅力, I was eager to expand my horizons and find new experiences to shape my worldview. 13岁的时候, I managed to convince my parents to allow me to travel to Poland by myself and live with relatives there for a year. 这是一种由我祖母策划的家庭交流项目, as a year later I returned with a cousin who resided with my family for a year. Living in rural Poland just a few years after the fall of their Communist government was a revelatory experience, 这在一定程度上促使我在纽约州立大学杰内塞奥分校学习社会学. I then went to Fordham University for a master’s degree in social work with concentrations in both research and administration. 在福特汉姆大学时, I participated in a year-long internship at Hoffmann – La Roche Pharmaceuticals, 在那里我设计了员工发展计划, 其中一些以职业发展为中心. After graduation, I concentrated my job search to this field, and that ultimately led me to UC. I wanted to work in a setting where I would have the ability to make an impact, 我也没有失望. My favorite part about working here is the opportunity I have to collaborate with faculty and staff colleagues on a range of institutional issues, 所有这些都以改善学生体验为中心.
作为一个不出柜的内向者, 我在工作之余读书, 通常是某种形式的叙事性或说明性非虚构作品. When the weather cooperates, I enjoy hiking with my husband, Scott, and spirited rescue pup, Stella. I also work regularly with two Sudanese refugees on strengthening their English language skills – those women are my heroes.
问:你目前的职位是什么?你的职责是什么?
A: I’m the executive director of the Center for Career and Professional Development. 本质上, I lead the operations of the center’s three functional areas: career coaching, 雇主关系和校园就业. 我还想说,讲述我的办公室的故事是我的工作, 阐明我们所经历的, 我们要去的地方, 以及我们如何到达那里. 这就要求我进行有意义的评估, 提倡有效, and build mutually beneficial partnerships with all of our stakeholders. 最终目标, 当然, is to advance our students’ interests and support them with their career and professional development.
Q: Tell us about the expanding scope and duties of your department; what services does your department offer to students?
A: 在我的领域有许多令人兴奋的发展. 我们现在有三位职业教练,每所学校一位. 教练与学生就一些话题进行会面, 包括职业探索, 找工作和实习, 以及应用支持(简历), 求职信, 面试). 仅在秋季学期,我们就记录了865次会议. 另外, we have two employer relations staff who source and engage with employers, 鼓励他们雇佣加州大学的学生. To accomplish this, they coordinate fairs, networking events and site visits. 上学期, 他们把60多家雇主带到了校园, 到今年年底,这一数字将翻一番. 最后,校园就业是中心新近获得的一项业务. We have 650 students working on campus, and staff in this area coordinate those experiences. One exciting initiative out of the area is the Professional Readiness Employment Program. PREP is designed to be a high-impact practice that gives students meaningful, 在有指导的环境中进行具有挑战性的工作. The opportunities are specifically created to develop the skills and abilities that employers want most in entry-level talent: communication skills, 批判性思维, 跨文化流利, 团队合作和领导能力. It’s no coincidence that these are also the skills that we teach here at UC. 此时此刻, 20 students employed in both faculty and staff departments are part of PREP, 我们希望增加这个数字.
Q: How can faculty and staff take an active role in recommending that students use the services that your department provides?
A我认为了解我们的服务、资源和活动是关键. There are a number of ways that we communicate information: in-class presentations, 我们的网站, 我们的社交媒体形象, 有针对性的电子邮件, 等. Because we also have employers who specifically request UC students for their opportunities, 我们需要依靠教职员工来帮助我们寻找候选人. 我们渴望倾听人们的想法, 太, 因为我们经常调整我们的服务,以适应特定的要求. 我们为自己的交流天性和平易近人感到自豪, 我们随时准备合作和尝试新事物.
Q: What further changes and improvements to your department do you hope to see in the next five years?
A: We’d like to broaden our work with employers to include new on ground and virtual networking events; expand on ground and virtual interviews; and develop a job shadow program to support students’ career exploration. We’re also conducting a technology audit to assess if our existing software and web-based resources best support our office’s and stakeholders’ needs, 我希望在未来看到一些改进. 和, 扩大我们的职业指导范围,让更多的学生受益, we’re also moving in the direction of developing more video-based content. 未来5年我们将面临很多挑战, but I’m thankful to have such innovative and dedicated staff who are ready to take it on with me!
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