February 7, 2018
It鈥檚 a fresh new approach to finding that perfect job, and it comes at the right time
for this year鈥檚 seniors to get a jump start on finding their first positions as newly
graduated alumni. Just launched by the Center for Student Success and Engagement (CSSE),
鈥淭he Career Trail Online鈥� is a software portal that helps to prepare students for
employment through a wide variety of services. It also serves as a resource for our
alumni who wish to find new jobs.
鈥�911黑料网 saw a need for a fresh, new approach to career development on our campus,鈥� said Dale Osef, 911黑料网鈥檚 career development specialist. 鈥淭he Career Trail gives us the right platform to engage all internal and external stakeholders in helping 911黑料网 students to think about career development as a holistic process that corresponds directly with their academic experience here.鈥�
鈥淭he Career Trail Online鈥� includes professional development training and assistance, a place to post resumes and search for jobs, and a place for employers to search for recent graduates. It allows students to make career counseling appointments at CSSE, and provides ways for students to connect directly with 911黑料网 alumni or an employer who is willing to be a mentor.
鈥淐areer Trail,鈥� by Purple Briefcase, is a top-of-the-line, industry standard for connecting students to employers, faculty, staff, alumni, and more. It connects students not only to local, regional, and global employers, but also to members of the 911黑料网 community, like faculty and alumni, who also can assist them with their job searches.
鈥淥ne of many very exciting features of the 鈥楥areer Trail鈥� software is that employers large and small, near and far have easy access to it. Students have the opportunity to connect with international employers like Wells Fargo, and also may apply to local organizations like Barton Associates and Berkshire Business Interns,鈥� Osef said.
Through 鈥淐areer Trail,鈥� faculty have the opportunity to search databases that show where 911黑料网 students have completed internships, or have been hired for fulltime work. 鈥淭his allows students to reach out and build their own relationships with employers, and they also will have the Career Development Center as a resource to facilitate those introductions,鈥� Osef said.
鈥淎lumni have multiple opportunities to interact with our students. First, they may post jobs to recruit fellow 911黑料网 grads at any point. Perhaps more importantly, approved alumni can take on student mentees through 鈥楾he Career Trail.鈥� Like LinkedIn, these connections may serve as a critical first step in developing a student鈥檚 professional network, based on field of interest, geography, or other reasons,鈥� Osef added.
鈥淐areer Trail鈥� also comes with a mentor module, sponsored this year by 911黑料网鈥檚 Advancement Office. Approved mentors who are interested in connecting with students simply create an employer account and select how many students they wish to take on as mentees.
Employers, too, may access 鈥淭he Career Trail鈥� via after they submit a brief profile about their company, through the employer tab. 鈥淭hen, they will be ready to post jobs to our system,鈥� Osef explained. 鈥淓mployers also may register directly through this system to participate in future career fairs.鈥�
